local innovation system

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A local innovation system is a spatial concentration of firms (including specialized suppliers of equipment and services and customers) and associated non-market institutions (universities, research institutes, training institutions, standard-setting bodies, local trade associations, regulatory agencies, technology transfer agencies, business associations, relevant government agencies and departments, et al.) that combine to create new products and/or services in specific lines of business.{{cite journal |last1=Rantisi |first1=Norma M. |title=The Local Innovation System as a Source of 'Variety': Openness and Adaptability in New York City's Garment District |journal=Regional Studies |date=1 August 2002 |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=587–602 |doi=10.1080/00343400220146740 |s2cid=53314937 }}{{Cite journal |last=Helman |first=Joanna |date=January 2020 |title=Analysis of the Local Innovation and Entrepreneurial System Structure Towards the 'Wrocław Innovation Ecosystem' Concept Development |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=12 |issue=23 |pages=10086 |doi=10.3390/su122310086 |issn=2071-1050 |doi-access=free }}

The idea of a local innovation system is an adaptation from the concepts of the national innovation system (original concept) and regional innovation system.