Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices

ISBN: 0130654159
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2002
Pages: 237

Authors: Jeff Saperstein, Daniel Rouach

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Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices
Table of Contents
Copyright
Praise for Creating Regional Wealth
Financial Times Prentice Hall Books
FINANCIAL TIMES Prentice Hall
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About The Authors
Chapter 1. The Innovation Economy
Knowledge Without Borders
Deregulation and Greater Risk Are Requisites to Regional Participation
Speed: A Most Valuable Currency
Regionalization of the Innovation Economy
Universal Adoption of English and Free Access to Information is Transforming the World
Endnotes
Part I: Silicon Valley: The Magnetic Force
Chapter 2. Global Entrepreneurs and Marketing of Multinational Companies
A Playground for Skilled Knowledge Workers
Educational Institutions Are Partners in Creating Intellectual Capital for the Region
Industry Evolution, Job Hopping, and Mobility
Highly Skilled Immigrants
Transnational and Multilocation Job Sharing Enables the Region to Extend its Power and Wealth
What s Next for Silicon Valley?
Global Entrepreneurs: Leaders in Creating IE Enterprises
Israeli Military Brain Cultivation Becomes a Silicon Valley Harvest
Silicon Valley: Branding Headquarters for the Innovation Economy
Agilent Technologies as the Poster Child of the Innovation Economy
Endnotes
Chapter 3. Linking Organizations: Non-Government Organizations, Strong Regional Business Associations, and Philanthropies
Business Linking Organizations For Networking: Focus on TiE
Business Associations Can Help Address Regional Issues
Giving For the Public Good, Silicon Valley Style: Focus on The Entrepreneurs Foundation
Venture Philanthropy - What a Concept
The Young Venture Philanthropy Entrepreneurs
Endnotes
Chapter 4. Local Government Working in Partnership with Business
Regional Cooperation to Streamline Government Using an Online Permitting System
Summary
Endnotes
Part II: Ireland the Enterprise Isle
Chapter 5. Enterprise Spirit and Trade Union Social Contract
Ireland: Europe s High-Tech Hub
Economics: Common Sense and Cash from Europe
Social Partnership, Irish Style
The U.S. Connection
The Irish Enlightenment: Dovetailing Technological Progress and Government Policy
Education: The Key to Sustained Competitive Advantage
Irish Trade Unions and the Social Contract
Labor Relations in the Innovation Economy
The Future of Irish Social Partnership
The Future and the Challenges Ahead
Chapter 6. National Government Directing the Growth of Ireland
Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment
Office of Science and Technology
The Investment and Development Agency of Ireland (IDA)
Tax Incentives
Transforming the Economy in Ireland
Government Collaborations with Industry
Endnotes
Chapter 7. The Branding of Ireland: International Corporations Choosing Ireland for Multifunctional Operations
The Branding of Ireland
1960s-1970s: Establishing Ireland as a Location for Investment
1980s: Combating Unemployment
1990s: High Technology
The Advertising Challenge
International Corporations Choosing Ireland for Multifunctional Operations
Intel Ireland
EMC Cork
Summary
Endnotes
Part III: Stockholm, Sweden The High-Speed Globile Innovations Community
Chapter 8. Industry Specialization and Leveraging Intellectual Capital
ICT People Excelling in an ICT World - An Information Society For All
Developing Mobile Computing Solutions in a Key Global Test Market
A Global Magnet for High-Tech RD Facilities
Linking Science Parks and University Education - A Governmental Prerequisite
A Historic Imperative of Global Compatibility
Networking and Collaboration - Virtue, Not Necessity
Leveraging Intellectual Capital - Building the
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 9. Entrepreneurship Infusion: Political and Societal Change for the Innovation Economy
Political Entrepreneurship
An Alternative Information Infrastructure - Maximizing the Benefits of Deregulation
Leadership at All Levels - How a Traditional Educational Institution Learned Technology Transfer
Democracy and Municipal Life in the Information Age - Stockholm s E-Government
The Entrepreneurship Revival: Reapplying Traditional Society and Cultural Paradigms to Create Change
Transforming a Society from
Venture Funding, Ownership, and Innovation
New Swedish Entrepreneurs Approaches to European Expansion
Summary
Endnotes
Part IV: Germany, the United Kingdom, and France: Europe s Industrial Giants Adapting to the Global Innovation Economy
Chapter 10. Munich - The Hidden Champion: Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture with State Government in Partnership with Business
Tradition and Diversity Are the Key - Germany s Undenied Technology Capital
From New Media to Biotechnology - A Powerhouse at the Crossroads of Emerging Technologies
Providing a Large Pool of Intellectual Capital - A Leading University and Research Town
Linking Higher Education via the Internet - Cooperation with Regional Education Systems
Munich s Unleveraged Potential - Symptoms of a Young High-Tech Region
State Government Initiative - The BayernOnline Infrastructure Initiative and Bavaria s Virtual Marketplace
Creating an Entrepreneurship Culture
Large Companies Replicating Silicon Valley s Cross-Fertilization
Entrepreneurship Killers - Are German Traditions Blocking the Rise of a New Culture?
State Government in Partnership with Business
Building the Munich
Munich s Smaller
Building International Liaisons Between Regions
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 11. Cambridge - Incubator for Innovation,
Welcome to Silicon Fen, the U.K. s Version of Silicon Valley
The Initial Spark - Cambridge s Risk-Taking Local Heroes
The Change Succeeding the Initial Spark - Entrepreneurship Over and Over
Cambridge University - A Long Tradition of Knowledge and Innovation
The Cambridge Consultancies - Creators of High-Tech Spin-Offs
The Cambridge Network - Herding Cats? Forget it
Creating an Entrepreneurship Culture
Contributions of the University of Cambridge Administration
Is Cambridge a Leader? Yes But Far Behind Stanford
The University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Centre: Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship
A Gentle Persuasion to Collaborate - Organizing and Building the Cambridge Network
Government in Partnership with Business - The Anti Model
Cambridge in the 21st Century
Endnotes
Chapter 12. Sophia Antipolis - Technology Park the French Way
France - A Competitive High-Tech Environment
Sophia Antipolis - A French High-Tech Vision Come True
Realizing the Vision of Sophia Antipolis
Creating an Entrepreneurship Culture: High-tech Start-Up and Spin-Off Creation in Sophia Antipolis
Higher Education Hand-in-Hand with Industry in Sophia Antipolis
The People Factor - How Sophia Antipolis Ensures a Supply of Highly Skilled Employees
Entrepreneurship for the Nation
The Future of Europe s Industrial Giants
Endnotes
Part V: High-Tech Islands of Taiwan and Israel
Chapter 13. Taiwan Technology Parks and NGOs
Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park (HSIP)
Focus on Business Association SEMI Taiwan
Endnotes
Chapter 14. Taiwan s Financial Capitalization: The Chinese Networking Culture Extends to China and Beyond
Taiwan s Miracle
The Entrepreneurial Chinese
The Paranoid Taiwanese
Cluster of Talents for Highly skilled Engineering and Research Fuels Investment
Discipline Kills Creativity, But . . .
Reward And Incentive - The Taiwanese Way
Financing Capital - Both For Funding And Exit
Government s Role in Developing the Private Sector
Professional Money vs. Social-Network Money
The TaiwanChina Relationship
Economic Benefit Matters More Than Politics
Taiwanese Brands Could Stand Tall In China
Endnotes
Chapter 15. Israel s Military Technology: The Transfer to Civilian Applications and Universities as Incubators
A Ground for Technology Creation
RD and High Tech: Fundamental Components of the Israeli System
Israel.com: Key Characteristics of Israel s High-Tech Industry
A Culture of Entrepreneurship
High Emphasis on Education and Science
Technology and Research are key assets of the Israeli model
The Fostering and Facilitating Role of the Israeli Government
Technology Incubators: An Asset for New Israeli Companies
The Dynamic Tsahal culture
Transferring Technology from the Military Market to the Civil Market
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 16. Immigration to Israel, Venture Funding, and Entrepreneurship
Ex-Soviet Union Russian Immigration in the Scientific Development of the Country
The American Connection
Non-U.S. Foreign Investment in Israel
Development of the Venture Capital Sector
The Networking Culture
Acceptance of Technology in the Home
Consequences of the High-Tech Evolution on the Israeli Society and Economy
Some Important Weaknesses Are Still Threatening the Israeli Model
The Israel Model Is Still Strong
Israeli Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists
Entrepreneurial Perspective: Visionix
Summary
Endnotes
Part VI: India: The Best Hope for Bridging the Digital Divide
Chapter 17. India s IT Sector and Government Initiatives in Education
Developing Nation Status
1991 Indian Economic Liberalization
India - Destination for Global IT Software Operations
Competitive Challenge for India s Software Industry: Moving Up the IT Value Chain
IT in Bangalore: The Indus Valley, India s Silicon State
The Quality Movement: India s Competitive Advantage
Government Initiatives in Education
IIT Brand Equity and etworks of Excellence
A Coming Shortage of Tech Workers?
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 18. Transnational Links in Venture Capital for the Public Good - An Advantage in Networking
The Problem of Infrastructure: Software Technology Parks Provide Islands of Reliability
Addressing Corruption: Things Are Beginning to Change
IT Development Through Political Entrepreneurship
The Threat of a Digital Divide in a Portable Culture
Social Entrepreneurship: Innovative Applications of Technology
The Digital Equalizer (DE) Centers: Direct Creation of Regional Wealth
Simple, Inexpensive, Multilingual Computer: The
Venture Capital and Transnational Links
Indian Success Factors for a Vibrant Indian VC Industry
The Microland Group
Barriers in the Current VC Industry
The Transnational Aspect of the VC Industry: NRI Investments
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 19. Endnote
In Conclusion
Special Perspectives: Dialogue Across the Atlantic: Lester Thurow and Jacques Attali
The Third Industrial Revolution and the New Middle Ages
Limits of France and Europe in the Third Industrial Revolution
Rapid Growth of Large Companies
Individual Change Agents Are Responsible for Innovation, Not Institutions
Globalization: What Does It Mean, and Is It a Blessing for the World?
The Role of Technology in Revolutionizing Education
The Promise of Technology to Serve the Greater Public Good and Change Needed in Light of the September 11 Terrorist Attack
Special Perspectives: Governments Can Help Make Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: A Dialogue Between Kailash Joshi and Davidi Gilo
Government Policy Must Be a Part of Creating Regional Competitiveness
How TIE Can Work Best to Be a Change Agent for Indian Covernment Policies
In Israel, the Day s Calendar Is Changed by Somebody Else
On the Issues of Opening Up Telecommunications
Do Not Try to Replicate Silicon Valley - Silicon Valley as We Knew It Does Not Exist Anymore
Is There a Net Gain or Brain Drain?
The Responsibilities of the High-Tech Industries and the Regions That Are Making Wealth to the Rest of the World
Special Perspectives: Human Resources Management in the Innovation Economy: Self-Managed Living Systems
The Human Context of IE Companies
An Emphasis on Knowledge Workers and Knowledge-Based Companies
A Model for HRM in the IE
Summary
Endnotes