The regional network capital index in Mexico from 2012 to 2016

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101562

Technology in Society

Volume 65, May 2021, 101562

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Highlights

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Empirical data are used for a new methodology to calculate the network capital.
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The Network Capital is higher in Mexican States that are in more developed regions.
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Network Capital concept could be useful in the academic study of regional development.
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Network Capital reflects the structural conditions of the Mexican States.

Abstract

Based-off the regional development theory developed from knowledge and innovation, Huggins & Thompson [1] have proposed the concept of Network Capital, which aims to explain the importance of knowledge flow, knowledge absorptive capacity and investments on associations between firms and Universities or Scientific Centers or other firms in order to increase regional development. This paper used empirical data from Mexico for the period 2012–2016 to propose an alternative to the calculation of Network Capital at State level as an alternative to the Huggins and Thompson proposal. The data used cover all the 32 Mexican States about innovation activities. On this paper is shown the deep differences between Mexican States about the knowledge qualities, the absorptive capacity of knowledge and the investments on strategic associations, it that might be typical at non-innovation Nations. Although the proposal on this paper cannot be directly compared to that of Huggins and Thompson, both shows evidence that, the greater network capital, the greater the potential development based on knowledge.

Keywords

System of innovation

Knowledge flow

Regional absorptive capacity of knowledge

Regional development

Mexico

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Edna María Villarreal Peralta, PhD Applied Economics, Full –Time Professor and Researcher at University of Sonora. E mail: [email protected], ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-3563. Economist by University of Sonora with a master's and a PhD with honors in Applied Economics from Autonomous University of Barcelona while being a scholarship-holder from CONACYT and the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain. At present pursuing a postgraduate degree in Emotional Education and Wellbeing at University of Barcelona. In 2009 she realized a visiting research at the London School of Economics and Political Science. At the Public sphere she performed as a Project Manager at the Scientific and Technological Advisory Forum in Mexico. She has been a Professor and Researcher at University of Sonora, UPAEP and Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Mario López López. PhD in Strategic Planning and Technology Management, Faculty of Electronics, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP). Email: [email protected], ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-6947. Bachelor in Electronics, M. Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunications, Dr. in Strategic Planning and Technology Management; he has worked in telecommunications companies as a manager, as an independent consultant and has made technology transfer activities, currently he has been a Professor and Researcher at BUAP and his interests are in Telecommunications area and TT to promote regional development

Rubén Alan García Tapia. Graduate in Economics, Analyst of the Secretary of Finance of the State of Sonora. E mail: [email protected]. Rubén was born in Hermosillo, Sonora in 1995. He graduated with honors from economics at Universidad de Sonora at 2019 and worked as a Public Analyst for the Office for the Treasury of the state of Sonora for two years. He is currently a student at the Facolta′ di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy.