Researching National Innovation Infrastructure in the Western Balkan Region

Development of the national innovation system depends on learning mechanism where existence of appropriate absorptive capacities is a prerequisite for developing innovation policy in the national economies. Fostering regional cooperation in case of appropriate absorptive capacity may presents a mechanism where critical knowledge could be developed within the countries. Therefore, the main objective of the paper to analyze national innovation infrastructure among the Western Balkan countries and examine on which way regional cooperation related to innovation economies may enhance innovation capacity on the national level?