Georg Fuerlinger

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology | ait · Center for Innovation Systems & Policy

Silicon Valley plays a key role in developing innovative technologies and paving the way for new global trends. The region remains, for now, the undisputed leader of the global startup and innovation scenes. So how did this special innovation ecosystem develop, and which factors were at play in turning Silicon Valley into the epicenter of startups...

The Austrian Research and Technology Report 2016 (english version) is a comprehensive source and overview of the state of the Austrian Research and Innovation system.

Der österreichische Forschungs- und Technologiebericht ist ein jährlicher Bericht der Bundesregierung an den österreichischen Nationalrat (lagebericht gem. ³8 (1) FOG über die aus Bundesmitteln geförderte Forschung, Technologie und Innovation in Österreich

The performance of new ventures is strongly impacted by something much larger than the business itself: the surrounding ecosystem. In this network of actors, the role of the state has been underestimated up to this point. This article investigates the nature and composition of the German entrepreneurship ecosystem and suggests a new framework for a...

Die Idee kann noch so brillant, der Gründer noch so engagiert sein, wenn das Umfeld nicht stimmt, wird es schwierig. Dem Ökosystem, in dem sich der Gründer befindet, wird häufig zu wenig Beachtung geschenkt, dabei ist es für den Erfolg einer Unternehmung ebenso entscheidend. Im dritten Band der RKW-Reihe „Mittelstand im Fokus“ – Abseits von Silicon...

One way to disseminate knowledge and innovative technologies from universities into the market is by fostering the creation of start-ups and spin-offs. Especially university-based incubators and accelerator programs are institutions that support new venture formation and have become widely adopted around the globe in recent years. Still, many of th...

Research and Development (R&D) networks – i.e. networks of organisations that join for the conduct of collaborative R&D projects – have become a major issue in innovation studies. These networks emerge from organisations participating in different R&D projects with changing partners (organisations) and are often interpreted as the infrastructure...