The Contributions of Higher Education System to The Innovation Production Performance of Turkey: An Empirical Analysis

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 13 - 21, 01.03.2017

İsmail Seki

Abstract

The functions of universities are changing while the regional innovation systems have a greater importance in development policies. The economic roles of universities can be classified into two groups. These are classical roles and complex roles. Universities, as the most important institutions of knowledge-based economic systems, are determinants of regional and national development, especially by their complex roles. In this context, the aim of the study is to clarify the roles of universities in innovation production processes in Turkey. The study uses random coefficient model as a method for econometric analyse. According to the empirical analyse, public universities, technology development centers and technology development regions have positive contributions to the level of innovation production of Turkey. In addition, the contribution of higher education system is more than the contributions of other factors

Keywords

Economics of University, Triple Helix Model, Innovation, Regional Development, Knowledge Governance

The Contributions of Higher Education System to The Innovation Production Performance of Turkey: An Empirical Analysis

Abstract

Bölgesel yenilik sistemleri kalkınma politikaları içerisinde giderek önem kazandıkça üniversitelerin fonksiyonları da değişmektedir. Üniversitelerin ekonomik rolleri iki grup altında sınıflandırılabilir. Bunlar klasik roller ve kompleks rollerdir. Bilgi tabanlı ekonomik sistemlerin en önemli kurumları olarak üniversiteler, özellikle kompleks rolleri vasıtasıyla, bölgesel ve ulusal kalkınmanın belirleyicileridirler. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacı üniversitelerin Türkiye’deki yenilik üretim süreçlerindeki rollerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yapılan ekonometrik analizde yöntem olarak rassal katsayı modeli kullanılmıştır. Ampirik analize göre, kamu üniversiteleri, teknoloji geliştirme merkezleri ve teknoloji geliştirme bölgeleri Türkiye’nin yenilik üretme seviyesine pozitif katkıda bulunmaktadırlar. Ayrıca analizde yüksek eğitim sektörünün yenilik üretim süreçlerine katkısının diğer faktörlerin katkısından daha fazla olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Üniversite Ekonomisi, Üçlü Sarmal Modeli, Yenilik, Bölgesel Kalkınma, Bilgi Yönetişimi

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