Bottlenecks in Regional Innovation Ecosystem: A Case on Region with Extremely Low RDI Activity

Ville Pöntinen, Jyri Vilko

2023

Abstract

The benefits of innovation ecosystems and the knowledge they contain have long been studied as part of business innovation and their importance has been recognized as vital for regional vigour. Ecosystems always involve different kinds of actors and their mutual roles and dialogue form a complex system. This study examined the performance of an innovation ecosystem in the region in southeast Finland through a singlecase study method. The region is known for the fact that very little innovation activity takes place within it. The study used a group interview as the primary data collection method. The main findings indicated that factors hindering RDI activities in the region include a lack of trust in the actors’ relationships, which made organizations less willing to collaborate, and a weak innovation culture, which appears to be caused in part by the region’s blue-collar traditions and low education levels. Furthermore, the innovation funding received by local higher education institutions had not resulted in a significant increase in company RDI activity. Another problem appeared to be that companies were not ready to commit to long-term co-development and were more interested in achieving short-term benefits by focusing on ongoing projects.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pöntinen V. and Vilko J. (2023). Bottlenecks in Regional Innovation Ecosystem: A Case on Region with Extremely Low RDI Activity. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS; ISBN 978-989-758-671-2, SciTePress, pages 174-184. DOI: 10.5220/0012180900003598

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis23,
author={Ville Pöntinen and Jyri Vilko},
title={Bottlenecks in Regional Innovation Ecosystem: A Case on Region with Extremely Low RDI Activity},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS},
year={2023},
pages={174-184},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012180900003598},
isbn={978-989-758-671-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 3: KMIS
TI - Bottlenecks in Regional Innovation Ecosystem: A Case on Region with Extremely Low RDI Activity
SN - 978-989-758-671-2
AU - Pöntinen V.
AU - Vilko J.
PY - 2023
SP - 174
EP - 184
DO - 10.5220/0012180900003598
PB - SciTePress