Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 
Promoting Business and Technology Incubation for Improved
Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Industries
through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies
(ST/ESCAP/2323)



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Part One
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON
PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS
OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES
THROUGH APPLICATION OF MODERN AND
EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES
  1. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
  2. LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE: CHINA, INDIA AND THE
    REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  3. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES' EXPERIENCE AND
    NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS: BANGLADESH,
    CAMBODIA, THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC
    REPUBLIC, MONGOLIA, NEPAL AND VIET NAM
  4. OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
    WORKSHOPS
Part Two
RESOURCE PERSON PRESENTATIONS
  1. REGIONALPERSPECTIVES ON PROMOTING BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION SYSTEMS
    1. Introduction
    2. Basic considerations
    3. Technology project selection, monitoring and
      evaluation
    4. Intellectual property
    5. Examples of TBI programmes
    6. New approcahes to technology incubators
    7. Conclusions and recommendations

  2. BEST PRACTICES IN PROVIDING INTELLECTUAL
    PROPERTY SERVICES TO BENEFICIARIES OF BUSINESS
    AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATORS
    1. Introduction
    2. Best practices for incubation success
    3. Basics of intellectual property management
    4. Practical intellectual property issues in developing
      a business plan
    5. Intellectual property self-audit
    6. Range of intellectual property services
    7. Intellectual property management guidelines
    8. Best practices of IP services to incubators
    9. Activites of the SMEs Division of WIPO

  3. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
    INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF
    SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES THROUGH
    APPLICATION OF MODERN AND EFFICIENT
    TECHNOLOGIES IN CHINA
    1. Review of the new China's development in economy
      and technology
    2. The launch and development of technology business
      incubators
    3. The current situation and characteristics of business
      incubators in China
    4. Models and trend for China's business incubation
      programme
    5. Role of the Government of China in the development
      of business incubation programme
    6. Conclusions and suggestions

  4. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
    INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF
    SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES THROUGH
    APPLICATION OF MODERN AND EFFICIENT
    TECHNOLOGIES IN INDIA


    5. Policies and subbport for promotion of business and
    technology incubation in India
    1. Introduction
    2. Business and technology incubation
    3. Financial and other support for new technology-based
      ventures
    4. Conclusions and recommendations

    Indian experience on promoting business and technology
    incubation for improved competitiveness of small and
    medium-sized industries through technological developments
    1. Introduction
    2. Incubation and similar mechanisms
    3. Conclusions and recommendations

    Promoting business and technology incubation for improved
    competitiveness of small and medium-sized industries
    through application of modern and effective
    technologies in India
    1. Executive summary
    2. New reality - Knowledge-based economy
    3. Science parks
    4. STEPs and TBIs in operation in India
    5. Business incubation process in STEPs/TBIs
    6. Conclusions and recommendations based on lessons learned

    India's experience in promoting business and technology
    incubation
    1. Policy framework related to S&T and SMEs
    2. Speedy commercialization of R&D outputs: role of
      interfacing mechanisms
    3. Conclusions and recommendations

    Promoting business and technology incubation for improved
    competitiveness of small and medium-sized industries
    through application of modern and effective
    technologies in India
    1. Backdrop
    2. Policy framework related to S&T and SMEs
    3. STEPs and TBIs in operation in India
    4. Conclusions and recommendations

  5. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
    INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF
    SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES THROUGH
    APPLICATION OF MODERN AND EFFICIENT
    TECHNOLOGIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
    1. Introduction
    2. Business/technology incubation in the Republic
      of Korea
    3. Case study: Business incubation at KAIST
    4. Conclusions and recommendations
Part Three
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS
  1. BANGLADESH
  2. CAMBODIA
  3. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  4. MONGOLIA
  5. NEPAL
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        Last updated: 25 May 2004