%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2021 %T Integrated Test Sites for Innovation Ecosystems %A Michaela Kesselring %A Stéphane Ruiz-Coupeau %A Moritz Kirsch %A Frank Wagner %A Richard Gloaguen %K absorptive capacity %K Demonstration %K Exploitative Innovation %K Exploratory Innovation %K Mineral Exploration %K Proof-of-Concept %K Test Sites %X Natural test sites are resource-intensive and often limited to single industries or technologies. Drawing upon two strands of research into technology development and innovation strategies, the research question in this paper investigates how converging test sites may provide opportunities for multiple industries and regions. The paper analyzes multi-industrial test sites regarding, (i) the requirements of the social and physical environment, logistic requirements, as well as technical requirements, (ii) the added value for technology developers, as well as, (iii) the absorptive capacity of the region. Qualitative and quantitative research designs were adopted to analyze multi-industrial test sites. The results indicate that the suitability of multi-industrial test sites depends on the market and research fit of the test target, the quality of the benchmark data, as well as logistical, organizational, legal, social, and ecological factors. The study shows that multi-industrial test sites increase and strengthen the absorptive capacity of regions. Additionally, the study discusses managerial and political implications of multi-industrial test sites. Until now corporate and public test site practices have received only scant recognition in technology management literature, a gap closed by this paper. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 11 %P 20-32 %8 10/2021 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1454 %N 7/8 %1 University of Stuttgart Michaela Keßelring, obtained her M.Sc. in Industrial Management from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany in 2018. Since then, Michaela Keßelring has been working as a research fellow at the University of Stuttgart, at the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management. Her expertise lies in technology management with a focus on sustainable R&D, Advanced Systems Engineering and Strategic Cooperation. Michaela Keßelring is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart, Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management (IAT). %2 University of Seville Stéphane Ruiz-Coupeau studied industrial engineering at the University of Malaga and receive a master’s degree in European business at ESCP Europe. Currently he is a PhD candidate at the University of Seville in international business and strategy. He has a sound experience in giving advisory, partnership and innovation management services to local companies willing to innovate and grow internationally. He co-leads the Enterprise Europe Network activities in the region (Andalucia) from his position as project officer at the Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalucía IDEA. Stéphane Ruiz-Coupeau is affiliated with the Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia in Málaga, and the Department of Accounting and Financial Economics at the University of Seville, Spain. %3 Helmholtz Institute Dresden Rossendorf In 2007, Dr. Moritz Kirsch obtained a M.Sc. in Geology at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 2012 in Earth Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. After that, Moritz Kirsch joined Helmholtz-Institute Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR). At HZDR, he is the Group Leader in "Outcrop Exploration and Geological 3D Modelling". His research fields include tectonics, structural geology, and magmatic processes. Moritz Kirsch is affiliated with the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology in Freiberg, Germany. %4 University of South Australia Prof. Dr. Frank Wagner is an engineer with more than 25 years of experience in applied research and industrial R&D management. Prior to joining the University of South Australia as Dean of Industry and Enterprise, he was head of Strategic R&D Management at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, part of Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation. Frank Wagner is still affiliated with Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart, Germany and is also an Adjunct Professor at QUT, Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. %# Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology Dr. Richard Gloaguen is head of the Division of Exploration at Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology. He earned his doctor’s degree (Doctor Communitatis Europeae) at the Universities of Brest (F) and Göttingen (D), as well as at the Royal Holloway University of London (GB) in the year 2000, which was then followed by a post-doc position. In 2003, he was appointed to a junior professorship in remote sensing at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. In 2013, he changed to HZDR. His professional focus and experience are on quantitative, non-linear analysis of remote sensing data. He serves on the editorial boards of various journals and has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles in remote sensing and geo sciences. Richard Gloaguen is affiliated with the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology in Freiberg, Germany. %& 20 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1454