在知識經濟時代，知識已被視爲經濟成長之『內生成長機制』的核心因素，直接倚賴於知識或有效資訊的獲取積累與運用，而強調擁有技術知識與專殊化之人力資源的投入，以創造知識及運用知識的能力與效率，成爲支持產業聚群維持與經濟不斷發展的動力。基於於特定產業特質與廠商的發展進程，形成具空間緊密關係的地區產業聚群，凸顯過去的傳統產業雖群聚卻未必激發創新，而聚集是創新的必要條件，使特定產業聚群的效益是可預期的。過去相關研究主要從廠商層面與學研機構的空間鄰近探討產業聚群形成有助於廠商創新活動，本研究嘗試基於此一顯著關係上，更進一步藉由創新環境中，個體層面探究知識作用者衍生與技術人才流動所形成之科技社群的互動關係，對創新活動是否具有顯著的差異影響；藉此檢視在產業聚群內科技社群網絡構連的種要性，同時亦可做爲產業環境建構與廠商區位考量之另一項重要參酌要素。
Knowledge has been seen as a central element of economic growth in knowledge-based economy era. It directly relies on the efficient acquiring, accumulating and using of knowledge and information, and emphasizes the involving of human resources who own the technological knowledge and specialization. Thus know ledge creation and the ability and efficiency of using knowledge become the supporting engine of industrial clustering and economic sustainability. In such a case, the specific industrial characteristics and firms' evolution result in the emergence of local industrial cluster which retains close spatailities. This phenomenon reveals that the cluster of traditional industries in the past did not necessarily stimulate innovation, even though cluster is a prerequisite for any innovation Recently, the related researches which focus on the proximity of firms and advanced institutes discuss that industrial cluster is positive to innovative activities of firms. According to this, we attempt to analyze whether the interaction between technological community and industrial clustering influence innovative activities. Also we examine the importance of networking linkage of technological community in industrial cluster, and provide a helpful dimension on industrial policy making.
