INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES

Professor Gerd Lindgren

Karlstad University

OECD-conference October 2006

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES

A joint study by the universities

in Karlstad and Stockholm and regional

stakeholders in Värmland.

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

VÄRMLAND

• Size: 19 371 km2

• Population: 273 500

• County town: Karlstad, 80.000 inhabitants

• 17 Municipalities

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

LOCATION & COMMUNICATION• 3 Airports

• Alongside the Norwegian border

• Vänern (one of Europe’s

biggest lakes) with ports

• Railway, three hours by train or

car to:

Stockholm (300 km)

Gothenburg (250 km)

Oslo (200 km)

• Developed broadband

throughout the region

PAPER AND PULP- Unique concentration of international forest industries- Packaging - 12 000 employees

STEEL AND ENGINEERING- Significant export industry- 11 000 employees - E.g. tool steel, buses and propellers

FOOD

TOURISM-22 500 M Euro in turnover every year

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

VÄRMLAND

THE PUBLIC SECTOR

SCHOOLING

SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

IT- Service and application- Computer and system support aimed primarily at paper & pulp industries- Major, national IT enterprises as well as smaller specialised consultants

UNIVERSITY- 11 000 students enrolled- 1100 staff

DESIGN

PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE COUNTRY

VÄRMLAND

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

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THE WORKFORCE IN VÄRMLAND 2002

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

THE AIM OF THE STUDY:• To link political actions for regional growth

with equal opportunities through…

• …researchers and regional stakeholders

producing a shared picture of reality

• …showing the potential of linking the two

aspects

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

EXPECTED RESULTS:

• More profound work for regional

development.

• An innovationsystem with a gender

perspective.

• More equality in respect to power and

influence regarding the work of developing

a Regional Growth Programme.

• More extensive knowledge

of regional development

within gender studies.

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

ESTABLISHED CLUSTERS

FEMALE- DOMINATED NETWORKS

TWO LINES IN REGIONAL POLITICS

Networks Supportgroups

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

ESTABLISHED CLUSTERS

FEMALE- DOMINATED NETWORKS

TWO LINES IN REGIONAL POLITICS

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

ESTABLISHED CLUSTERS

FEMALE- DOMINATED NETWORKS

Networks Supportgroups

TWO LINES IN REGIONAL POLITICS

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INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

ESTABLISHED CLUSTERS

FEMALE- DOMINATED NETWORKS

Networks Supportgroups

TWO LINES IN REGIONAL POLITICS

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

WHAT ARE THE NETWORKS?

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTGROUPS?

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

VÄRMLAND’S STRONGEST FEATURES TODAY

• ”The Kinship Society”

• The Organization Society

• The Network Society

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THE VISION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES REGIONAL POLITICS

INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND HOMOSOCIAL STRUCTURES Prof Gerd Lindgren, Karlstad University, October 2006

HOW TO GET THERE?• Knowledge: What are the networks and

how do they influence regional growth and

development politics?

• Analysis: Look at a few of the

innovation systems/clusters in Värmland

and how they are organized in networks

and partnerships.

• Analysis: Look at the homosocial

power structures which control

and are evolved within

the systems.