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Competitive low-tech manufacturing and challenges for regional policy in the European context – lessons from the Danish experience.

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Author

  • Teis Hansen
  • Lars Winther

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

449-470

Publication/Series

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volume

7

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Human Geography

Keywords

  • regional development
  • regional policy
  • low-tech manufacturing
  • innovation
  • competitiveness

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1752-1378