This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms behind technological change, innovations, industrial dynamics and science and technology (S&T) policy, and their impact on national, regional and local economic development. This course will provide the students with knowledge on the complex (social, institutional, historical, technological, cultural) context of „innovation ecosystems”, technology/industry frontiers, evolutionary industrial processes, as well as the knowledge base for qualified analyses of policies, strategies and processes related to the role of industrial/ technological change, innovations and economic prosperity.