1. 1ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3 ESPON PROJECT – PROJECT PLAN JIBS MAIN DELIVERIES: 1.OUTSOURCING OF PRODUCTION (part of WP 2.3.1) 2.CASE STUDY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE (part of WP 2.3.1) 3.KNOWLEDGE FLOWS IN EUROPE (WP 2.3.3) 4.KNOWLEDGE FLOWS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (WP 2.3.3) 5.REGIONAL NETWORKS OF INNOVATING FIRMS (WP 2.3.3) 6.META-ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS IN EUROPE (WP 2.3.3.)

2. 2 TASKWPMAIN DELIVERIES AUG – SEP 2010 SEP 2010 – FEB 2011 MAR – SEP 2011 SEP 2011 – FEB 2012 1. Outsourcing of production2.3.1.-Final report-- 2. Outsourcing case study2.3.1.-Prel. reportFinal report- 3. Knowledge flows Europe2.3.3.-Prel. reportFinal report- 4. Knowledge flows countries2.3.3.--Prel. reportFinal report 5. Networks of innovating firms 2.3.3.--Prel. reportFinal report 6. Meta analysis2.3.3.--Prel. reportFinal report WORK PLAN – ESPON PROJECT ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

3. THE MAIN MESSAGE TO DISPLAY THE TRENDS OF MOVEMENT IN PRODUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE TO COMPETING REGIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION. METHODOLOGY THE PROJECT WILL MAKE USE OF AN EXTENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW. INDICATORS WILL BE OBTAINED FROM RELEVANT DATABASES SUCH AS EUROSTAT, WORLD BANK, UN AND OECD. DATA FROM THE EUROPEAN PATENTS OFFICE WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE REGIONAL STATISTICS ABOUT PATENTS. 3ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

4. 4 2.3.3. KNOWLEDGE FLOWS WITH SUBJECT TO CHANGE ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

5. 5 THE QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED ARE EU MEMBERS CATEGORISED AS NET IMPORTERS OR EXPORTERS OF KNOWLEDGE? OBJECTIVES WE NEED TO ANALYSE: - THE SPATIAL KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS OVER EUROPE - THE POSITION AND TRENDS OF THE EU COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL FLOWS OF KNOWLEDGE - THE HIGH VALUE GOODS IMPORTS OF THE EU AND HIGHLIGHT THE INTRA/EXTRA FLOWS WITHIN EU

6. 6 MAIN DELIVERIES – PARTS 3 AND 4 3.KNOWLEDGE FLOWS EUROPE - LITERATURE REVIEW (EMPIRICAL /THEORETICAL FROM 2010 AND BACK) - DATABASE REVIEW - INDICATORS USED OVER TIME: LICENSE PAYMENTS IMPORTS OF HIGH VALUE GOODS (IN ABSOLUTE TERMS) PATENT CITATIONS INWARD MNF INVESTMENTS INWARD MNF R&D INVESTMENTS 4.HOW DOES KNOWLEDGE FLOWS LOOK IN EU? ACROSS COUNTRIES BASED ON THE SAME INDICATORS AS IN 3. EUJPNA THE PATENT TRIAD OTHER REGIONS? ESPON Project – Work Package 2.3.1 and 2.3.3

7. 7 MAIN DELIVERIES – PARTS 5 AND 6 5.NETWORKS OF INNOVATING FIRMS - EMPIRICAL STUDIES - DATABASE REVIEW FOR MAPPING NETWORKS - USING THE PATENT DATABASE  “PATSTAT” THROUGH CESIS 6.META ANALYSIS - OVERVIEWING THE LAST 15-20 YEARS OF STUDIES ON KNOWLEDGE FLOWS BETWEEN REGIONS - ARE THE RESULTS MATCHING OUR ANALYSIS? - A MINIMUM OF 30 STUDIES NEEDED