A systemic view on knowledge-based development metrics

Mirko Titze, Michael Schwartz and Matthias Brachert ()

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 35-57

Abstract: Drawing on the systems perspective of innovation processes, this article proposes a conceptual approach for a comprehensive analysis of regional knowledge generation and transfer. Instead of focusing on one single indicator, the approach emphasises the importance to take multiple channels of knowledge transfer into account. This provides valuable insights into the spatial structure of innovation processes on different levels. We disentangle the innovation process and consider four different layers: 1) publications in peer-reviewed journals; 2) patent applications; 3) formal R%D collaboration projects; 4) localised input-output relations. Further, we demonstrate the relevance of the 'multi-layer approach' by applying it empirically to a specific regional innovation system: The Free State of Saxony - a federal state in Germany. We argue that the approach could be a valuable tool to inform policy makers about knowledge-based regional development strategies.

Keywords: regional innovation systems; knowledge-based development metrics; patent applications; publications; R%D projects; input-output relations; research and development; knowledge generation; knowledge transfer; peer-reviewed journals; Germany; regional development. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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