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1. The PILOT project was financed within Framework Programme 5, Key Action ‘Improving the 
Socio-economic Knowledge Base’ (HPSE-CT-2002-00112). The project was coordinated by 
the Chair of Economic and Industrial Sociology of the University of Dortmund (is@wiso.uni- 
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more information see: www.pilot-project.org. The project is also discussed in more detail in 
H. Hirsch-Kreinsen, D. Jacobson, S. Laestadius and K. Smith, ‘Low and medium technology 
industries in the knowledge economy: the analytical issues’, in H. Hirsch-Kreinsen, D. 
Jacobson and S. Laestadius (eds), Low-tech Innovation in the Knowledge Economy, Peter Lang, 
Frankfurt/M., 2005, pp. 11–30. 
2. The members of the PILOT project consortium have included the University of Dortmund, 
the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, NIFU STEP—Centre for Innovation Research, 
the Technical Research Centre of Finland, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research 
Vienna, the Institute for Labour Foundation Bologna, Dublin City University, the Institute for 
Social Research Munich, the Foundation University of Oviedo, the Jagiellonian University of 
Krakow, and the Catholic University of Lublin. In addition, Keith Smith and Paul L. 
Robertson were associated with the project. 
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Innovation and Competence Requirements—A Closer Look at Low-tech Industries, Sitra Report Series 
No. 8, Helsinki, 2001; N. v. Tunzelmann and V. Acha, ‘Innovation in “low-tech” industries’, in 
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9. ‘The strange life of low-tech America’, The Economist, 17 October 1998, pp. 85–6. 
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12. For more details see A. Kouladis, T. Sandven and K. Smith, ‘Structural change, growth and 
innovation: the roles of medium and low-tech industries 1980–2000’, in G. Bender, D. 
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Perspectives on Economic Political and Social Integration, Special Issue I, Catholic University, 
Lublin/PL, 2006. 
13. The figure is based on the OECD’s STAN database, which comprises data at two and three 
ISIC digit levels for the manufacturing sectors of OECD economies. Data are shown only for 
those OECD countries for which sufficient data are available: Austria, Denmark, Finland, 
France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the USA. The two most important 
countries which are excluded during this first period 1980–91, on account of insufficient 
data, Germany and the UK, are included in the second period covering the years 1991–2002 
(Kouladis et al., op. cit.). 
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ness—and of innovation based indicators’, in Bender et al. (eds), op. cit. 
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21. K. Schmierl and H.-D. Köhler, ‘Organisational learning: knowledge management and train- 
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22. Ibid. 
23. F. Garibaldo and D. Jacobson, ‘The role of company and social networks in low-tech indus- 
tries’, in Bender et al. (eds), op. cit. 
24. Andrea Bardi, Francesco Garibaldo, Matt Hancock and Daniele Freddi, PILOT—WP 4 Final 
Report, mimeo, IpL Bologna, 2005. 
25. P. Robertson and P. Patel, ‘New wine in old bottles: technological diffusion and growth in 
developed economies’, in Bender et al. (eds), op. cit. 
26. Ibid. 
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29. Robertson and Patel, op. cit. 
30. Maskell, op. cit. 
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(eds), The Positive Sum Strategy—Harnessing Technology for Economic Growth, National Academy 
Express, Washington, 1986, pp. 275–305. 
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    <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">'Low-tech' industries: innovativeness and development perspectives - a summary of a European research project</h1>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Hirsch-Kreinsen, Hartmut</span> and <span class="person_name">Jacobson, David</span> and <span class="person_name">Robertson, Paul L.</span> (2006) <xhtml:em>'Low-tech' industries: innovativeness and development perspectives - a summary of a European research project.</xhtml:em> Prometheus, 24 (1). pp. 3-21.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1436/1/PR5.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1436/1/PR5.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />263Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08109020600563762">http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08109020600563762</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">This paper introduces the findings of a European research project on the innovativeness of industrial 'low-tech' sectors. This research was carried out in the context of the ongoing discussion about the emerging knowledge society. We argue that innovation depends not only on industries with frontline technological knowledge but also on low-tech industries. Our starting point is an examination of widely held views on the strengths of high-technology, followed by a discussion of the project's objectives and methodology. Thirdly, we present the basic findings of the project. They include: statistical data stressing the importance of the low-tech sector; an elaboration of the main dimensions, resources and practices of low-tech innovativeness; and the interrelationships of low-tech with high-tech sectors. Fourthly, we discuss policy issues derived from the findings. One key policy recommendation is to support activities raising awareness of low-tech industries and their specific needs and conditions. A fundamental precondition for this is the development of a new, broader understanding of innovation that does not equate innovative ability with excellence in R&amp;D alone. Finally, we emphasise that, in spite of globalisation and growing competition, prospects for a substantial range of low-tech and medium low-tech (LMT) sectors and companies are bright in the high-tech countries of the European Union.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Low-technology; technology indicators; knowledge society; innovation policy; industrial development</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/350211.html">350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services &gt; 350200 Business and Management &gt; 350211 Innovation and Technology Management</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/340205.html">340000 Economics &gt; 340200 Applied Economics &gt; 340205 Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1436</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Ms Sophie Jerrim</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">23 Jul 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1436;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&amp;eprintid=1436">item control page</a></p>
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