Competitive low-tech manufacturing and challenges for regional policy in the European context: lessons from the Danish experience
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Competitive low-tech manufacturing and challenges for regional policy in the European context : lessons from the Danish experience. / Hansen, Teis; Winther, Lars.
In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2014, p. 449-470.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Competitive low-tech manufacturing and challenges for regional policy in the European context
T2 - lessons from the Danish experience
AU - Hansen, Teis
AU - Winther, Lars
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Today, low-tech firms in high-wage countries are focusing on increasing investments in highly skilled labour and advanced machinery, incremental innovation and high value-added niches. Danish policy, however, gives little attention to the new specificities of low-tech manufacturing, and the understanding of innovation in national and regional strategies is dominated by a science-based perspective. There is a strong policy focus on human capital and research and development in manufacturing. Human capital is vital to manufacturing in general, but the latter is of less importance for low-tech firms. Conversely, user–producer interactions and machinery investments, which are critical to low-tech competitiveness, are disregarded by policies.
AB - Today, low-tech firms in high-wage countries are focusing on increasing investments in highly skilled labour and advanced machinery, incremental innovation and high value-added niches. Danish policy, however, gives little attention to the new specificities of low-tech manufacturing, and the understanding of innovation in national and regional strategies is dominated by a science-based perspective. There is a strong policy focus on human capital and research and development in manufacturing. Human capital is vital to manufacturing in general, but the latter is of less importance for low-tech firms. Conversely, user–producer interactions and machinery investments, which are critical to low-tech competitiveness, are disregarded by policies.
U2 - 10.1093/cjres/rsu015
DO - 10.1093/cjres/rsu015
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 449
EP - 470
JO - Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
JF - Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
SN - 1752-1378
IS - 3
ER -
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