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The Geography of Innovation (Four key Issues (Why does location matter?…
The Geography of Innovation
Paradoxical characteritics
Knowledge intensive
Clustered
Not dispersed
Spatial concentration
More concentrated
Not less
Four key Issues
Why does location matter?
Learning through
Interaction
Context to culture
Tacit knowledge
face to face is best
Commonality
Language
Culture
Norms
Joint innovation
Users
Producers
Bilateral benefits
What are regional innovation systems (RIS)?
Types
Territorially embedded RIS
Localised learning
Proximity
Geographical
Social
Cultural
Little interaction with knowledge organisations
Examples
SMEs in Organisations
Regionally networked innovation system
Similar to Territorial embedded
Policy control
Framework includes partners
Regionalised functions
Increases collaboration
Often referred to as network RIS
Cluster of firms producing knowledge
Surrounded by supporting knowledge institutions
Regionalised national innovation system
Differs because
Industry and institutional infrastructure embedded
Collaboration is more linear model
Project based approach
Formal process
Most successful
Peer to peer collaboration
Similar minded people
Establishes knowledge communities
Examples
Science Parks
Multiple likeminded organisations
Usually located near Higher education
Often government research institutes nearby
Technopoles
Developed in
France
Japan
Taiwan
Join organisations with supporting firms
Often with state intervention
What's the relationship between regional and national frameworks?
Development
Regional innovation
different approaches
Support national framework
Increases success
What is the relationship between local and global frameworks?
Types of knowledge
Tacit (implied) knowledge
Codifiable (tradable) knowledge
Analytical knowledge
Synthetic knowledge