Björn Asheim

TL;DR: Fagerberg as mentioned in this paper pointed out that the more knowledge-intensive the economic activity, the more geographically clustered it tends to be, and that this tendency toward spatial concentration has become more marked over time, not less contradicts longstanding predictions that the increasing use of information and communication technologies would lead to the dispersal of innovative activity over g g p p p g Fagerberg / The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Revised Proof 31.7.2004 5:38pm page 291

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors distinguish between two types of knowledge base: analytical and synthetic, and argue that in terms of innovation policy the regional level often provides a grounded approach embedded in networks of actors acknowledging the importance of the knowledge base of an industry.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how firms in three regional clusters in Norway dominated by shipbuilding, mechanical engineering and electronics industry exploit both place-specific local resources as well as external, world-class knowledge to strengthen their competitiveness.

TL;DR: In this article, a regional innovation policy model based on the idea of constructing regional advantage is presented, which brings together concepts like related variety, knowledge bases and policy platforms, and the implications of this are traced for evolving platform policies that facilitate economic development within and between regions in action lines appropriate to incorporate the basic principles behind related variety and differentiated knowledge bases.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the future of industrial districts in a post-Fordist "learning economy" and argue that the core of the question is related to the collective learning capacity of small and medium sized enterprises in industrial districts.