• DocumentCode
    2755715
  • Title

    The mechanism of technological innovation in local industrial clusters: The case of specialized town economy in Guangdong

  • Author

    Mao, Y.H. ; Lin, S.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Studies of Hong Kong, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    2-5 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    824
  • Lastpage
    829
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we will discuss how local industrial clusters build up a technological innovation system and its operating mechanism. Based on case study, we developed a “Four-in-One” model of technological innovation in Guangdong specialized towns to analyze the mechanism of technological innovation in industrial clusters. We also found that the innovation center plays an important role in enhancing the competitiveness of industrial clusters and of the regional economy.
  • Keywords
    industrial economics; small-to-medium enterprises; Guangdong; local industrial clusters; operating mechanism; regional economy; specialized town economy; technological innovation; Boosting; Capacity planning; Cities and towns; Communication industry; Production; Public policy; Rivers; Sun; Technological innovation; Transportation; Local industrial clusters; mechanism; specialized town; technological innovation; the SMEs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6565-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6566-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492800
  • Filename
    5492800