From “Techniums” to “Emptiums” : the failure of a flagship innovation policy in Wales

Pugh, Rhiannon and MacKenzie, Niall and Jones Evans, Dylan (2018) From “Techniums” to “Emptiums” : the failure of a flagship innovation policy in Wales. Regional Studies, 52 (7). pp. 1009-1020. ISSN 0034-3404

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Abstract

This paper examines the use of European Union (EU) structural funds to support the development of innovation policy within Wales during the period 2000-2006. Drawing on data from the Welsh Government and interviews with key stakeholders, it focuses specifically on the Technium programme, a high-profile technology-based innovation intervention that took a predominantly supply-side approach to supporting innovation, resulting in its eventual failure. Consistent within this is an analysis of the efficacy of supply-side policies using EU funds to support research and development activities to aid economic growth in peripheral, weaker regions.

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Pugh, Rhiannon, MacKenzie, Niall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-7086 and Jones Evans, Dylan;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:63338
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    3 July 2018
    Published
    21 March 2018
    Published Online
    22 January 2018
    Accepted
    4 June 2016
    Submitted
    Notes:© 2018 Regional Studies Association Pugh, R., MacKenzie, N. G., & Jones-Evans, D. (2018). From ‘Techniums’ to ‘emptiums’: the failure of a flagship innovation policy in Wales. Regional Studies, 52(7), 1009–1020. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2018.1444272
    Subjects:Social Sciences
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:19 Feb 2018 14:47
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:54
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/63338
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