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Inspired by: ERA dimensions » Inter-regional networking does not significantly enhance technological research

version: 7 / updated: 2011-02-24
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Originally submitted by: Omid Omidvar
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Source of inspiration

European Research Area (ERA) dimensions

Theme/activity of inspiration

Knowledge Sharing

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Inter-regional networking does not significantly enhance technological research

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Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Findings indicate that there are distinct paths to obtaining "critical mass" for scientific and technological research. The regional agglomeration of innovation capacity is important for the productivity of technological research whereas this is not the case for scientific research; likewise, scientific research is more productive in regions that are well connected in interregional knowledge production networks, but the same networking has no discernible effect on technological research. The above suggests that a single-pronged instrument that does not distinguish between the two will miss part of its target. The increases in interregional networking that are promoted by the FP appear to have a substantial effect on the productivity scientific research, but more will need to be done to promote technological research. Appropriately adjusted contracts for industry support introduced in FP6 appear to be a step in the right direction: As data for later years becomes available, further work could extent this analysis to FP6 and examine the role of such newly introduced instruments as IPs, STREPs (for industry) and NoEs (for science).

Keywords

Scientific research, Technological research, Innovation capacity, inter-regional networking, FP