Transformations in the U.S. National Innovation System
Approximately two-thirds of the award winning U.S. innovations involve some kind of interorganizational collaboration—a situation that reflects the more collaborative nature of the innovation process and the greater role in private sector innovation by government agencies, federal laboratories, and research universities, according to a new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Forum (ITIF) on the U.S. innovation system. Continue reading…
Since June 2005, the guiding theme of European Information Society (EISCO) conferences has been the implementation of the Digital Local Agenda (DLA), a strategic plan for good governance and the development of the information society in Europe’s municipalities, cities and regions. EISCO 2008 will assess the progress of the DLA in Europe, its contribution to innovation, governance and e-Inclusion by means of digital networks and communication instruments. 
University of Catalonya (UOC) Papers is an interdisciplinary electronic journal produced by the UOC which looks to publish original university papers that focus on the conflux of the subject areas dealt with by universities in the knowledge society. The journal also looks to act as a platform for the publicising of new publications relating to this same area.
For 2008, the LEED Programme is implementing several transversal and cutting-edge studies on the themes of partnerships and local governance, entrepreneurship, foreign direct investment and local development, skills upgrading for the low-qualified, the integration of immigrants into the labour market, women entrepreneurship, integrating employment, skills and economic development, and city and regional development agencies.
