Cities as Enablers of Innovation

Concilio, Grazia; Li, Chuan; Rausell, Pau; Tosoni, Ilaria

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00123-0_3

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“…The second dimension in which we place the processes of value generation is the concept of the city as an interface that enables the concentration of resources and interaction. The concentration of resources in a limited geographical space is the necessary condition for the activation of certain processes, without the concurrence of which the success of an urban space would not be possible (Concilio et al 2019 ). While the concentration of producers, workforce and consumers in a physical or virtual space is necessary for the articulation of a market, it also poses logistical, economic and social challenges related to organisation, regulation and service provision, without which it would collapse (Florida et al 2017 ).…”

Section: The Three Faces Of the Cultural Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…“ We find ourselves immersed in an epoch of problematic transition, in which culture and the city are alternatively defined as spaces of conflict or spaces of hope” (Segovia and Hervé 2022 ). The first of these two approaches defines the political arena of the city and shapes certain power relations that are channelled into a concrete institutional architecture and shape a concrete symbolic representation (Concilio et al 2019 ). The material shaping of the city itself is a more or less subtle representation of power relations and hierarchies (political, religious, economic and cultural), with its town halls, churches and banks in the centres (Monnet and Jérôme 2011 ).…”

Section: The Three Faces Of the Cultural Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cultural experiences in the framework of “cultural cities”: measuring the socioeconomic impact of culture in urban performance

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This article defines "cultural experience" and places it in a holistic conceptual model; “the cultural city” where it plays a relevant role in improving the performing of cities. The conceptual model combines the basic elements of the heritage city, the smart city and the creative city. The city is interpreted from a threefold perspective; as a repository of resources, as a connective interface, and as the setting for citizens' life and social and professional experiences. In this context, each of these perspectives incorporates culture in a different way, enabling different models of value creation and different processes of production and reproduction of this value. In each of the urban models described above, production processes that combine symbolic, physical, financial, social, human and cultural capital in different ways and urban strategies are implemented to provide cultural experiences that ignite transformative effects through several spillovers. That means that culture, in its different dimensions, regains the role of a raw material and becomes the point of origin to activate development processes and improve urban performance. The integration of the dimensions of the heritage city, the creative city and the smart city through an enabling context is the core proposal of the “cultural city”. In alignment with the New European Agenda for Culture, we deepen the analysis in the specific spillovers on wellbeing and quality of life, citizen engagement and urban renewal as the backbone of a set of external effects of cultural experiences. In the final part of this article, we test the plausibility of this speculative proposal through some empirical evidence. We develop an OLS model with proxy indicators, that could be considered transitional indicators, for the three different potential strategies (heritage, smart, creative). The findings support the assertion that it is conceivable that the supply of cultural experiences through a variety of tactics (heritage city, smart city and creative city) can account in part for the growth of European cities in the years after the 2008 financial crisis. These strategies have contributed to the good performance of the urban device in a way that is positive, not negligible (accounting for around 50% of the variance in productivity) and statistically significant. The provision of a context that increases the cultural experiences for citizens has clearly improved the performance of European cities, and we develop some conceptual and empirical mechanisms to explain and measure the socioeconomic impacts of these processes.

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Section: The Three Faces Of the Cultural Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Three Faces Of the Cultural Citymentioning

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Cultural experiences in the framework of “cultural cities”: measuring the socioeconomic impact of culture in urban performance

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“…Two of these variables such as distance to the capital and research groups have negative effects. First, Concilio et al (2019), Florida et al (2017), and Rammer et al (2020 have explained that capital cities are hubs of science and technology. Hence, considering the results companies that are more distant from capital cities tend to innovate less.…”

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Foreign Trade, Education and Innovative Performance: A Multilevel Analysis

Aysan

Castillo-Téllez

Demirbaş³

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SSRN Journal

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This research analyses the innovative performance of 5273 companies across 64 different economic sectors and 32 different regions in Colombia. We assess the different effects on the innovative performance of firms by analyzing firm, sector, and regional level determinants. The study involves the multilevel approach of the innovation process considering the structure and behavior of innovation systems in developing countries. We furthermore focus on technology transfer from foreign trade and the role of education in the process of innovation. We find that education and open economy variables have a significant relationship with innovation performance at the firm and regional levels.

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“…Two of these variables, viz., distance to the capital city and research groups, have negative effects on innovation. First, Concilio et al (2019), Florida et al (2017), andRammer et al (2020) have explained that capital cities are hubs of science and technology. Hence, considering the results, companies that are more distant from capital cities tend to innovate less.…”

Section: Empirical Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foreign Trade, Education, and Innovative Performance: A Multilevel Analysis

Aysan

Castillo-Téllez

Demirbaş

et al. 2021

BEMP

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This study analyses the innovative performance of 5,273 companies across 64 different economic sectors and 32 different regions in Colombia. We assess the effects of education and open economy variables on the innovative performance of firms by analyzing firm, sectoral, and regional level determinants. The study takes the multilevel approach of the innovation process considering the structure and behavior of innovation systems in developing countries. We furthermore focus on technology transfer from foreign trade and the role of education in the process of innovation. We find that education and open economy variables have a significant relationship with innovation performance at the firm and regional levels. We finally conclude that Colombia has a fragmented innovation system with a weak institutional structure, and low interaction between policymakers, industry, universities, research centers.

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Cities as Enablers of Innovation

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Cultural experiences in the framework of “cultural cities”: measuring the socioeconomic impact of culture in urban performance

Cultural experiences in the framework of “cultural cities”: measuring the socioeconomic impact of culture in urban performance

Foreign Trade, Education and Innovative Performance: A Multilevel Analysis

Foreign Trade, Education, and Innovative Performance: A Multilevel Analysis

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