Scottish Government

January 2006
Report prepared by Stephen Roper and Jim Love (Aston Business School, Birmingham) and Phil Cooke and Nick Clifton (Cardiff University)

ISBN 0 7559 1313 2 (Web only publication)

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Project contact:s.roper@aston.ac.uk

Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1 - Aims and Objectives
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Structure of the Report
1.3 Basis of the Report

Section 2 - Innovation Systems - Background
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Systemic Perspectives for Innovation
2.3 Key Components of the SIS
2.4 Linkages and Spillovers
2.5 What Constitutes a System?

Section 3 - Benchmarking the Scottish Innovation System
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Governance within the SIS
3.3 Organisations within the SIS
3.4 Benchmarking SIS Institutions
3.5 Global Comparisons of SIS Performance
3.6 European Comparisons
3.7 UK Comparisons

Section 4 - Knowledge Generation in the SIS - R&D Organisations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Key Actors Engaged in Knowledge Generation
4.2.1 Business R&D in Scotland
4.2.2 Research Performed in Government Establishments
4.2.3 Research Performed in HEIs in Scotland
4.3 The Efficiency of Knowledge Generation
4.4 Key Results and Mapping

Section 5 - Knowledge Exploitation and Application
5.1 Introduction
5.2 R&D and Innovation in Scottish Firms
5.3 Start-ups and Spin-outs
5.4 Overview and Mapping

Section 6 - Knowledge Transfer and Diffusion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Cluster and Industry Groups
6.3 The Intermediary Technology Institutes
6.4 Business Incubation
6.5 Discussion and Mapping

Section 7 - System Governance and Co-ordination
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Scottish Executive
7.2.1 The Role of the Executive in the SIS
7.2.2 Evaluation of the Science Strategy and SSAC
7.3 Scottish Enterprise
7.3.1 The Role of Scottish Enterprise
7.3.2 Evaluation of the Role of Scottish Enterprise
7.4 Highlands and Islands Enterprise
7.4.1 Role of Highlands and Islands Enterprise
7.4.2 Evaluation of the Role of HIE

Section 8 - Final Remarks
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Is there a Scottish Innovation System?
8.3 Strengths of the SIS
8.4 Weaknesses of the SIS

Annex 1 - European Innovation Scoreboard - Regional Indicators and Approach

Annex 2 - Verbatim Quotes from Company Interviews

References