Innovation Union in Europe

Edited by Elias G. Carayannis, Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Business, George Washington University, US and George M. Korres, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece

• Contents: PrefacePART I: INNOVATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY1. The Innovation Ecosystem Elias G. Carayannis 2. Patterns of Innovation and the Determinants of the Diffusion Process in Selected EU Member States George M. Korres3. Building the Innovation Union: Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis Alice O. Nakamura, Leonard I. Nakamura and Masao NakamuraPART II: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION4. The European National and Regional Systems of Innovation George M. Korres5. European Innovation Policies from RIS to Smart Specialization: A Policy Assemblage Perspective Arnoud Lagendijk and Krisztina VarróPART III: THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION AND PROSPECTS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTEGRATION 6. Innovation Diplomacy as Driver of Democracy, Innovation and Development: The Case of Greece Elias G. Carayannis7. Spatial Knowledge Spillovers within and between European Regions: A Meta-Analysis Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson and Peter Warda8. Innovation, Efficiency and Economic Integration Aikaterini KokkinouIndex