Promoting innovation in the services sector : review of experiences and policies / United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service industries--Europe.

Service industries.

Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2011.

Contents:

pt. 1. Innovation in the services sector : concepts, measurements and policy challenges. The challenges for service innovation and service innovation policies / Luis Rubalcaba

From understanding to exploiting service innovation

the perspective of transition economies / Metka Stare

The key role of the cross-pollination space for innovation in services / Michel Léonard and Anastasiya Yurchyshyna

Measuring innovation investment in services and policy implications / Michael P. Gallaher

Are specific policies needed to stimulate innovation in services? / Adriana van Cruysen and Hugo Hollanders

"Structurally non-progressive" service industries need not remain so for ever : a case study on education / Dominique Foray and Julio Raffo

pt. 2. national policy experiences and initiatives. The Finnish experience of service innovation policy and measures / Tiina Tanninen-Ahonen and Sami Berghäll

Fostering service innovation in renewable energy and sustainable construction : OSEO piloting of EU supported innovation voucher schemes / Vincent Morfouace, Serge Galant and Jacques Gautray

Fostering services innovation through research in Germany: the "innovation in services" programme / Zrinka K. Fidermuc Maler and Klaus Zuehlke-Robinet

Services innovation in the Netherlands / Hans Simons

Promoting services innovation based on better practices : deconstructing business as usual / Irene Martinsson

pt. 3. Sector approaches and business perspectives. Towards policies that unlock the potential for service innovation to create new markets and foster innovation in other sectors / Mett Koefoed Quinn

The creative economy : leading trade and innovation / Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg and Sudip Ranjan Basu

Policy recommendations on innovation in services / Corinna Schulze.

Notes:

"ECE/CECI/9"--T.p. verso.

"United Nations publication. Sales no. E.11.II.E.3"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789211170399

9211170397

OCLC:

733573049