Innovation policies in the Adriatic Region

The chapter provides an overview of Innovation policies adopted across the Adriatic Region. Policies are broken down by a novel taxonomy that distinguishes among R&D, Human resources, Collaboration and Innovation Capabilities policies. The overview of policies confirms a very high degree of heterogeneity across Adriatic countries and provides details on some common problematic topics: the missing critical mass of research and innovation in many countries of the Region; the importance of collaboration among countries and organisations; the lack of continuity in policies. Finally, the chapter recalls some best practices of innovation policies identified within the PACINNO project.