Key enabling technologies (KETs) in the technological space: embeddedness and regional knowledge creation

Colin Wessendorf, Alexander Kopka and Dirk Fornahl

European Planning Studies, 2025, vol. 33, issue 2, 161-182

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of European Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) on regional innovation. KETs are a group of six technologies that share features with General-Purpose Technologies and are anticipated to contribute to innovation, Europe’s industrial competitiveness, and tackling grand societal challenges. As previous studies show innovation-driving effects of KETs, we are interested in the role of KETs in the regional technological space and its effect on innovation within a region. We analyse data from 141 German Labor Market Regions (LMRs) over a 15-year period and find varying and even negative impacts of individual KETs on regional knowledge creation. These findings emphasize KETs’ heterogeneity and the need for tailored regional policies.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2024.2420857

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