pilot project implemented for Finland, Italy, Portugal, the Slovak Republic and Spain, the report shows that SMEs in all …

Skills are central to Portugal’s future prosperity and the well-being of its people. The OECD Skills Strategy … Diagnostic Report: Portugal identifies 12 skills challenges for Portugal. The first nine challenges refer to specific outcomes … implications for specific groups in Portugal, such as youth, as well as for the economy and society’s ability to recover after the …

, Norway, Portugal and the United States) have responded to one or several of these challenges. It also outlines concrete …

entrepreneurship and SME innovation at regional level. This is critical in supporting a shift towards a more innovation-driven and … and small firms in the development of an innovation cluster in the advanced agriculture and biotechnology and food for the … entrepreneurial culture; upgrading business development services so they that the match the requirements of SME innovation; attracting …

Small firms are playing an ever-increasing role in innovation, driven by changes in technologies and markets. Some spin … advantages. This book explores how government policy can boost innovation by improving the environment for entrepreneurship and … presented in three key areas: embedding firms in knowledge flows; developing entrepreneurship skills; and social …

value to investors, competitors and partners; access knowledge markets and networks; open up new commercial pathways; or … instruments directed to SMEs. This is in part due the pace of technological innovation, which often exceeds the time it takes for … relations between SME intellectual asset management, innovation and competitiveness in different national and sectoral contexts …

Cet ouvrage examine l'innovation régionale en Wallonie, Belgique, en regardant son rôle dans l'économie, sa gouvernance … et le contexte politique et des stratégies régionales de croissance axée sur l'innovation. …

entrepreneurial, and promote entrepreneurial mind sets, entrepreneurship and knowledge exchange. Creating value from academic … knowledge through innovative services, products, processes and business models that meet economic, social and environmental …