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2. Innovative, Technological, and Growth Capacities of the EU Regions

Author : Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn

Published in: Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The role of regions as engines of economic development and growth has been widely recognized in recent years, and abundant documentation now exists of many of the successful economic examples of this phenomenon in different parts of the world. Critical elements of the economic success of regions depends on the capabilities of the local level to upgrade its productive structures and to generate, diffuse, and apply knowledge in the production of highly innovative and knowledge-intensive products and services. Accelerating technological change and moving up the technological ladder, from low to high value-added industries is a prerequisite for sustaining economic competitiveness. These industries create good jobs, expand production and trade, and drive continuous innovation. It is therefore not surprising that most developed economies increase their share of knowledge and research-intensive industries such as biotechnology, ICT, advanced manufacturing, and advanced business services.

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Footnotes
1
Employed persons are persons aged 15 and over in high-tech and knowledge-intensive services sectors (high-tech KIS-sector). The knowledge intensity reflects the integration with a generic or service-specific science and technology base. It can be seen as a combination of knowledge embedded in new equipment, personnel, and R&D intensity, Eurostat REGIO.
 
2
Sustainable semiconductor manufacturing in Europe – the future of the industry, Position Paper of the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), June 2010, http://​ec.​europa.​eu/​enterprise/​sectors/​ict
 
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Metadata
Title
Innovative, Technological, and Growth Capacities of the EU Regions
Author
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00342-9_2