01912nas a2200301   4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260004200228300001000270490000600280520100100286653002001287653002601307653001401333653001001347653002001357653004301377653000901420653002501429653002501454653001701479100001601496700002101512700002001533700002101553856003601574       2016                        eng d  a1927-032100aAll Australian Regions Are Not Born Equal: Understanding the Regional Innovation Management Sandpit0 aAll Australian Regions Are Not Born Equal Understanding the Regi  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2016  a11-230 v63 aIn this article, we highlight and challenge an overly simplistic assessment of regions and regional innovation systems in Australia. Treating each region and place as equal and prescribing blanket policy is anathema to the reality. Having argued that places are not equivalent, we then move on to highlight that commonalities at a deeper institutional level are possible. We draw on fieldwork and ongoing action research from the Australian regions of Hunter and Central Coast (New South Wales) and Northern Tasmania. Results of the theory and case work have been instrumental in the development of 11 structural attributes of a regional innovation management (RIM) sandpit framework. The framework provides attributes but also important process insights related to regional programs, enterprise development, and project innovations. Although developing from the Australian context, we expect that the RIM Sandpit and its place-based insights can be generalized to other regions around the world.10aaction research10aconstructed advantage10aphronesis10apivot10aquadruple helix10aregional innovation management sandpit10aRIS310asmart specialization10astrategic management10atriple helix1 aKriz, Anton1 aMolloy, Courtney1 aKriz, Alexandra1 aSonntag, Sabrina  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/993