What is the Role of Universities in High-tech Economic Development? The Case of Portland, Oregon, and Washington, DC

This paper focuses on two regions in the United States that have emerged as high-technology regions in the absence of major research universities. The case of Portland's Silicon Forest is compared to Washington, DC. In both regions, high-technology economies grew because of industrial restructuring processes. The paper argues that in both regions other actors—such as firms and government laboratories—spurred the development of knowledge-based economies and catalysed the engagement of higher education institutions in economic development. The paper confirms and advances the triple helix model of university–government–industry relationships and posits that future studies have to examine degrees of university-region engagement.

Radio Latin Lounge - Im Interview mit Martha-Cecilia Dietrich

Ronald Geppl und Alcides Benavente Ponce im Gespräch mit der Filmemacherin über ihren Film entre memorias, der am 5.5.2015 als Weltpremiere zu sehen war; im Rahmen des ethnographischen und dokumentarischen Filmfestivals ethnocineca 2015.