TY - BOOK
T1 - The role of universities in innovation networks: the role of proximity on innovation dynamics in knowledge community precints
AU - Korotka, Milana
AU - Benneworth, Paul Stephen
AU - Ratinho, Tiago
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper critically analyses the recent fad for using technopoles and as key economic growth drivers stimulating innovation dynamics in particular territories. Conceptualising technopoles as “knowledge community precincts” creating science-park style benefits, we characterise these benefits as creating proximity between participants. Studying a typical science city, Kennispark in Eastern Netherlands, we discover that geographical proximity is much less important than social, cognitive or institutional proximity to Kennispark academics. The paper argues that local dimension to technopoles requires further analysis, and policy should focus on embedding local firms more actively in technopoles’ knowledge communities.
AB - This paper critically analyses the recent fad for using technopoles and as key economic growth drivers stimulating innovation dynamics in particular territories. Conceptualising technopoles as “knowledge community precincts” creating science-park style benefits, we characterise these benefits as creating proximity between participants. Studying a typical science city, Kennispark in Eastern Netherlands, we discover that geographical proximity is much less important than social, cognitive or institutional proximity to Kennispark academics. The paper argues that local dimension to technopoles requires further analysis, and policy should focus on embedding local firms more actively in technopoles’ knowledge communities.
KW - IR-94240
KW - METIS-308959
M3 - Report
BT - The role of universities in innovation networks: the role of proximity on innovation dynamics in knowledge community precints
PB - Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)
CY - Enschede
ER -