Production of collective knowledge: some evidence from european metropolitan areas
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Relying upon original empirical evidence gathered in 12 European metropolitan areas, this paper focuses on conditions characterizing the generation of localized technological knowledge. Complementarities relying upon favorable industrial and institutional conditions support collective learning, which in turn emerges as the determinant in the generation of new knowledge. Technological knowledge emerges as a collective good both from a structural and a dynamic viewpoint. Knowledge production is the result of a process that relies upon diverse and yet interdependent knowledge bases, which afe systematically accessed, accumulated and recombined through different interpolating processes. Implications for regional and local innovation systems are thus raised appreciating connectivity between the variety of knowledge producers, and therefore communication opportunities and communication channels as central concerns far knowledge-enhancing technology policy.Download Info
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Paper provided by University of Turin in its series Dipartimento di Economia "S. Cognetti de Martiis" LEI & BRICK - Laboratorio di economia dell'innovazione "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto. WP series with number 200401.Length: 40 pages
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- Consoli Davide & Patrucco Pier Paolo, 2004. "Production of collective knowledge: some evidence from european metropolitan areas," Dipartimento di Economia "S. Cognetti de Martiis" LEI & BRICK - Laboratorio di economia dell'innovazione "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo 200402, University of Turin.
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