L'A. distingue une période historique spécifique du capitalisme, appelée post-fordisme, dans laquelle le savoir et l'apprentissage, dans le cadre de la mondialisation, ont acquis une importance croissante dans l'économie.
The emergence of a creative knowledge sector is one of the features of both a structural change of the world economy and society as well as the process of advancing metropolitinisation. Metropolitan areas are among those where this sector develops
especially dynamically, and is turning into one of the most important markers of their comopetitivness. The identification and mutual independencies between the process of accomodating creative knowledge and a competitivness of metropolitan regions within
High-tech industry ; Industrial development ; Knowledge ; Location ; Regional economy ; South Africa ; Spatial concentration ; Technology
Afrique du Sud ; Concentration spatiale ; Connaissance ; Développement industriel ; Economie régionale ; Industrie de pointe ; Localisation ; Technologie
The geographical clustering or agglomeration of knowledge-based activities provides the basis for the emergence of smart regions. In this paper an investigation is undertaken of the scope, locational patterns and comparative regional advantage
for knowledge-based activities in South Africa. The specific focus is upon high technology manufacturing and of the information-technology service activities. - (AJC)
Compétitivité ; Confiance ; Connaissance ; Coopération ; Danemark ; Danemark du Sud ; Echelle ; Economie régionale ; Organisation ; Production ; Sønderborg
In the knowledge based economy, knowledge production has become increasingly important for the competitiveness of firms, cities and regions and as an explanatory factor of spatial economic dynamics. The concept of trust remains often blurred
and vaguely defined in much of the literature. The paper broadens the understanding of trust in local knowledge production by suggesting an approach to trust as an inter-personal feeling to be analysed on three interrelated scales depending on the socio
-spatial contexts of the actors. Trust in diverse socio-spatial contexts takes on different forms at different scales. This is illustrated by a case study of knowledge production.
The development of the knowledge-based economy in Europe : the regional trajectory
Economic development ; Economy ; Europe ; Knowledge ; Regional policy ; Research and development ; Research programme
Connaissance ; Développement économique ; Economie ; Europe ; Politique régionale ; Programme de recherche ; Recherche-développement
Pourquoi rechercher une trajectoire régionale ? Le dilemme développement spontané versus développement orienté. Les six dimensions de la trajectoire régionale. Le développement d'une économie axée sur le savoir en Europe : le programme de recherche
européen sur la trajectoire régionale. Les quatre éléments qui inspirent le programme. Vers un nouveau point de vue sur cette économie et sur la politique régionale en Europe.
Economie de la connaissance, changement organisationnel et développement régional basé sur la connaissance
Connaissance ; Développement régional ; Economie de la connaissance ; Géographie économique ; Innovation
Economic geography ; Innovation ; Knowledge ; Regional development
The paper views the emerging knowledge based economy as an important future research topic for economic geography. The growing importance of service and organizational innovations in innovation systems of advanced economies is combined with wider
of change and to show that understanding the territorial dimension of the emerging knowledgeeconomy involves major theoretical, empirical and methodological challenges for economic geography. - (IFL)
diversity of knowledge requirements, which include not only technological know-how but also the integration of economic, organizational and sociocultural knowledge and competences. The aim of the paper is to indicate the complexity of these processes
Manpower, institution and the growth of knowledgeeconomy in Shanghai
China ; Concept ; High-tech industry ; Industrial restructuring ; Innovation ; Knowledgeeconomy ; Manpower ; Professional qualification ; Shanghai
Chine ; Concept ; Economie de la connaissance ; Industrie de pointe ; Innovation ; Main-d'oeuvre ; Qualification professionnelle ; Restructuration industrielle ; Shanghai
A propos du concept d'économie de la connaissance. Il est mis en relation avec la main-d'oeuvre hautement qualifiée, dotée d'un potentiel élevé d'innovation, et avec les problèmes institutionnels. A Shanghai, malgré le développement d'une industrie
Enframing creativity : power, geographical knowledges and the media economy
Communication ; Economic sector ; Economy ; Geographical knowkedge ; Knowledge ; Perception ; Power ; United Kingdom
Communication ; Connaissance ; Créativité ; Economie ; Perception ; Pouvoir ; Royaume-Uni ; Savoir géographique ; Secteur d'activité
pouvoir réglementaire. On peut envisager que le pouvoir de définir, de contrôler et d'orienter l'économie moderne s'exerce à travers la production et la médiation de savoirs géographiques.
The geographies of knowledge transfers over distance : toward a typology
Communication ; Community ; Fair ; Firm ; Knowledgeeconomy ; Knowledge transfer ; Participation ; Typology
Communauté ; Communication ; Conférence ; Economie de la connaissance ; Entreprise ; Foire ; Participation ; Relations de confiance ; Réseau transnational ; Réunion ; Transfert de connaissances ; Typologie
This paper develops a typology of these geographies based on three dimensions that characterize the conditions for knowledge exchange: (i) framing, (ii) cognitive focus and goals, and (iii) trust and risks involved. Based on these variables
, it identifies three configurations and eight subcategories of knowledge transfers that build upon temporary face-to-face interaction, classified as (1) international community gatherings, (2) international business travel, and (3) transnational network relations
La Pologne sur la voie d'une économie de la connaissance : une approche régionale
Analyse en composantes principales ; Base de connaissances ; Disparités régionales ; Développement régional ; Développement économique ; Economie de la connaissance ; Pologne
The article presents the state of the knowledge base in Poland, understood as the essential element of a knowledge-based economy and one of the factors behind regional development. The method employed to identify the structural dimensions
to the knowledge base in higher-order principal components analysis. the relationship between regional differences in the base and the level of socio-economic development has been studied. - (BJ)
Measurementality’ in biodiversity governance : knowledge, transparency, and the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
This article examines measurementality’ in biodiversity governance through knowledge, transparency, and the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). It suggests that this approach aims to coordinate
the science–policy interface in order to optimize the generation of user-friendly knowledge of those elements of biodiversity that are considered politically and economically relevant. It concludes that measurementality is part and parcel of the neoliberal
This study examines the combined effect of formal (FSK) and informal (ISK) sources of knowledge on European regional innovation performance. The findings first show that both sources of knowledge have an interaction effect on innovation performance
Technological interdependence and regional growth in Europe : proximity and synergy in knowledge spillovers
Economic growth ; Europe ; European Union ; Knowledge spillovers ; Learning process ; Measurement ; Model ; Proximity ; Regional economy
Croissance économique ; Economie régionale ; Europe ; Externalités de connaissances ; Mesure ; Modèle ; Processus d'apprentissage ; Proximité ; Union européenne
Knowledge spillovers are subject to distance decay effects. The main aim is to provide a theoretical framework and empirical evidence on the role played by other kinds of proximities in explaining productivity growth. A sample of EU regions
in the period 1990-2004 is used. There is an evidence of a positive role of social and relational proximities as important channels of knowledge spillovers. When simultaneously present, different kinds of proximities generate synergic effects on growth.
Beijing ; Capital humain ; Chine ; Compétitivité ; Economie de la connaissance ; Economie régionale ; Entreprise ; Guangdong ; Innovation ; Investissement direct ; Investissement étranger ; Main-d'oeuvre ; Shanghai
This paper benchmarks the competitiveness of Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Bohai Gulf Region with a view to exploring which region is best positioned to become the most dominant knowledge-based economy over time. It is shown
, is best positioned to become the dominant hub of China's future knowledgeeconomy. It is concluded that China's leading regions will require further economic policy adjustments in order to secure their future competitiveness.
that each region has hugely increased its competitiveness through improvements in the capacity to absorb and diffuse knowledge. It is further shown that due to multi-dimensional advantages the Yangtze River Delta, incorporating the Shanghai metropolis