3.3 Local Initiatives for the Promotion of Innovation in the Federal Republic of Germany

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Contents ix
4. Welcoming Address 1
5. 1 Introduction
6. 1.1 Technical and Market Changes and Regional Development Potential 9
7. 1.2 The Science Park Phenomenon and Regional Development 13
8. 2 Regional Development Policies in the International Context
9. 2.1 European Community Regional Policy Developments 21
10. 2.2 Science Parks in Europe 25
11. 2.3 Regional Development Policy in Europe 29
12. 2.4 Strategies of Regional Development in Europe and TII Activity in the Context of an Innovation-Oriented Regional Policy 33
13. 2.5 Regional Development Policies in the OECD Countries: Trends and Comments on Recent Developments 43
14. 2.6 Strategie Management of Endogenous Regional Development 55
15. 3 New Experiences in Applying Endogenous Strategies for Regional Development. (Working Group 1)
16. 3.1 Innovation and National-Level Regional Development and Planning Policies in France 71
17. 3.2 Recent Changes in the Policy Tools for the Development of Italy’s Mezzogiorno 85
18. 3.3 Local Initiatives for the Promotion of Innovation in the Federal Republic of Germany 93
19. 3.4 The Development of Regional Technology Centres in Great Britain 103
20. 3.5 Industrial-Technological Complexes: A Case Study of Brazil 107
21. 3.6 Innovation-Oriented Policy on the Regional Level as Well as in Border Areas of Southern Germany 127
22. 3.7 Regional Development and Vocational Training 153
23. 4 Instruments of Regional Policy for the Furthering of New Business Ventures. (Working Group 2)
24. 4.1 Conceptualization of Technology Centres and Regional Venture Capital Funds in Conformity With Market Conditions 163
25. 4.2 Models for the Creation of Business Ventures in the Vicinity of Science Parks and Universities 175
26. 4.3 Four Years of Innovation and Technology Centres in the Federal Republic of Germany: An Evaluation 179
27. 4.4 Assisting Businesses in Problem Areas 183
28. 4.5 Enterprise Creation in Italy: The Role of SPI 187
29. 4.6 Results and Requirements for Promoting Technology- Oriented Enterprises in Infrastructurally Weak Regions: The Example of Eastern Bavaria 191
30. 4.7 Mobilizing Higher Educational Institutions as a Source of New Technology Based Firms 201
31. 4.8 Dutch Spin-Off Companies as a Means for Successful International Technology Transfer: The Case of the University of Twente 205
32. 4.9 The Twente Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An example of public-private partnership for the development of business opportunities 215
33. 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
34. 5.1 Are Science Parks Effective? A Proposal for Cross-National Research 229
35. 5.2 Tecnopolis: Between International Tendencies and Regional Development 235
36. 5.3 Technology Transfer: Enhancing Scotland’s Competitiveness (Summary) 239
37. 5.4 Pilot Projects as an Instrument for Technology 241
38. 5.5 Promoting Research Advancement in the Lagging Regions of Italy 247
39. 5.6 Information Technology Centres as Instruments of Regional Policy to Promote Information Technology in the Federal Republic of Germany 255
40. 5.7 Contacts and Contracts Between Universities and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Possibilities and Limitations 265
41. 5.8 Research and Development of Projects: A New Service Offered by BIC 279
42. 5.9 Lifelong Education and Training as Decisive Factors of Regional Development: “Training for innovation” – a Programme for Berlin's Industry 287
43. 6 Programmes and Concepts in Promoting Industrial Innovations in Different European Regions. (Working Group 4)
44. 6.1 Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy: Technology Transfer Services for Entrepreneurs 297
45. 6.2 Structural Changes in the Ruhr Area: Development Strategies in Promoting Innovations and Technology and Knowledge Transfer 305
46. 6.3 Wales, Great Britain: Strategies of the Welsh Development Agency 313
47. 6.4 Regionalization in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria): Strategic Outlines and First Experiences with a New Instrument of Regional Policy 317
48. 6.5 Technology Transfer Networks in Nord/Pas-de-Calais: Accomplishments, Limits and Questions 327
49. 6.6 The Loeben Technology Transfer Centre: A Contribution to Structural Change in the Problem Region of Upper Styria (Austria) 337
50. 6.7 Technology-Based Economic Development in Northern Ireland 343
51. 6.8 Research as an Economic Factor: Initiatives in the Region of Aachen, F.R.G. 353
52. 6.9 Selected Qualification-Oriented Measures in the Saarland: Initial and Continuing Training for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 361
53. Contributors 365
54. 369-370 369