Finnish university technology transfer is currently caught in the turbulences of major changes in the national innovation system. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the massive on-going renewal of the Universities Act governing the Finnish higher...

This study examines the researcher's perspective on the impact of recent major changes in the Finnish research environment. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the on-going renewal of the Universities Act governing the Finnish higher education system in...

Several regional technology and innovation strategy documents have been written covering every region within Finland in recent years. However, the approaches, methods and semantics used in those documents vary considerably. This variation has made it difficult to compare them with each other....

Zu Recht gilt die Erhöhung der Innovationstätigkeit in Ostdeutschland inzwischen als wichtigstes politisches Handlungsfeld des Aufbau Ost: Zum einen kann unter den Bedingungen globalen Wettbewerbs ein hohes Einkommens- und Beschäftigungsniveau auf Dauer nur durch fortgesetzte Stärkung der...