The Evolution of Technologies in Time and Space: From National and Regional to Spatial Innovation Systems
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Complementing existing approaches on national innovation systems (NISs) and regional innovation systems (RISs), the proposed spatial innovation systems (SISs) approach incorporates a focus on the path-dependent evolution of specific technologies as components of technological systems and the intermingling of their technological paths among various locations through time. SISs utilize spatial divisions of labor among several specialized RISs, possibly in more than one NIS. The SIS concept emphasizes the external relations of actors as key elements that transcend all existing systems of innovation. The integrating role of these relations remains inadequately understood to date. This poses a challenge for future research.
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Complex products and platform technologies rely on the division of labor across regional ecosystems and often countries, and both the interactions within and outside the entrepreneurial ecosystem are vital for technological progress.
“Complex products and platform technologies rely on the division of labor across regional ecosystems and often coun -tries, and both the interactions within and outside the entrepreneurial ecosystem are vital for technological progress ( Oinas & Malecki, 2002).”
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- Authors
- Oinas, P., & Malecki, E. J.
- Affiliations
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Oinas, Päivi
- Malecki, Edward J.
- Venue
- International Regional Science Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 102-131
- ISSN
- 0160-0176 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6925
- OpenAlex
- W1997397910
- Cited by
- 237
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 28.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Regional Science Review (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Development › Regional Development and Innovation
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Keywords
- national innovation system, regional innovation systems, technological evolution, path dependence, technical systems, spatial division of labor, technology diffusion, geography of innovation
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