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Cristina Chaminade. Photo.

Cristina Chaminade

Professor

Cristina Chaminade. Photo.

Do Regions Make a Difference? Regional Innovation Systems and Global Innovation Networks in the ICT Industry

Author

  • Cristina Chaminade
  • Monica Plechero

Summary, in English

Access to global innovation networks (GINs) has been unequal across the regions of the world. While certain regions are considered knowledge hubs in GINs, others still remain marginalized; this points to the role of regional innovation systems (RISs) in the emergence and development of GINs. Using firm-level data collected through a survey and case studies in 2009-2010, this paper systematically compares the patterns of global networks in the information and communications technology industry in a selection of European, Chinese and Indian regions. The results show that GINs are more common in regions which are not organizationally and institutionally thick, suggesting that GINs may be a compensatory mechanism for weaknesses in the RIS.

Department/s

  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

215-237

Publication/Series

European Planning Studies

Volume

23

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1469-5944