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