Lucia Gomez Charry
Postdoctoral researcher in Economic Geography, Department of Marketing and International Business
Economic Geography lucia.o.gomez@utu.fi Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6311-7076 |
Trends of foreign direct investments (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the global South; knowledge creation and technological development; social innovation and development; innovation hubs and urban development; Medellín, Colombia; Latin America
GLO-RES project (2025-2026): Strengthening societal resilience and security of supply in global stakeholder collaboration
Lucía researches global trends in foreign direct investment and technological advancement in the Global South. Her research examines the activities of multinational enterprises in the information and communication and education sectors in Latin America and their potential for technological and socioeconomic development. She has researched innovation districts in advanced and emerging economies as platforms for multinational enterprises' entry and tools of urban development. Her previous professional experience includes work as an architect and development cooperant.
GLO-RES (2025-2026) Strengthening societal resilience and security of supply in global stakeholder collaboration, Foundation for Economic Education
ArtWorks (2019-2020), Turku Science Park as a laboratory for creative encounters and a developer of interactive urban culture
IDeaS (2017-2018), Innovation Districts in Emerging and Advanced Economies for Sustainable Urban Development
- Innovation districts in urban context: Emerging networked models around the world (2026) Oinas, Päivi; Gómez, Lucía; Kalliomäki, Helka; Kettunen, Erja.
(Other publication) - Transnational networks and social innovation : Towards Improved Public Services in Emerging Economies (2025) Green Economy and Service Innovation - Shaping the Future of Business and Society Gómez, Lucía; Kettunen, Erja
(Abstract) - Transnational networks, social innovation, and resilience : Strengthening public services in emerging economies (2025) Memorias : Conferencia temática UGI 2025 – Santa Marta Colombia Gómez, Lucía; Kettunen, Erja
(Abstract) - FDI and technological advancement in the Global South Perspectives on the emergence of Medellín as an investment hub (2024) Gómez, Lucía
(G5 Article dissertation ) - (2024)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - (2024) Maantieteen päivät / Geography Days – Next 100 years Gómez, Lucía
(Abstract) - Innovation districts in context: Emerging networked models on six continents
(Conference abstract: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2023) (2023) Oinas Päivi, Gómez Lucía, Kalliomäki Helka, Kettunen Erja
(Other publication) - (2023) Oinas Päivi, Gómez Lucía, Poutanen Jenni, Koponen Aki, Lehtovuori Panu, Vahlo Jukka
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - MNEs and knowledge creation in Medellín’s emerging ICT hub (2022)
- Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Traveling planning concepts revisited: how they land and why it matters (2022)
- Urban Geography
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
