Penang As A Knowledge Hub

By Hans-Dieter Evers

June 2011 FEATURE
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Many of the challenges that Penang is facing stem from the difficult transformation from an industrial society to a knowledge-based economy. What needs doing is a more conscious development of its “epistemic landscape”.STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT industrial clusters enhance the competitive advantage of states or regions. The clustering of related industries reduces transaction costs, stimulates innovations, and drives development. Silicon Valley in California, US and the automotive cluster of Stuttgart, Germany are examples of successful clusters. The Japanese Government as...

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Hans-Dieter Evers

is professor emeritus of Development Planning, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn and a senior fellow of the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang).

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