ICT SECTOR EVOLUTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL REGION OF SLOVAKIA

• Authors: Hudec Oto , Miriam Šebová
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The information and communication industry (ICT) has become more significant in the regional economic structure in the last two decades, having a notable impact on other industries. Although young in age, the number of firms or employees in the industry is considerable. Bathelt, Malmberg and Maskell (2004) and Trippl et al. (2009) have highlighted two different knowledge interactions within the ICT sector-local (i.e. local buzz) and trans-local (i.e. global pipelines). Furthermore, this knowledge interaction pattern can be different according to the size, economic structure and history of the cities/regions under consideration. The article is based on empirical research, focusing on the ICT sector knowledge interactions in the region of Eastern Slovakia. It highlights the pre-existing industry related basis of ICT, the importance of local and trans-local interactions, its social capital level as well as clustering potential.

Keywords

EN

EVOLUTION; ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE; REGION; ICT SECTOR; SLOVAKIA

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak and World Economics and Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65 – 82

Contributors

author

Hudec Oto

• Technická univerzita Košice, Fakulta ekonómie, Katedra regionálnej vedy a manažmentu, B. Němcovej 32, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic

author

Miriam Šebová