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2013 | Book

Knowledge as a Driver of Technological Change and Regional Growth Read chapter Read first chapter

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

Author: Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Book Series : Contributions to Economics

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

The book provides conceptual and empirical insights into the complex relationship between knowledge flows and regional growth in the EU. The author critically scrutinizes and enhances the RIS (Regional Innovation System) approach, discussing innovation as a technological, institutional and evolutionary process. Moreover, she advances the ongoing discourse on the role of space and technological proximity in the process of innovation and technological externalities. The book closes with an investigation of the role of technological change and knowledge spillovers in the dynamic growth and “catching-up” of EU regions. ​

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Knowledge as a Driver of Technological Change and Regional Growth
Abstract
In order to pursue a comprehensive analytical approach to study technological change and its role in regional growth in the EU, this chapter draws on an overview of the economic theory of knowledge, endogenous growth theories, and “new economic geography” to prepare a theoretical framework for the models estimated in Chaps.​ 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Chapter 2. Innovative, Technological, and Growth Capacities of the EU Regions
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.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Chapter 3. The Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems (RIS). The Role of High-Tech Industry and Knowledge-Intensive Services
Abstract
As pointed out in the introduction, the literature on endogenous growth demonstrates that the regional capacity to sustain innovation is embodied in the region’s institutions and resources – namely, its underlying technological infrastructure. Moreover, the process of innovation does not follow a straightforward linear model path from the laboratory to the marketplace. In other words, rather than being sequential, the innovation process is a spiral. Schematically, private business research is fuelled by diverse university research and diverse types of expertise coming from customers and suppliers. The latter also feeds back into university research.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Chapter 4. The Role of Intra-, Inter-, and Extra-Regional Sources of Knowledge Spillovers. The Evidence of High-Tech Industries
Abstract
While Chap.​ 3 focused on RIS and local or intra-regional drivers of the regional innovation processes, this chapter aims to investigate inter- and extra-regional knowledge spillovers across EU regions. Inspired by the previously discussed literature in Chap.​ 1 and by factual innovation trends in the EU presented in Chap.​ 2, this chapter aims to investigate geographically and technologically determined knowledge spillovers among European regions and thus contribute to the understanding of the diffusion processes of innovation and knowledge in space. The inflow of R&D spillovers from extra- and inter-regional sources may be an important additional source of technological advantage for many regions.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Chapter 5. Localized Knowledge Spillovers, Agglomeration Externalities, and Technological Dynamics in High-Tech Industries. Evidence Based on the EU Regions
Abstract
This chapter raises the question of whether or not and to what extent the structure of industrial activity generates externalities that influence a given region’s innovative activity in high-tech industries. The previous chapter has shown that for the high-tech sector, a home region’s knowledge sourcing is very important along with university-industry collaboration. Apart from the universities’ role in R&D and knowledge diffusion, the home region’s productive system has a crucial influence on regional innovative potential as a whole. Furthermore, firms and R&D institutions are not isolated in their innovation activities but are highly dependent on their external business environment at the sector and regional levels. Therefore, the following chapter tries to take into account the overall productive structure and dynamic externalities in order to analyze a region’s potential for innovation activity and technological change.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Chapter 6. Knowledge Spillovers, Technological Change, and Regional Growth. Empirical Evidence of the EU Regions
Abstract
Regional disparities can no longer be defined only in terms of statistical differences in values of standard macroeconomic indicators. Knowledge and technological advancement matter more and more in defining both the level and growth rate of a given region’s GDP. The following chapter aims to analyze the impact of knowledge spillovers and technological change on economic growth and the catching-up process of the EU regions.
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union
Author
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN
978-3-319-00342-9
Print ISBN
978-3-319-00341-2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00342-9