Supporting the Development of R&D and the Innovation Potential of Post-Socialist Countries (Nato Science Series)

Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 2
Introduction......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Trends in Innovation in a European Context – Problems and Perspectives......Page 10
Legal Dimensions of Innovation......Page 20
Knowledge and Innovation – New Developments in the UK......Page 28
Examples of International Co-operation in Technology Transfer and Environmental Education in Greece......Page 38
Research and Development as Tools for Developments in Ukraine......Page 46
Problems and Approaches in National Innovation Policy in Armenia......Page 58
Innovation Relay Centres – New Trends in a European Project......Page 68
(Mis)match between Demand and Supply for Technology: Innovation, R&D and Growth Issues in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe......Page 80
Current Problems of Biotechnology in Armenia......Page 92
SME and Innovation Policy in Bulgaria......Page 102
The Role of Universities in the Development of an Innovative Economy in Russia......Page 118
Development of Scientific and Technological Capabilities in Belarus......Page 126
Environmental Management – A Real Area for Innovation in Belarus......Page 138
INTAS and its Activities in Innovation: What a Research Funding Organization Can Do......Page 144
Innovation in Transition: Lessons from Poland......Page 150
Some International Perspectives on Innovation......Page 160
Subject Index......Page 182
Author Index......Page 184