Abstract

The supercluster is a new initiative promoted by the Canadian federal government to strengthen Canada’s most promising clusters and allow innovative firms to operate more productively in sourcing inputs and accessing information, knowledge, and technology. This paper contributes to the scientific research on superclusters and pursues two objectives. First, we discuss the origins of the supercluster initiative and trace its roots back to major research traditions on regional agglomerations and territorial innovation models, in particular the cluster theory, the regional innovation system, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem approaches. Second, we conduct a critical analysis and identify four critical questions (or challenges) that need to be addressed to clarify the scope and objectives of the policy.

中文翻译：

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加拿大的创新超级集群计划：一项新的政策战略？

摘要

超级集群是加拿大联邦政府推动的一项新举措，旨在加强加拿大最有前途的集群，并允许创新公司在采购投入和获取信息、知识和技术方面更高效地运营。本文为超星系团的科学研究做出了贡献，并追求两个目标。首先，我们讨论了超集群倡议的起源，并将其追溯到区域集聚和地域创新模式的主要研究传统，特别是集群理论、区域创新体系和创业生态系统方法。其次，我们进行批判性分析并确定需要解决的四个关键问题（或挑战），以阐明政策​​的范围和目标。