OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Regions and Innovation Policy

The series OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation offers policy guidance for national and regional governments to strengthen the innovation capacity of regions to boost national performance. These reviews are part of wider OECD work on regional development and support the OECD Innovation Strategy. The series includes both thematic reports and reviews of specific regions. Regional reviews are available thus far for: Basque Country, Spain (2011); Catalonia, Spain (2010); Piedmont, Italy (2009); 15 Mexican States (2009) and North of England, United Kingdom (2008). Thematic publications include Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches (2007) and Globalisation and Regional Economies: Can OECD Regions Compete in Global Industries? (2007). Contents : Part I: Strategies, Policies and Governance; Chapter 1 - Why regions matter for innovation policy today; Chapter 2 - Road maps and smart policy mixes for regional innovation; Chapter 3 - Multi-level governance of innovation policy; Chapter 4 - Conclusions and policy advice; Part II: Agencies, Instruments and Country Information; Chapter 5 - Maximising the impact of regional innovation agencies; Chapter 6 - Policy instruments for regional innovation; Chapter 7 - Regional innovation, country by country www.oecd.org/gov/regional/innovation www.oecd.org/innovation/strategy