Innovation Platforms and the Governance of Knowledge: Evidence from Italy and the UK

Posted: 3 May 2011

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Davide Consoli

INGENIO; MIoIR

Pier Paolo Patrucco

University of Torino - Department of Economics; BRICK - Collegio Carlo Alberto

Date Written: August 27, 2008

Abstract

Innovation is a collective process that entails the coordination of distributed knowledge across diverse organizations. Technology infrastructures provide innovation systems with governance mechanisms to create and sustain complementarities across otherwise dispersed competences. The paper presents innovation platforms as a specific case of technology infrastructure. Operating strategically at the interface between the public and the private sectors, platforms enable capacity- and capability-building for individuals, teams and organizations. Illustrative evidence on innovation platforms in the United Kingdom and Italy confirms the importance of institutional responsiveness to stimulate variety and ensure coordination in the context of collective innovation processes.

Keywords: Technology infrastructure, Innovation platforms, Knowledge governance

JEL Classification: O31, O32, O33

Suggested Citation

Consoli, Davide and Patrucco, Pier Paolo, Innovation Platforms and the Governance of Knowledge: Evidence from Italy and the UK (August 27, 2008). Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 17, No. 7, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1825841

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