KNOW FOR INNOVATION
Status: ended
Title
Innovation Related Knowledge Flows in European Industry: Extent, Mechanisms, Implications (Know for Innovation)
Coordinator
Franco Malerba
Research outline and main results
This project aimed to empirically assess the innovation-related knowledge flows affecting manufacturing industry and services in Europe.
In particular, the research examined the type, extent and effectiveness of knowledge transmission mechanisms, the geographical dimension (regional, national, trans-national) of knowledge flows, the degree of convergence of national innovation systems in Europe, and the most effective policy options facilitating the access to and the transmission of innovation-related knowledge in European industries. In accordance with these aims, the research built on different information sources: the EPO data-set (related to patent applications and citations to European Patent Office), the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), (a database related to research joint-ventures funded by European Union) and the PACE questionnaire (elaborated by MERIT Institute). Besides, an additional questionnaire has been submitted to a sample of 500 European firms, classified into different sectors. A few case studies, related to each country involved in the project, have been carried out as well.
Researchers involved in the project
S. Breschi, L. Cusmano, A. Morrison, A. Porcu, R. Torchio
Partners
National Technical University of Athens (Greece), Universiteit Maastricht (The Netherlands), Strategic Industrial Research Networks (Great Britain), Université Louis Pasteur (France), Aalborg Universitet (Denmark), Zentrum für Europaische Wirtschafsforshung GmbH (Germany).
Last updated June 12, 2009
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