Ola Jonsson
Universitetslektor
Innovation processes and proximity: The case of IDEON firms in Lund, Sweden
Författare
Summary, in English
Increasing pressure on innovativeness and collaboration is supposed to strengthen the importance of geographical proximity in innovation systems. But simultaneously there are;globalization forces' and information and communication technology (ICT) developments that stress wider contexts and different dependencies to place and distance. With case studies of innovative firms at IDEON Science Park in Lund, the article presents analyses of the importance of proximity, related to the kind of knowledge and collaborative arrangements involved in innovation processes. Scope for 'untraded interdependencies' is discussed as well as the possible ICT impact of these collaborative relations. Argument for a three tier innovation system is put forward and its implications for regional innovation strategies are, concludingly, discussed.
Avdelning/ar
- Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
Publiceringsår
2002
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
705-722
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
European Planning Studies
Volym
10
Issue
6
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Human Geography
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1469-5944