01335nas a2200157   4500008004100000245009100041210007000132300001000202490000600212520082200218653002201040653001101062653001701073100002301090856006401113       2013                        eng d00aInnovation policy instruments in Rhône-Alpes - key challenges and future orientations0 aInnovation policy instruments in RhôneAlpes key challenges and f  a65-830 v23 a<p>The paper is an attempt to show to what extent selected innovation policy instruments in the French Rhône-Alpes region are drivers of regional competitiveness. The aim of the paper is threefold. Firstly, an overview of recent regional economic performance, as well as key socio-economic conditions are presented using available regional statistical data. Secondly, regional innovation policy governance is presented as a foundation of regional innovation policy and selected innovation policy measures: competitiveness clusters, research clusters, regional clusters and the ARDI are described as instruments of regional innovation policy to foster regional competitiveness. Thirdly, some crucial challenges and recommendations are proposed in order to increase the effectiveness of regional innovation policy.</p>10ainnovation policy10aregion10aRhône-Alpes1 aCzyżewska, Dorota  uhttp://www.puereview.ue.poznan.pl/2013v13n2/4_Czyzewska.pdf