The Construction of Innovation Networks and the Improvement of Technology Capabilities of Industrial Clusters in the Developing Countries

Abstract

The construction of innovation networks is one of the most important means to improve the technology capabilities of industrial clusters. Making use of the opportunity of global transfer of semiconductor industry, Korean semiconductor industry clusters came into being and their technology capabilities became stronger with the construction of innovation networks. Based on literature review and case study, this paper applies ?technology gradient' theory to put forward the conceptual model of the relationship between the construction of innovation networks and the improvement of technology capabilities of industrial clusters in the developing countries underlying global industry transfer, then educes the main conclusions as follows: firstly, as one of outcomes of global industry transfer, ?technology gradient' provides path to construct exterior innovation networks for industrial clusters in the developing countries in order to acquire outer resources of science and technology; secondly, assimilation and translation of outer science and technology resources into inner technology capabilities need support from interior innovation networks; thirdly, the seamless link of both interior and exterior of innovation networks and the matching of their structures become important factors which affect the effectiveness of technology learning and the efficiency of technology capabilities of industrial clusters in the developing countries.