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    Theroleof knowledgeand

    learningforregional development

    Simone Strauf

    Kaunas, 5thNovember 2007

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    e2Central issues

    �What are the key factors contributing to the positive economic

    development of a region?

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    Thecurrentresearchstatus

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    e4Historyof theregional developmenttheories

    �Traditional locationtheories

    �Transport costs, workcosts, groundrent

    �byThünen, Weber, Christaller(1950‘s)

    �Polarisation theories

    �Sectoralareasof growth, agglomerationeffects,

    availabilityof workand capital

    �Perroux, Myrdal, Krugman

    �Territorial innovationmodels

    �Cluster approach, milieuapproach, „learning

    regions“, networkrelationships, processorientation,

    capacityforinnovationand learning

    �Porter, Morgan

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    e5Paradigmshiftin regional development

    theories

    �Basic paradigmshiftin theregional development

    theory:

    �Thetheoreticalperspectivechangesfroman exogenousto

    an endogenouspoint of view.

    �Thetheoriesmoveawayfromproductionfactorsin a strict

    sense, to an interactivecorrelationbetweeninstitutions

    and/oractors.

    �Thefocusof thetheoriesshiftfroma staticviewof location

    factorsto developmentprocesses.

    �Todaythere

    isno longertheoneand only

    predominatingdevelopmenttheory. There

    isa range

    of diverse theoreticalapproachesthatcanclarifythe

    successof regionsand locations.

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    e6Thepredominantregional development

    strategies

    �Endogenousregional development

    �Return to regional resourcesand skillsshowthenecessityof usingthese, in

    order to generatedevelopmentimpulsesand ideas.

    �"LearningRegions"

    �Importanceof knowledge, qualificationand competenceaquisitionas a basis

    fortheeconomicaldevelopmentof a region

    �"Socialcapitalapproach"

    �Relationshipsbetweenpeopleas a resourcealso fortheeconomic

    developmentof a regionand/orborough.

    �"CapacityBuilding"

    �Setup of institutions, whichusetheorganisationaland individualknowledgeof

    a regionfor(economical) development.

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    e7DefiningtheLearningregion

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    e8Thecentralelementsof „LearningRegions“

    �Theconceptof thelearningregiondistinguishesbetween

    threebasicapproaches:

    �Human capitalorientatedapproaches, in whichthe

    developmentof a regional knowledgebase, as well as co-

    ordinationof furthereducationopportunitiesin theregionare

    thefocus(„learningbycoordinating“).

    �Innovation orientatedapproaches, in whichlearningby

    interactingas well as exchangeof inform

    ationand diffusionof

    innovationsare

    thefocus(„learningbyinteracting“)

    �A policynetworkapproach, whichdealswithnewco-

    operationprocessesthroughnetworksin theregion(„learning

    bynetworking“)

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    e9Knowledgeand Regional Development

    �For regionsas an overallsystem,

    innovationand innovative abilityare

    the

    centralrequirement, so thattheycan

    adjustin thelongterm

    to theconstantly

    changingendogenousand exogenous

    term

    sand conditions.

    �Only„learningregions“ cansurvivein

    thefuture.

    �Knowledgeand learningwill bethe

    centralfactorsin thecompetitivenessof

    a location.

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    e10 Theimportanceof knowledgeand learning

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    e11Regional repositoryof knowledge

    regional

    secretary

    projectmanager

    NGOs

    private

    actors

    enterprises

    localcommunities

    regional educational

    institutions

    regional planning

    Departement of Regional Development

    scienceand research

    europeanregional policy

    national policy

    regional authorities

    inhabitants

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    e12Theway fromknowledgeto innovation

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    e13Different kindsof Knowledge

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    e14Characteristicsof explicitand tacitknowledge

    Bycommonlearning

    Documentationin words,

    numbers, pictures

    Communicationof

    knowledge

    Connectedwith

    intellectualexperiences

    Explicitknowledge

    Bycommonexperience

    Adoption

    Complexprocessof

    externalisation

    Explicitation

    Common applicationof

    knowledge

    Transfer

    Connectedwithsensory

    experiences

    Context

    Tacitknowledge

    Source: Wilke1997

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    e15TheProcessof KnowledgeCreation

    Source: von Krogh 1998

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    e16Characteristicsof KnowledgeCreation

    Source: von Krogh 1998

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    e17Fromknowledgeto learning

    „Ifyouusetheclassificationof tacitand explicitknowledge,

    learningisfirstof all thetransferof explicitortacitknowledge

    intotacitknowledge. It‘sa processwhichcausesan inner

    personal changeand leadsto a more

    orlesssustainable

    increasein competencesand skills.“

    (Source: Back et al. 2001)

    �Knowledgeisthecontent, whichiscommunicatedby

    learningas a concreteprocessand activity

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    e18FromKnowledgeto Competencevia Learning

    Know-

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    e19Definitionsof different kindsof learning

    �Formal Learning:

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    Source: European Commission 2001

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    e20Recognitionof Competencies

    1.Theoverallprocessof grantingofficialstatusto

    competences, (thisis

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    economicand socialstakeholders(thisis

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    Source: European Commission 2001

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    Examplesof thethreekindsof learning

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    Learning

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    e23Formal learning: e.g. theeducationalsystem

    Source: Benneworth2006

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    e24Universitiesat theheartof thehuman capital

    upgradingprocess

    Source: Benneworth 2006

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    e25Non-formalLearningin Regional Development

    �classicaleventson job-related

    orprivate furthereducation

    �learningobjectivesdifferin the

    learningintensity

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    e26Informal Learningin Regional Devlopment

    e.g.: Knowledgemanagement Regional Development Switzerland

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    e27Informal Learningin Regional Devlopment:

    e.g.: Exchange of experiences

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    e28Characteristicsof different kindsof learning

    + + +

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    Individualisation

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    knowledge

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    Exchange of

    explicit knowledge

    Informal

    Learning

    Non-formal

    Learning

    Formal

    Learning

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    Universitiesas a repositoryof knowledgein a

    LearningRegion

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    •Exchange of Experiences

    •Alumni

    •Mentoring-Programmes

    Informal Learning

    •FurtherEducation

    •Conferences, Congresses, Meetings

    •Public lectures, speechesetc.

    Non-formalLearning

    •Educationand Learning

    •PhD-Studies

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    Formal Learning

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    Source: after Cooke (2004); in Benneworth (2004)

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    Conclusion

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    e33Requirementsforuniversitiesand regional

    players

    �Universitieshavemore

    to offerthaneducationand research

    �U

    pdat

    ing

    skill

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    plo

    yees

    �Id

    entify

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    olv

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    soci

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    ms

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    ity

    expert

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    isneeded

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    n incr

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    and p

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    �Research resultshaveto betransferredintoinnovationprocesses,

    incorporationintoregional actionplansand programmes

    �Take theuniversitiesseriouslyas a playerand partner, mindmap

    �Usinguniversitiesas a repositoryof knowledge

    �help

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    on

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    �Creatinga mechanismthroughwhichtheresourcesof universitiescan

    bemobilisedto contributeto theregional developmentprocess

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    e34Perspectives

    �Whyisexplicitand tacitknowledgeimportantforthe

    developmentof ourregion?

    �Howcanwecreateexplicitand tacitknowledgein our

    region?

    �Howcanregional learningprocessesbedeveloped?

    �Howcanregional learningprocessesbedesignedto

    contributeto a positive and sustainableregional

    developmentprocess?

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    „Stets sorg

    e, d

    das Volk o

    hne W

    isse

    n u

    nd

    Wunsc

    h sei. Und sorg

    e zugleich, daß

    die

    Wisse

    nden

    nicht zu h

    andeln w

    agen

    Lao-tse

    , ch

    ines

    isch

    er P

    hiloso

    ph (um

    300 v. Chr.)

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    “All men by nature desire knowledge”

    Aristo

    tle (384-3

    22 B

    C), G

    reek p

    hilo

    sopher M

    eta

    physic

    s,

    Book 1

    , C

    hapte

    r 1

    but

    „There is much pleasure to be gained from

    useless knowledge.“

    Bertra

    nd R

    ussell

    (1872-1

    970)