Territorial Innovation Patterns in Romania. Future Pathways for Smart Specialization
<p>This study examines the territorial patterns of innovation in Romania, a country labelled as ‘modest innovator’. Our main assumption is that the large heterogeneity in the sub-national innovation patterns is not captured in the typologies developed for the NUTS2 regions. Consequently, the s...
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| Language: | English |
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Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/660 |
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| Summary: | <p>This study examines the territorial patterns of innovation in Romania, a country labelled as ‘modest innovator’. Our main assumption is that the large heterogeneity in the sub-national innovation patterns is not captured in the typologies developed for the NUTS2 regions. Consequently, the study proposes a categorization of the Romanian NUTS3 counties according to their innovation performance and structural characteristics, by means of a two-step factor analysis combined with hierarchical cluster analysis.</p><p>The results point to the existence of five territorial groupings with similar characteristics: knowledge-intensive hubs, technology-intensive platforms, diversified agglomerations, industrial production zones and structurally challenged regions. Taken together, the results suggest the need to prioritize structural transformation and embrace the broad-based innovation concept.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1842-2845 |