Abstract
Interregional technology convergence is one of the necessary conditions for the coordinated development of regional economy, and constructing cross-regional industry technology innovation strategic alliance (ITISA) is one of the main means to realize interregional technology convergence. This paper investigates whether the establishment of these alliances can improve the technological innovation ability of ITISA and its members and how ITISA and its members are distributed geographically across China. This research finds that the establishment of ITISA is conducive to the increase of the number of patent applications and the improvement of the technological innovation ability of the alliance and its members. However, due to the over-concentration of alliance members in China’s eastern region and the low region coverage ratio of the single alliance, the role of the establishment of ITISA in promoting interregional technology convergence is limited.
Highlights
Interregional technology convergence is the process of realizing the convergence of technological innovation ability between regions and the decrease of the technology gap,which is the goal pursued by every country in sustainable development
We find that the establishment of innovation strategic alliance (ITISA) is conducive to the increase of the number of patent applications and the improvement of the technological innovation ability of the alliance and its members
As can be seen from “Tab.3”, the establishment of alliances at these years has a significant impact on the number of patent applications, which indicates the establishment of ITISA realized the sharing of innovation elements and the cooperation in the innovation process to some extent, and further promoted the improvement of the innovation capability of alliance members
Summary
Interregional technology convergence is the process of realizing the convergence of technological innovation ability between regions and the decrease of the technology gap,which is the goal pursued by every country in sustainable development. There is no sufficient study investigating whether the establishment of ITISA significantly improves the technological innovation ability of ITISA and its members, promotes interregional technology convergence. We find that the establishment of ITISA is conducive to the increase of the number of patent applications and the improvement of the technological innovation ability of the alliance and its members. Another key contribution of this paper is to investigate how ITISA and its members are distributed geographically across China and its applications in policies.
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