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Lars Coenen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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contextualising regional Innovation Systems in a globalising learning economy on knowledge bases and institutional frameworks
Journal of Technology Transfer, 2006Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:In order to advance the understanding of which types of regional Innovation system represent effective Innovation support for what kinds of industry in different regions analyses must be contextualized by reference to the actual knowledge base of various industries as well as to the regional and national institutional framework, which strongly shape the Innovation processes of firms. Of special importance is the linkage between the larger institutional frameworks of the national Innovation and business Systems, and the character of regional Innovation Systems. In making the arguments about a general correspondence between the macro-institutional characteristics of the economy and the dominant form and character of its regional Innovation Systems a link is provided to the literature on ‘varieties of capitalism’ and national business Systems. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006
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knowledge bases and regional Innovation Systems comparing nordic clusters
Research Policy, 2005Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:The analysis of the importance of different types of regional Innovation Systems must take place within a context of the actual knowledge base of various industries in the economy, as the Innovation processes of firms are strongly shaped by their specific knowledge base. In this paper, we shall distinguish between two types of knowledge base: analytical and synthetic. These types indicate different mixes of tacit and codified knowledge, codification possibilities and limits, qualifications and skills, required organisations and institutions involved, as well as specific competitive challenges from a globalising economy, which have different implications for different sectors of industry, and, thus, for the kind of Innovation support needed. The traditional constellation of industrial clusters surrounded by Innovation supporting organisations, constituting a regional Innovation system, is nearly always to be found in contexts of industries with a synthetic knowledge base (e.g. engineering-based industries), while the existence of regional Innovation Systems as an integral part of a cluster will normally be the case of industries-based on an analytical knowledge base (e.g. science-based industries, such as IT and bio-tech). In the discussion of different types of regional Innovation Systems five empirical illustrations from a Nordic comparative project on SMEs and regional Innovation Systems will be used: the furniture industry in Salling, Denmark; the wireless communication industry in North Jutland, Denmark; the functional food industry in Scania, Sweden; the food industry in Rogaland, Norway and the electronics industry in Horten, Norway. We argue that in terms of Innovation policy the regional level often provides a grounded approach embedded in networks of actors acknowledging the importance of the knowledge base of an industry.
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Knowledge bases and regional Innovation Systems: Comparing Nordic clusters
Research Policy, 2005Co-Authors: Bjørn T. Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:The analysis of the importance of different types of regional Innovation Systems must take place within a context of the actual knowledge base of various industries in the economy, as the Innovation processes of firms are strongly shaped by their specific knowledge base. In this paper, we shall distinguish between two types of knowledge base: analytical and synthetic. These types indicate different mixes of tacit and codified knowledge, codification possibilities and limits, qualifications and skills, required organisations and institutions involved, as well as specific competitive challenges from a globalising economy, which have different implications for different sectors of industry, and, thus, for the kind of Innovation support needed. The traditional constellation of industrial clusters surrounded by Innovation supporting organisations, constituting a regional Innovation system, is nearly always to be found in contexts of industries with a synthetic knowledge base (e.g. engineering-based industries), while the existence of regional Innovation Systems as an integral part of a cluster will normally be the case of industries-based on an analytical knowledge base (e.g. science-based industries, such as IT and bio-tech). In the discussion of different types of regional Innovation Systems five empirical illustrations from a Nordic comparative project on SMEs and regional Innovation Systems will be used: the furniture industry in Salling, Denmark; the wireless communication industry in North Jutland, Denmark; the functional food industry in Scania, Sweden; the food industry in Rogaland, Norway and the electronics industry in Horten, Norway. We argue that in terms of Innovation policy the regional level often provides a grounded approach embedded in networks of actors acknowledging the importance of the knowledge base of an industry. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Bjorn Asheim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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regional Innovation Systems theory empirics and policy
Regional Studies, 2011Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Helen Lawton Smith, Christine OughtonAbstract:Asheim B. T., Lawton Smith H. and Oughton C. Regional Innovation Systems: theory, empirics and policy, Regional Studies. Interest in regional Innovation Systems has grown significantly over the past three decades driven partly by advances in theoretical analysis, partly by the growing interest in Innovation as a source of competitive advantage, and partly by the need for new policies to address regional inequalities and divergence. This article explores the elements and characteristics that exemplify the regional Innovation Systems approach. It provides an appraisal and synthesis of the regional Innovation Systems paradigm and aims to shed light on a number of areas where theoretical, empirical and policy-based questions remain unanswered. It outlines and assesses the major strands in recent theoretical and empirical debates and discusses how they might be developed to contribute to the further advancement of the regional Innovation Systems literature. Three interrelated questions form the key themes arou...
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differentiated knowledge bases and varieties of regional Innovation Systems
Innovation-the European Journal of Social Science Research, 2007Co-Authors: Bjorn AsheimAbstract:This article introduces a theoretical and analytical framework for discussing regional development and regional advantage with reference to a regional Innovation system strategy. It uses the differentiated knowledge base approach to transcend the traditional codified–tacit dichotomy of knowledge, and for providing a trans-sectoral understanding of economic activities. Different regional Innovation Systems are presented and described. The discussion of various types of regional Innovation Systems is contextualized using a variety of capitalist perspectives. The article concludes by discussing the question if regional Innovation Systems can exist.
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contextualising regional Innovation Systems in a globalising learning economy on knowledge bases and institutional frameworks
Journal of Technology Transfer, 2006Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:In order to advance the understanding of which types of regional Innovation system represent effective Innovation support for what kinds of industry in different regions analyses must be contextualized by reference to the actual knowledge base of various industries as well as to the regional and national institutional framework, which strongly shape the Innovation processes of firms. Of special importance is the linkage between the larger institutional frameworks of the national Innovation and business Systems, and the character of regional Innovation Systems. In making the arguments about a general correspondence between the macro-institutional characteristics of the economy and the dominant form and character of its regional Innovation Systems a link is provided to the literature on ‘varieties of capitalism’ and national business Systems. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006
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knowledge bases and regional Innovation Systems comparing nordic clusters
Research Policy, 2005Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:The analysis of the importance of different types of regional Innovation Systems must take place within a context of the actual knowledge base of various industries in the economy, as the Innovation processes of firms are strongly shaped by their specific knowledge base. In this paper, we shall distinguish between two types of knowledge base: analytical and synthetic. These types indicate different mixes of tacit and codified knowledge, codification possibilities and limits, qualifications and skills, required organisations and institutions involved, as well as specific competitive challenges from a globalising economy, which have different implications for different sectors of industry, and, thus, for the kind of Innovation support needed. The traditional constellation of industrial clusters surrounded by Innovation supporting organisations, constituting a regional Innovation system, is nearly always to be found in contexts of industries with a synthetic knowledge base (e.g. engineering-based industries), while the existence of regional Innovation Systems as an integral part of a cluster will normally be the case of industries-based on an analytical knowledge base (e.g. science-based industries, such as IT and bio-tech). In the discussion of different types of regional Innovation Systems five empirical illustrations from a Nordic comparative project on SMEs and regional Innovation Systems will be used: the furniture industry in Salling, Denmark; the wireless communication industry in North Jutland, Denmark; the functional food industry in Scania, Sweden; the food industry in Rogaland, Norway and the electronics industry in Horten, Norway. We argue that in terms of Innovation policy the regional level often provides a grounded approach embedded in networks of actors acknowledging the importance of the knowledge base of an industry.
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location agglomeration and Innovation towards regional Innovation Systems in norway
European Planning Studies, 1997Co-Authors: Bjorn Asheim, Arne IsaksenAbstract:Abstract The theoretical part of the article examines the concept of regional Innovation Systems against the background of modern theories of Innovation. The view of interactive learning as a fundamental aspect of the Innovation process provides the ground for an interactive Innovation model, which is greatly facilitated by geographical proximity and territorial agglomeration. The empirical part analyzes geographical variations in Innovation activity in Norwegian industry, as well as examining more thoroughly Innovation performance in two industrial agglomerations in Norway. On the basis of the theoretical clarification and empirical analyses carried out, the article finally discuss how to design a regional Innovation policy for three main area types in Norway.
Riccardo Crescenzi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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research and development spillovers Innovation Systems and the genesis of regional growth in europe
Regional Studies, 2008Co-Authors: Andres Rodriguezpose, Riccardo CrescenziAbstract:Rodriguez-Pose A. and Crescenzi R. Research and development, spillovers, Innovation Systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe. Regional Studies. Research on the impact of Innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three approaches: (1) the analysis of the link between investment in research and development (RD (2) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional Innovation Systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical diffusion of regional knowledge spillovers. These complementary approaches have, however, rarely been combined. Important operational and methodological barriers have thwarted any potential cross-fertilization. This paper tries to fill this gap in the literature by combining in one model R&D, spillovers, and Innovation Systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis is conducted for all regions of the group of 25 European Union countries (EU-25), including measures of R&D investment, proxies for...
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research and development spillovers Innovation Systems and the genesis of regional growth in europe
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, 2008Co-Authors: Andres Rodriguezpose, Riccardo CrescenziAbstract:Research on the impact of Innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three approaches: (1) the analysis of the link between investment in research and development (RD (2) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional Innovation Systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical diffusion of regional knowledge spillovers. These complementary approaches have, however, rarely been combined. Important operational and methodological barriers have thwarted any potential cross-fertilization. This paper tries to fill this gap in the literature by combining in one model R&D, spillovers, and Innovation Systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis is conducted for all regions of the group of 25 European Union countries (EU-25), including measures of R&D investment, proxies for regional Innovation Systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the influence of internal factors and external knowledge and institutional flows on regional economic growth. The empirical results highlight how the complex interaction between local and external research, on the one hand, with local and external socio-economic and institutional conditions, on the other, shapes the Innovation capacity of every region. They also indicate the importance of proximity for the transmission of economically productive knowledge, as spillovers are affected by strong distance decay effects.
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r d spillovers Innovation Systems and the genesis of regional growth in europe
Bruges European Economic Research Papers, 2006Co-Authors: Andres Rodriguezpose, Riccardo CrescenziAbstract:The paper aims at understanding the balance between “endogenous†factors and “external†knowledge flows in the process of Innovation and growth of EU regions. Research on the impact of Innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three approaches: a) the analysis of the link between investment in RD b) the examination of geographical diffusion of regional knowledge spillovers; and c) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional Innovation Systems. These complementary approaches have, however, rarely been combined. Important operational and methodological barriers have thwarted any potential cross-fertilization. In this paper, we try to fill this gap in the literature by combining in one model R&D, spillovers, and Innovation Systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis approach is conducted for all regions of the EU-25, including measures of R&D investment, proxies for socio-economic structure, for each region and in neighbouring regions. The empirical results highlight how the three above-mentioned factors interact with one another uncovering the importance not only of “endogenous†innovative efforts but also of local socio-economic conditions for the genesis and assimilation of Innovation and its transformation it into economic growth across European regions. In addition, the quantitative analysis shows the importance of proximity for the transmission of economically productive knowledge.
Philip Cooke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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regional Innovation Systems clean technology jacobian cluster platform policies
Regional Science Policy and Practice, 2008Co-Authors: Philip CookeAbstract:This paper concerns the brief history of the Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) concept. It shows that the success of the concept in academic and policy circles is because, unlike most regional economic policy instruments, it is flexible and eschews ‘one-size-fits-all’ type thinking by analysing and advocating different instruments according to the characteristics of the region. There are three sources of influence upon the concept. The first one is general Systems theory, especially as it evolved in the late 1960s as the Systems planning perspective. Second the Innovation Systems approach was influenced by an emergent regional Innovation policy and practice literature in the 1980s. Finally, it drew on ideas of ‘network regions’ which themselves have origins in industrial district theory, milieu research and Innovation Systems studies. Most recently the use of ‘related variety’ analysis, particularly applied regarding ‘green Innovation’ has yielded an exciting explanation of regional growth by (Jacobian) cluster mutation. At the policy level, RIS strategies have in recent years been adopted by multilateral agencies and many countries and regions.
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regional Innovation Systems general findings and some new evidence from biotechnology clusters
Journal of Technology Transfer, 2002Co-Authors: Philip CookeAbstract:This paper focuses on interactive Innovation. It starts by operationalising Regional Innovation in the context of multi-level governance. It shows how regional and external Innovation interaction among firms and other Innovation organizations is important for regional Innovation potential. The ability to access and use funding for Innovation support for regional firms and organizations is crucial for regional Innovation promotion. Equity investment funding is more important than public funding, which tends to be cautious and otherwise risk avoiding, except in circumstances of market arrest or failure to develop. Regional Systems of Innovation are broader than single sectors or clusters but some of these will be strategically privileged recipients of policy support because of their growth performance or potential, rather than, as in the past, their uncompetitiveness. The paper devotes space to exploring biotechnology clustering from a regional Innovation Systems viewpoint, as an instance of rather strong sectoral, regional Innovation Systems capabilities, though integrated also to global knowledge supply and markets. Illustration is provided of the way such sectoral Innovation Systems work at local regional level by reference to cases from Cambridge, Massachusetts and Cambridge, England. Copyright 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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regional Innovation Systems clusters and the knowledge economy
Industrial and Corporate Change, 2001Co-Authors: Philip CookeAbstract:This paper presents a systematic account of the idea and content of regional Innovation Systems following discoveries made by regional scientists, economic geographers and Innovation analysts. It considers the conditions and criteria for empirical recognition and judgment as to whether scientifically analysed, concrete cases of Innovation activity warrant the designation of regional Innovation system. The paper concludes by claiming that the source for Europe's Innovation gap with the United States rests on excess reliance on public intervention, which signifies major market failure. The future will require widespread evolution of public Innovation support Systems along with stronger institutional and organizational support from the private sector. Copyright 2001 by Oxford University Press.
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regional Innovation Systems the role of governances in a globalized world
1998Co-Authors: Hansjoachim Braczyk, Philip Cooke, Martin Heidenreich, Gerhard KraussAbstract:Thsi text introduces a newly developed theoretical and empirical construct of widespread interest to those concerned with industrial development on a regional scale. Set within a broadly evolutionary economics perspective, accounts are given of the Systems interactions occurring between firms and the Innovation support infrastructure. Cases are drawn worldwide from Asia, North America and Europe. Students and researchers will welcome this comprehensive treatment of regional Innovation Systems, a key concept in understanding regional and industrial development, which is a topic widely studied by geographers, economists and planners.
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regional Innovation Systems institutional and organisational dimensions
Research Policy, 1997Co-Authors: Philip Cooke, Mikel Gomez Uranga, Goio EtxebarriaAbstract:Abstract The paper explores the case for Regional Systems of Innovation. Acknowledging the major contribution of research on National Innovation Systems, it suggests that for conceptual and methodological reasons, mostly concerning problems of scale and complexity, that approach may be complemented in important ways by a subnational focus. Taking an evolutionary economics standpoint, the paper specifies the concepts of ‘region,’ ‘Innovation’ and ‘system’ as the prelude to an extended discussion of the importance of financial capacity, institutionalised learning and productive culture to systemic Innovation. Building on the notion of regions as occupying different positions on a continuum referring to processes constituting them and their powers vis-a-vis Innovation policy, the paper concludes by advocating strengthening of regional level capacities for promoting both systemic learning and interactive Innovation.
Bjørn T. Asheim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Knowledge bases and regional Innovation Systems: Comparing Nordic clusters
Research Policy, 2005Co-Authors: Bjørn T. Asheim, Lars CoenenAbstract:The analysis of the importance of different types of regional Innovation Systems must take place within a context of the actual knowledge base of various industries in the economy, as the Innovation processes of firms are strongly shaped by their specific knowledge base. In this paper, we shall distinguish between two types of knowledge base: analytical and synthetic. These types indicate different mixes of tacit and codified knowledge, codification possibilities and limits, qualifications and skills, required organisations and institutions involved, as well as specific competitive challenges from a globalising economy, which have different implications for different sectors of industry, and, thus, for the kind of Innovation support needed. The traditional constellation of industrial clusters surrounded by Innovation supporting organisations, constituting a regional Innovation system, is nearly always to be found in contexts of industries with a synthetic knowledge base (e.g. engineering-based industries), while the existence of regional Innovation Systems as an integral part of a cluster will normally be the case of industries-based on an analytical knowledge base (e.g. science-based industries, such as IT and bio-tech). In the discussion of different types of regional Innovation Systems five empirical illustrations from a Nordic comparative project on SMEs and regional Innovation Systems will be used: the furniture industry in Salling, Denmark; the wireless communication industry in North Jutland, Denmark; the functional food industry in Scania, Sweden; the food industry in Rogaland, Norway and the electronics industry in Horten, Norway. We argue that in terms of Innovation policy the regional level often provides a grounded approach embedded in networks of actors acknowledging the importance of the knowledge base of an industry. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
