Knowledge and cooperation for regional development: The effect of provincial and federal policy initiatives in Canada and Australia

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-50

  Garrett Jones, Sam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community development; Government policy; Innovation systems; Regional development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847384067     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: 14701030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109020601172886     Document Type: Article

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1. The author would like to thank the Canadian Government's Faculty Research Program and the University of Wollongong for funding the field research
2. Adam Holbrook and his colleagues at the Centre for Policy Research in Science and Technology (CPROST), Simon Fraser University, for hosting him as a visiting fellow;
3. the members of the Innovation Systems Research Network (ISRN) for admitting him to their studies and meetings
4. and all those who gave their time and ideas in interviews. A version of this paper was presented to the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ) 'Learning from Each Other' Conference, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, 23-26 September 2004.
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15. The following sections benefited from interviews held in 2002 with the following people: Max Cairns, Vice President, Science Council of British Columbia
16. Jeffrey Dale, CEO, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation; John de la Mothe, Canada Chair Professor, University of Ottawa
17. J. de la Mothe, Canada Chair Professor, University of Ottawa
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19. Peter Josty, Executive Director, THECIS
20. Cooper Langford, Professor, University of Calgary
21. Morley Lipsett, Innovation Metrics and Policy, CPROST, Simon Fraser University
22. Aileen McManamon, Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Market Intelligence
23. Diana Nacer, Program Manager, Industrial Research Assistance Program
24. George Schoenhofer, Industry Canada
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26. Chris Wilson, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
27. David Wolfe, Professor of Political Science, Co-director, Program on Globalization and Regional Innovation Systems (PROGRIS), University of Toronto. The author bears responsibility for transcription and selection of comments and for any conclusions drawn.
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31. Ibid.
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