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Innovationsförderung durch die EU-Strukturpolitik nach 2007: neue Ansätze, alte Probleme?

Innovation promotion with EU structural funds — New approaches, old problems?

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Der Beitrag befasst sich mit den Möglichkeiten, Voraussetzungen und geplanten Maßnahmen einer verstärkten Innovationsförderung als einem Instrument der EU-Strukturpolitik. Aufgrund ihrer Abhängigkeit von einer bestimmten Agglomerationsdichte und Interaktionen zwischen Wissensträgern erscheinen regionale Innovationssysteme und Cluster zwar als ein vielversprechendes Instrument zur Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Wissensträger einer Region, allerdings kommen nur wenige Regionen für eine solche erfolgreiche Strategie in Frage, was das Risiko einer Ausweitung der Disparitäten zwischen wirtschaftlich mehr und weniger erfolgreichen Regionen nach sich zieht. Die Vorhaben der Europäischen Kommission für die nächste Programmperiode werden daher einer kritischen Betrachtung unterzogen. Als Fazit wird begründet, warum Innovationsförderung vermutlich keinen größeren und zentralen Beitrag zur EU-Regionalpolitik leisten kann.

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This paper deals with options, prerequisites and planned activities to foster innovation promotion as a major instrument of EU structural funds. Due to its dependence on a specific density of agglomeration and interactions between firms, research institutes, universities, public administration and specialised intermediaries, regional innovation systems (RIS) and clusters seem to be a very promising instrument to improve the competitiveness of regions and their citizens, firms and other organizations. However, only few regions are able to implement a strategy of RIS or clusters successfully, causing additional risks of increasing disparities between economically leading and lagging regions. The plans of the European Commission for the next budget period including further instruments to promote innovation are investigated and assessed critically, and within conclusions, an argumentation is presented, why promotion of innovation will never contribute in the intensity intended by the European Commission to EU regional policy.

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Wink, R. Innovationsförderung durch die EU-Strukturpolitik nach 2007: neue Ansätze, alte Probleme?. Raumforsch.Raumordn. 65, 315–326 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03183019

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