Platforms of Innovation

Cooke, Philip; Laurentis, Carla De; MacNeill, Stewart; Collinge, Chris

doi:10.4337/9781849806572

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“…This is linked to Menzel and Fornahl's (2010) argument that heterogeneity within a cluster and between related clusters provides a foundation for development. It also reflects more recent trends in thinking on policy platforms for regional development and innovation Cooke et al, 2010) and the idea of combined innovation policy, intended to combine knowledge and modes of innovation (Asheim & Parrilli, 2011;Isaksen & Karlsen, 2012;Isaksen & Nilsson, 2013;Njøs et al, 2014). Moreover, and importantly, it also implies that cluster projects should not be studied and understood in isolation from wider regional industry structures.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…By structuring cluster projects based on related variety as an integrated, holistic dimension of clustering, combinations of market pull and technology push (Berg Jensen et al, 2007) can be better integrated as drivers of innovation. However, this approach requires new innovation platforms/models, for example, to capture conjunctions of knowledge bases and modes of innovation (Isaksen & Karlsen, 2013;Njøs et al, 2014), which reflects the view of regional innovation platforms (Cooke et al, 2010). This is linked to Menzel and Fornahl's (2010) argument that heterogeneity within a cluster and between related clusters provides a foundation for development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The blending strategy is concerned with cooperation between related firms and between related actors and milieus within a region. This is linked to theoretical understanding of related variety (Frenken et al, 2007), regional branching (Boschma & Frenken, 2011), and regional innovation platforms (Cooke et al, 2010), but it also encompasses functional agglomeration (Crescenzi et al, 2013) as it highlights various proximity dimensions (Boschma, 2005), such as cognitive and organizational, rather than industry specialization and (only) geographical proximity. This strategy brings the region to the fore.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cluster policy and regional development: scale, scope and renewal

Njøs¹,

Jakobsen²

2016

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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Consistent with Marshallian/Porterian theories, the Norwegian cluster policy has been linked to the development of specialized regional industry environments. Cluster projects are relatively sector-specific entities often supporting (already) strong regional industries and sectors. Following a review of the current literature on clusters and innovation, and informed by evolutionary thought, we argue that such constellations of specialized clusters may hamper the long-term innovation ability of regions. In a conceptual discussion of cluster evolution and its links to innovation and regional path renewal, we argue that special emphasisboth theoretical and politicalhas been placed on the geographical scale of clusters, but there has been less emphasis on scope. Accordingly, we present three theory-based strategies for cluster evolution and link these to regional development and innovation by assessing their impact on regional path renewal. We illustrate our argument empirically using examples from the Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE) cluster programme.

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Cluster policy and regional development: scale, scope and renewal

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Jakobsen²

2016

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“…In general, platform is any physical, technological or social base on which economic and socio-technical processes are built [45,57,58]. Historically, platforms were essentially physical sites, yet due to technological development they have become increasingly digital, dispersed and delocalized [51].…”

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City-as-a-Platform: The Rise of Participatory Innovation Platforms in Finnish Cities

2016

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This article discusses the idea of city as a platform. The analysis focuses on the forms and implications of citizen involvement in publicly-supported participatory innovation platforms that facilitate urban economic development in the welfare society context. The discussion opens with a review of the smart city discourse, which in the context of economic development policy translates into cities' need to support innovativeness by creating smart environments. Participatory innovation platform is a prime example of such an environment. The empirical section discusses three cases, those of the Finnish cities of Helsinki, Tampere, and Oulu. The analysis shows that platformization in the first half of the 2010s became a strategic focal area supported by national and EU programs. Platforms are used to support both urban revitalization and economic development, of which the former is based on representative and the latter on instrumental modes of participation. Platforms are well integrated with city governments, even though they vary greatly in terms of organizational forms and scopes. Democratic culture, welfarism, and redistributive policy provide contextual support for platformization by strengthening social inclusion, taming the growth machine, and easing the tensions between pro-growth and anti-growth coalitions.

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“…The blending strategy is concerned with cooperation between related firms and between related actors and milieus within a region. This is linked to theoretical understanding of related variety , regional branching (Boschma & Frenken, 2011), and regional innovation platforms (Cooke et al, 2010), but it also encompasses functional agglomeration (Crescenzi et al, 2013) as it highlights various proximity dimensions , such as cognitive and organizational, rather than industry specialization and (only) geographical proximity. This strategy brings the region to the fore.…”

Section: Blendingmentioning

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Policy for Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Social Capital and Regional Particularities

Njøs

Jakobsen

2017

Science and Public Policy

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This work owes gratitude to many people. First and foremost, my supervisors Arnt Fløysand and Stig-Erik Jakobsen, who first encouraged the project, and then helped me see it through. Not only did they contribute valuable insight into the academic world as co-authors on several of my publications, they were incredibly supportive and constructive even when I did my best to argue against my own work. I also thank them for the many social events and discussions over the years, many of which took place during our travels together. They have contributed far more than might have been expected, for which I am very grateful.

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Platforms of Innovation

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Cluster policy and regional development: scale, scope and renewal

Cluster policy and regional development: scale, scope and renewal

City-as-a-Platform: The Rise of Participatory Innovation Platforms in Finnish Cities

Policy for Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Social Capital and Regional Particularities

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