Mediating Innovation Policy Delivery

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Charles Conteh is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University.

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Using Ontario as a case study, this book sheds light on the delivery of innovation policy in politically complex environments.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms

1. Introduction
   Purpose of the Book
   What Is New or Different about This Book?
   Notes on Research Method
   How Is the Book Structured?

Part I: Historical Overview and Conceptual Framework of Innovation Policy

2. Innovation Policy in the Digital Age
   Introduction
   Innovation: Defining a Nebulous Concept
   Innovation Policy
   Dissecting Ideologies, Myths, and Sophistries

3. Mapping the Historical Contours of Research on Innovation Systems and Intermediary Institutions
   Introduction
   From Regional to National Innovation Systems - and Back Again
   Institutional Intermediaries and Innovation Ecosystems
   Conclusion

4. Innovation Policy and the Ontario Experience
   Introduction
   A Snapshot of Ontario's Innovation Report Card
   Ontario's Innovation Policy in Historical Perspective
   From Basic R&D to a Commercialization and Regionally Embedded Focus
   The Regional Focus and the Emergence of Innovation "Systems"
   The Rise of Institutional Intermediaries
   Conclusion

5. Intermediary Platforms as Conduits of Innovation Commercialization and Tech Entrepreneurship Support in Ontario: The Regional Innovation Centres
   Introduction
   The Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE)
   The Enduring Debate and Lingering Questions
   Conclusion

6. A Framework of Intermediary Institutions as Strategic Modular Network Platforms of Policy Delivery in Complex Systems
   Introduction
   Intermediary Platforms as Modular Network Structures
   Strategic Management and Innovation Platforms as Adaptive Entities
   Organization Theory and Innovation Platforms as Governance Entities
   An Integrated Analytical Framework

Part II: Five Cases of Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) as Spatially Embedded Platforms of Innovation Policy Delivery in Ontario

7. Innovation Factory: Thriving in the Belly of a Whale

8. TechAlliance: Carving a Niche in London's Innovation Ecosystem

9. Innovate Niagara: Navigating the Jurisdictional Fissures of a Two-Tier Region

10. The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT): A Tech Gateway to Ontario's North?

11. WEtech Alliance: In Search of Coherence in a Splintered Ecosystem

12. Comparing the RICs in Five Midsized Regions of Ontario: Triumphs, Tribulations, Conundrums, and Gaps

Part III: Where Do We Go from Here?

13. Policy Recommendations

14. Theoretical Implications for Public Policy and Administration: Intermediary Platforms as Instruments of Policy Delivery

15. Conclusion: A Synopsis of Key Themes and Takeaways
    Appendices
    Bibliography