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Additional Reading

The sources below provide some interesting information

on voucher schemes.

Documents

1) Cornet, M., B. Vroomen and M. van der Steeg (2006), “Do Innovation Vouchers Help SMEs to Cross the Bridge

towards Science”? in CBP Discussion Paper No. 58, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The

Hague.

2) OECD (2008), A Review of Local Economic and Employment Development Policy Approaches in OECD coun-

tries, OECD LEED Programme, Paris.

http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/42751285.pdf

(P212 For Innovation Vouchers)

3) Roper, S., J.H. Love, P. Cooke and N. Clifton (2005), The Scottish Innovation Systems: Actors, Roles and Ac-

tions: Report for the Scottish Executive.

Internet resources

Dutch Index Vouchers Scheme

:

(In Dutch)

Irish Innovation Vouchers Scheme

:

Greenovate!

Europe’s experts design and test new instruments to support eco-innovation in co-operation with the European

Commission and with national and regional innovation agencies. There are a wide variety of such instruments that can be

used to accelerate eco-innovation, but one that we find particularly well-adapted for SMEs is the

innovation voucher

.

ICT Innovation Vouchers – Guide for Regions