This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book examines the role of local universities and public research …

KEEBLE D. and WILKINSON F.(1999) Collective learning and knowledge development in
the evolution of regional clusters of high technology SMEs in Europe, Reg. Studies 33 …

This title was first published in 2000: This text presents a study of collective learning,
networking and high-technology regions in Europe. It first provides an overview of the …

Regional networking, collective learning and innovation in high technology SMEs in Europe.
Special issue CNRS Inist Pascal-Francis CNRS Pascal and Francis Bibliographic …

This book brings together the work of a European team of researchers involved in an EU-
funded project focused on the development of regional high-technology clusters in Europe …

This chapter takes up conceptual issue, and attempts to review and synthesise the detailed
empirical evidence generated by the European network's research on the nature and extent …

This chapter analyses the institutional and policy frameworks for high-technology
development in 10 European regions: Barcelona, Cambridge, Oxford, Goteborg, Grenoble …

While the significance of learning-oriented agendas as crucial elements of a regional
development policy is generally accepted, the practical implementation of such agendas …

This chapter is concerned with the role of university and research institutes as regional
collective agents and the evolution of their links with regional high-technology firms. It seeks …

This chapter reviews the major evolutionary trends characterising the development of the
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) regional clusters since their formation, and …