<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Concepts of national and regional innovation systems can serve as an analytical framework forming the empirical base for innovation policy creation. It is possible to distinguish various types of these systems. One of these typologies is based on the assessment of innovation deficiencies. There are three types of regions: metropolitan, peripheral, and old industrial. Metropolitan regions can be characterized by a high level of research, innovation, and patent activity. The aims of this paper are to find relevant indicators that can be used as the basis for defining metropolitan regional innovation systems and using them for the identification of Czech metropolitan regions. The results of the point method combined with the cluster analysis showed that the capital city, Prague, as well as the South Moravian, Pardubice, Central Bohemian, Pilsen, and Liberec Regions can be defined as metropolitan regions.</p></abstract>

Concepts of national and regional innovation systems can serve as an analytical framework forming the empirical base for innovation policy creation. It is possible to distinguish various types of these systems. One of these typologies is based on the assessment of innovation deficiencies. There are three types of regions: metropolitan, peripheral, and old industrial. Metropolitan regions can be characterized by a high level of research, innovation, and patent activity. The aims of this paper are to find relevant indicators that can be used as the basis for defining metropolitan regional innovation systems and using them for the identification of Czech metropolitan regions. The results of the point method combined with the cluster analysis showed that the capital city, Prague, as well as the South Moravian, Pardubice, Central Bohemian, Pilsen, and Liberec Regions can be defined as metropolitan regions.

Identification of Czech Metropolitan Regions: How to improve targeting of innovation policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Concepts of national and regional innovation systems can serve as an analytical framework forming the empirical base for innovation policy creation. It is...

Identification of Czech Metropolitan Regions: How to improve targeting of innovation policy

Published Online: Mar 19, 2016

Page range: 46 - 55

Received: Nov 01, 2015

Accepted: Feb 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2016-0005

Keywords
regional innovation system, knowledge, innovation, region, Czech Republic, metropolitan region

© 2016 Viktorie Klímová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Identification of Czech Metropolitan Regions: How to improve targeting of innovation policy

Published Online: Mar 19, 2016

Page range: 46 - 55

Received: Nov 01, 2015

Accepted: Feb 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2016-0005

Keywordsregional innovation system, knowledge, innovation, region, Czech Republic, metropolitan region

© 2016 Viktorie Klímová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
regional innovation system, knowledge, innovation, region, Czech Republic, metropolitan region