In recent years, it has widely been accepted that the ability to create, access and use knowledge and technology is becoming a fundamental determinant of long-term development and competitiveness. Thus, it is not surprising that universities have increasingly become involved in economic...

Introduction After the impact of four decades of socialism, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) were only endowed with backward technology. To achieve sustainable economic growth rates, it was necessary to foster technology transfer and modernisation (see Solow, 1956, Romer, 1990). In this sense,...

Die Investitionszuschüsse im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe 'Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur' (GRW) stellen nach wie vor das quantitativ bedeutendste Förderinstrument mit explizit regionaler Zielsetzung in Deutschland dar. Das Oberziel dieses Programms besteht in der...

Introduction After the impact of four decades of socialism, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) were only endowed with backward technology. To achieve sustainable economic growth rates, it was necessary to foster technology transfer and modernisation (see Solow, 1956, Romer, 1990). In this sense,...

[Zielsetzung des Arbeitspapiers ...] Um das Themenfeld des innovationsbasierten regionalen Strukturwandels näher zu beschreiben, ist es Ziel des Arbeitspapiers, unterschiedliche Ansatzpunkte und Ziele für einen innovationsbasierten regionalen Strukturwandel herauszuarbeiten. Diese...

Universities’ role in the research system has undergone a significant change in recent years. Stand-alone strategies are continuously replaced by the pooling of resources and collaborations for knowledge. This is due to a rising complexity of scientific problems in conjunction with scarce...

In recent years, it has widely been accepted that the ability to create, access and use knowledge and technology is becoming a fundamental determinant of long-term development and competitiveness. Thus, it is not surprising that universities have increasingly become involved in economic...

There is broad consensus that universities play a key role as knowledge platform in regional economic development. This book exactly picks up this line of thought and explores the role of the German universities in a system of joint knowledge generation and innovation. The overall aim of this...