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The evolution of knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems: co-evolving entrepreneurial activity and innovation policy in the West Swedish maritime system

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  • Ethan Gifford
  • Maureen McKelvey
  • Rögnvaldur Saemundsson

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This paper contributes insights into the debate concerning the emergence of innovation ecosystems. More specifically, we propose a knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystem. Building on prior research on collective action, innovation governance, and knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, we elaborate on existing theory by presenting a conceptual framework to articulate why ecosystems require the combination of top-down exploration of policy alternatives by policymakers, together with bottom-up knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial activity in order to progress towards sustainable development. Through our case study of the Maritime Cluster of West Sweden, we propose that sustained incentives for knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship, along with more experimentation and new forms of collaboration by policymakers in the Maritime Cluster, are needed in order for progress towards innovation-led sustainable development to occur.

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  • Ethan Gifford & Maureen McKelvey & Rögnvaldur Saemundsson, 2021. "The evolution of knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems: co-evolving entrepreneurial activity and innovation policy in the West Swedish maritime system," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(5), pages 651-676, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:28:y:2021:i:5:p:651-676
    DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2020.1856047
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