Entrepreneurs and cluster evolution: the transformation of Toronto's ICT cluster

Entrepreneurs and cluster evolution: the transformation of Toronto's ICT cluster

Interest in information and communication technology (ICT) clusters has long been sustained by the power of emerging technologies to reinvent regional or local economies. Prior research has identified the structural conditions under which clusters form, decline or evolve, but much less is known abou...

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Published in:Regional studies Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 196 - 207
Main Authors: Denney, Steven, Southin, Travis, Wolfe, David A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Routledge 01-02-2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Canada
civic capital
cluster evolution
Clusters
Communications technology
Economic research
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Environmental changes
Evolution
information and communications technology
Information technology
Local economy
New technology
Regional development
regional economic development
Telecommunications
Transformation
Canada
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Summary:Interest in information and communication technology (ICT) clusters has long been sustained by the power of emerging technologies to reinvent regional or local economies. Prior research has identified the structural conditions under which clusters form, decline or evolve, but much less is known about the agents responsible for cluster change. This paper examines the evolution of the Toronto ICT cluster from a location for foreign multinational firms in hardware and telecommunications into a more dynamic ecosystem for service-based domestic start-ups and emerging scale-ups. It contributes to the literature on clusters by showing how entrepreneurs have driven cluster evolution in Toronto.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2020.1762854