ESSY
Satus: ended
ESSY is a research project funded by the Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER) programme of the European Commission (DG research) under the Fourth Framework Programme (Contract n°: SOE1-CT 98-1116, DG 12-SOLS), co-ordinated by Professor Franco Malerba of KITeS at Bocconi University, Milan.
Abstract
The ESSY Project is the result of the research work of ten research groups in seven European countries. The overall purpose of the project was:
1. to build a research methodology which focuses on sectoral systems,
2. to understand the functioning and evolution of six major sectoral systems in Europe,
3. to study the determinants of the European performance in these six sectors,
4. to develop new policy options and implications on this basis.
Three summary reports have been produced in ESSY.
The reader interested in the sectoral system methodology and in the evolution of the characteristics of the six European sectors is advised to read WP4-RP11 - Sectoral Systems in Europe: Summary and Conclusions by the ESSY coordinator Franco Malerba.
The reader interested in the determinants of the performance in the six European sectors is advised to read WP4-RP12 - The performance of Sectoral Systems in Europe, by Benjamin Coriat, Franco Malerba and Fabio Montobbio.
The reader interested in the policy issues is advised to read WP4-RP13 - Sectoral Systems: Implications for European Technology Policy, by Charles Edquist, Franco Malerba, Stan Metcalfe, Fabio Montobbio, Ed Steinmueller.
The ESSY final report describes and summarises the scientific findings and the policy implications of each of the 13 Research Projects (RP) in ESSY. The RPs were grouped into four Work Packages as follows:
WP1 - LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Basic definitions, literature review and the conceptual background for the whole research.
WP2 - SECTORAL SYSTEMS IN EUROPE: The six case studies of specific sectoral systems in Europe: Services (Retailing, Airports, and Medical services) (RP1). Software (RP2). Telecommunications hardware and services (RP3). Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (RP4). Machine tools (RP5). Chemicals (RP6).
WP3 - NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND SECTORAL SYSTEMS: the role played by national institutional frameworks in the evolution of sectoral systems: patterns of national institutional framework (RP7). Organisation of R&D (RP8). Corporate governance (RP9). The financing of innovation(RP10).
WP4 - THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY: a synthesis of both WP2 and WP3 and the policy implications: Sectoral systems in Europe (RP11). A comparison of the structure, evolution and performance of sectoral systems in Europe, US and Japan (RP12). Policy implications (RP13).
Overall ESSY has produced 39 deliverables. In accordance with the contract with the Commission, 31 papers have been delivered to the Commission. Eight additional papers have also been produced and delivered.
Information and results of ESSY are available on this web site. They concern the ten ESSY partners, the work programme, the 5 Progress Reports and the 39 deliverables. It is possible to download the working papers, the project work programme, the Progress Reports and past workshop agendas.
Last updated June 12, 2009
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