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Promoting localized...
Promoting localized excellence in research and innovation : mapping contemporary policy trends in Sweden
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- Lundequist, Per, 1972- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Kulturgeografiska institutionen,CIND
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- Waxell, Anders, 1972- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Kulturgeografiska institutionen,CIND
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- 2008
- 2008
- English.
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- 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.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Social och ekonomisk geografi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Social and Economic Geography (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- innovation policies
- Centres of Excellences
- localized knowledge production
- science-based industries
- Sweden
Publication and Content Type
- vet (subject category)
- kon (subject category)
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