Abstract
No other industry in Australia has achieved a greater significance in economic development terms as has Mining. The mineral industries have built national infrastructure throughout Australia for more than a century, and Australia's minerals boom has produced generations of mining technology services (MTS) companies. This chapter discusses the role of MTS firms in the transformation of the mining industry into the knowledge economy. Results from a study of Australian MTS and mining firms suggest that innovation results from the interaction of these firms through knowledge intensive service activities (KISA).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Knowledge Economy At Work: Skills and Innovation in Knowledge Intensive Service Activities |
| Editors | Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Ian Miles, Tamara Weyman |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Pages | 63-84 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781847200495 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |