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Having analyzed the technological system supporting factory automation in Sweden in the preceding chapters, we turn now to a summary of our findings and an international comparison. Several dimensions of the technological system have been identified which are particularly important in factory automation. Our continued research on other technological systems will undoubtedly yield further insight as to whether the same factors are at work in other systems as well. The dimensions we have identified may be grouped under three broad headings, namely (1) the competence of various agents within the system, particularly buyers and suppliers, (2) the clustering of resources in the form of networks and/or development blocs which hold the whole system together, and (3) the institutional infrastructure, particularly in the areas of education, finance, and the role of government.
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Carlsson, B. (1995). The Technological System for Factory Automation: An International Comparison. In: Carlsson, B. (eds) Technological Systems and Economic Performance: The Case of Factory Automation. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0145-5_15
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