The RICARDIS report is the result of the work of a group of experts set up by the European Commission and composed of specialists from all over Europe. The group was asked to identify the relevant categories of intellectual capital, present the reasons for which the various categories are...

European Union policy makers have agreed that for Europe to be a world class centre for technological innovation it must be home to successful, competitive small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The European Union understands the challenges they face in an ever growing globalised market, and...

The project intends to show how SMEs in various European regions are reacting to the present push for economic internationalisation; and specifically, how they are restructuring themselves in technological and organisational areas and which management concepts they are using. In this process,...

This publication demonstrates the practical benefits of SME participation in FP6's Integrated Projects, both for SMEs themselves and for their research partners. It also considers some of the special requirements for securing wide, full and effective SME involvement. The brochure draws heavily...

This publication contains the synopses of a range of co-operative research projects relevant to agricultural, agro-industrial and fisheries research selected and funded under the FAIR programme. This programme of research and technological development in the field of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

The EU is fully aware of the importance of research to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and since the 1980's have encouraged them to participate in the "thematic" part of the EU's research framework programmes, offering them an excellent way to participate in research projects that lead...