1ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

ESPON PROJECT – PROJECT PLAN JIBS

MAIN DELIVERIES:

1. OUTSOURCING OF PRODUCTION (part of WP 2.3.1)

2. CASE STUDY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE (part of WP 2.3.1)

3. KNOWLEDGE FLOWS IN EUROPE (WP 2.3.3)

4. KNOWLEDGE FLOWS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (WP 2.3.3)

5. REGIONAL NETWORKS OF INNOVATING FIRMS (WP 2.3.3)

6. META-ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS IN EUROPE (WP 2.3.3.)

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TASK WP MAIN DELIVERIES

AUG – SEP 2010

SEP 2010 –

FEB 2011

MAR – SEP 2011

SEP 2011 –

FEB 2012

1. Outsourcing of production

2.3.1.

-Final

report- -

2. Outsourcing case study

2.3.1.

-Prel.

reportFinal

report-

3. Knowledge flows Europe

2.3.3.

-Prel.

reportFinal

report-

4. Knowledge flows countries

2.3.3.

- -Prel.

reportFinal

report5. Networks of innovating firms

2.3.3.

- -Prel.

reportFinal

report

6. Meta analysis2.3.3

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Prel. report

Final report

WORK PLAN – ESPON PROJECT

ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

THE MAIN MESSAGE

TO DISPLAY THE TRENDS OF MOVEMENT IN PRODUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE TO COMPETING REGIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION.

METHODOLOGY

THE PROJECT WILL MAKE USE OF AN EXTENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW.

INDICATORS WILL BE OBTAINED FROM RELEVANT DATABASES SUCH AS EUROSTAT, WORLD BANK, UN AND OECD.

DATA FROM THE EUROPEAN PATENTS OFFICE WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE REGIONAL STATISTICS ABOUT PATENTS.

3ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

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2.3.3. KNOWLEDGE FLOWS

WITH SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

5ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

THE QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED

ARE EU MEMBERS CATEGORISED AS NET IMPORTERS OR EXPORTERS OF KNOWLEDGE?

OBJECTIVES

WE NEED TO ANALYSE:- THE SPATIAL KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS OVER EUROPE - THE POSITION AND TRENDS OF THE EU COUNTRIES IN THE

GLOBAL FLOWS OF KNOWLEDGE- THE HIGH VALUE GOODS IMPORTS OF THE EU AND

HIGHLIGHT THE INTRA/EXTRA FLOWS WITHIN EU

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MAIN DELIVERIES – PARTS 3 AND 4

3. KNOWLEDGE FLOWS EUROPE - LITERATURE REVIEW (EMPIRICAL /THEORETICAL

FROM 2010 AND BACK)- DATABASE REVIEW- INDICATORS USED OVER TIME:

LICENSE PAYMENTSIMPORTS OF HIGH VALUE GOODS (IN ABSOLUTE

TERMS)PATENT CITATIONSINWARD MNF INVESTMENTSINWARD MNF R&D INVESTMENTS

4. HOW DOES KNOWLEDGE FLOWS LOOK IN EU? ACROSS COUNTRIES BASED ON THE SAME INDICATORS AS IN 3.

EU JPNATHE PATENT

TRIAD

OTHER REGIONS?

ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

7ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

MAIN DELIVERIES – PARTS 5 AND 6

5. NETWORKS OF INNOVATING FIRMS- EMPIRICAL STUDIES- DATABASE REVIEW FOR MAPPING NETWORKS- USING THE PATENT DATABASE “PATSTAT” THROUGH

CESIS

6. META ANALYSIS - OVERVIEWING THE LAST 15-20 YEARS OF STUDIES

ON KNOWLEDGE FLOWS BETWEEN REGIONS

- ARE THE RESULTS MATCHING OUR ANALYSIS? - A MINIMUM OF 30 STUDIES NEEDED