This book analyses different aspects of science and technology policy in South East Europe (SEE). Some of these countries, particularly the ones facing political and economic crises, are still not integrated into the international community. Furthermore, their scientific communities have not...

The course was called to address problems created by a general lack of skills in research and development, a lack of local expertise on information and technology transfer, and a lack of experience in disseminating results from research and development in Caucasian and neighboring post-socialist...

Today, there are big changes and differences between countries in matters of national defence. Gone are the huge engines of military industrial might, and struggling in their wake are networks upon networks of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's), groping with the harsh reality of survival...

These papers are taken from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Overcoming Barriers to Technology Transfer and Business Commercialization in Central & Eastern Europe". The presentations contain not only theoretical ideas but facts, examples and results, illustrated by figures and tables