Growth, Innovation and Policy (GIPOL) is a collaboration project between NIFU STEP, Norwegian School of Management, University of Agder and University of Lund. It is financed by the Norwegian Research Council and lasts from 2007 until 2010. 

The main objectives of  the project is to analyze modes of innovation and knowledge networks in order to develop an analytical framework adapted to the increasing globalization of the economy. Within this framework, innovation processes in firms and in different regional contexts will be analyzed. Furthermore, the project aims to discuss how an enhanced understanding of the Norwegian innovation system has implications for the development of national innovation policy.

News:
05.01.2010: Report on Norwegian innovation politics
11.01.2010: Working paper: Product innovation and the complementarities of external interfaces
See the section "Publications" for download and other papers and reports from the project

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