ICT cluster: The engine of knowledge-driven growth in Finland

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The momentous growth in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry has marked the rapid industrial restructuring in Finland. The welfare of the economy is increasingly connected to a sector that has incredible growth potential and that relies on knowledge-based factors of production. Today, the sector accounts for a third of exports while in 1980 the share was 4 per cent. Despite the prominent role of the Finnish ICT equipment industry both in domestic and international contexts, the cluster development lies heavily on the foundation built in the operator sector during the early phases of the history. In the retrospect, the ICT cluster looks like an outcome of an well-orchestrated master plan. However, many of the factors with great impact on national competitiveness have been more or less coincidental in past- or at least motivated by other than industrial policy objectives.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ETLA Discussion Papers ; No. 733

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft
• Thema: Information and communication technology (ICT) cluster ; competition ; specialisation ; innovation patterns ; industrial policy ; Tieto- ja viestintäklusteri ; kilpailu ; erikoistuminen ; innovaatiorakenteet ; teollisuuspolitiikka ; Informationswirtschaft ; Informationstechnik ; Clusteranalyse ; Finnland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Paija, Laura
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2000

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63973
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ