I am Prof in Economic Geography at University College Dublin. My research focus is on the geography of innovation and evolutionary economic geography.
Dublin, Ireland
Joined September 2010
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We just launched rknowledge.org/ - an interactive platform that provides advanced Knowledge Space indicators for over 1,000 regional economies across Europe and North America; intro: youtu.be/C4r2n258O08 and @RegionalStudies publication: doi.org/10.1080/00343404.202… (1/5)
ALT https://www.rknowledge.org/
Join us in Brussels or Online at the European #StartupVillageForum next week (October 15) where we'll discuss how to advance 'Rural Innovation & Startup Ecosystems' (11.00-12.00 - CET)
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I will present and discuss findings from our recent
@RegionalStudies publication on the "Geography of AI" (doi.org/10.1080/00343404.202…)
For a quick overview see this "Mind the Gap: The Spatial Paradox of Europe’s AI Economy" regions.regionalstudies.org/…
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Last orders? Pub closures, policy & the future of the public house in the UK; latest @cssjournal1 paper + Dieter Kogler & Phil Tomlinson. @UoB_Business @AcadSocSciences @regstud @BISmemberSec @CAMRA_Official tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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New open-access paper in Journal of Economic Geography:
Europe’s two towers: the uneven regional geography of telecommunication standard essential patents
doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbag045
#EconomicGeography #Innovation #Telecommunications #Standardisation #TechPolicy
We study the geography of cellular Standard Essential Patents in Europe.
The striking finding: Helsinki and Stockholm alone account for around one-third of all European cellular SEPs.
Standards matter — and their geography is highly uneven.
Unlike many other inventions, SEPs do not simply scale with city size or prior technological strength.
Early standard-setting leadership creates strong path-dependent advantages, but these can weaken across generations.
Important implications for 5G, 6G & industrial policy.
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ALT Top Figure. The histograms illustrate the total number of SEP applications by metropolitan area during the 3G and 4G periods. The y-axis represents the count of all patents that include at least one inventor residing in the area during the specified period. The x-axis displays the top ten EU metropolitan areas ranked by their SEP production for that time frame. Bottom Figure. The x-axis shows the count of all H04 patent applications containing at least one inventor residing in the metropolitan area during the 3G and 4G periods. The y-axis represents the number of SEP applications during the same time frame. The solid line shows the fitted linear regression, and the shaded band around the fitted line denotes the 95 per cent confidence interval of the estimated regression. We also report the corresponding regression estimates in the top left corner.
Is AI an economic equalizer across Europe, or is it widening the regional divide?🌍 Our new open-access paper in Regional Studies maps the spatial geography of AI across EU NUTS2 regions using a multi-dimensional framework.
Here is what we discovered: 👇
doi.org/10.1080/00343404.202…
We reveal a striking "spatial paradox": while potential AI exposure & worker-level experimentation are widespread across Europe, frontier AI innovation & formal firm-level adoption remain heavily concentrated in a handful of high-income urban hubs.
A persistent "implementation gap" separates structural exposure from productive firm use due to organizational frictions. Left unmanaged market forces will widen divergence. We argue for place-sensitive regional policies to bridge the divide.🏛️
#AI #RegionalDevelopment #EUPolicy
New paper out in TFSC: Bridging industry and technology: The spatial and sectoral embedded dynamics of green technology diversification How do regions diversify into new green technologies? We show that both technology and industry matter. doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2…
The geography matters too: the spatial pattern of green technology entry is highly uneven, with strong regional differences across China.
Policy implication: supporting green transitions is not only about funding green R&D. It also requires strengthening the industrial structures that allow new green technologies to take root, diffuse, and scale. #EconomicGeography #GreenInnovation #IndustrialPolicy #EEG #China
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Join us at #GCEG2025!
CfP on The Role(s) of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Regional Growth and Uneven Development! @dfkogler, Emanuela Marrocu, @KamakuraNatsuki, David Rigby and Stefano Usai.
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🔊Special Session at the @regstud.bsky.social #RSA25 in Porto, Portugal, May 6-9, 2025:
New Perspectives on Evolutionary Economic Geography (SS39)!
Research w/ empirical data in novel and theoretically profound ways, preferred.
❗️🗓️ (DEC19 - 2moro) regionalstudies.org/events/r…
🔊Special Session at the @regstud
#RSA25 in Porto, Portugal, May 6-9, 2025
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Automation, and Digitalization Technologies on Regional Economic Development Trajectories. (SS65)!
🗓️ (DEC19) regionalstudies.org/events/r…
#AI #Robotics
📢Job Alert!
Lect/Assist Prof in Urban and Regional Planning, University College Dublin (UCD).
Deadline, November 7th - see details here:
linkedin.com/jobs/view/40582… & regionalstudies.org/opportun…
Looking forward to presenting @SPRU Freeman Seminar series, Friday, 4 OCT at 1pm (tickettailor.com/events/univ…)
"Evolution in Regional Knowledge Spaces – Theoretical and Methodological Insights for STI Policy Interventions"
See also rknowledge.org/ for further insights.
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📢New Publication alert!
What is the role of organisations and their network structure in shaping the emergence of new areas of technological specialisations in regions? Check it out on @industry_innova
🎯tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
@IrisWanzenböck @dfkogler @KeungouiKim
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1/4 Ever wondered what Von Thünen and Christaller might come up with if they had access to modern data and computing power? #EconTwitter 🧵
Our recent paper on multi-tier city-regions offers a glimpse into that intriguing possibility. 🌍
nature.com/articles/s44284-0…
