Challenge-oriented regional innovation systems: towards a research agenda
In this “letter”, we reflect on recent modifications of the regional innovation system (RIS) approach that have been prompted by persistent environmental, social, and economic problems. Scholars have begun to advocate a reorientation of the RIS framework towards addressing territorial sustainability...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositório: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/62650 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/62650 https://dx.doi.org/10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.02 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Challenge-orientation Regional innovation systems Challenge-oriented regional innovation systems Research agenda CORIS Orientación a retos Sistemas regionales de innovación Sistemas regionales de innovación orientados a retos Programa de investigación Economía Geografía Sociología Economics Geography Sociology |
| Resumo: | In this “letter”, we reflect on recent modifications of the regional innovation system (RIS) approach that have been prompted by persistent environmental, social, and economic problems. Scholars have begun to advocate a reorientation of the RIS framework towards addressing territorial sustainability challenges and have introduced the notion of challenge-oriented regional innovation systems (CORIS). Whilethe CORIS approach holds promise given the challenges of our time, several unresolved issues remain. We elaborate on and discuss three themes that demand further research. Firstly, there is a need for in-depth studies of the “geographies of problems”. Systematic analyses of the origins and interrelations of territorial challenges are high in demand. Secondly, the “geographies of challenge-oriented innovation-exnovation dynamics” warrant more attention. We argue that future research should delve into questions around the development, testing and upscaling of innovative solutions, as well as the unlocking and destabilisation of unsustainable practices in various spatial contexts. Lastly, we contend that a better understanding of the “geographies of RIS reconfiguration” is necessary. This entails shedding light on various forms of system-level agency involved in reorienting or transforming historically-grown real-world RIS in different types of regions. |
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