The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies

The location of ICT producing industries does matter for global competitiveness and long-run growth potential. For instance, the differing contribution of ICT to economic growth between the US and the EU is often mentioned as one of the main cause explaining the diverging growth performance of these...

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Autores: Barrios, Salvador, Navajas Cawood, Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:ICT activities
EU regions
Regional policies
Actividades TIC
Regiones UE
Políticas regionales
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
La localización de las actividades TIC en las regiones europeas. Implicaciones para las políticas regionales
title The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
spellingShingle The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
Barrios, Salvador
ICT activities
EU regions
Regional policies
Actividades TIC
Regiones UE
Políticas regionales
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
title_short The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
title_full The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
title_fullStr The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
title_full_unstemmed The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
title_sort The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barrios, Salvador
Navajas Cawood, Elena
author Barrios, Salvador
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Navajas Cawood, Elena
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ICT activities
EU regions
Regional policies
Actividades TIC
Regiones UE
Políticas regionales
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
topic ICT activities
EU regions
Regional policies
Actividades TIC
Regiones UE
Políticas regionales
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
description The location of ICT producing industries does matter for global competitiveness and long-run growth potential. For instance, the differing contribution of ICT to economic growth between the US and the EU is often mentioned as one of the main cause explaining the diverging growth performance of these two areas since the mid-1990s. In turn, since the mid-1990s, countries with especially dynamic economic growth have tended to be highly specialized in ICT-producing and ICT-using industries, see van Ark and Inkaar (2005). More generally, ICT producing sectors, tend to promote technological change and innovative capability which are seen to be at the core of economic growth and competitiveness. When considering the EU economy, ICT industries appear to be concentrated in a limited number of regions, see Koski et al. (2002) for empirical evidence. A first objective of the present paper is to document the location of ICT producing industries in European regions in order to map existing EU clusters as well as to analyze recent changes in these industries using recent data on employment and firm location, especially in relation to the EU enlargement that has taken place in May 2004. The location of the ICT-producing sectors is not the end of the story however. A crucial aspect concerns the nature of activities that are being undertaken in different regions. Importantly, ICT industries do have different characteristics in terms of human capital, skill requirement, and knowledge content. In particular, because of the positive association between human capital, knowledge and long-run growth, it is important to analyze to what extent EU regional ICT clusters differ in according to these characteristics. The second question addressed in the paper concerns the nature of ICT activities undertaken in EU regions. Finally, the paper provides econometric estimates of the location of firms in ICT industries across EU regions. The paper considers more specifically the case of multinationals’ location. Results on the determinants of firms’ location appear to differ widely depending on the ICT sector considered as well as the type of companies considered. A number of policy implications are derived from these results.
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spelling The location of ICT activities in EU regions. Implications for regional policiesLa localización de las actividades TIC en las regiones europeas. Implicaciones para las políticas regionalesBarrios, SalvadorNavajas Cawood, ElenaICT activitiesEU regionsRegional policiesActividades TICRegiones UEPolíticas regionalesEconomíaGeografíaSociologíaEconomicsGeographySociologyThe location of ICT producing industries does matter for global competitiveness and long-run growth potential. For instance, the differing contribution of ICT to economic growth between the US and the EU is often mentioned as one of the main cause explaining the diverging growth performance of these two areas since the mid-1990s. In turn, since the mid-1990s, countries with especially dynamic economic growth have tended to be highly specialized in ICT-producing and ICT-using industries, see van Ark and Inkaar (2005). More generally, ICT producing sectors, tend to promote technological change and innovative capability which are seen to be at the core of economic growth and competitiveness. When considering the EU economy, ICT industries appear to be concentrated in a limited number of regions, see Koski et al. (2002) for empirical evidence. A first objective of the present paper is to document the location of ICT producing industries in European regions in order to map existing EU clusters as well as to analyze recent changes in these industries using recent data on employment and firm location, especially in relation to the EU enlargement that has taken place in May 2004. The location of the ICT-producing sectors is not the end of the story however. A crucial aspect concerns the nature of activities that are being undertaken in different regions. Importantly, ICT industries do have different characteristics in terms of human capital, skill requirement, and knowledge content. In particular, because of the positive association between human capital, knowledge and long-run growth, it is important to analyze to what extent EU regional ICT clusters differ in according to these characteristics. The second question addressed in the paper concerns the nature of ICT activities undertaken in EU regions. Finally, the paper provides econometric estimates of the location of firms in ICT industries across EU regions. The paper considers more specifically the case of multinationals’ location. Results on the determinants of firms’ location appear to differ widely depending on the ICT sector considered as well as the type of companies considered. A number of policy implications are derived from these results.La localización de las industrias productoras de las TIC importa para la competitividad global y el potencial de crecimiento de largo plazo. Por ejemplo, la contribución diferencial de las TIC al crecimiento económico entre los EE.UU. y la UE se menciona a menudo como una de las causas principales que explica la divergencia en el funcionamiento del crecimiento de estas dos áreas desde mediados de los 90. A su vez, desde mediados de los 90, los países con especial dinámica en el crecimiento económico han tendido a ser sumamente especializados en industrias productoras y usuarias de TIC, véase Van Ark e Inkaar (2005). Más generalmente, los sectores productores de las TIC, tienden a promover el cambio tecnológico y la capacidad innovadora que se consideran ser la base del crecimiento económico y de la competitividad. Cuando se considera la economía de la UE, las industrias TIC aparecen concentradas en un número limitado de regiones, véase Koski et al., (2002) para la evidencia empírica. Un primer objetivo del documento es documentar la localización de las industrias productoras de las TIC en regiones europeas para analizar los cluster existentes de la UE así como los cambios recientes en estas industrias usando datos actualizados de empleo y localización de la empresa, especialmente con relación a la ampliación de la UE en mayo de 2004. Sin embargo, la localización de los sectores productores de TIC no es el único objetivo. Un aspecto crucial se refiere a la naturaleza de las actividades que se están emprendiendo en diversas regiones. Las industrias de las TIC sobre todo tienen diversas características en términos de capital humano, requerimientos de formación y contenido del conocimiento. En particular, debido a la asociación positiva entre el capital humano, conocimiento y crecimiento de largo plazo, es importante analizar en qué medida los cluster regionales de las TIC en la UE se diferencian según estas características. La segunda cuestión abordada se refiere a la naturaleza de las actividades TIC emprendidas en las regiones de la UE. Por último, el trabajo proporciona estimaciones econométricas sobre la localización de las empresas en la industria de las TIC a través de las regiones de la UE. El trabajo considera específicamente el caso de la localización de las multinacionales. Los resultados de los determinantes de la localización de las empresas parece diferir ampliamente dependiendo del sector de las TIC considerado, como del tipo de empresa considerada. A partir de estos resultados se deriva un número de implicaciones de política.Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)20082008-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/29972reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/299722026-06-18T11:13:07Z
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