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Twin transition across Central and Eastern European innovation ecosystems in times of multi-crises: the quintuple-helix perspective Cover

Twin transition across Central and Eastern European innovation ecosystems in times of multi-crises: the quintuple-helix perspective

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|Dec 2025

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