Regional Development in Europe : : Recent Initiatives and Experiences; Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Science Parks and Innovation Centres held in Berlin, November 12-13, 1987 / / ed. by Jürgen Allesch.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Business and Economics <1990
• HerausgeberIn: Allesch, Jürgen,
• MitwirkendeR: Auchter, Eberhard,; Bach, Bernd,; Berculo, Pim,; Boffo, Stefano,; Bozzo, Umberto,; Burian, Gerhard,; Copestake, Thomas B.,; Croome, David,; Daniel, Alun,; Debisshop, Véronique,; Dekker, Dirk Jan,; Delpierre, Martine,; During, Willem E.,; Ewers, Hans-Jürgen,; Felice, Giovanni de,; Fornari, Claudio,; Frenkel, Jacob,; Gagliardi, Francesco,; Ganter, Hans-Dieter,; Gaudemar, Jean-Paul de,; Gerybadze, Alexander,; Gould, Andrew J.,; Guidât de Queiroz, Claudine,; Haldenwang, Holger,; Hardy, David,; Heidrich, Wolfgang,; Heuer, Hans,; Krendelsberger, Theodor,; Kösters, Hermann,; Laffitte, Pierre,; Lightbody, David,; Mahieu, Christian,; Malcher, J. G.,; Millan, Marilia-Rosa,; Morath, Michael,; Mosagna, Renzo,; Mulcahy, T. Joseph,; Nicholls, Harry,; Novacco, Nino,; Otto, Klaus-Dieter,; Paschen, Peter,; Pedinelli, Antonio,; Pierret, Maria,; Plitzka, Richard,; Strub, Albert,; Tesse, Pierre Yves,; Tüschen, Norbert,; Watter, Wolfgang,; Wodtke, Karl Heinz,; van Barneveld, Dick,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: Reprint 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Welcoming Address -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Technical and Market Changes and Regional Development Potential -- 1.2 The Science Park Phenomenon and Regional Development -- 2 Regional Development Policies in the International Context -- 2.1 European Community Regional Policy Developments -- 2.2 Science Parks in Europe -- 2.3 Regional Development Policy in Europe -- 2.4 Strategies of Regional Development in Europe and TII Activity in the Context of an Innovation-Oriented Regional Policy -- 2.5 Regional Development Policies in the OECD Countries: Trends and Comments on Recent Developments -- 2.6 Strategie Management of Endogenous Regional Development -- 3 New Experiences in Applying Endogenous Strategies for Regional Development. (Working Group 1) -- 3.1 Innovation and National-Level Regional Development and Planning Policies in France -- 3.2 Recent Changes in the Policy Tools for the Development of Italy’s Mezzogiorno -- 3.3 Local Initiatives for the Promotion of Innovation in the Federal Republic of Germany -- 3.4 The Development of Regional Technology Centres in Great Britain -- 3.5 Industrial-Technological Complexes: A Case Study of Brazil -- 3.6 Innovation-Oriented Policy on the Regional Level as Well as in Border Areas of Southern Germany -- 3.7 Regional Development and Vocational Training -- 4 Instruments of Regional Policy for the Furthering of New Business Ventures. (Working Group 2) -- 4.1 Conceptualization of Technology Centres and Regional Venture Capital Funds in Conformity With Market Conditions -- 4.2 Models for the Creation of Business Ventures in the Vicinity of Science Parks and Universities -- 4.3 Four Years of Innovation and Technology Centres in the Federal Republic of Germany: An Evaluation -- 4.4 Assisting Businesses in Problem Areas -- 4.5 Enterprise Creation in Italy: The Role of SPI -- 4.6 Results and Requirements for Promoting Technology- Oriented Enterprises in Infrastructurally Weak Regions: The Example of Eastern Bavaria -- 4.7 Mobilizing Higher Educational Institutions as a Source of New Technology Based Firms -- 4.8 Dutch Spin-Off Companies as a Means for Successful International Technology Transfer: The Case of the University of Twente -- 4.9 The Twente Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An example of public-private partnership for the development of business opportunities -- 5 Initiatives in the Context of Regional Policies in Order to Intensify R&D Activities and Technology Transfer as well as to Improve the Qualification Structures -- 5.1 Are Science Parks Effective? A Proposal for Cross-National Research -- 5.2 Tecnopolis: Between International Tendencies and Regional Development -- 5.3 Technology Transfer: Enhancing Scotland’s Competitiveness (Summary) -- 5.4 Pilot Projects as an Instrument for Technology -- 5.5 Promoting Research Advancement in the Lagging Regions of Italy -- 5.6 Information Technology Centres as Instruments of Regional Policy to Promote Information Technology in the Federal Republic of Germany -- 5.7 Contacts and Contracts Between Universities and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Possibilities and Limitations -- 5.8 Research and Development of Projects: A New Service Offered by BIC -- 5.9 Lifelong Education and Training as Decisive Factors of Regional Development: “Training for innovation” – a Programme for Berlin's Industry -- 6 Programmes and Concepts in Promoting Industrial Innovations in Different European Regions. (Working Group 4) -- 6.1 Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy: Technology Transfer Services for Entrepreneurs -- 6.2 Structural Changes in the Ruhr Area: Development Strategies in Promoting Innovations and Technology and Knowledge Transfer -- 6.3 Wales, Great Britain: Strategies of the Welsh Development Agency -- 6.4 Regionalization in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria): Strategic Outlines and First Experiences with a New Instrument of Regional Policy -- 6.5 Technology Transfer Networks in Nord/Pas-de-Calais: Accomplishments, Limits and Questions -- 6.6 The Loeben Technology Transfer Centre: A Contribution to Structural Change in the Problem Region of Upper Styria (Austria) -- 6.7 Technology-Based Economic Development in Northern Ireland -- 6.8 Research as an Economic Factor: Initiatives in the Region of Aachen, F.R.G. -- 6.9 Selected Qualification-Oriented Measures in the Saarland: Initial and Continuing Training for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises -- Contributors -- 369-370