Cities, innovation and expertise: experiences from a formative evaluation

May, T; Perry, B

Abstract

The dynamics of the knowledge-based era have combined with those of a multi-scalar international political economy to produce the ‘glocalisation’ of science (Swyndegouw,
1992). Public policies at supra-national and sub-national scales have been re-populated through a new jargon of clusters, knowledge spill-overs, innovation and knowledge transfer, as science and technology are seen to be revolutionizing approaches to urban and regional
development. The emphasis is on reorienting economies to build science regions and enhance urban growth through alliances between universities, industries and policy-makers. Within this context universities are increasingly required to operate at a number of spatial scales, interweaving international, national and sub-national roles (Benneworth and Hospers, 2007).

Citation

May, T., & Perry, B. (2011, May). Cities, innovation and expertise: experiences from a formative evaluation. Presented at Second Berlin Forum Innovation in Governance, Berlin, Germany

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Second Berlin Forum Innovation in Governance
• Conference Location: Berlin, Germany
• Start Date: May 19, 2011
• End Date: May 20, 2011
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Publisher URL: http://www.innovation-in-governance.org/?id=53
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Second Berlin Forum Innovation in Governance. Knowing Governance: The Making of Governance Knowledge and the Transformation of Politics; Event Type : Other