University-Business Cooperation (UBC) is a relationship in flux, reflecting issues specific to the transition from an industrial to a knowledge society. UBC is undergoing a transformation from a dyadic university-business relationship, aimed at solving firm problems, sourcing new products or...

The causes and cures of the contemporary economic crisis have been a matter of intense debate since 2007--2008, but the persisting signs of decline in virtually all economic sectors question the effectiveness of the measures adopted so far. Stimulus packages have been the most common policy tool...

We argue that the current economic crisis is a fault line in the transition from an industrial to a knowledge-based society and is thus potentially subject to a different set of dynamics than previous crises, like the Great Depression of the 1930s, which occurred within an existing mode of...

This paper discusses the effects of the global crisis on the Romanian economy, in general, and the R&D and innovation system, in particular, and the set of anti-crisis measures that the government adopted in the attempt to contain the damage. Notably absent from the anti-crisis package were...

The main objective of the ERAWATCH Annual Country Reports is to characterise and assess the performance of national research systems and related policies in a structured manner that is comparable across countries. EW Country Reports 2011 identify the structural challenges faced by national...

This paper examines the emergence of a Triple Helix system in Ukraine and the ways in which EU cooperation influenced its development. Among six main forms of EU cooperation, the Framework Programmes appear to have been the most significant, and their influence was most visible in the Knowledge...