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Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Strategies (RITTS) projects give European SMEs a voice in the development of policies which affect them. The IRC network's close links to technology-based companies enable it to play a key role in the RITTS plans, as a catalyst for technology partnerships between SMEs across borders. |
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New IRC Call |
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Growth Industry |
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Excellent contacts with innovative companies, and established expertise in the support of transnational business collaboration, make IRCs well-suited to act as intermediaries between research-based firms and private investors, as well as between technology partners. |
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Emission Impossible |
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As post-Kyoto regulations start to bite, and fuel and water shortages threaten corporate profitability, the global market for advanced environmental technologies will grow rapidly in the decades ahead. The Innovation Relay Centre network is helping European SMEs to become leading players. |
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The Swiss Connection |
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At the beginning of February, a new member joined the Innovation Relay Centre network, opening a channel for the development of commercial and research partnerships between French-speaking Switzerland and the rest of Europe. |
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Microsystems - Driving the Car Industry? |
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Car buyers now take performance and reliability for granted. Digital and micromechanical technologies promise sophisticated new safety, communication and engine management functions. But manufacturers must be certain that these will deliver features that customers want, at prices they can afford. |
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Learning from Experience |
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Innovation Relay Centres' wide transnational contacts make them primary regional sources of technology transfer support. The exchange of good practice with other network members also provides the basis for continuing development of their technical and professional capacity. |
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Calendar of Events |
March 1999 
