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Technological agglomeration and the emergence of clusters and networks in nanotechnology

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Robinson, D.K.R.
Rip, A.
Mangematin, V.

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Based on the analysis of two clusters in nanotechnologies (MESA+ in the Netherlands and Minatec in Grenoble in France), the paper examines the emergence and effects of technological agglomeration. The social and technical arrangements of a regional centre for nanotechnology both enable and constrain the ongoing activities and research lines that can be followed. Technology platforms and their co-location are a pre-requisite for nanotechnology research and agglomeration of such platforms are both a means and outcome for institutional entrepreneurs to mobilise resources, build networks and construct regional centres of excellence in nanotechnology. Technological agglomeration shapes the networks that evolve and leads to the convergence of scientific disciplines.

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Paper provided by Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory (GAEL) in its series Working Papers with number 200603.

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Keywords: TECHNOLOGICAL AGGLOMERATION; TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM; CLUSTER; DISTRICT; CONVERGING TECHNOLOGY; MULTILEVEL ACTIVITIES;

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  1. Ingrid Ott & Christian Papilloud & Torben Zülsdorf, 2009. "What Drives Innovation? Causes of and Consequences for Nanotechnologies," Managing Global Transitions, University of Primorska, Faculty of Management Koper, vol. 7(1), pages 5-26. [Downloadable!]
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