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Fig. 2 Model of the subregional economy (after UKSPA 2003 and SEEDA and Huggins 2001 )

organisations into partnership agreements with science parks. If these can be
associated with technology transfer funding programmes they become even more
attractive links.
The utilisation of the ideas that emerge from these generators requires inno-
vation capacity that is capable of developing and commercialising new products.
This capacity derives from a number of organisations that include:

• Small, medium and large enterprises in the region are driven to improve their
competitive position in the market place.
• Groups concerned with new product development such as designers, contract
research organisations, consultancies and business development teams.
• Organisations which understand the creative process of entrepreneurship helps
to wrap ideas in an attractive way that encourages customers or buyers for the
outputs.