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Vorsprung durch Technium: Towards a System of Innovation in South-west Wales

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  • James Abbey
  • Gareth Davies
  • Lynn Mainwaring

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Abbey J., Davies G. and Mainwaring L. Vorsprung durch Technium: towards a system of innovation in south-west Wales, Regional Studies. Begun in 2001, Technium is a Welsh university-business interface project presently consisting of ten facilities. Seven of these are jointly managed by the Welsh Development Agency and Swansea University. Taken together with other, linked developments at the university, Technium is helping to generate a distinct sub-regional innovation system incorporating many features that researchers have identified as critical to successful localized collective learning and innovation. A provisional evaluation of costs and benefits suggests that recent criticism of the project is unfounded. With its initial dependence on European Union Structural Funds, the Technium model incorporates design elements that may be appropriate to other relatively deprived regions of the European Union. [image omitted] Abbey J., Davies G. et Mainwaring L. Vorsprung durch Technium: vers un systeme d'innovation dans le Sud-ouest des pays de Galles, Regional Studies. Lancee en 2001, Technium est une interface entre le secteur universitaire et le milieu du commerce comportant actuellement dix complexes, dont sept administres conjointement par la Welsh Development Agency (commission chargee de la promotion des pays de Galles) et par l'Universite de Swansea. Considere avec d'autres developpements universitaires connexes, Technium contribue a la creation d'un different systeme d'innovation sousregional qui embrasse beaucoup des traits qu'ont identifies les chercheurs comme essentiels pour assurer un apprentissage collectif et une innovation localises reussis. Une evaluation provisioire des couts et des benefices laisse supposer que la critique recente du projet est sans fondement. Avec sa dependance initiale des Fonds structurels de l'Ue, le modele Technium inclut des elements qui pourraient s'averer appropries aux autres regions relativement defavorisees de l'Ue. Technium Systemes d'innovation locaux Sud-ouest des pays de Galles Abbey J., Davies G. und Mainwaring L. Vorsprung durch Technium: auf dem Weg zu einem System der Innovation in Sudwest-Wales, Regional Studies. Technium ist ein 2001 gegrundetes Schnittstellenprojekt zwischen Universitaten und Unternehmen in Wales, das derzeit zehn Einrichtungen umfasst. Sieben dieser Einrichtungen stehen unter der gemeinsamen Verwaltung der Welsh Development Agency und der Universitat Swansea. Gemeinsam mit anderen, verknupften Entwicklungen an der Universitat tragt Technium zum Aufbau eines eigenen subregionalen Innovationssystems bei, das zahlreiche Merkmale aufweist, die von Wissenschaftlern als entscheidend fur erfolgreiches kollektives Lernen und Innovation vor Ort bezeichnet wurden. Eine provisorische Bewertung von Kosten und Nutzen lasst darauf schliessen, dass die jungste Kritik am Projekt unbegrundet ist. Mit seiner anfanglichen Abhangigkeit von EU-Strukturfonds weist das Technium-Modell Merkmale auf, die sich auch fur andere relativ benachteiligte Regionen der EU als geeignet erweisen konnten. Technium Lokale Innovationssysteme Sudwest-Wales Abbey J., Davies G. y Mainwaring L. Vorsprung durch Technium: Hacia un sistema de innovacion en el suroeste de Gales, Regional Studies. Technium es un proyecto de interconexion entre universidades y empresas iniciado en 2001 que en la actualidad cuenta con diez instalaciones. Siete de estas instalaciones estan gestionadas conjuntamente por la Agencia de Desarrollo de Gales y la Universidad de Swansea. Junto con otros proyectos de desarrollo vinculados a la Universidad, Technium sirve para generar un sistema de innovacion distinto a nivel subregional que incorpora muchas caracteristicas que los investigadores han identificado como fundamentales para localizar con exito el aprendizaje colectivo y la innovacion. Una valoracion provisional de los costes y los beneficios indica que las recientes criticas del proyecto no tienen fundamentos. Con su dependencia inicial de los Fondos Estructurales de la UE, el modelo de Technium anade lo que podria ser apropiado a otras regiones relativamente desfavorecidas de la UE. Technium Sistemas de innovacion local Suroeste de Gales

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  • James Abbey & Gareth Davies & Lynn Mainwaring, 2008. "Vorsprung durch Technium: Towards a System of Innovation in South-west Wales," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 281-293.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:42:y:2008:i:2:p:281-293
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400601147281
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