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BOXESBox 1: The ‘Knowledge-Based Economy’ __________________________________________________________ 18Box 2: On Innovation and Innovation Systems ____________________________________________________ 20Box 3: The Indicator Problem ______________________________________________________________________ 26Box 4: Overview of Selected Multinational Charters/Programmes for SMEs ______________________ 33Box 5: Perceptions on Accession to the European Union __________________________________________ 45Box 6: Promoting Innovation – Private Sector Case Studies ______________________________________ 52Box 7: On the Triple Helix _________________________________________________________________________ 54Box 8: Examples of Developing Clusters in Latvia and Lithuania __________________________________ 55Box 9: On Innovation Policy Governance __________________________________________________________ 58Box 10: SPINNO Scheme on Entrepreneurial Research Activities in Estonia _______________________ 68Box 11: Structural Funds to the Candidate Countries ______________________________________________ 75Box 12: On SMEs and Financing ____________________________________________________________________ 77Box 13: Good Practice Example of Public Intervention in Venture Capital __________________________ 85Box 14: Window to the Future Initiative in Lithuania _______________________________________________ 87Box 15: VINNVÄXT – Regional Growth through Development of Dynamic Innovation Systems ____ 88Box 16: Nordic and Baltic Countries – Similarities and Differences _________________________________ 94TABLESTable 1: Selected Basic Statistics ___________________________________________________________________ 15Table 2: Foreign Direct Investment in the Baltic Sea Countries _____________________________________ 16Table 3: Innovation in the B4 Countries (selected innovation, science and technology indicators) __ 19Table 4: Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of GDP) ____________________________________________ 21Table 5: GDP Growth 1995-2003 in Selected Countries (at constant prices) _______________________ 22Table 6: Indicators of the Baltic Sea Countries ‘catching up’ ________________________________________ 22Table 7: Relative Strengths and Weaknesses (by country) _________________________________________ 24Table 8: Evolution of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D _________________________________________ 25Table 9: Average Annual Growth of SMEs vs. LSEs in Europe-19 (1988-2001) _____________________ 31Table 10: Classification of SMEs in Countries in Transition ___________________________________________ 37Table 11: Comparable SME Statistics _________________________________________________________________ 38Table 12: Main Indicators of Non-Primary Private Enterprise, Europe-19, 2000 _____________________ 44Table 13: Comparative National Rankings – Competitiveness,Innovation and Cluster Development _______________________________________________________ 48Table 14: Barriers to Innovation for Enterprises in the EU without Innovation Activity(by sector and size class, 1998-2000, %) _________________________________________________ 53Table 15: Market-Oriented SME Interventions ________________________________________________________ 60Table 16: Organisations Supporting SMEs in the B4 __________________________________________________ 6310
CONTINUED TABLESTable 17: Chambers of Commerce in the B4 _________________________________________________________ 67Table 18: Overview of Selected Programme/Policy Documents ______________________________________ 69Table 19: B4 National Rankings of Areas of the European Charter for SMEs _________________________ 73Table 20: Structural Funds – Community Contribution in Favour of SMEs ___________________________ 74Table 21: Determinants of Firms’ Innovative Capabilities ____________________________________________ 82Table 22: Size and Export Orientation ________________________________________________________________ 92Table 23: The Nordic Countries in International Comparison _________________________________________ 93Table 24: Innovation and Competitiveness Rankings _________________________________________________ 94Table 25: Foreign Direct Investment in the Baltic Sea Countries _____________________________________ 95FIGURESFigure 1: Overall Country Trend by Summary Innovation Index-2 (2003) ___________________________ 23Figure 2: Cross-Border Alliances Involving SMEs, 1988-2000 _______________________________________ 30Figure 3: Employment Growth by Size-Class, Europe-19, 1988-2001 _______________________________ 34Figure 4: SMEs Share of Employment and Value Added, 1989-98 ___________________________________ 36Figure 5: Index of SME Development ________________________________________________________________ 38Figure 6: Enterprises by Class Size, Trends for B4 Countries ________________________________________ 39Figure 7: Apparent Labour Productivity in Manufacturing, EU Countries _____________________________ 40Figure 8: Labour Productivity Per Person Employed __________________________________________________ 41Figure 9: Structure of Gross Value-Added by Sector, Trends for B4 Countries _______________________ 42Figure 10: Employment in Med/Hi-tech Manufacturing and in Hi-tech Services _______________________ 43Figure 11: Share of SMEs by Sectors in the B4 _______________________________________________________ 44Figure 12: Enterprises with Innovation Activity in the EU, by enterprise size class and by sector,1998-2000 (% of total enterprises) ________________________________________________________ 49Figure 13: BEEPS Survey Responses on Enterprise Performance (dates since 1998) _________________ 50Figure 14: Proportion of Enterprises with Innovation Activity by Enterprise Size Class(manufacturing, 1998-2000, %) ___________________________________________________________ 51Figure 15: SME and Innovation System Governance in the B4 ________________________________________ 61Figure 16: Shares of R&D by Funding Sources (2000 or nearest) _____________________________________ 6811
Page 1 and 2: Sylvia Schwaag SergerEmily HanssonC
Page 4 and 5: About the International Organisatio
Page 7: PREFACEAccession to the Single Mark
Page 10 and 11: enterprise development. There are n
Page 15 and 16: INTRODUCTIONAfter more than 10 year
Page 17 and 18: CHAPTER 1: FROM STABILISATION TO IN
Page 19: increased competitive pressure as B
Page 22 and 23: Box 2: On Innovation and Innovation
Page 24 and 25: Table 5: GDP Growth 1995-2003 in Se
Page 26 and 27: Table 7: Relative Strengths and Wea
Page 28 and 29: Box 3: The Indicator ProblemExistin
Page 31 and 32: CHAPTER 2:BALTIC SMEs - AGENTS OF F
Page 33 and 34: Table 9: Average Annual Growth of S
Page 35 and 36: Box 4: Overview of Selected Multina
Page 37 and 38: The Role of SMEs in Transitional Ec
Page 39 and 40: e to the potential advantage of the
Page 41 and 42: A common measurement of business ac
Page 43 and 44: Figure 8: Labour Productivity per P
Page 45 and 46: Figure 10: Employment in Med/Hi-tec
Page 47 and 48: Summing up, there are fewer economi
Page 49 and 50: Overall, SMEs tend to lack the fina
Page 51 and 52: Figure 12: Enterprises with Innovat
Page 53 and 54: Figure 14: Proportion of Enterprise
Page 55 and 56: Table 14: Barriers to Innovation fo
Page 57 and 58: Some interesting examples of cluste
Page 59 and 60: CHAPTER 3:POLICIES PROMOTING SMEs A
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Institutional StructureIn all of th
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EU countries (innovation relay cent
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LITHUANIAAgency/OrganisationLithuan
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From the private sector, the chambe
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On the whole, the B4 have relativel
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LITHUANIAProgramme/Policy DocumentI
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Table 19: B4 National Rankings of A
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Box 11: Structural Funds to the Can
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Box 12: On SMEs and FinancingIt doe
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examples of evaluations of national
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CHAPTER 4:CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDA
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General challengesBased on our own
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the above-mentioned channels. 27 On
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the EU average and particularly wit
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RecommendationsBased on the challen
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CHAPTER 5:A VISION OF A NORDIC-BALT
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addition, they are the most advance
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countries. One such sign is the rap
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CONCLUSIONSEU accession will not re
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REFERENCESAlfonso, Antonio, Ludger
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European Commission (2003f), Compre
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Eurostat (2004a), SMEs in the Candi
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Statistical Office of Estonia (2004
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APPENDIX I:Agenda for Working Group
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DAY 2:POLICY SOLUTIONS9:30-10:30 In
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APPENDIX II:Participants in the IKE
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APPENDIX III:Conclusions from the I
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APPENDIX IV:Summary of the Panel se
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Regarding the role of policymaking,
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APPENDIX V:Description of Field Stu
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Mr. Miroslaw MarekMr. Talis Millers
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