High-Tech Incubation Systems as Drivers of Innovation: The Case of Central European Transition Countries

Title High-Tech Incubation Systems as Drivers of Innovation: The Case of Central European Transition Countries
Abstract This publication describes the development and outcomes of UNIDO project US/RER/95/145 'Regional Programme for the Establishment of High-Tech Incubation Systems at the Academies of Science in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia'. The project, which ran from 1996 to 2002, was financially supported by the Government of the Netherlands through Senter, the agency for international cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Science and innovation play a key role in determining the competitiveness of a country's industries. The transition countries created strong science sectors during the central planning era, but these sectors are inadequately prepared for their role in a market economy; their problems are compounded by budget cuts. The project addressed both problems by stimulating the commercialization of science results. It created two instruments for this purpose: incubation systems for innovative start-ups and technology transfer mechanisms, both managed by one partner in each of the countries.
Date 2003
Language(s) English
Pages 40 pages
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