Commercialising innovation, knowledge assets and research excellence to enhance local economic development in the Liverpool city-region (LCR)

将创新、知识资产和卓越研究商业化，促进利物浦城市地区 (LCR) 的当地经济发展

• 批准号: 1949325
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1949325
• 关键词: Commercialising; innovation; knowledge; assets; research

These are times of major economic, political and institutional upheaval in the UK and internationally. The onset of the financial crisis in 2008 and the Brexit referendum result has arguably ushered in a new set of challenges for the UK economy in terms of how, and in what ways, future economic development at the (sub-) national level is carried out. In this context, innovation (defined to include R&D, commercialisation, technology transfer, (corporate and social) entrepreneurship and spin-offs), is viewed as crucial for promoting competitiveness in the global 'knowledge economy'. In the last 30 years, over half the total growth in output of the developed world resulted from innovation and given that most economic activities are concentrated in city regions, knowledge and innovation are two of the most significant drivers of productivity and competitiveness. While some places, however, may be able to prosper from developing innovation-related activities, others will perform less well. Hitherto, research has tended to focus on 'exemplar' US cases such as Boston or Silicon Valley and Cambridge in the UK. Emulating such 'successes', however, is far from straightforward. This research contributes to this 'gap' through exploring the ways in which the commercialisation of innovation is carried out in the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The aim is to explore the extent to which the LCR is developing a durable and robust framework for maximising the commercialisation of the innovation assets and capabilities that will in turn drive future local economic development and competitiveness. A qualitative approach will be used to carry out this interdisciplinary research including in-depth analysis of relevant academic and public policy documents as well as intensive, semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. Alongside the LCR, the two comparative case study localities will be chosen on the lessons that they provide for the commercialisation of innovation. The international comparative dimension will help to identify the main theoretical insights and policy relevant lessons to emerge from the research.

这是英国和国际上发生重大经济、政治和体制动荡的时期。 2008年金融危机的爆发和英国脱欧公投结果可以说给英国经济带来了一系列新的挑战，即未来国家层面的经济发展如何以及以何种方式进行。在此背景下，创新（定义为包括研发、商业化、技术转让、（企业和社会）创业和衍生品）被视为对于提升全球“知识经济”竞争力至关重要。过去30年，发达国家总产出增长的一半以上来自创新，鉴于大多数经济活动都集中在城市地区，知识和创新是生产力和竞争力的两个最重要的驱动因素。然而，虽然有些地方可能能够通过开展与创新相关的活动而繁荣，但其他地方的表现却较差。迄今为止，研究往往集中在美国的“典型”案例，例如英国的波士顿或硅谷和剑桥。然而，效仿此类“成功”绝非易事。这项研究通过探索利物浦城市地区（LCR）创新商业化的方式来弥补这一“差距”。其目的是探索 LCR 在多大程度上正在开发一个持久而强大的框架，以最大限度地实现创新资产和能力的商业化，从而推动未来当地的经济发展和竞争力。将采用定性方法进行这项跨学科研究，包括对相关学术和公共政策文件的深入分析以及对关键利益相关者进行密集的半结构化访谈。除了 LCR 之外，还将根据它们为创新商业化提供的经验教训来选择两个比较案例研究地点。国际比较维度将有助于确定研究中出现的主要理论见解和政策相关经验教训。