{"product_id":"mediating-innovation-policy-delivery-the-regional-innovation-centres-of-ontario-hardback-9781487539986","title":"Mediating Innovation Policy Delivery; The Regional Innovation Centres of Ontario (Hardback) 9781487539986","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMediating Innovation Policy Delivery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Regional Innovation Centres of Ontario\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Conteh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487539986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eReport cards and academic scholarship have been critical of innovation policy in Canada. But what if these reports have done a profound injustice to the story of knowledge-driven economic reinvention and the actual transformation taking place in the country?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpotlighting what is happening in cities and regions across Ontario, \u003cem\u003eMediating Innovation Policy Delivery\u003c\/em\u003e argues that it is far more nuanced and exciting than what has been captured in scorecards and report cards. The book explores the intermediary institutions, the organizational brokers at the frontline of Canada's innovation race, that are shepherding the process of economic reinvention in regions large and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on case studies to explore three central themes. The first is about innovation, innovation policy, and their delivery systems. The second is that of regions as the frontlines of technological and socioeconomic change in the Canadian federation. The third covers the role of intermediary institutions as innovation platforms, highlighting their triumphs and tribulations as they strategically navigate through the shifting currents of change. The book's main lessons apply not just to Ontario and Canada but also to other industrialized democracies worldwide. Ultimately, the book advances our knowledge of organizational instruments of innovation policy delivery that operate at the strategic interface between the state, market, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  \u003cbr\u003eList of Acronyms  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003ePurpose of the Book \u003cbr\u003eWhat Is New or Different about This Book? \u003cbr\u003eNotes on Research Method \u003cbr\u003eHow Is the Book Structured? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I: Historical Overview and Conceptual Framework of Innovation Policy \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Innovation Policy in the Digital Age \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eInnovation: Defining a Nebulous Concept \u003cbr\u003eInnovation Policy \u003cbr\u003eDissecting Ideologies, Myths, and Sophistries   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Mapping the Historical Contours of Research on Innovation Systems and Intermediary Institutions \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eFrom Regional to National Innovation Systems – and Back Again \u003cbr\u003eInstitutional Intermediaries and Innovation Ecosystems \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Innovation Policy and the Ontario Experience \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eA Snapshot of Ontario's Innovation Report Card \u003cbr\u003eOntario's Innovation Policy in Historical Perspective\u003cbr\u003eFrom Basic R\u0026amp;D to a Commercialization and Regionally Embedded Focus \u003cbr\u003eThe Regional Focus and the Emergence of Innovation \"Systems\" \u003cbr\u003eThe Rise of Institutional Intermediaries  \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Intermediary Platforms as Conduits of Innovation Commercialization and Tech Entrepreneurship Support in Ontario: The Regional Innovation Centres \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE) \u003cbr\u003eThe Enduring Debate and Lingering Questions \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. A Framework of Intermediary Institutions as Strategic Modular Network Platforms of Policy Delivery in Complex Systems \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eIntermediary Platforms as Modular Network Structures\u003cbr\u003eStrategic Management and Innovation Platforms as Adaptive Entities \u003cbr\u003eOrganization Theory and Innovation Platforms as Governance Entities \u003cbr\u003eAn Integrated Analytical Framework\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II: Five Cases of Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) as Spatially Embedded Platforms of Innovation Policy Delivery in Ontario\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Innovation Factory: Thriving in the Belly of a Whale \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. TechAlliance: Carving a Niche in London's Innovation Ecosystem \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Innovate Niagara: Navigating the Jurisdictional Fissures of a Two-Tier Region\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT): A Tech Gateway to Ontario's North?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. WEtech Alliance: In Search of Coherence in a Splintered Ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Comparing the RICs in Five Midsized Regions of Ontario: Triumphs, Tribulations, Conundrums, and Gaps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III: Where Do We Go from Here? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Policy Recommendations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Theoretical Implications for Public Policy and Administration: Intermediary Platforms as Instruments of Policy Delivery \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Conclusion: A Synopsis of Key Themes and Takeaways\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595785597208,"sku":"9781487539986","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mediating-innovation-policy-delivery-the-regional-innovation-centres-of-ontario-hardback-9781487539986","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}