Transnational policy learning – a key tool for Candidate Countries

Kitty Kubo, Head of Technology and Innovation Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Estonia

Evaluation of SMART UK

United Kingdom: 4th Annual SME Days, Yorkshire, 25-27 September 2002
France: European Summer University examines innovation and business intelligence, 29 June-19 July 2002
United Kingdom: DTI Future and Innovation Unit Annual Event – Living Innovation – Learning from the best, Cornwall, 18 June 2002
Greece: NESIS conference focuses on key areas of benchmarking in the new economy, Olympia, 10-14 June 2002
Netherlands: High Technology Small Firms Conference, University of Twente, Enschede, 10-11 June 2002
TrendChart Policy Benchmarking Workshop: Innovation Policy in Candidate Countries – State of play and priorities for Community action, Luxembourg, 24-25 June 2002

Belgium: Boost for generic basic research at universities
Belgium: Measure to stimulate innovation in SMEs
Finland: Research programme for advanced technology policy
Greece: Measure to support excellence in research institutes
Lithuania: Measures for implementing the government programme for 2001-2004
Lithuania: National ACQUIS implementation programme, Action Plan for 2002
Spain: New measure to support the placement of doctorates and skilled personnel in enterprises
Spain: Support for the creation and development of NTBFs
Sweden: Regional growth through dynamic innovation systems
EU: Eastern European Countries to benefit from best practice in the EU, under the second phase of Paxis.
EU: Relaunch of CORDIS Technology Market Place

EU: Call for Statute for European SMEs
Finland: Helsinki incubators highlight best practice
United Kingdom: New Intellectual Property Guide for Researchers
United Kingdom: Winning ways for Wales and a new website to streamline innovation
United Kingdom: Designs for Innovation, R&D tax credits for large companies – Treasury/Inland Revenue consultation paper
EU: Innovation and Patent Protection in Pre-Accession Countries

OECD: Science, Technology and Industry Outlook – Drivers of growth, information technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship, 2001 Edition
EU: Does proximity matter for knowledge transfer from public institutes and universities to firms?