In the former Soviet Union, and to some extent Western Europe, the large military industries have disappeared. As a consequence, defense-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are dealing with surviving in a new world. For the first time, many, if not most, of them are dealing withtasks of new product development, marketing for the non-defense world,private-sector financing, adopting competitive business practices, and livingoutside the shelter of the defense industry. These SMEs are central to stable economic conditions and provide essential products and services to their communities. Providing assistance and guidance to these SMEs to convertsuccessfully to civilian markets is essential to preservation of their national economies. This volume contains the papers presented at a NATO Advanced ResearchWorkshop on defense-related SMEs and assisting them to meet the challenges ofreadjustment presented by the twenty-first century--i.e., how they can adapt tochange, and how they play a crucial role in business and globaldevelopment. Contained in the papers are recommendations (training programs, internships,organizational involvement and funding), expectations for SMEs, challenges andbarriers, and actions to enhance SMEs. In addition to broad issues such as the effect of military budgets anddown-sizing, adaptation and conversion to non-defense uses, support ofinnovation and R&D development, the role of NATO, global integration, andintellectual property issues, papers discuss issues specific to Russia, theRepublic of Belarus, Lithuania, Hungary, Croatia, Estonia, and Turkey.(TNM) Table of Contents Technology-Based Economic Development, RichardA.Bendis Strategy of Small Defence Oriented Enterprises in a Time of Defence BudgetDownsizing--Croatian Case Study, Kresimir Cosic Small and Medium Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe: From Absence toEmerging Dynamics, Heinz Fiedler The Effect of Military Downsizing on SME's in the Republic of Belarus,Gennadi Gaiko Emerging Role of SME's in Russian R&D Conversion, Natalia Kovaleva System of State and Government Support of SME's in Russia, Audrey A.Krutko The Power of Partnership, Ian McFarlane Support to Small and Medium Business and Development of Innovation inLithuania, Pranas B. Milius Utilisation of Left-Over Military Sites in Hungary, Peter Mogyorosi, Marton Vilmanyi, and Balazs Revesz The Threats and Opportunities of the Changing Supply Chain in theAeronautics Sector, Brian Morris The Relationship Between SME's and Prime Contractors, GuyServolle Dual Technologies--Basis of Innovation Development of the DIC Enterprises ofRussia, Vladimir Shabarov Cooperation Among NATO and Partner SME's in Concept Experimentation andAdvanced Technology Demonstrations, Velizar Shalamanov and Irena Mladenova The New World of Defence-Dependent SME's, Thomas F. Shea The "Economic Missionaries"-- A Possible Solution for GlobalIntegration of SME's from Central and Eastern Europe, Mircea Slanina Offsets as an Alternative Tool to Support Innovation and InstitutionalDevelopment in the SME's, Joao P. Tagarev From Downsizing to Modernising Defence in C7E Europe: Opportunities forSME's, Todor Tagarev Defence-Related SME's: Analysis and Description of Current Conditions--TheChallenge of Re-Adjustment in the 21st Century, Trevor Taylor From the Soviet Research System to European and International ResearchCooperation: Estonian Case, Rene Tonnisson Description of Military Downsizing in Slovakia and Development of NewMechanisms of Cooperation Between NATO and Partner SME's, Stefan Vratny The Third Power, Han Willems The Survival Power of SME's in an SMC: The Turkish Case, Faruk A.Yarman Issues and Opportunities Facing SME's in Partner Nations Today, WilliamZadorsky Ne
