ABSTRACT

A new direction of European innovation strategies can be described and discussed as an ‘Innovative Region Strategy’. This chapter provides a concrete example for this new orientation of European innovation policies. The presentation of this experience is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to a detailed description of the structure and the major components of the Regional Technology Plan (RTP) of the region of Central Macedonia. The second part focuses upon both an assessment of this experience and an attempt to summarise whatever lessons can be drawn from its implementation.