Learning patterns Within a Technological Network

Abstract

Modern ‘information intensive’ production is rich in variety and complexity. It relies upon highly specific micro-markets in which producers and users interact.

The research that led to this article is part of a much larger study which has been performed under contract of the European Space Agency (ESA) by the Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Applique (BETA). The study was directed by P. Cohendet and M.J. Ledoux, and realized by L. Bach, G. Lambert, J. Shachar, S. Ret and R. Risser. We gratefully acknowledge the permission of ESA to publish the results. We wish to thank all BETA members for helpful comments during a research seminar, and A. Busac for research assistantship. Finally we would like to acknowdedge copmments on the final version by the Editors, as well as comments on an earlier version by John Groenewegen. Remaining errors are, as usual, our sole responsibility.