The new wave of regional innovation networks: Analysis, characteristics and strategy

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Networks ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Networks Analysis

Policy-Driven University – Industry Linkages and Regional Innovation Networks in Korea

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Won Sohn ◽  
Hyungjoo Kim ◽  
Jeong Hyop Lee
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Main Determinant ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Networks Analysis ◽  
University Industry ◽  
University Industry Linkages

In this paper we examine the role of the Korean government in creating university – industry linkages and in promoting the role of universities as knowledge providers in regional innovation systems. We investigate the different types of universities' roles in the capital region of Seoul and in the noncapital regions. We argue that government policy is the main determinant that drives Korean universities to play the role of knowledge provider for industrial innovation. This policy has also brought about regional differences in the way universities participate in innovation activities in the capital region and outside the capital region. In the Korean context, universities in noncapital regions act as a backbone for creating and managing regional innovation networks as well as a close and easily accessible knowledge provider to local industry. However, universities in the capital region play the role of a close knowledge provider only to local industry, while corporate research and development centres are the key players in developing and managing innovation networks in the capital region. To arrive at our conclusions we use social networks analysis and government document analysis to demonstrate the structure of innovation networks and to analyze two types of universities' roles in the regional innovation networks of four Korean industrial clusters.

scholarly journals Innovation networks or innovation within networks

IMP Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Synnøve Rubach ◽  
Thomas Hoholm ◽  
Håkan Håkansson
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Networks ◽  
Innovation Dynamics ◽  
Network Studies ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a longitudinal case study of a regional innovation policy initiative, in which ideas with regard to how innovation might be facilitated were changing over time. Through the scrutiny of insights in industrial network studies (IMP), the authors seek to shed light on the challenges created by policy interventions aimed at constructing complementary networks for the facilitation of innovation. That is to say, the authors endeavour to understand the interfaces between innovation networks and industrial networks, and the way in which they may influence innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a longitudinal case study of four successive regional innovation projects in Norway. Data are drawn from relevant policy documents and project documentations, as well as from participatory observation of application processes and project activities. Findings This study shows that regional innovation policy concerns first and foremost the interaction within and between relatively established diverse networks, which affects both structuring and restructuring. Changes in innovation policy required the re-configuring of constellations of business networks, research networks and policy networks. All initiatives required mobilisation input by persistent actors – often boundary organisations or researchers. The construction of innovation networks served as an instrument in the production of new interfaces between businesses, researchers and policy makers. The use and usefulness of these networks as perceived by the business actors were heavily influenced by the way in which the networks were configured. Research limitations/implications Generalisation based on in-depth qualitative case research requires further testing across similar and varying cases, and there have hitherto been relatively few studies of the interfaces between industrial and innovation networks. Despite this it can be argued that the conceptual distinction between constructed and emerging networks is a productive one in the study of networked innovation dynamics. During the research into this longitudinal case, it has been interesting to observe the way in which innovation research, and thus its influence on innovation policy, has changed over time. It would be beneficial if further studies were to be conducted on the way in which this has played out. Practical implications The administration of the public funding of innovation network activities requires great care. Where innovation policy initiatives are closely related to established industrial networks, it may be possible to strengthen innovation dynamics, challenge established practices and conceptions, and contribute to expanding, or even initiate innovation activities. In the first place, new activities need to be initiated in a way that supports the long-term development of actual business networks; and second, innovation policy bodies should be prepared to stimulate activity over longer periods of time. Originality/value This paper engages in, and combines, two parallel and rarely interacting debates on, respectively, innovation within innovation policy (innovation systems, clusters, networks) and industrial network studies (IMP and others). The authors make an “ideal type” distinction between alternative “constructed” networks and “emerging” networks, and the way in which they influence innovations.

New Stage in Formation of Innovative Economy: Experience of France

2012 ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
N. Lapina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Innovative Economy ◽  
Nicolas Sarkozy

The author eexamines the policy initiated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and aimed at the development of innovation. This policy is reflected by the support of high-tech industries, by the creation of scientific-industrial clusters, by the development of regional innovation networks, by upgrading of higher education and scientific research. Altogether it is to raise the France’s competitive force and to turn it into one of the leading powers of the world.

scholarly journals Complex regional innovation networks and HEI engagement - the case of Chicago

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilpo Laitinen ◽  
Michael Osborne ◽  
Jarii Stenvall
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Regional Innovation

Knowledge management in regional innovation networks: The case of Lahti, Finland

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesa Harmaakorpi ◽  
Helinä Melkas
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Regional Innovation
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