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Key enabling technologies (KETs) in the technological space: embeddedness and regional knowledge creation

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of European Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) on regional innovation. KETs are a group of six technologies that share features with General-Purpose Technologies and are anticipated to contribute to innovation, Europe’s industrial competitiveness, and tackling grand societal challenges. As previous studies show innovation-driving effects of KETs, we are interested in the role of KETs in the regional technological space and its effect on innovation within a region. We analyse data from 141 German Labor Market Regions (LMRs) over a 15-year period and find varying and even negative impacts of individual KETs on regional knowledge creation. These findings emphasize KETs’ heterogeneity and the need for tailored regional policies.

Source: European Planning Studies

DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2024.2420857

Authors: Colin Wessendorf, Alexander Kopka, Dirk Fornahl

Institutions: University of Bremen, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Universität Bremen