Patterns of innovation in the EU-25 regionsa typology and policy recommendations

  1. Mikel Navarro 1
  2. Juan José Gibaja 1
  3. Ricardo Aguado 1
  4. Beñat Bilbao-Osorio 2
  1. 1 Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness
  2. 2 OECD
Revista:
Orkestra Working Paper Series in Territorial Competitiveness

ISSN: 1989-1288

Año de publicación: 2008

Número: 4

Tipo: Documento de Trabajo

Otras publicaciones en: Orkestra Working Paper Series in Territorial Competitiveness

Resumen

Este documento desarrolla una tipología de regiones que recoge la diversidad de patrones regionales de innovación existentes en la UE-25. Para ello selecciona 21 variables relacionadas con la capacidad de una región para generar y absorber conocimiento y para transformar la I+D en innovación y crecimiento económico. A partir de los resultados de sendos análisis de componentes principales y clúster, se identifican 7 tipos de patrones regionales de innovación, en los que se agrupan las 186 regiones de la UE25, de acuerdo con su especialización sectorial y su capacidad y desempeño económico y tecnológico. Identificando regiones similares o más avanzadas se facilitan comparaciones entre regiones homogéneas, de los que derivar aprendizajes de políticas acertadas. Para cada uno de los 7 grupos el artículo ofrece recomendaciones de políticas, acordes a sus características locales específicas. En suma, la contribución de este documento es doble: en primer lugar, provee la primera tipología de patrones de innovación para las regiones de la UE-25, obtenida a partir de un número elevado de variables; y, en segundo lugar, las conclusiones derivadas del análisis pueden guiar las actuaciones de los responsables políticos de la UE en el campo de las políticas de innovación regional.

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