Regional Development in Europe

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 Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria): Strategic Outlines and First Experiences with a New Instrument of Regional Policy -- 6.5 Technology Transfer Networks in Nord/Pas-de-Cala