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From ‘Techniums’ to ‘emptiums’: the failure of a flagship innovation policy in Wales

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Pugh, Rhiannon, MacKenzie, Niall G., Jones-Evans, Dylan·2018·Regional Studies
DOI 10.1080/00343404.2018.1444272
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This paper examines the use of European Union Structural Funds to support the development of innovation policy within Wales during the period 2000–06. Drawing on data from the Welsh government and interviews with key stakeholders, it focuses specifically on the Technium programme, a high-profile technology-based innovation intervention that took a predominantly supply-side approach to supporting innovation, resulting in its eventual failure. Consistent within this is an analysis of the efficacy of supply-side policies using European Union funds to support research and development activities to aid economic growth in peripheral, weaker regions.

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Authors
Pugh, R., MacKenzie, N. G., & Jones-Evans, D.
Affiliations
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • University of Strathclyde (GB)
  • Faculty of Business and Society, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.
Corresponding author
MacKenzie, Niall G.
ORCID
Venue
Regional Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2018-03-21
Volume
52
Issue
7
Pages
1009-1020
ISSN
  • 0034-3404 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0591
DOI
10.1080/00343404.2018.1444272
OpenAlex
W2788990844
Cited by
37
References
1
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FWCI
22.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-sa
Locations
  • Regional Studies (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Regional Development and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Regional Economic Development and Innovation
Keywords
innovation policy, EU structural funds, technology-driven innovation, R&D investment, regional economic growth, periphery, policy failure, Wales

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