High-tech Clusters Research Articles

Examining the dynamics of European renewable energy clusters: insights into technological collaboration

ABSTRACT With an emphasis on the European Renewable Energy Clusters (RECs), the study examines the impact of local and global collaborations on technological competitiveness within RECs. Drawing on illustrative examples from wind and solar energy clusters in Europe, the research challenges the prevailing notion of the need for extensive global collaborations for innovation. Instead, it highlights the pivotal role of local collaborations and technologically homophile community ties in sustaining technological competitiveness within green high-tech clusters. The article contributes to the green-tech innovation and clusters literature by providing valuable insights into how companies in clusters engage in patent collaborations, particularly in the context of green energy technologies. The study spans the period from 1998 to 2018, offering a comprehensive analysis of collaborations in two mature renewable energies: wind and solar. It particularly investigates the Wind cluster in Navarra, Spain and the Munich Solar cluster in Germany.

УПРАВЛІННЯ ТА РЕАЛІЗАЦІЯ БІОТЕХНОЛОГІЙ В АГРАРНІЙ СФЕРІ (МІЖНАРОДНИЙ ДОСВІД)

The article examines the objective contradictions of innovative development, analyzes the international experience of solving them by creating such modern organizational forms as clusters. Modern innovative development policy, which is based on the creation of high-tech clusters, is gaining wide recognition in the world as the main way of developing the competitiveness of the state, regions and enterprises, stimulating innovations, attracting investments, and creating new technologies. In this aspect, the study of the formation of biotechnological clusters and their specifics plays the role of a leading link in learning the patterns and solving problems of innovative development not only of the branches of the national economy, but also of the state as a whole. A modern innovation cluster is a union of various organizations (industrial companies, research centers, state administration bodies, universities, public organizations, etc.), which allows you to use the advantages of the main methods of coordination of the economic system - state regulation of the inter-firm hierarchy and the market mechanism, which makes it possible to spread new knowledge, scientific discoveries and inventions more quickly and efficiently. The main system-forming contradictions of innovative development are the contradictions between economic and social interests and the principles of innovative development; between national and global interests of innovative development; between the cost of developing a new innovative technology and the economic effect of its implementation; between the interests of producers and consumers of innovative products; between the available scientific potential and its implementation in specific innovations; between individual and public interests in the process of creating innovations and contradictions in the interaction of factors in the process of innovative renewal. The modern organizational form of solving them is the clustering of innovative development of enterprises. Based on the international experience of creating biotechnological clusters, a similar organizational scheme has been developed for Ukrainian biotechnological enterprises. A basic diagram of a biotechnological cluster is proposed

High-Tech Clusters and Public R&D

High-Tech Clusters and Public R&D

Has high-tech cluster improved regional innovation capacity? evidence from Wuhan metropolitan area in China

As the core of “Rise of Central China” strategy, the regional innovation capacity of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area is the key to enhance the innovation ability of central China and even China. High-tech industries are the key driving force to improving regional innovation. Studying the relationship between high-tech clusters and regional innovation capacity helps optimize the spatial layout of regional high-tech industries, upgrade the industrial structure and enhance regional innovation capacity. Based on the panel data of nine cities in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area from 2010–2019, we measure the regional innovation capacity and the degree of high-tech cluster using the super-SBM and locational quotient. Furthermore, we explore the high-tech cluster’s influence on regional innovation capacity by constructing a non-linear panel threshold model and a spatial econometric model. The results showed: 1) The innovation capability of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area shows a “W” type fluctuation upward trend, and the degree of the high-tech cluster is below the quotient level of 1, showing a continuous “M” type trend; 2) There is a non-linear double-threshold effect between high-tech cluster and innovation capacity, and the overall effect of promotion, but there is a marginal decreasing, probably because of the crowding effect or over-competition of the high-tech cluster in some regions; 3) After considering the spatial effect, the impact of the high-tech cluster on the innovation capacity of both local and neighboring regions shows a “U” curve, but the spillover to the neighboring areas is relatively limited. Therefore, to give full play to the advantages of the high-tech cluster, it is necessary to take a long-term view when formulating relevant industrial policies while considering the differences in regional economic development levels and spatial spillover effects.

CLUSTER ORGANIZATION AS A PROSPECTIVE WAY OF REVITALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL TERRITORIES IN POLTAVA

Abandoned industrial territories are a significant problem for the spatial organization of Ukrainian cities and their economy. such industrial zones occupy a significant area in cities - from 12-18% to 23-27%. The planning of industrial districts took place in accordance with the industrial policy of the past. such large-scale productions in terms of types and structure are no longer needed. Empty industrial buildings and infrastructure facilities become burdensome for the city's economy, and also significantly affect the aesthetic and ecological component of the city. Poltava faced the fact that in terms of urban planning, the decline of industrial areas has led to the fact that industrial areas are in deep stagnation or operate semi-legally and unsystematically without taking into account the needs of the city and the community. 
 The most advanced approach is to change the functional purpose, but this process is bureaucratic and not always effective for attracting investments. The revitalization of production and the creation of new jobs is important, which makes it possible to envisage the revitalization of degraded industrial areas in the spatial development strategies of cities and use them for the development of cities, including the creation of innovative structures (high-tech clusters, industrial parks, technology parks).
 So far, there are no normative legal acts in Ukraine that sometimes regulate the organization of such clusters. The closest functional content is the concept of "innovation structure", the creation of which is regulated by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated May 22, 1996. No. 549 "On the approval of the Regulation on the procedure for the creation and operation of technology parks and innovative structures of other types" 
 Possibilities of renovating inactive industrial enterprises within cities and their integration into the city system without changing their purpose are considered. Modern trends in the revitalization of industrial areas and prospects for ecological stabilization in cities are analyzed. 
 The prospect of further research is the identification and implementation of principles and methods of spatial organization of the revitalization of industrial territories.

КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ ПО УПРАВЛЕНИЮ ВЫСОКОТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИМИ КЛАСТЕРАМИ НА ОСНОВЕ СЕТЕВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ

The article defines the purpose and reveals the main conceptual provisions for the management of high-tech clusters based on network development. The characteristics of the object, the subject and the scientific foundations of cluster management are given. The purpose and generalized economic, managerial, technological, social, environmental and information management tasks are considered. The general principles of management are outlined, as well as criteria and indicators for evaluating the results of managing high-tech clusters. The author’s position regarding methods, technologies and processes of cluster information support is indicated. An understanding of the cluster management mechanism based on network development is proposed.

Clusters – Typology and Public Policy

Clusters, especially high-tech, are important economic phenomena in modern society. As the archetype, Silicon Valley drives governments over the world to initiate their own cluster. Likewise, the cluster policy has also become a major policy tool in the urban planning field. Based on approaches to initiate and promote clusters, the current cluster policy can be divided into three models, the American model, the Asian model, and the European one. This paper focuses on the sustainability of clusters, reviews the literature about high-tech clusters, cluster policy, and the developments of selected clusters, including Silicon Valley, Silicon Fen, Hsinchu Science Park, Singapore Science Park and One-North, and Akademgorodok; discusses their developments and challenges, and aims to explore the role of government and possible approaches. Based on the data analysis, the research concluded that governments are essential to a cluster’s sustainability. The approach of mixing bottom-up and top-down intervention might be the final direction for all countries, and the only difference lies in timing, which varies with local resources, social environments, and especially culture. For governments, its role should be identifying the right timing to implement the adaption in policy, coordinate, and lead the battle for sustainability in practice.

High-Tech Clusters and Local Science-Industry Collaborations

High-Tech Clusters and Local Science-Industry Collaborations

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ МЕДИКО-ТУРИСТИЧЕСКИХ КЛАСТЕРОВ В ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНОЙ СТРУКТУРЕ СФЕРЫ ЗДОРОВЬЕСБЕРЕЖЕНИЯ: ВОПРОСЫ МЕТОДОЛОГИИ И МЕТОДИКИ 19

The article deals with the theoretical, methodological, and procedural aspects of the cluster approach to the study ofmedical tourism: the choice of a place where a cluster can be created; search for partners in the formation and functioning of the cluster; development of a marketing strategy and qualified management. The paper highlights the advantages of clustering in medical tourism: medical tourism clusters ensure a synergistic effect in the provision of medical services, increase the region’s attractiveness for tourists, and ensure growing income of medical and health institutions. The shortcomings of the formation of medical tourism clusters include the risks of monopolization of the medical services market, of restrictions on competition, and of disproportions in the healthcare development. The negative impact of medical tourism clusters on the environment can be minimized – the main task in ensuring environmental safety is the disposal of medical waste and preventing it from entering water and air basins. The paper provides recommendations for potential patients to choose a cluster that would correspond to their request for medical care. It is shown that for a successful development of medical tourism, when creating clusters it is necessary to take into account potential challenges and eliminate real risks. A formula for calculating the medical tourism cluster index is proposed. It is noted that the formation of medical tourism clusters is a complex and multifaceted process that requires coordinated joint efforts and actions from all its participants. With a successful implementation of projects aimed at creating such high-tech clusters in countries and regions where medical tourism is developed, an economic effect can be obtained with minimal environmental impact. The paper also notes the need for the formation of centralized statistics on medical tourism.

From high-tech clusters to open innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review of the relationship between science and technology parks and universities

From high-tech clusters to open innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review of the relationship between science and technology parks and universities

Exploring the microgeography and typology of U.S. high-tech clusters

Despite the principal role of high-tech clusters in local planning practice and research, their location and sectoral typology at the granular level have been rarely studied. This study explores the location of U.S. high-tech clusters at a micro-scale by employing firm-level data sets and spatial statistics and examines their sectoral typology using market concentration indices in 52 large U.S regions. The majority (80 %) of the 627 tech clusters we identify have multiple dominant tech industries or are specialized in professional services. Furthermore, while clusters form the major regional hubs for the high-tech economy, they are home to a very small share (7 %, on average) of regional population. U.S. regions also have widely diverse spatial patterns of high-tech clusters; although some regions have scattered clusters, the New York and Northern California high-tech booming regions have clusters concentrated in central business districts (CBDs). Last, U.S. high-tech clusters and the overall high-tech economy are strongly shaped by the location and performance of professional services, i.e., consulting, legal, computer, engineering, and architectural services.

Interorganizational R&D projects in clustering contexts: A resource interaction perspective

Interorganizational relationships have been acknowledged as engines of innovation. Collaboration often takes the form of interorganizational projects (IOPs) concerned with R&D and innovation activities, and a context where R&D IOPs are implemented is high-tech clusters. Notwithstanding the attention on local innovation, there are limited insights into the features, functioning, and impact of cluster-promoted formal mechanisms. This study provides an understanding of how cluster firms participate in cluster-promoted R&D IOPs and the main effects of their involvement in the development of technological and organizational resources. A case-study methodology is adopted to analyze the development process of the Apulia Space Project, implemented in the Aerospace Technological Cluster of the Apulia Region (Italy). The Resource Interaction Approach and 4R model are the frameworks of reference. The study shows that the cluster-promoted IOP represents a valuable organizational resource itself and its effectiveness is increased if its “project identity” embodies a strong “shared cluster identity”.

Spatial Distribution and Regional Agglomeration of High-Tech Regions and Venture Capital

In this paper, I will closely examine the Mark Granovetter’s theories related to economic sociology and embeddedness. I will then apply those theories to the study of venture capital and high technology regions. My main research question encompasses the role of networks and social relations and their impact on the formation and development of high-technology clusters. Regions such as Silicon Valley (Greater Bay Area) and Route 128 (Greater Boston Area) are known as knowledge economies and contribute to great economic growth and innovation. While AnnaLee Saxenian spent her time researching the sociology of the emergence of Silicon Valley as a high-tech cluster, I will add to this research by applying the framework she used to study the role of networks within venture capital in Silicon Valley. Venture capital is particularly fascinating to study since this funding is the main driver stimulating local entrepreneurship and the regional economy.

International High-Tech Cluster as a Component of the Modern Concept of European Integration into the Scientific-Educational and Innovation Space

Ukraine requires modern industry for stable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, which is based on the development and implementation of innovative technologies in Industry 4.0. High-tech productions and services have significant innovative potential. In order to develop them, Ukraine should make its profit of the opportunities of integration into the European Research Area as a tool for adapting the standards and norms of the European Union in the field of education, science and innovation. The work is aimed at substantiating scientific and methodological provisions for the formation of a relevant niche of Ukrainian-Polish scientific, educational and innovation space in the form of a pilot project to create an international high-tech cluster of Industry 4.0 with industrial enterprises and educational institutions. The scientific and methodical provisions of the experiment on the formation of the relevant niche of the Ukrainian-Polish scientific-educational and innovation space in the form of a pilot project to create an international high-tech cluster are substantiated on the example of the Pridneprovsky economic region. It is noted that its key actor can be recognized as a research center – an institution that is focused on performing specific functions in order to scientifically and innovatively ensure the modernization of industry regardless of administrative and territorial boundaries. The effective functioning of science parks is necessary to combine education, science and industry. The establishment of a representative office of the main stakeholder educational institution of the Polish side on the territory of the science park in Ukraine and a representative office of the Ukrainian research center in the Polish science park should provide both parties with PR support in the territory of the participating countries, access to market research, expert advice, investors and programmers communication.

Development trends of the cluster movement in the economy of Ukraine

Clusters in Ukraine have problems with the rupture of production and distribution chains. To solve these problems, it is necessary to correct the activities of clusters under martial law. Violations of transport routes and relocation of business have a significant economic impact on the formation of global value chains. It is important to assess the political and economic factors influencing changes in global and regional value chains. In 2022, there have been significant changes in the global distribution of resources. The invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine has prompted the developed world community to push Russian and Belarusian companies out of the global value chain. Such changes provide new opportunities for Ukrainian business. Creating new global and regional value chains can be based on innovative industrial high-tech ecosystems. Developed industry and regional clusters can be based on such ecosystems. It is proposed to consider new proposals to adjust the areas of cooperation of Ukrainian clusters and refocus their activities in the new economic situation. Integration into global and regional businesses may include the development of services, the development of international cooperation between enterprises on global business platforms. The article aims at study of the innovative development of clusters as the basis of economic recovery of Ukraine. Actual is to research the foreign economic activity factors of Ukraine within the framework of development of clusters. Innovative development is an important component of the country's economic growth. The development of innovative industrial high-tech clusters for successful integration into the global economy is important for Ukraine. Clusters consolidate the existing potential of companies in order to obtain synergies. The authors try to formulate modern directions of development for further integration of the Ukrainian clusters into EU economics. Clusters should also be open to participation in new projects related to the restoration of Ukraine's infrastructure. The article examines the examples of integrating Ukrainian companies into international cooperation and the structure of regional cluster of Zaporizhzhia “Engineering – Automation – Machinery” (EAM).

Transportation Amenities and High-Tech Firm Location: An Empirical Study of High-Tech Clusters

Clustering and active transportation infrastructures have a significant impact on economic development strategies for attracting high-tech firms. High-tech firms cluster to create economies of scale. In theory, such clusters favor walkable and transit-accessible locations following the preferences of footloose workers of the creative class, an expectation that underpins pro-walkability and transit-accessible development strategies. Such approaches, however, fail to consider countervailing factors including changes in logistics, land values, the rise of the e-economy, and gig workers, which could result in a preference for auto-centric locations. This study addresses the knowledge gap by investigating differences in location behaviors of six high-tech sectoral categories with respect to transportation infrastructures. The analysis uses a firm-level micro dataset provided by Esri along with multiple logit regressions to explore the relationship between high-tech firm locations and transportation amenities in 627 high-tech clusters from the 52 largest U.S. regions. The results show that not all high-tech industries opt for walkable and transit-accessible locations. Compared with other high-tech specializations, professional services (i.e., data processing/computer or engineering and architectural services), which account for the largest share of high-tech employees, are drawn to walkable and transit rich areas near central business districts. On the other hand, auto-centric locations on the peripheries are home to aerospace and bio-pharmaceutical industries. In light of these findings, it is essential that economic development officials aiming to achieve balanced growth consider major local high-tech sector(s) and sectoral differences when making policy decisions.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BASED ON THE CLUSTER APPROACH

The study substantiates the possibility of the cluster approach for the development of the healthcare system in Russia. The analysis of foreign experience in the functioning of medical clusters made it possible to identify factors that contribute to their successful development. Based on the assessment of the domestic practice of creating clusters in the healthcare sector, their typification was carried out with the identification of groups of high-tech clusters of biomedical technologies and innovations, medical clusters of drug provision and specialized equipment, clusters of medical services, internships and transfer of medical innovations. The grouping of clusters in the healthcare sector operating in the Russian Federation according to the proposed types showed that there are practically no clusters of medical services that are able to bring the quality of medical care to the population to a higher level in the country. The article identifies the problems that prevent the formation of clusters of medical services on the territory of the regions. To solve these problems, an approach was proposed to create a medical technology park on the basis of public-private partnership, which will serve as the basis for a cluster of medical services and built its structural and functional model.

Analysis of Logistics Startups Development in the EU Countries and Ukraine

Introduction. Accelerating technological development is a driving force of innovative entrepreneurship inall areas. Young and creative people offer to the market their non-standard solutions in the form of startupprojects. Currently, the development of a startup ecosystem reflects country’s interest in and promotion of newtechnologies.Problem Statement. The efficiency of transport and logistics activities reflects the development of the infrastructure of a country as a whole and significantly affects the efficiency of economic activities. The development and implementation of logistics startups, given the experience of advanced economies, may help find solutions to certain problems of industry and its further development.Purpose. The purpose is to analyze the market of logistics startups of the EU Member States and Ukraine, todetermine the directions of its further development.Materials and Methods. In the research, general and special methods have been used: analysis and synthesisfor determining the sectoral structure of formation and development of startups in the EU and Ukraine; correlation analysis for establishing the dependence between the indicators of development of startup ecosystems and indices of logistic activity of countries, grouping for distributing logistic startups of the EU and Ukraine countries by clusters; graphical method for designing a roadmap for logistics startup development.Results. The current sectoral structure of the EU and Ukrainian startups has been researched, the share oftransport and logistics projects has been determined. The EU and Ukraine rankings in terms of the indicators of the development of startup ecosystems and logistic activity have been analyzed. The correlation analysis has shown a sufficiently close relationship between countries' ratings of startup ecosystems and logistics activity. The mainlogistics startups of the EU and Ukrainian countries are grouped in certain clusters of logistics startups. A roadmap for the development of logistics and transport startups for the EU and Ukraine has been proposed.Conclusions. To date, logistics startups are not among the priorities for the market development in the EU and Ukraine. However, logistical activity in the country may be not only one of the areas where startups are developed, but also a part to the infrastructure of the startup ecosystem. Both the EU Member States and Ukraine are expected to develop startups in high-tech clusters in the future.

Decentralized Economic Complexity in Switzerland and Its Contribution to Inclusive and Sustainable Change

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at harnessing economic complexity for sustainable and inclusive economic growth by calling for a decade of joint action. In this paper, we show how the action-oriented collaborative culture of complex and competitive economic ecosystems in places outside the major population centers may generate significant positive external effects for society and the environment at large. We illustrate this by means of two small case studies in Switzerland, a country with a federal system that enables decentralized economic development. The first case study investigates the economic ecosystem of the small town Monthey to show how productive migrants and embedded multinational companies increase the knowledge and know-how of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The successful collaboration of insiders and outsiders accounts for the internal economic complexity that makes the region innovative and competitive. The second case study highlights the importance of the federalist system by showing how the canton of Solothurn succeeded in nurturing globally competitive export-oriented SMEs. We conclude that the success of these inclusive economic ecosystems in unexpected places may only be understood in the specific geographical, historical and political context, as well as the general openness of these regions toward entrepreneurial migrants and global business. The importance of local social capital makes it hard to replicate such success stories. Nevertheless, they indicate that the global knowledge economy may not just pose a threat, but also offer great opportunities for productive regions beyond the major global high-tech clusters of economic complexity.

I need you, but do I love you? Strong ties and innovation in supplier–customer relations

Research on supplier–customer relationships has attracted a great deal of attention, as such relationships can positively impact firms’ knowledge acquisition and innovation. Within this stream of research, strong ties with customers have been explored with attention to their beneficial and detrimental effects, presenting a paradox to be addressed. To contribute to this debate, we suggest focusing on how tie strength is measured, and accordingly, we return to the seminal definition of tie strength by Granovetter (1973), who defines it as a combination of behavioural and affective components. We acknowledge that the two components have different characteristics and dynamics, which urges us to unbundle the two components and measure their separate impacts on knowledge acquisition and innovation. To further investigate the role of tie strength in innovation, we hypothesize and test the mediating role of knowledge acquisition. We test our hypothesis in vertical partnerships between small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in a high-tech cluster and their key customers. We show that the unbundled components of strong ties have a direct positive impact on the knowledge acquisition of high-tech SMEs and an indirect positive impact on innovation, with knowledge acquisition mediating the effect. Our study contributes to the debate on the paradox of tie strength in supplier–customer relations by providing and empirically testing a research approach that might complement the previous approaches and by shedding light on the important role of the affective component of tie strength in knowledge acquisition and innovation.