ABSTRACT

Technology diversity is defined as the ability to perform research and development in different technological domains. We investigate the degree of technological diversity in the European regions, focusing on two main drivers: the regional capacity to obtain funding from the 7^th Framework Programme, and the degree of regional network centrality in collaborative research. Our results support the hypothesis that regional capacity to access European funding and obtain a central position in collaborative networks fosters technological diversity in European regions. We also find that the high network centrality in a research collaboration network is correlated to a reduced FP7 effect on technological diversity.

摘要

技术多样性被定义为在不同技术领域进行研究和开发的能力。^{我们调查了欧洲地区的技术多样性程度，重点关注两个主要驱动因素：从第七}框架计划获得资金的地区能力，以及合作研究中地区网络的中心程度。我们的结果支持这样的假设，即获得欧洲资金并在协作网络中获得中心地位的区域能力促进了欧洲地区的技术多样性。我们还发现，研究协作网络中的高网络中心性与 FP7 对技术多样性的影响降低有关。