Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This study examines the factors that shaped the long-term evolution of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Sweden, 1950–2013. Using a new historical microdatabase on actual innovation output, the driving forces and technological interdependencies in the third industrial revolution are chronicled. The results of this study support some stylized facts about technological Interdependencies in general-purpose technologies: a closely knitted set of industries has provided positive and negative driving forces for the development of ICT innovations. The historical evolution of GPTs can in this perspective be described as a sequence of development blocks.
Source: Industrial and Corporate Change
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dty053
Author: Josef Taalbi
Institution: Lund University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,299
Funder: VINNOVA
OpenAlex ID: W2901285254