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Information and Communication Technology is the most important industry in terms of innovativeness in the USA and Europe. For the creation and diffusion of knowledge, regional clusters are very important—the selected clusters considered here concern seven regions from six EU countries. The network indicators considered are based on patent applications and EU Patent data; it is shown that the regional dynamics in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany are particularly strong. Key policy conclusions are drawn both for the EU and the broader international cluster policy debate.
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Appendix 1: Relationship Networks of Ingolstadt and Györ/Budapest
Relationship network Ingolstadt—2000–2007. Source: EIIW calculations
Relationship network Györ/Budapest—2000–2007. Source: EIIW calculations
Appendix 2: Investigated Regions
Appendix 3: ICT Patents at the NUTS-0 Level
Appendix 4: Evaluation Scheme for Social Network Analysis (ICT)
Appendix 5: Betweenness Centrality: Relationship Network ICT (Freeman Betweenness)
Appendix 6: Telecommunication Patents Grated at the USPTO (EU and USA)
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Welfens, P.J.J. (2012). Regional Innovation and Cluster Policies in the New and Old Economy. In: Welfens, P. (eds) Clusters in Automotive and Information & Communication Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25816-9_1
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