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The German Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry: Spatial Growth and Innovation Patterns

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  • Bjorn Frank

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Maurseth P. B. and Frank B. The German information and communication technology (ICT) industry: spatial growth and innovation patterns, Regional Studies. This paper is motivated by previous studies that have found that information and communication technology (ICT) industries seem to cluster geographically and having spatially clustered growth rates. In Germany, the production of ICT devices is concentrated in clusters of innovating regions (in terms of patents). ICT service production, on the other hand, is concentrated in larger urban areas. The data show that negative spatial effects are present for several sectors, which might give support for the so-called backwash effect described by Gunnar Myrdal in 1957. Weak positive growth effects from ICT are found, but these growth effects stem more from innovation in rather than from production or use of ICT. [image omitted] Maurseth P. B. et Frank B. Les industries TIC en Allemagne: la croissance geographique et la distribution de l'innovation, Regional Studies. Cet article est motive par des etudes anterieures qui demontrent que les industries TIC et les taux de croissance ont tendance a s'agglomerer. En Allemagne, la production des dispositifs TIC est concentree en regroupements de regions innovatrices (en termes de brevets). De l'autre cote, la production des services TIC est concentree dans des zones urbaines plus grandes. Les donnees laissent voir que des effets geographiques negatifs sont presents pour plusieurs secteurs, ce qui pourrait venir a l'appui du soi-disant effet de redistribution d'apres Gunnar Myrdal (1957). Les effets de croissance TIC positifs s'averent faibles, mais ces effets de croissance proviennent de l'innovation TIC plutot que de la production ou de l'emploi des TIC. TIC Regroupements Amenagement du territoire Croissance geographique Maurseth P. B. und Frank B. Die deutsche ICT-Industrie: Raumliches Wachstum und Innovationsmuster, Regional Studies. Dieser Beitrag wurde durch vorangegangene Studien motiviert, aus denen hervorging, dass sich ICT-Industrien in geografischen Clustern zu ballen scheinen und raumlich geballte Wachstumsraten aufweisen. In Deutschland konzentriert sich die Herstellung von ICT-Geraten auf Cluster in (gemessen an den Patenten) innovierenden Regionen. Die Erbringung von ICT-Dienstleistungen ist hingegen auf grossere urbane Gebiete konzentriert. Aus den Daten geht hervor, dass fur mehrere Sektoren negative raumliche Auswirkungen vorhanden sind, die den von Gunnar Myrdal (1957) beschriebenen sogenannten Entzugseffekt unterstutzen konnten. Wir stellen schwache positive Wachstumseffekte aufgrund von ICT fest, wobei diese Wachstumseffekte aber mehr durch Innovation verursacht werden als durch die Herstellung oder Nutzung von ICT. ICT Cluster Innovation Regionalentwicklung Raumliches Wachstum Maurseth P. B. y Frank B. La industria alemana de TIC: crecimiento espacial y modelos de innovacion, Regional Studies. Este articulo esta motivado por estudios anteriores en los que se ha observado que las industrias TIC (Tecnologias de la Informacion y la Comunicacion) parecen aglomerarse geograficamente y tener tasas de crecimiento agrupadas espacialmente. En Alemania, la produccion de los dispositivos de TIC esta concentrada en agrupaciones de regiones innovadoras (en cuanto a patentes se refiere). Sin embargo, la produccion de servicios de TIC esta concentrada en zonas urbanas mas grandes. Los datos indican que los efectos espaciales negativos estan presentes en varios sectores lo que podria contribuir al denominado efecto regresivo descrito por Gunnar Myrdal (1957). Observamos debiles efectos de crecimiento positivos en las TIC pero estos efectos de crecimiento proceden mas de la innovacion que de la produccion o el uso de las TIC. TIC Agrupaciones Innovacion Desarrollos regionales Crecimiento espacial

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  • Per Botolf Maurseth & Bjorn Frank, 2009. "The German Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry: Spatial Growth and Innovation Patterns," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(4), pages 605-624.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:4:p:605-624
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701874149
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