Constructing knowledge-based regional advantage: implications for regional innovation policy

Asheim, Björn; Coenen, Lars; Moodysson, Jerker; Vang, Jan

doi:10.1504/ijeim.2007.012879

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“…Their problem is one of identifying and mobilizing these resources within a coherent business model. Asheim et al (2007) highlight the combination of analytical (science-based) knowledge, synthetic (engineering) knowledge and symbolic (branding, design, advertising) knowledge, which all compete one another within industrial processes. Technological knowledge has thus simply become one of the types of knowledge that is combined within economic production.…”

Section: Towards a Broader Paradigm Based On Tkdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Territorial Knowledge Dynamics: From the Proximity Paradigm to Multi-location Milieus

Crevoisier

Jeannerat

2009

European Planning Studies

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This paper addresses the issue of updating a research agenda about territorial innovation models (TIMs) such as innovative milieus, industrial districts, regional innovation systems, etc. The theoretical shift from innovation studies to the knowledge economy is taken into account by the suggested concept of territorial knowledge dynamics (TKDs). Observable major changes within society are also integrated, especially the huge increase in the mobility of production factors. The thesis developed is that the learning processes in TIMs were mainly cumulative knowledge dynamics that varies according to the scale of the region (the traditional local/global framework), whereas today's combinatorial knowledge dynamics develop in multilocation and multi-scalar ways. Knowledge circulates to a greater extent and is continuously mobilized and combined within interacting firms and regions. In this paper, ideal typical forms of TKDs are formulated from three research perspectives: a relational approach, a circulatory approach and a structuralist approach. This paper presents the theoretical background used by the European research project "EURODITE" on these specific issues.

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Section: Towards a Broader Paradigm Based On Tkdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Territorial Knowledge Dynamics: From the Proximity Paradigm to Multi-location Milieus

Crevoisier

Jeannerat

2009

European Planning Studies

196

145

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“…Table 9 indicates, however, that firms also recruit manpower with higher education from other places, which is most marked for the DUI application firms. 4 …”

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“…No one best practice innovation policy approach that can be applied to any type of region is seen to exist [19]. Furthermore, the literature emphasises the need to construct regional advantage as one way to compete in the global economy, and the literature simultaneously maintains that regional advantage can be constructed by a proactive public-private partnership [4]. This demands, however, a fine-tuning of policy instruments, in which in particular four elements need to be considered.…”

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“…A basic division is between the science, technology and innovation (STI) mode and the doing, using and interacting (DUI) mode [13], which need different types of institutional and policy support. Other factors considered in fine-tuning of policy instruments are the working of the regional innovation system, how to increase the related variety and knowledge spillovers in the regional industry and how to link regional industry and knowledge organisations to national and international knowledge sources [4].…”

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Modes of Innovation and Differentiated Responses to Globalisation—A Case Study of Innovation Modes in the Agder Region, Norway

2011

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The main argument of this paper is that firms and industries are dominated by different innovation modes and that they therefore respond differently to challenges of globalisation. The paper differentiates between three modes: science, technology and innovation (STI), doing, using and interacting (DUI) application mode and the DUI technological mode. These innovation modes are based on different dominant knowledge bases, modes of learning and external knowledge. What is the implication of these differences with regard to competing in a global economy? Our empirical research shows that firms innovating according to the DUI application mode are in a position of negative lock-in due to severe competition from low-cost countries. The DUI technological mode firms are globally competitive due to a strong regional technological base built upon broad collaboration and a mixed innovation strategy. The STI firms are often part of international or national corporations, with a constant threat of being relocated to another country if they are not globally competitive.

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“…Experiments for technological innovation produce mainly codified knowledge [28]. This knowledge is acquired mainly by first-order learning, i.e., learning which leaves fundamental notions, preferences, and values in society intact [29].…”

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Contrasting Regional Habitats for Urban Sustainability Experimentation in Europe

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Abstract:The sustainability challenge requires experimentation with innovations, followed by an upscaling process towards a broader regime change in the long term. In Europe we observe various regional hotspots for sustainability experimentation which suggests that there are favorable spatial contexts. Little is known about why different kinds of experiments flourish or fail in various spatial contexts. In this paper we explore these contexts by using the habitat concept. A habitat is regarded as the configuration of favorable local and regional context factors for experimentation. To capture the diversity of these habitats we have constructed archetypical experimentation patterns. These patterns are built up of five dimensions: knowledge, governance, informal institutions, regional innovation advantages, and social learning. In a comparative case study in four city regions in Europe we find a large contrast in habitats. Countercultures play an important role, as they shape a beneficial context for experimentation through alternative ideas and lifestyles. We also find indications that it is important that a combination of several habitat factors is present, and that these factors have aligned and evolved over several years of experimentation, thus leading to a more mature habitat. The research suggests that regional stakeholders can positively influence most of the habitat factors shaping future upscaling. However, there are also some important factors, such as regional knowledge and skills, which have a path-dependent nature and are more difficult to improve in the short term.

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Constructing knowledge-based regional advantage: implications for regional innovation policy

Cited by 180 publications

References 29 publications

Territorial Knowledge Dynamics: From the Proximity Paradigm to Multi-location Milieus

Territorial Knowledge Dynamics: From the Proximity Paradigm to Multi-location Milieus

Modes of Innovation and Differentiated Responses to Globalisation—A Case Study of Innovation Modes in the Agder Region, Norway

Contrasting Regional Habitats for Urban Sustainability Experimentation in Europe

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