本报告始终都贯穿了这样的思想,即经济竞争力应该从知识的储备和投资角度来研究,特别是焦点应放在地区上。通信和信息技术的发展使信息能够即时传递,而不用考虑处于什么位置。这似乎说明在逻辑上地理因素在经济研究中不那么重要了。事实上,在很多情况下恰恰相反。当企业和个人工作范围变大时,相关资源和产业在地理上的集中特别是知识集中的活动仍然是任何国家或区域发展的关键因素之一,特别是最发达的经济体。另外,当历史因素影响布局,比如靠近原材料和市场正在淡化,可以从其他地方获得资源加剧了本区域竞争的矛盾——在很多方面,全球化正在加强本地化。迈克尔·波特 This report runs through the idea that economic competitiveness should be studied from the standpoint of knowledge storage and investment, with a particular focus on the region. The development of communications and information technology enables information to be delivered instantaneously regardless of where it is located. This seems to indicate that the geographical factor is logically less important in economic research. In fact, in many cases the exact opposite. When the scope of work of enterprises and individuals becomes larger, the geographical concentration of relevant resources and industries, especially the concentration of knowledge, remains one of the key factors for the development of any country or region, especially the most advanced economies. In addition, when historical factors affect the landscape, such as the proximity to raw materials and the markets are weakening, the availability of resources from other places aggravates the competition in the region - in many ways, globalization is intensifying its localization. Michael Porter