The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy

by Acs, Zoltan J.; Groot, Henri L. F. De; Nijkamp, Peter

• ISBN13: 9783540437222
• ISBN10: 3540437223
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Knowledge has in recent years become a key driver for growth of regions and nations. This volume empirically investigates the emergence of the knowledge economy in the late 20th century from a regional point of view. It first deals with the theoretical background for understanding the knowledge economy, with knowledge spillovers and development externalities. It then examines aspects of the relationship between knowledge inputs and innovative outputs in the information, computer and telecommunications sector (ICT) of the economy at the regional level. Case studies focusing on a wide variety of sectors, countries and regions finally illustrate important regional innovation issues.

Table of Contents

Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development	1	(14)
Zoltan J. Acs
Henri L. F. de Groot
Peter Nijkamp
Part I: Theoretical Background. Concepts and Measurement
Milieux Innovateurs and Collective Learning: From Concepts to Measurement	15	(32)
Roberto Camagni
Roberta Capello
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the SME Sector	47	(18)
Enno Masurel
Kees van Montfort
Peter Nijkamp
Networked Alliances and Innovation	65	(16)
Luis Suarez-Villa
The Innovation Decision and Fixed Costs	81	(26)
Kees van Montfort
Geert Ridder
Alfred Kleinknecht
The Knowledge Base, Innovation and Urban Economic Growth	107	(14)
William F. Lever
Constructing an Index for Regional Competitiveness	121	(18)
Janne Huovari
Aki Kangasharju
Aku Alanen
Part II: Knowledge Spillovers and University Research
Geographic Spillovers of University Research: on Patent Activities of the High Technology Sectors in Austria	139	(16)
Manfred M. Fischer
Attila Varga
High Technology Employment and Knowledge Spillovers	155	(18)
Zoltan J. Acs
Felix R.
FitzRoy
Ian Smith
Universities as Agents in Regional Innovation Systems. Evaluating Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Collaboration in Austria	173	(22)
Martina Fromhold-Eisebith
Doris Schartinger
Part III: The ICT Sector and Regional Development
ICT and Knowledge Challenges for Entrepreneurs in Regional Economic Development	195	(20)
Roger Stough
Rajendra Kulkarni
Jean Paelinck
Newcomers and Innovation in the U.S. Telephone Industry. Then and Now	215	(28)
Pat Norton
The Spatial Industrial Dynamics of the ICT Sector in Sweden	243	(34)
Charlie Karlsson
Johan Klaesson
The Multimedia Industry: Networks and Regional Development in a Globalised Economy	277	(24)
Gerhard Fuchs
Part IV: Regional Case Studies
Small Key Tech-Knowledge Firms in Canada: Their Innovation Potential, Structure, and Spatial Adaptation	301	(20)
Brain Ceh
The Location of Technological Innovations within the Japanese Semiconductor Industry	321	(24)
Tomokazu Arita
Philip McCann
Innovative Performance in the Capital Region of Norway	345	(20)
Heidi Wiig Aslesen
Innovation and Firm Location in the Spanish Medical Instruments Industry	365
Manuela P. Perez
Angel M. Sanchez