RESEARCH ON INNOVATION SPACE UNIT AND INNOVATION NETWORK IN GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN METROPOLITAN AREA
Based on the dual attributes of the"field"space for agglomerating innovative elements and the"flow"node of the regional innovation network,the conceptual hypothesis of the innovation space unit is proposed.This paper explores the pattern and type of innovation space units in the Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area,as well as the structure and mode of innovation network by using invention patent application data and DBSCAN(density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise).The findings are as follows:(1)58 innovation space units are identified,and the conceptual hypothesis is verified;(2)the innovation space units of Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area show a pattern of"one area with multiple cores and multiple nodes",and can be divided into three categories and seven sub-categories according to the characteristics of the units,including innovation zone,industrial zone,and mixed science and technology park;(3)the innovation space unit network of Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area presents a"fishbone radial"structure centered around Guangzhou City,with four typical innovation network models identified,including the industry-university-research cooperative innovation network model of universities and research institutes,the innovation network model of leading enterprise groups,the cooperative innovation network model of institutional enterprises and institutions,and the mixed innovation network model.
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