Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies

This article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows how these institutions (scien...

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Main Authors:	Djeflat, Abdelkader, Kuznetsov, Yevgeny
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2015
Subjects:	Role models Search networks Self-discovery Innovation policy S&T parks Bridge institutions
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21376

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spelling	okr-10986-213762021-04-23T14:04:01Z Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies Djeflat, Abdelkader Kuznetsov, Yevgeny Role models Search networks Self-discovery Innovation policy S&T parks Bridge institutions This article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows how these institutions (science and technology parks, international universities and skilled diaspora networks) promote innovation and create high productivity employment. Policy to promote innovation is, therefore, designed as a process with endogenous dynamics, where one-step follows the other and evolves in three time horizons: immediate (entry points), medium term (the critical mass effect) and long-term (major structural reforms). Case studies from North African countries indicate that entry points are numerous and more common than originally expected and that key issues are mostly linked to building critical mass in the medium term, and achieving structural reforms and cultural change in the long-term. 2015-02-02T21:21:51Z 2015-02-02T21:21:51Z 2015-01-02 Journal Article African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 2042-1338 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21376 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article North Africa
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spellingShingle	Role models Search networks Self-discovery Innovation policy S&T parks Bridge institutions Djeflat, Abdelkader Kuznetsov, Yevgeny Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
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description	This article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows how these institutions (science and technology parks, international universities and skilled diaspora networks) promote innovation and create high productivity employment. Policy to promote innovation is, therefore, designed as a process with endogenous dynamics, where one-step follows the other and evolves in three time horizons: immediate (entry points), medium term (the critical mass effect) and long-term (major structural reforms). Case studies from North African countries indicate that entry points are numerous and more common than originally expected and that key issues are mostly linked to building critical mass in the medium term, and achieving structural reforms and cultural change in the long-term.
format	Journal Article
author	Djeflat, Abdelkader Kuznetsov, Yevgeny
author_facet	Djeflat, Abdelkader Kuznetsov, Yevgeny
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title	Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
title_short	Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
title_full	Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
title_fullStr	Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
title_full_unstemmed	Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies
title_sort	innovation policy reforms, emerging role models and bridge institutions : evidence from north african economies
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Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions : Evidence from North African Economies

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