Report
Sunshine Coast Region: Regional Innovation Benchmark Research Report 2019
University of the Sunshine Coast
2019
Abstract
Regional innovation is both vital for economic and social prosperity within the greater Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions. The Sunshine Coast Regional Innovation Project Team (SCRIPT) is a 31-partner network who collaborate to grow innovation and business capacity, commencing in 2017 with a $1million budget. This Regional Innovation Benchmark (RIB) report has two aims, (1) it measures firm innovation activity across the Sunshine Coast region and compares it with innovation data for Queensland and Australian firms by drawing on survey data, and (2) it investigates the benefits and key factors of collaborative innovation using five cases of 10 organisations in SCRIPT's priority areas. The findings reveal that Sunshine Coast firms perform well in new-to-the-firm innovations, use knowledge-based sources of innovation and improve their performance through increased sales, profits and productivity through innovation, however priorities are identified to increase new-to-the-industry innovations, strengthen the regional innovation culture, and continue to measure firm innovation activity, as well as the outcomes of specific programs. This research project contributes by guiding evidence-based regional innovation policies and programs and future research opportunities exist to extend this study to other regions.
Details
- Title
- Sunshine Coast Region: Regional Innovation Benchmark Research Report 2019
- Authors
- Margarietha J de Villiers Scheepers (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastSaskia De Klerk (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2019
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451221702621
- Output Type
- Report
- Research Statement
- true
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