Knowledge Organisations and High-Tech Regional Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Evidence from Argentina

Authors

  • Carolina Pasciaroni Universidad Nacional del Sur - Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (CONICET).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242016000200003

Keywords:

Knowledge Organisations, Links between Universities/I D Centres and Firms, Regional Innovation Systems, Science and Technology Parks, High-Technology, ICT, Developing Countries.

Abstract

In the globally and knowledge based economy, the universities and other knowledge organisations are valued for their ability to contribute to the regional innovation processes. This is particularly relevant for the developing countries in South America since their R&D spending is highly concentrated on the public knowledge infrastructure. However, there are few studies examining the role of knowledge organizations at regional level in Latin America. The proposed study aims to analyse the role played by knowledge organisations in the formation of a high-tech Regional Innovation Systems in Argentina. This country has a number of attractive features relative to the positive evolution of its R&D spending and the recent implementation of a policy that promotes cooperation between firms and knowledge organisations among high-tech sectors. As evidenced in developed regions, the organisations under study play a key role in the promotion of a high-tech Regional Innovation Systems. However, this prominent role is not based on those local factors identified in the literature, such as organisational and institutional local assets, but on national science and technology policies and individual initiatives conducted by the faculties involved.

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Author Biography

Carolina Pasciaroni, Universidad Nacional del Sur - Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (CONICET).

Dra. en Economía. Docente axuliar del Departamento de Economía de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS). Becaria posdoctoral del Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

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Published

2016-06-21

How to Cite

Pasciaroni, C. (2016). Knowledge Organisations and High-Tech Regional Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Evidence from Argentina. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 11(2), 22–32. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242016000200003

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Research Articles