Simulation and Relationship Strength: Characteristics of Knowledge Flows Among Subjects in a Regional Innovation System

A small-world simulation model of a regional innovation system combining the strength of the intersubject relationship of the regional innovation system with the loosely coupled system is constructed. We use a simulation to observe knowledge flow within the regional innovation system under relationships of varying strength. The results show that when the relationship between the subjects of the regional innovation system reaches a certain strength, the system will exhibit high module independence and high network integrity, forming a loosely coupled system. The knowledge flow in the system exhibits the emergence of a fast flow rate, a high mean value and little variance. When relationship strength is at other levels, the emergence of knowledge cannot be identified.

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A small-world simulation model combining the intersubject relationship of a regional innovation system with a loosely coupled system was constructed to observe knowledge flow under varying relationship strengths. Results showed that at a certain strength, the system exhibited high module independence and network integrity, forming a loosely coupled system with fast and stable knowledge flow.