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- Lundequist, Per, 1972-, et al.
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Promoting localized excellence in research and innovation : mapping contemporary policy trends in Sweden
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- High-tech and science-based industries have been hyped as a key part of the knowledge economy and governments have acknowledged research and innovation as a top priority for promoting competitive advantage. A prominent trend in recent years in many European countries and beyond has been to direct research funding towards so-called Centres of Excellences (CoE): micro-concentrations of high-skilled workers and socially networked knowledge workers. By exploring recent trends in innovation policies in the case of Sweden, and setting up a comprehensive database including data from 110 granted CoE-initiative applications, a detailed picture is presented focusing on key policy actors, program design, prioritised sectors, and characteristics of leading researchers. Drawing on a theoretical model of localised excellence, we suggest that the initiatives can be mapped and further analysed along three dimensions: research; innovation; and value creation. We conclude by briefly discussing methodological issues concerning the possibilities and challenges of using this kind of empirical material for analysing localized knowledge production in the knowledge-based economy. Finally, the current policy rhetoric emphasising the importance of cluster- and CoE-initiatives for promoting economic growth is critically discussed.
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- Lundequist, Per, 1972-, et al.
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Regionalizing 'Mode 2'? : The adoption of Centres of Excellence in Swedish resarch policy
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Ingår i: Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0435-3684 .- 1468-0467. ; 92B:3, s. 263-279
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article contributes to the ongoing debate on the role of university research for innovation and economic growth, a debate highly influenced by concepts such as Mode 2 and regional innovation systems and clusters. A prominent trend in many EU and OECD countries is to direct research funding towards so-called Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in order to stimulate the industrial output of scientific research. The implementation of the CoE approach is viewed as an attempt to bridge research and innovation policy. By using Sweden as an example and providing an overview and critical discussion concerning Swedish research policy during the period 2001 to 2007 we show that the rhetoric within research policy has changed and become increasingly intertwined with innovation policy. In practice, however, this is not as evident. The study draws on (a) an analysis of policy literature pointing out regulatory and organizational changes concerning the increasing emphasis on linking research to competitive industrial milieus, and (b) a comprehensive database including 110 CoEs, presenting a detailed picture of university-industry collaboration, cross-disciplinarity, and prioritized sectors. We fiind that the CoEs account for a relatively small share of government funding, but may however have a strengthening impact on particular research milieus and industries, especially in the life sciences. Additionally, although contemporary policy rhetoric appears to highlight steering funding to geographically-concentrated milieus, thereby linking leading university research to regional industrial clusters, this has only been manifested in a few cases – notably in the Vinnväxt programme run by Vinnova, the national agency promoting innovation systems.
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- Waxell, Anders, 1972-, et al.
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Conditions for conducting high-quality research : Results from a research evaluation survey at Uppsala University
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In light of a recent research evaluation exercise carried out at Uppsala Universityin 2016 and 2017 (Quality and Renewal 2017), this study investigates the preconditionsand processes perceived to contribute to an enhanced embedded researchquality culture. The study draws on the results from a survey answered bynearly 3 700 research-active staff, including doctoral students. A mixed-methodsapproach is adopted based on both a quantitative binary logistic regression modelcombining significant factors from three survey-related themes and a qualitativeanalysis based on answers to open-ended questions. The results from the binarylogistic regression show that respondents who receive constructive feedback, haveaccess to good support and infrastructure, have a good social environment at thedepartment, and have a reliable funding situation have the highest odds ratios forperceiving the conditions for conducting high-quality research as good or verygood. These results are also supported by the analysis of the open-ended questions,lending validity to the conclusions.
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- Waxell, Anders, 1972-, et al.
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Conditions for Conducting High‐Quality Research : Results from a Research Evaluation Survey at Uppsala University
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In light of a recently undertaken research evaluation exercise carried out at Uppsala University in2016 and 2017 (Q&R17), this study aims to investigate the preconditions and processes perceived tocontribute to an enhanced embedded research quality culture. The study draws on the results from asurvey answered by nearly 3,700 research active staff, including doctoral students. A mixed‐methodsapproach is used based on logistic regressions and text analyses of open‐ended questions. The resultsshow that constructive feedback, access to good support and infrastructure, a good socialenvironment, and a reliable funding situation are important for conducting high‐quality research.
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- Waxell, Anders, 1972-, et al.
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Results from the Q&R17 research environment survey
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Ingår i: Quality andRenewal 2017 (Kvalitet och förnyelse 2017). - Uppsala : Uppsala University. ; , s. 39-63, 651-662
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- Waxell, Anders, 1972-
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Uppsalas biotekniska industriella system : En ekonomisk-geografisk studie av interaktion, kunskapsspridning och arbetsmarknadsrörlighet
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The main purpose of the thesis is to study industrial transformation and growth within a local cluster of biotech activities in Uppsala, Sweden. A combination of theoretical approaches is used to address questions of why certain regions become more competitive: the cluster approach, innovation systems theory, and the technological systems approach. First, the industrial system is mapped in order to identify important local actors and structures. Secondly, by using interviews, a questionnaire, and a longitudinal database, key relations are studied from a spatial point of view. Four different fields of interaction are studied: business and market interaction; interaction with investors; collaborative and overall social interaction; and labor market interaction. The importance of the local milieu varies depending on the types of interaction in focus. Business interaction is predominantly global. Relations with investors are mainly regional and focused to the broader Stockholm region. The local milieu in Uppsala is more significant with respect to formal cooperation and collaboration, especially between local academy and industry actors, as well as informal interaction and social networks. The local milieu also seems to be important for knowledge transfer on the labor market. The creation of innovations and competitiveness is not just an outcome of buyer-supplier linkages, but is also a result of both formal and informal interaction occurring between industry and actors in the institutional and environmental setting, where knowledge, skills and information can be traded and/or transferred. Thus, the presence of knowledge intensive local actors and the quality of the relations is an important factor for the creation of industrial transformation and growth.
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