Promoting Business and Technology Incubation for Improved Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Industries through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies

Contents......Page 4 Abbreviations......Page 8 Explanatory notes......Page 12 Part One REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL.........Page 13 I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS......Page 15 II. LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE: CHINA, INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA......Page 16 III. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES’ EXPERIENCE AND NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS: BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA.........Page 24 IV. OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKSHOPS......Page 34 Part Two RESOURCE PERSON PRESENTATIONS......Page 37 I. REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PROMOTING BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION SYSTEMS......Page 39 B. Basic considerations......Page 41 C. Technology project selection, monitoring and evaluation......Page 46 E. Examples of TBI programmes......Page 55 F. New approaches to technology incubators......Page 58 G. Conclusions and recommendations......Page 61 II. BEST PRACTICES IN PROVIDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES TO BENEFICIARIES OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATORS......Page 65 A. Introduction......Page 67 B. Best practices for incubation success......Page 68 C. Basics of intellectual property management......Page 70 D. Practical intellectual property issues in developing a business plan......Page 76 E. Intellectual property self-audit......Page 79 F. Range of intellectual property services......Page 80 G. Intellectual property management guidelines......Page 84 H. Best practices of IP services to incubators......Page 85 I. Activities of the SMEs Division of WIPO......Page 86 III. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES.........Page 91 A. Review of the new China’s development in economy and technology......Page 93 B. The launch and development of technology business incubators......Page 94 C. The current situation and characteristics of business incubators in China......Page 96 D. Models and trend for China’s business incubation programme......Page 100 E. Role of the Government of China in the development of business incubation programme......Page 106 F. Conclusions and suggestions......Page 108 IV. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES.........Page 113 POLICIES AND SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION IN INDIA......Page 115 INDIAN EXPERIENCE ON PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED.........Page 131 PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES.........Page 149 INDIA’S EXPERIENCE IN PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION......Page 169 PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES.........Page 183 V. PROMOTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FOR IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES.........Page 187 A. Introduction......Page 189 B. Business/technology incubation in the Republic of Korea......Page 190 C. Case study: Business incubation at KAIST......Page 200 D. Conclusions and recommendations......Page 203 Part Three COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS......Page 207 I. BANGLADESH......Page 209 II. CAMBODIA......Page 237 III. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC......Page 261 IV. MONGOLIA......Page 277 V. NEPAL......Page 299 VI. VIET NAM......Page 319