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 … entrepreneurship. In addition, country notes present statistics and policy data on SMEs, entrepreneurship and innovation for 40 …

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 …

Australia requires a strong system of adult learning to position firms and workers to succeed as skill demand changes … Australia could reform its financial incentives to boost participation. …

enterprise scale-up, stimulating SME exports and global value chain participation, increasing SME innovation and innovative …, supporting innovation, building SME workforce skills and public procurement. It also examines the east-west divide in SME and …