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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492800
