Abstract
This study based on a TICA project that the Taiwanese government funds to build collaborative innovation networks (ClNs) to enhance the innovation capabilities of SMEs'. The objective of this study is to examine the efficiency of SME ClNs formation by social network analysis method. The results find that the SMEs clustered into collaborative innovation networks, in the meantime, improving the communication in the network. The results of the research also show that the formation efficiency of the CINs is statistically obvious in the TICA project. The strategy of the Taiwanese government's SME administration agency successfully employs a public research institute, ITRI, to form SME CINs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010 - Kobe Duration: 2010 Sept 19 → 2010 Sept 23 |
Other
| Other | 2010 World Automation Congress, WAC 2010 |
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| City | Kobe |
| Period | 10/9/19 → 10/9/23 |
Keywords
- CINs
- Collaborative innovation net work
- SMEs
- Social network
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering