Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities

We investigate the regional emergence of new information technology start-ups in Germany. The largest share of these start-ups is located in cities or densely populated regions that are well equipped with institutions of higher education and research. The empirical analysis clearly indicates the cr...

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Main Authors: Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich
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Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2019-06-01
Series:Foresight and STI Governance
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Online Access:https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19270
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description We investigate the regional emergence of new information technology start-ups in Germany. The largest share of these start-ups is located in cities or densely populated regions that are well equipped with institutions of higher education and research. The empirical analysis clearly indicates the critical role of industry-specific knowledge plays for new. Hence, strengthening the regional knowledge base should be a key policy that aims at stimulating entrepreneurship in this sector.
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spelling doaj-art-585e0fac8a1849adb72b2cf5c36a74da2025-08-20T02:35:41ZengNational Research University Higher School of EconomicsForesight and STI Governance2500-25972019-06-0113210.17323/2500-2597.2019.2.62.71Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and OpportunitiesMichael Fritsch0Michael Wyrwich1Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, 07743 Jena, GermanyFriedrich Schiller University Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3, 07743 Jena, Germany; Groningen University, Nettelbosje 2, 9747 AE Groningen, Netherlands We investigate the regional emergence of new information technology start-ups in Germany. The largest share of these start-ups is located in cities or densely populated regions that are well equipped with institutions of higher education and research. The empirical analysis clearly indicates the critical role of industry-specific knowledge plays for new. Hence, strengthening the regional knowledge base should be a key policy that aims at stimulating entrepreneurship in this sector. https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19270information technologiesuniversitiesinnovative start-upsregional knowledge
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Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities
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information technologies
universities
innovative start-ups
regional knowledge
title Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities
title_full Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities
title_fullStr Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities
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title_short Regional Emergence of Start-Ups in Information Technologies: The Role of Knowledge, Skills and Opportunities
title_sort regional emergence of start ups in information technologies the role of knowledge skills and opportunities
topic information technologies
universities
innovative start-ups
regional knowledge
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