Global technological collaboration network: network analysis of international co-inventions

Abstract

Global innovation networks are emerging as a result of the international division of innovation processes through, among others, international technological collaborations. At the aggregate level, the creation of technological collaboration between countries can be considered as mutually beneficial (or detrimental) and their random distribution is unlikely. Consequently, the dynamics and evolution of the technological collaborations can be expected to fulfil the criteria of a complex network. To study the structure and evolution of the global technological collaboration network, we use patent-based data of international co-inventions and apply the network analysis. In addition, extending the gravity model of international technological collaboration by measures controlling for countries position in the network, we show that that a country's position in the network has very strong impact on the intensity of collaboration with other members of the network.

Exploring the Technological Collaboration Characteristics of the Global Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Industry

“…Although China's international collaboration output in the ICM industry is still lagging behind that of the USA, we think the gap is most likely due to the difference in ICM patent numbers between the USA and China. This is because if a country has more patents, other countries will be more willing to cooperate with it [54], and the number of its own patents also affects its international collaboration output positively in each collaborative relationship [21]. Therefore, we recommend that the research institutions, colleges, and universities of each country and region (especially for Taiwan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and India) should participate in international collaboration actively, while the enterprises operate as the major force.…”

“…Thus, we analyzed the ICM international technical cooperation based on the international co-inventions. This practice is not only the choice of many scholars for the study of the international technical cooperation [20,21,24,25,46,48,54], but it has also been discussed and proven effective [43,55].…”

“…Patent data can also be used in the study of international technological cooperation [43]. Scholars have studied international technological collaboration by patent data from various angles, including the collaboration network [21,44,45], collaboration pattern [20], driving factors [46], knowledge flow [24], industrial degree [25], national degree [47,48], etc. Although the academia has actively promoted the research of international technological collaboration and ICM industrial innovation by patent analysis, ICM international technological collaboration studies using patent data are not yet fully developed.…”

PII- Potential Innovation Index: a Tool to Benchmark Innovation Capabilities in International Context

“…Markets as well as networks and institutions need to be developed in order to contribute to the effectiveness of regional innovation systems (Lambooy, 2004). Prato and Nepelski (2012) studied the structure and evolution of global technological collaboration networks and they created a unique map of technological collaborations between countries around the world (i.e. the global technological collaboration network).…”

“…Global innovation networks are emerging as a result of the international division of the innovation processes through (among others) international technological collaborations (Prato and Nepelski, 2012). Innovation networks are connecting industry, academic institutions, and public and nonprofit organizations with a global network of research scientists to manage intellectual property and provide innovative solutions to challenging problems (Heisey and Adelman, 2011).…”