Imagine your business is like a giant puzzle where the pieces aren't just physical parts, but also ideas and software. This work maps out how those invisible pieces move across borders and how they get stuck during political fights or pandemics. It helps us see if a company is actually strong or just lucky based on how it handles these hidden knowledge flows.
Companies struggle to measure the value of 'intangibles' like knowledge and services in their supply chains. This makes them vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and prevents them from seeing where their real competitive advantages lie.
A Knowledge-Input-Output (KIO) table based on patent data and a system to analyze knowledge flows in open-source software scripts.
If you are an enterprise software vendor dealing with fragmented global development teams — this project developed analysis of open-source software scripts that helps track how knowledge flows during development to improve resilience.
If you are an industrial equipment manufacturer dealing with supply disruptions and geopolitical headwinds — this project developed new measures for trade in intermediate goods adjusted for price changes to better evaluate supply chain stability.
If you are a consultancy dealing with clients needing to optimize their regional footprint — this project developed data on the link between knowledge creation and regional employment growth to identify the most productive locations for innovation.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or implementation costs are provided as the project focuses on research and data generation.
The project uses company-level analysis and survey data from 6 countries, suggesting the methodology is designed for broad industrial application, though it remains in the research phase.
The project states that the newly constructed measures of knowledge and service flows will be made available to the wider community for research and policy analysis after completion.
The research provides evidence to help policymakers ensure level playing fields in trade relations and secure strategic supplies.
The project period runs from 2022-10-01 to 2025-09-30, meaning full results and datasets will be available upon completion in late 2025.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 11 partners from 10 countries, split between 6 universities and 5 research organizations. There are 0 industry partners and 0 SMEs, indicating that the output is currently theoretical and data-driven rather than commercially validated.
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