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[EN] A text-based, bag-of-words, model was developed to identify drone company websites for multiple European countries in different languages. A collection of Spanish drone and non-drone websites was used for initial model development. Various classification methods were compared. Supervised logistic regression (L2-norm) performed best with an accuracy of 87% on the unseen test set. The accuracy of the later model improved to 88% when it was trained on texts in which all Spanish words were translated into English. Retraining the model on texts in which all typical Spanish words, such as names of cities and regions, and words indicative for specific periods in time, such as the months of the year and days of the week, were removed did not affect the overall performance of the model and made it more generally applicable. Applying the cleaned, completely English word-based, model to a collection of Irish and Italian drone and non-drone websites revealed, after manual inspection, that it was able to detect drone websites in those countries with an accuracy of 82 and 86%, respectively. The classification of Italian texts required the creation of a translation list in which all 1560 English word-based features in the model were translated to their Italian analogs. Because the model had a very high recall, 93, 100, and 97% on Spanish, Irish and Italian drone websites respectively, it was particularly well suited to select potential drone websites in large collections of websites., This research was performed as part of the study Web intelligence for measuring emerging economic trends: the drone industry led by GOPA under the framework contract on Methodological Support (Ref. 2018.0086) for Eurostat.

[EN] An infographic is a visual representation in which complex ideas are expressed through a combination of elements (illustrations, diagrams, maps, graphics, tables, etc.), with the aim of making them understandable. Infographics are present in newspapers, magazines, ads, newsletters, etc. but in university teaching they offer interesting didactic possibilities. There is ample evidence about the fact that infographics have turned out to be an adequate strategy to have a global vision of the degree of assimilation of content by the students. And in addition, infographics favour the development of technological skills and creativity as key competences in students' development. To the extent that this communication raises infographics as a group work and therefore favours cooperative learning (linked, in turn, to the cognitive level of creativity) the objective is to propose the use of infographics as a tool for the continuous evaluation of students. Its use is proposed at the end of each of the thematic units of a certain subject. In this way, a double follow -up can be done: the degree of knowledge acquisition and the level of development of competencies linked to creativity and technological skills. Thus, from the characteristics of the commented subject itself, of the experience in the use of infographics in said subject and the results of said experience, a rubric is also proposed for the correction of infographics, which provides immediate feedback to students in order to favour their learning and the development of the commented skills. The proposal is developed within the frame of the ¿Infographics project applied to university teaching¿, from the Institute of Educational Sciences (ICE) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)., The present teaching experience is framed in the Teaching Innovation and Improvement Project, called Infographies. Use of ICT in the visual and creative representation of content in teaching funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (ICE) of the Polytechnic University of València. We want to thank the ICE of the UPV for facilitating that teaching scenarios are generated, which have resulted in such enriching results, both for students and for teachers and for promoting research in teaching.

[EN] During the project ¿Infographics Applied to University Teaching¿, supported by the Institute of Educational Sciences -ICE- of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia -UPV-, we implemented the use of individual and shared group infographics. In this work, we have collected the students' reflections on the use of infographics as a tool in university teaching through the means of a focus group at the end of the teaching experience. The focus group has been assembled with a parity selection of the students for equity gender and with a specific selection of questions for data collection. In this study, we will analyse the information obtained in-depth, in order to extract the advantages, disadvantages and possible improvements for the use of infographics in the university classroom. The analysis has been based on the incorporation of individual and shared group infographics. The students created individual infographics based on the complex exercises that they have elaborated in the classroom, adding to them their own conclusions. For the shared group infographics, they created joint research, in teams of four to five students. After this exercise, they presented and debated their work in the classroom. The graphic representation that is created with infographics helps increase in-depth learning, as it allows students to establish a hierarchy of the contents, organize them graphically and present the final figure to their classmates. The results of this experience gathered from the data in the focus groups, show that the students valued it positively, the acquisition of content, self-regulation, and collaborative work. Moreover, analysing their experience with this teaching innovation encourages them to reflect on their metacognitive learning process and helps us to understand the scope of our actions., The present teaching experience, as mentioned previously, is framed in the Educational Innovation and Improvement Project -PIME-, called Infographics. Use of ICT in the visual and creative representation of content in teaching of the Institute of Education Sciences -ICE- of the Polytechnic University of Valencia -UPV-. Likewise, the PIME is part of the Educational Innovation and Quality Team EICE Digital tools for the acquisition of transversal competencies and the application of the SDGs online. We want to thank the ICE of the UPV for facilitating the creation of teaching scenarios, which have resulted in such enriching results, both for students and teachers, and for promoting research in teaching.

La presente experiencia docente, como se ha citado con anterioridad, se halla enmarcada en el Proyecto de Innovación y Mejora educativa -PIME-, denominado Infografías. Uso de las TIC en la representación visual y creativa de contenidos en la docencia del Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación -ICE- de la Universitat Politècnica de València -UPV-. Asimismo, el PIME se encuentra dentro del Equipo de Innovación y Calidad Educativa - EICE Herramientas digitales para la adquisición de las competencias transversales y la aplicación de los ODS en línea. Queremos agradecer al ICE de la UPV por facilitar que se generen escenarios docentes, que se han traducido en resultados tan enriquecedores, tanto para el alumnado como para el profesorado y por impulsar la investigación en la docencia.

[EN] In the twentieth century, several large cities in the United States used murals to promote African-American culture and issues. For example, California had three decades, known as the 'Golden Years' of Afro-American muralism, between the 1970s and the 1990s, although this movement lost steam over time. At the time, public policies in California encouraged muralism in cities like Los Angeles, but today, African-American murals are absent from the visitor's experience. However, literature has demonstrated that mural movements create positive effects as drivers of community development and identity preservation. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore new mural routes in Los Angeles that could be an opportunity to showcase African-American issues, whilst adding value to the visitor's experience. For this purpose, we performed a content analysis of the literature and other documents related to these topics and we classified the city's most representative African-American murals., We would like to thank the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia's Vice-Rectorate for Research, Innovation and Transfer for its support during Prof. De Miguel's Visiting Scholar period at UC Berkeley (Department of African American Studies).

[EN] This paper presents user needs and preferences gathered prior to the development of an indoor remotely piloted air system. A literature review was carried out to analyse previous studies about the involvement of users in the design of indoor unmanned aerial vehicles. Subsequently, the results of these user needs obtained from three focus groups held in European countries (Belgium, Spain and United Kingdom) are presented here. Through a content analysis of the information obtained in the focus groups, 40 codes and 4 variables were defined and used to examine the differences between types of users and their previous experience with drones. The literature review gave support to the results obtained through users¿ involvement in the features to be included in a new unmanned aerial vehicle. Non-parametric tests and qualitative comparative analysis were used to analyse the information gathered in the focus groups. The results revealed few differences between artists working in creative industries and drone operators working for the creative industries. These differences affected features such as detecting and avoiding obstacles, which requires the inclusion of sensors. In addition, previous experience with drones was found to be a sufficient condition to explain greater concerns over safety, ethical and security issues in indoor environments., The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the European Commission (H2020, grant number 732433).

[EN] The retail grocery sector is not a leader in new product development due to inherent innovation risks and retailers' complex relationships with suppliers. Product co-innovation is an effective way to overcome innovation barriers and is feasible when retailers collaborate with customers and suppliers. We present a case study of Mercadona, a leading retailer in Spain that introduces new products developed using a novel co-innovation approach where customers and suppliers collaborate in innovation hubs from the start of the ideation phase. Other companies can learn from Mercadona's innovation journey over the last 20 years.

[EN] Practical training in the university environment, without attention to creativity and innovative thinking, is not very effective. For this reason, we have tried to find a new learning model, which focuses on the disciplines essential for the future, through an interdisciplinary approach. The use of tools such as Art Thinking and the search for new learning spaces, sometimes outside the classroom and in others transforming the classroom space itself into a ¿corner to dream¿, have allowed us to create a conducive climate to the development of creativity and to discover that the combination of technical training with skills associated with the artistic field, are positioned as the ideal way to train the professionals of the future. Thus, within the strategy of reaching professional competences, it is planned to work jointly and collaboratively between the creative, technological and management disciplines that coexist on the campus of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, in the implementation of new training spaces, which favor the acquisition of transversal competences and strengthen the teaching and learning process through visible and responsible learning by means of STEAM strategies., This work has been developed within the project Applying STEAM strategies in the Social Sciences and Arts areas by means of a Service-learning methodology, conducted by Professor María deMiguel-Molina, and with the support of the Universitat Politécnica de València (Science Education Institute, ICE). Moreover, this paper's authors belong to the team Reality baths: towards a visible, responsible and innovative learning, coordinated by Professor Virginia Santamarina-Campos.

[EN] This work presents the Innovation and Improvement Learning Project ¿Applying STEAM strategies in the Social Sciences and Arts areas by means of a Service-learning methodology¿ that aims to facilitate the acquisition of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths competences of Master students in the Universitat Politécnica de València (UPV) by means of a service-learning focus. An interdisciplinary group of seven lecturers work in an own model that latter could be also applied to other Master and Bachelor Programs. By now, we have developed a competence sheet for each STEAM competence that could be applied in any subject that would like to work on it. To achieve these competences by a holistic approach, we also relate them to the UPV transversal competences and to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The final objective is that any program could cover all the STEAM competences to add value to the students¿ learning. The first results show that, putting all these concepts together, we compel the students to propose creative solutions that could help organizations as well as individuals., This work has been developed within the project ¿Applying STEAM strategies in the Social Sciences and Arts areas by means of a Service-learning methodology¿, conducted by Professor María de Miguel Molina, and with the support of the Universitat Politécnica de València (Science Education Institute, ICE).

[EN] Taxi service and private-hire driver companies (VTCs) offer their services through online platforms to cater for passenger demand yet there is a lack of studies as to who these passengers are, what their demands are and how to gain their loyalty over the next years. Based on a survey of taxi and VTC passengers in Spain, we have performed different qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore connections between loyalty and passengers' profiles, experience and values. The main result in terms of profile is that VTC passengers are more pricesensitive and less loyal than taxi passengers, who are less price-sensitive and more loyal. Regarding experience, loyalty to a taxi service centres on transparency and safety (trust), while in VTCs it revolves around quality and comfort. Finally, values are related to loyalty in the sense that passengers support the service they use most, but Corporate Social Responsibility does not influence a first choice. In terms of age, we observed that younger passengers are less loyal, more price-sensitive and more concerned with sustainability. This implies that these factors are worth to explore in other countries as they could drive the future of urban passenger transport. The results of this study show trends that could be of interest to researchers, companies and policymakers., This work has been carried out as part of the Prometeo Research Project for Excellence programme The regulation of digital transformation and the collaborative economy, conducted by Prof. Lorenzo Cotino Hueso and with the participation of Prof. María de Miguel, among others (PROMETEO/2017/064, Valencian Regional Government).

[EN] This paper analyses the philanthropic behaviour of companies listed on four stock markets: the IBEX 35 (Spain), CAC-40 (France), DAX-30 (Germany) and AEX-25 (Netherlands). A bibliometric method was used to obtain keywords related to corporate philanthropy in literature, while a qualitative content analysis was undertaken to obtain specific philanthropy-related words from company annual reports. 19 groups of words (codes) were defined, indicating the terms used by companies to express corporate philanthropy and community involvement, the forms they use to express such involvement, and the formulas chosen to channel their aid. The word analysis also gave information about the stakeholders that companies take into account when they become involved in community issues. Different hypotheses were stated to determine whether the use of words was related to country, firm size (revenues and employees) or industry. The use of probit regression also allowed us to obtain combinations of these variables that explained the probability of using every term together but not separately. The results indicated that the variables which most affected philanthropic codes were country and revenues. Conversely, the variables which least influenced philanthropic codes were number of employees and industry.

[EN] The collaborative economy presents new business models through digital platforms that sometimes fight with services that have traditionally been provided with strong regulation. This may be the case of the taxi sector, which requires to be reformulated in order to be competitive. In this activity, we analyze the need to raise these issues through a governance model where all stakeholders can express their opinions, trying to achieve solutions as consensual as possible. This requires an analysis of the regulations involved and the opinions of the users, without losing sight of the economic groups in conflict. In order to achieve this consensus, the public administration will play a crucial role in the future., [ES] La economía colaborativa presenta nuevos modelos de negocio a través de plataformas digitales que, en ocasiones, chocan con servicios que tradicionalmente se han prestado con una fuerte regulación. Este puede ser el caso del sector del taxi, que precisa de una reformulación para poder ser competitivo. En esta actividad, se analiza la necesidad de plantear estos temas a través de un modelo de gobernanza donde todos los grupos de interés puedan expresar su opinión y se intenten conseguir soluciones lo más consensuadas posible. Ello requiere un análisis de la normativa implicada y de la opinión de los usuarios, sin perder de vista los grupos económicos en conflicto. Para lograr este consenso, el papel que juegue la administración pública en el futuro será fundamental., Este trabajo parte del proyecto de investigación Prometeo en el que participa la profesora María De Miguel, “La regulación de la transformación digital y la economía colaborativa”, y que es dirigido por el profesor Lorenzo Cotino Hueso (PROMETEO/2017/064, Generalitat Valenciana). Así mismo, ha formado parte del Proyecto de Innovación y Mejora Educativa (PIME), “La resolución de problemas a través del diseño creativo y la visualización colaborativa” de la UPV, coordinado por la profesora V. Santamarina.

[EN] With this contribution, we want to show a successful example of the application of the Design Thinking methodology, in the European project 'Technology transfer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the creative industry'. The use of this methodology has allowed us to design and build a drone, based on the real needs of prospective users. It has demonstrated that this is a powerful tool for generating innovative ideas in the field of robotics, by focusing its effectiveness on understanding and solving real user needs. In this way, with the support of an interdisciplinary team, comprised of creatives, engineers and economists, together with the collaboration of prospective users from three European countries, a non-linear work dynamic has been created. This teamwork has generated a sense of appreciation towards the creative industries, through continuously adaptive, inventive, and playful collaboration and communication, which has facilitated the development of prototypes. These have been designed to enable filming and photography in interior spaces, within 13 sectors of European creative industries: Advertising, Architecture, Fashion, Film, Antiques and Museums, Music, Photography, Televison, Performing Arts, Publishing, Arts and Crafts, Design and Software. Furthermore, it has married the real needs of the creative industries, with what is technologically and commercially viable. As a result, a product of great value has been obtained, which offers new business opportunities for small companies across this sector., The AiRT project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 732433.

[EN] Safety and security concerns play a key role during the design of civil UAs (aircraft controlled by a pilot who is not onboard it) by the producers and the offer of different services by the operators. At present, European countries have fragmented regulations about the manufacture and use of civil drones, therefore the European institutions are trying to approach all these regulations into a common one. In this sense, not only law but also ethics can give guidelines to the industry in order to obtain better reports from their clients. With our results, we would like to give advice to the European industry, as well as give new insights to the academia and policymakers, The European Project AiRT has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 732433. Reference: H2020-ICT-2016-2017.

[ES] La literatura científica reconoce el relevante papel que la innovación juega como factor de crecimiento y desarrollo económico en cualquier país. Podría decirse que estamos ante un modelo de crecimiento basado en el conocimiento, una de cuyas manifestaciones concretas más importantes es la innovación tecnológica. Parece evidente, por tanto, que los países que sean capaces de impulsar más eficientemente aquellas actividades constitutivas de este paradigma, serán los mejor situados para crear riqueza y aumentar el bienestar de sus ciudadanos. Este objetivo plantea importantes desafíos y oportunidades a los actores públicos y privados que conforman el sistema nacional de innovación y que son responsables, por una parte, de la generación del conocimiento necesario para innovar y, por otra, de la gobernanza del propio sistema. A través de la revisión de la literatura que analiza las relaciones entre los actores públicos y privados, este artículo concluye que la colaboración entre ellos es necesaria y beneficiosa en ambos casos. Por ello se plantea un marco conceptual que permita definir el concepto de colaboración público-privada en el ámbito de la innovación y analizar con precisión los instrumentos de intervención pública que se identifiquen como tal.

[EN] With this contribution, we want to show how the AiRT system could change the future way of working of a part of the creative industry and what new economic opportunities could arise for them. Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), also more commonly known as drones, are now essential tools used by many different companies for their creative outdoor work. However, using this very flexible applicable tool indoor is almost impossible, since safe navigation cannot be guaranteed by the operator due to the lack of a reliable and affordable indoor positioning system which ensures a stable flight, among other issues. Here we present our first results of a European project, which consists of developing an indoor drone for professional footage especially designed for the creative industries. One of the main achievements of this project is the successful implication of the end-users in the overall design process from the very beginning. To ensure safe flight in confined spaces, our drone incorporates a positioning system based on ultra-wide band technology, an RGB-D (depth) camera for 3D environment reconstruction and the possibility to fully pre-program automatic flights. Since we also want to offer this tool for inexperienced pilots, we have always focused on user-friendly handling of the whole system throughout the entire process., The AiRT project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 732433

El Sector de la Alimentación, otro gran sector tractor de la C. Valenciana, junto con el automóvil (del plástico, química o envases, entre otros) y directamente relacionado con la serviindustria (de la mano de Mercadona o Consum, entre otros), cuenta con 1.881 empresas en alimentación y 288 en bebidas, (Dirce, 2016; 2169 empresas en total) así como con algo más de 30.000 ocupados, constituyéndose en el sector líder en la C. Valenciana1, tanto en contribución al VAB como en número directo de ocupados; asimismo, aporta a la C. Valenciana más de 9.000 millones de Euros de facturación. En él coexisten grandes multinacionales en convivencia con empresas puramente locales.

L’estatut d’autonomia és la norma institucional bàsica espanyola d’una comunitat autònoma. El 2004 s’iniciaren els processos de reforma. En aquest treball fem una anàlisi comparativa entre dues regions espanyoles d’importància similar pel que fa a la generació de riquesa econòmica mesurada en termes de PIB a partir dels seus documents normatius principals, els seus estatuts d’autonomia, ambdós recentment reformats. S’estudiaran aspectes sobre els quals l’Estatut té competència exclusiva, la planificació de l’activitat econòmica, el tipus d’indústria existent en cada regió i la seva evolució, i es compararan les polítiques concretes de desenvolupament regional i industrial implementades en cada zona amb l’objectiu de generar coneixement que pugui servir de base als organismes públics per a la millora de la competitivitat regional., The Estatuto de Autonomía is the basic institutional norm of a Spanish autonomous community. In 2004 began the reform in some regions. In this paper we due with a comparative analysis among two Spanish regions of similar importance in the generation of economic wealth measured in terms of GDP taking into account its main regulatory documents, their estatutos de autonomía, both recently renovated. We consider aspects on which the law has exclusive competence, as the economic activity plan, the different existing industries or their development, comparing the specific policies of regional and industrial development undertaken in each area with the objective of generating knowledge that can be useful for the policy making to improve regional competitiveness., El Estatuto de Autonomía es la norma institucional básica española de una comunidad autónoma. En 2004 se iniciaron los procesos de reforma. En este trabajo realizamos un análisis comparativo entre dos regiones españolas de similar importancia en cuanto a la generación de riqueza económica medida en términos de PIB a partir de sus documentos normativos principales, sus estatutos de autonomía, ambos recientemente reformados. Se estudiarán aspectos sobre los que el Estatuto tiene competencia exclusiva, la planificación de la actividad económica, el tipo de industria existente en cada región y su evolución, y se compararán las políticas concretas de desarrollo regional e industrial implementadas en cada zona con el objetivo de generar conocimiento que pueda servir de base a los organismos públicos para la mejora de la competitividad regional.

[EN] The purpose of this work has been to analyse the various regional policies to promote ecoinnovation in Spain, in order to know which regional governments provide more support to those companies that want to implement processes and manufacture products environmentally sustainable., [ES] Las políticas públicas de fomento de la eco-innovación son una pieza clave para impulsar el desarrollo de nuevos procesos y productos que disminuyan el impacto ambiental. Conocer qué administraciones públicas autonómicas ofrecen un mayor apoyo a las empresas nos puede servir para aprender de sus mejores prácticas. A partir de clasificaciones de políticas de fomento de la eco-innovación ofrecidas por la literatura, hemos aplicado un benchmarking de políticas públicas y hemos identificado las cinco comunidades autónomas más activas: Andalucía, País Vasco, Cataluña, Galicia y Castilla y León, siendo el País Vasco la más dinámica en fomento de la eco-innovación y sinergias entre los grupos de interés, lo que fue confirmado a través de un cuestionario a administraciones públicas de esta comunidad autónoma., El estudio se ha realizado en el marco de los siguientes proyectos de investigación: Desarrollo de la innovación social y sostenible a través de los living labs en el sector ecoturístico de la República Dominicana (Adsideo-Cooperación-2014UPV), Determinantes de la eco-innovación en el sector hostelero (GV/2015/003) e Identificación de los factores moderadores de la orientación eco-innovadora en la sociedad. Una aproximación a la innovación social (SP20140647).

The aim of this paper is to provide basic stylized facts about the spatial patterns of location and co-location of clusters of creative industries in Europe. The research proposes a novel methodology for detailing the spatial delimitation of clusters, based on a geo-statistical algorithm and firm-based micro-data. The procedure is applied to a continuous space of 16 European countries and 15 creative industries in 2009. The investigation reveals that creative firms are highly clustered, and that clusters are concentrated in a creative belt stretching from the South of England to the South-east of Germany. These clusters are predominantly metro- politan, heterogeneous, cross borders, and may co-locate to form assemblages., The authors would like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain) for funding this research (ECO2010-17318 MICINN Project, Research Project no. 2677-UPV, and PAID2012-487-UPV). We also would like to thank the three anonymous referees by their valuable comments.

[EN] This paper analyses whether there is national and international knowledge transfer in the creative industry of conservation and restoration of paintings. A comparison between American and European museums is exhibited, distinguishing collaboration with research institutes and universities. A bibliometric measurement was used to obtain the data and a factor analysis to examine them. Results show that European and American museums tend to cooperate in knowledge development with other museums, institutes and universities located in its geographical area., The authors would like to thank Ministry of Science and Innovation for financially supporting this research (ECO2010-17318 MICINN Project) and Search Technology Inc for a trial version 7.0 of the VantagePoint Software.

Creative locations become a key element of public regeneration strategies and develop innovative services based on intellectual proper ty. Some communities that have chosen to develop their tourism potential through the use of murals have improved their local development in a sustainable way, thus meeting a need expressed by tourists to create a more active experience with an opportunity for the destination to embed experiences in the locality. In this study, which was carried out as part of an international cooperation research project with Uruguay, we have explored whether Uruguayan mural art may be a way for Uruguayan towns to develop sustainable, creative, mural-based tourism. We used a qualitative content analysis, through in-person interviews, and found that its potential has not been exploited due to the lack of an organized public strategy.Keywords: creative cities, mural art, local sustainable development, mural-based tourism.Ciudades creativas y desarrollo sostenible: turismo basado en el arte mural como estrategia pública localResumen: Las localidades creativas son un elemento clave para el impulso de estrategias de regeneración pública y de creación de servicios innovadores basados en la propiedad intelectual. Algunas comunidades que han optado por desarrollar su potencial turístico a través del arte mural han mejorado su desarrollo local de manera sostenible, uniendo la necesidad de los turistas de vivir una experiencia más activa con la oportunidad de incluir en esas experiencias a la localidad. En este estudio, llevado a cabo en el marco de un proyecto de investigación de cooperación internacional con Uruguay, analizamos si el arte muralista uruguayo podría ser una vía para las localidades uruguayas de desarrollar un turismo sostenible y creativo. Para ello hemos realizado un análisis cualitativo del contenido de diversas entrevistas observando que dicho potencial no ha sido explotado debido a la falta de una estrategia pública organizada.Palabras clave: ciudades creativas, arte mural, desarrollo local, turismo basado en el muralismo.

[EN] The occurrence of creative service industries (CSI) is a strong determinant of differences in wealth amongst European regions. However, it is unknown if the strong effects are limited to occurring within regional boundaries or whether there are spillover effects into neighbouring regions. The purpose of this paper is to assess the existence of CSI spillover effects on the wealth of neighbouring regions. CSI and spillovers are integrated into both an empirical model and an endogenous growth model. Both models are estimated for a sample of 250 regions in the European Union in 2008. We find that most of the effects of CSI take place within regions, although there is also evidence that CSI has indirect spillovers across regions., The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain) for financially supporting this research (ECO2010-17318 MICINN Project and Research Project n. 2677-UPV).

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[EN] What makes special the geography of the clusters of creative industries (CI)? This paper considers the symbolic knowledge-base and the preference for location in urban spaces observed in those clusters. The study avoids classic research designs based on synthetic knowledge bases and regional-based administrative-constrained design, using instead micro-data (550,000 firms in creative industries) and geo-statistical algorithms. Results contribute to the economic geography by: (i) providing a specific observation of the spatial dimension (where) in the cluster theory; (ii) identifying and mapping the clusters of CI in Europe; (iii) exploring particular forms of agglomeration and co-location (urban and non-urban) followed by clusters of CI. Results present implications for scholars and policy-makers suggesting to stress the articulation of within and between-cluster policy strategies for existing clusters rather than fostering the generation of new clusters., This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and [ECO2010-17318 MICINN Project].

The environment of small tourism islands, as climate and coastal resources, make them favourable locations for luxury resorts. However, tourism can cause a threat to these islands’ local environment. Thus, the Maldives government has developed regulations to ensure a balance between resource protection and use. This study examines, from the conceptual framework of sustainable tourism, whether luxury indicates sustainability in the Maldives, that is, if there is a link between luxury and sustainability. To perform this analysis we have studied 91 deluxe and non-deluxe resorts in the Maldives using content analysis methodology. Then we have applied a Principal Components Analysis to determine whether the resorts can be grouped according to their tourist attractions and sustainable activities. Results show that we can not affirm that luxury implies sustainability, but we might conclude that both are possible., The authors would like to thank participants at the EBEN Re-search Conference 2010 held in Tampere, Finland, and especially Professor Lilian Wanderley of the NHTV, The Netherlands, for all their comments. The Research Conference was attended thanks to the financial support of the Faculty of Business Administration and Management, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

[ES] Este objeto del estudio son las condiciones socioeconómicas para el uso de las TIC en Perú que son analizadas con el objetivo de explorar el potencial uso de los e-observatorios democráticos en este país. Para ello se ha seguido el método cualitativo exploratorio basado en el análisis de información secundaria proporcionada por diversas instituciones, así como de la observación del contenido de algunos observatorios web existentes en la actualidad, entre septiembre de 2010 y mayo de 2011. Los resultados indican que, si bien en la actualidad en acceso a las TIC en Perú es limitado, parece que existen las condiciones necesarias para que en un futuro estas plataformas puedan proporcionar información pública de diversas temáticas a un mayor número de ciudadanos siempre que se potencien medidas de impulso de las TIC, especialmente en las zonas rurales., [EN] The object of this study are the socioeconomic conditions for the use of ICT in Peru which are analyzed with the aim of exploring the potential use of democratic e-observatories in that country. For that purpose, the study has followed the exploratory qualitative method based on the analysis of secondary information provided by various institutions, as well as the observation of the content of some web observatories that exist nowadays, between September 2010 and May 2011. The results indicate that, though the access to ICTs in Peru is currently limited, it seems that exist the necessary conditions so that in the future these platforms can provide public information concerning various themes to a larger number of citizens provided as long as measures to foster ICTs are boosted, especially in rural areas.

El objetivo de esta tesis es examinar cómo influyen los factores organizativos y cómo influyen los factores culturales durante el proceso de fusión y adquisición de empresas proveedoras del sector automovilístico. La aplicación se realizará dentro de dicho sector, más concretamente en el de la industria proveedora de componentes, estudiando diferentes casos de fusión y adquisición de proveedores a primer nivel de suministro de los fabricantes de automóviles. Para conseguirlo se profundizará en el marco conceptual, pasando por una revisión general de las fusiones y adquisiciones (F/As), hasta llegar al eje principal de la investigación que se centrará en el examen detallado de los factores organizativos y culturales como la integración de los recursos humanos y la cultura organizacional; se analizará qué ocurre con los empleados y directivos de las empresas adquiridas y adquirientes, cómo se afronta la comunicación durante el proceso de F/As y cómo son el clima organizacional y los estilos de dirección. Por otra parte, se estudiará la influencia de la transferencia de conocimiento y en particular la transferencia de tecnología en las F/As., Ribes Giner, G. (2009). Análisis de las variables organizativas que influyen en los procesos de fusión y adquisición de empresas. El caso de la industria auxiliar del automóvil [Tesis doctoral]. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. doi:10.4995/Thesis/10251/16926., Palancia

La Competitividad de los sectores económicos ha merecido innumerables trabajos, estudios y experiencias. A pesar de ello, no se dispone de una definición conceptual específica y taxativa de lo que ella significa; tampoco se ha podido delimitar la cantidad de factores que la impulsan y mejoran. Entre estos últimos, algunos autores mencionan la necesidad de la existencia previa de un mercado interno exigente y desarrollado para generar la experiencia que permita competir en el mercado mundial. En Argentina, el sector oleaginoso de la soja y el girasol es el primer exportador mundial de aceites desde hace varias décadas y nunca ha tenido una demanda interna importante -especialmente de los derivados de la soja-. En esta Tesis demostraremos que un sector puede ser competitivo aunque su mercado interno sea reducido o inexistente y que el saldo comercial sectorial positivo, a lo largo de los años, demuestra su grado de competitividad. También se argumenta que las inversiones han de orientarse hacia la generación de factores de competitividad avanzados y especializados, aquellos que generan competitividad de orden superior. No obstante esta realidad, demostraremos que también las inversiones que se aplican a factores estructurales básicos y genéricos -aún las poco significativas- pueden intensificar la especialización y mejorar la competitividad de un sector económico que ya la posea en cierto grado. Esta demostración no es menor, ya que resulta de mucha utilidad a los países en desarrollo donde los recursos económicos son muy limitados. Adicionalmente a lo indicado, el estudio de los medios por los cuales puede cuantificarse el impacto de algunos factores impulsores de la competitividad, ha generado la creación de un método gráfico-numérico, basado en la suma de vectores, muy útil para comparar el comportamiento de la competitividad de un sector en diferentes períodos de tiempo o entre diferentes países., Ame, RM. (2010). Evaluación de la competitividad nacional del sector oleaginoso argentino de la soja y el girasol. Análisis de la influencia del mercado interno en su proceso competitivo y del impacto sobre éste generado por la mejora estructural con la profundización de la vía navegable del río Paraná [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. doi:10.4995/Thesis/10251/7522.