SESSIONS

The following sessions will run at the conference:

OECD policy sessions

Regular sessions

  • Universities and the geography of innovation
  • The uneven geography of innovation
  • Innovation policy for regions and countries
  • Green and sustainable innovation
  • Mobility of workers, relatedness and the geography of innovation
  • Innovation and regional economic development
  • Responsible innovation, social innovation and inclusive growth
  • MNCs, Global Production Networks and knowledge spillovers
  • Urban agglomerations, externalities and innovation
  • Spatial dynamics of innovation networks
  • Geography of science
  • Globalisation of innovation and knowledge
  • Proximity and innovation
  • Social capital, institutions and innovation
  • Innovation in developing and emerging economies
  • Innovation in peripheral regions
  • The geography of innovation in the energy industry
  • Smart cities and smart regions
  • Clusters, industrial districts and regional innovation systems
  • Work-life, digitisation and automation
  • The geography of innovation in the circular economy

Accepted papers

All submissions of papers and extended abstracts to be presented in one of the conference parallell sessions have been peer-reviewed.

For regular sessions, papers and extended abstracts were reviewed by members of the scientific and/or organising committee. For special sessions, papers and extended abstracts were reviewed by the special session organisers.

The review results (acceptance/rejection) were sent individually to each submitting author between 21st and 23rd October 2019.

In order to maximise participation, the presentation of one paper per author has been the rule, with a small number of exceptions.


Please approach the organising committee at contact@geoinno2020.com for more information or support.

ORGANISER

The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research

PARTNERS

The Manchester Urban Institute           Creative Manchester logo

SPONSORS

The University of Manchester Hallsworth Conference Fund           The Regional Studies Association           The Productivity Institute