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Innovation for European competitiveness and cohesion: Opportunities and difficulties of co-evolution

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The European Union aims to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. Nevertheless, half the Europe-25 Member States possess limited innovation capacities. This article argues that the co-evolution patterns of physical and social technologies indicate two possible scenarios: either the forward-looking elements will start a chain reaction mobilising the rest of the national system, as in Ireland; or the dynamic elements will integrate sectorally and transnationally to the global system, leaving the rest of the economy in a permanent low-cost and low-competitiveness trap. The former is a win-win scenario for the European system of innovation, whereas the latter is second-best. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Lena J Tsipouri, 2004. "Innovation for European competitiveness and cohesion: Opportunities and difficulties of co-evolution," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 31(6), pages 465-474, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:31:y:2004:i:6:p:465-474
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    1. Riccardo Crescenzi & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, 2012. "An ‘Integrated’ Framework For The Comparative Analysis Of The Territorial Innovation Dynamics Of Developed And Emerging Countries," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(3), pages 517-533, July.
    2. Gurgul, Henryk & Lach, Łukasz, 2012. "Technological progress and economic growth: evidence from Poland," MPRA Paper 52279, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Gede Ginaya, 2019. "Mixed-Strategies of Marketing in BBTF: Seller Persuasion Towards Prospective Buyers," GATR Journals jmmr203, Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise.
    4. Yana Hendayana, 2019. "The Effect of Productivity and Innovation on the Competitiveness of Batik SMEs in West Java Indonesia," GATR Journals jmmr204, Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise.

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