Rural Innovation Systems

ECIS : Eindhoven centre for innovation studies

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Technische universiteit Eindhoven
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  • Keywords: technological innovations, research, organizational change, economic geography, economic development
ECIS conducts innovation studies with a focus on the analysis of the causes and consequences of innovation and technological change in organizations, networks, regions, economic sectors and national economic systems.

The European information system on agricultural research for development : ARD-InfoSys+

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: EARD]
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  • Keywords: agricultural research, rural development, information exchange, information systems, research centres
EARD-InfoSys+ is a database that aims at improving access to European web resources in the areas of agriculture, environment, forestry, fisheries, socio economics, and rural transformation for development.

Knowledge exchange

| 2006-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Development gateway foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: economic development, educational development, development policy, innovations
Developing countries' transition to the knowledge based economy is discussed in the Development Gateway community. The community also maintains a website on innovation policy.

AiDA : accessible information on development activities : [directory of over 500,000 activities of major bilateral organizations, multilateral development banks and UN agencies]

| 2006-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Development gateway foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development projects, information systems, information exchange, internet
AiDA is the online directory of the Development Gateway. It contains current and archived information from 200 donor agencies. Fee Local Projects Database software helps leverage the standardization of AiDA.

DRUID : Danish research unit for industrial dynamics : better understanding of changes

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Danish research unit for industrial dynamics (DRUID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: innovations, research, competition, economic development, comparative economics
DRUID studies the dynamics of technical, structural and institutional innovation. DRUID's conceptual and empirical work is organised around three scientific themes: theory of the firm; inter-firm interaction; and innovation systems.
 

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