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From ‘Techniums’ to ‘emptiums’: the failure of a flagship innovation policy in Wales

Pugh, Rhiannon LU orcid ; Mackenzie, Niall G. and Jones-evans, Dylan (2018) In Regional Studies 52(7). p.1009-1020
Abstract
This paper examines the use of European Union Structural Funds to support the development of innovation policy within Wales during the period 2000–06. Drawing on data from the Welsh government and interviews with key stakeholders, it focuses specifically on the Technium programme, a high-profile technology-based innovation intervention that took a predominantly supply-side approach to supporting innovation, resulting in its eventual failure. Consistent within this is an analysis of the efficacy of supply-side policies using European Union funds to support research and development activities to aid economic growth in peripheral, weaker regions.
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Regional Studies
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52
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7
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1009 - 1020
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Taylor & Francis
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0034-3404
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10.1080/00343404.2018.1444272
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