Geographical Perspectives on the Knowledge Society in Slovenia, 2012

Studies on the knowledge society and regional innovation systems and their contribution to economic growth are already well established in research literature. This research is based on geographical analysis of linkage between technological knowledge, competitiveness factors and economic effects. It proceeds from the hypothesis that economic effectiveness in a region originates from the quality of human capital, in which innovations are the precondition for social progress, competitiveness and developmental success. Research focuses on the geographical distribution of developmental generators, which often cause regional disparities. Goal of the project is to analyze the spatial distributin of the knowledge society in Slovenia based on technical and technological, economic geographical and regional geographical indicators.知识社会（Knowledge Society）与区域创新系统（Regional Innovation Systems）及其对经济增长贡献的相关研究，在学术文献中已有充分且成熟的研究基础。本研究基于对技术知识、竞争力要素与经济效应之间关联的地理空间分析，核心假设为：区域经济效能源自人力资本质量，而创新是推动社会进步、提升竞争力并实现发展成效的前置条件。研究聚焦于发展驱动因子的地理空间分布，此类因子往往会引发区域发展差距。本项目的目标为：基于技术与科技、经济地理及区域地理相关指标，分析斯洛文尼亚知识社会的空间分布格局。