Contents: Introduction / Kenneth Dyson -- Research and technological development in the "less-favoured" regions of the European Community / Jeremy Howells and David Charles -- Industrial change, new technologies, and EC regional policy / Paul Wäldchen -- SMEs, research and development and technology policies, and the European Community / Peter Aitken -- The European business and innovation centre network / Jack Malan -- New technology policies at the regional level in France / Serge Dormand -- Case studies of local technology and innovation policies in West Germany / Andreas Schlieper -- Towards Silicondale? / Tony Jowitt -- Stimulating innovation and new technology development at the local level / John Blackburn and David Kennedy -- Conclusions / Kenneth Dyson.
