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Dr. René Wintjes
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| René Wintjes is senior research fellow at UNU-MERIT since 1998. He studied Economic Geography at Nijmegen University. He previously worked at the Economic Institute for Medium and Small Enterprises and at the Faculty of Applied Geography and Planning of Utrecht University, where he obtained his PhD. His research projects are mostly commissioned by various DG's of the European Commission, or national or regional governments. Fields of special interest include: innovation policy, regional innovation systems in Europe, policy evaluation and impact assessment, SME innovation policy instruments, innovation and growth of ICT companies, transnational policy learning, and regional embeddedness of FDI. René represents MERIT in the ERAWATCH network and the management committee of ETEPS (European Techno-Economic Policy Support network). |
Selected publications by René Wintjes |
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Journal articles | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, Innovating SMEs and Regions: The Need for Policy Intelligence and Interactive Policies, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, vol. 14, 2, pp.201-215 | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, Learning innovation policy in market-based context: process, issues and challenges in EU candidate countries, Journal of International Relations and Development, 5((4)), 358-380 | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, Innovating SMEs and regions : the need for policy intelligence and interactive policies, Techology analysis and strategic management, 14((2)), 201-215 |
Chapters in books | Dunnewijk, Theo, Hugo Hollanders & René Wintjes, 2008, Benchmarking Regions in the Enlarged Europe: Diversity in Knowledge Potential and Policy Options, in: C. Nauwelaers and R. Wintjes (eds.), Innovation Policy in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, More information | Wintjes, René, 2008, From Case studies; International Division of Labour within ICT Companies, in: H. Meijers, B. Dachs, and P. Welfens (eds.), Internationalisation of European ICT Activities, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, pp.186-200 | Dunnewijk, Theo, Hugo Hollanders & René Wintjes, 2008, enchmarking Regions in the Enlarged Europe: Diversity in Knowledge Potential and Policy Options, in: C. Nauwelaers and R. Wintjes (eds.), Innovation Policy in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 53-106 | Dunnewijk, Theo, René Wintjes & Hugo Hollanders, 2008, Benchmarking Regions in the Enlarged Europe, in: C. Nauwelaers and R. Wintjes (eds), Innovation Policy in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, More information | Dunnewijk, Theo & René Wintjes, 2006, Governance forces shaping economic development in a regional information society: a framework and application to Flanders, in: W. Dolfsma & L. Soete (Eds.), Understanding the dynamics of a knowledge economy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 157-181 | Wintjes, René, 2006, De groei van technostarters in de regio Eindhoven, in: W. Hulsink et al. (eds.), Ondernemen in netwerken; nieuwe en groeiende bedrijven in de informatiesamenleving, Van Gorcum, Assen | Wintjes, René & Theo Dunnewijk, 2006, Learning how to improve innovation policy in Central and East EU Countries, in: A. Jasinski (Ed.), Transition economies in the European Research Area, Warsaw University Press | Dunnewijk, Theo & René Wintjes, 2006, Governance forces shaping economic development in a regional information society; a framework and application to Flanders, in: W. Dolfsma and L. Soete (Eds.), Understanding the dynamics of a knowledge economy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham Glos, pp.157-181 | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2003, Towards a new paradigm for innovation policies? , in: asheim, B, Isaksen, A, nauwelaers, CCEMG & Totdling, F (Ed.), Regional innovation policy for small-medium enterprises, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Lyme, US, pp. 193-220 | Cowan, Robin & René Wintjes, 2001, Criação da mudança tecnológica localizada: exemplos de intervenção pública, in: C. Antonelli & J. Ferrão, Comunicação Conhecimento Colectivo e Inovação; As vantagens da aglomeração geográfica, Imprensa de Ciencias Sociais, Lisboa | Wintjes, René, 2001, ICT clusterorganisations in Flanders: Co-operation in innovation in the new networked economy, in: Innovative Clusters; Drivers of National Innovation Systems, OECD-Enterprise, OECD, Paris, Industry and services |
Books | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes (eds.), 2008, Innovation Policy In Europe: Measurement and Strategy, Edward Elgar, More information |
UNU-MERIT Working Papers | Wintjes, René & Hugo Hollanders, 2011, Innovation pathways and policy challenges at the regional level: smart specialisation, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2011-027 |
Research memoranda | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2000, SME policy and the Regional Dimension of Innovation: Towards a New Paradigm for Innovation Policy?, MERIT Research Memoranda 2000-023 | Wintjes, René & Jan Cobbenhagen, 2000, Knowledge intensive Industrial Clustering around Océ; Embedding a vertical disintegrating codification process into the Eindhoven-Venlo region, MERIT Research Memoranda 2000-006 | Wintjes, René & Jan Cobbenhagen, 1999, Flanders Language Valley; Industrial Districts and Localized Technological Change, MERIT Research Memoranda 1999-033 |
Research reports | Kroll, Henning, Elisabeth Baier, Joost Heijs, Hugo Hollanders, E. Schricke, Thomas Stahlecker & René Wintjes, 2011, Development of a methodology for the profiling of regional economies, Final report for IPTS as part of the Erawatch Network, More information | Braun, A., V. Grimm, S. Korte, S. Rijkers-Defrasne & René Wintjes, 2011, Innovation and Industrial Policy, ETEPS Study for European Parliament's Directorate A - Economic and Scientific Policy Department. European Parliament, Brussel, More information | Wintjes, René & Hugo Hollanders, 2010, Regional impact of technological change in 2020; Synthesis Report, DG Regional Policy of European Commission, Brussels | Fairweather, J., René Wintjes, J. Williams, T. Rinne & Claire Nauwelaers, 2010, Comparison of Innovation Policies in selected European, Asian, and Pacific Rim Countries: How best to optimise Innovation Governance in New Zealand?, Research Report No. 321, November 2010. Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, More information | Walendowski, J., H. Kroll, T. Stahlecker, E. Baier, René Wintjes & Hugo Hollanders, 2010, Innovation Patterns and Innovation Policy in European Regions - Trends, Challenges and Perspectives, Annual Report Regional Innovation Monitor. DG Enterprise, Brussel, More information | Hollanders, Hugo, René Wintjes, Adriana van Cruysen & Michiko Iizuka, 2010, Monitoring & evaluation: best practices from Austria, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden, A report by UNU-MERIT, commissioned by INECONChile for evaluation of Chilean monitoring and evaluation system for innovation policy, pp 206 | Hollanders, Hugo, René Wintjes, Adriana van Cruysen & Michiko Iizuka, 2010, Monitoring & evaluation: best practices from Austria, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden. A report by UNU-MERIT, commissioned by INECONChile for evaluation of Chilean monitoring and evaluation system for innovation policy, pp 206 | Wintjes, René, 2009, Peer Review among innovation agencies, synthesizing pilot results and lessons, an INNO Learning Platform report under PRO INNO. DG Enterprise, Brussels, More information | Wintjes, René & et al., 2009, Analysing and Evaluating the Impact on Innovation of Publicly-Funded Research Programmes, Benchmarking Strategies and Methodologies of National, European and International R&D Programmes, to Assess and Increase Their Impact on Innovation (ImpLore), More information | Wintjes, René, 2009, Twinning for Good Practice Transfer, synthesizing results and lessons, an INNO Learning Platform report under PRO INNO. DG Enterprise Brussels, More information | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2009, Background study on higher education and research monitoring, analysis and evaluation systems, Public Policy and Management Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania, pp1-87 | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2009, Monitoring progress towards the ERA (European Research Area), ERAWATCH Report for the IPTS, European Commission, Seville, March, More information | Wintjes, René & Theo Dunnewijk, 2008, Sectoral Innovation Systems in Europe: the case of the ICT sector, Sector report for the Innovation Watch – Systematic project within the Europe INNOVA initiative. Research Report commissioned by the European Commission (DG Enterprise), More information | Wintjes, René & Claire Nauwelaers, 2008, Avaliação do impacto na inovação de programas voltados à excelência em pesquisa e o desenvolvimento regional: como descentralizar a "estratégia de Lisboa" e elaborar conjuntos de políticas de inovação coerentes?, In: Avaliação de políticas de ciência, tecnologia e inovação: diálogo entre experiências internacionais e brasileiras. CGEE: Brasilia, Page 175-210, More information | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments; The "POLICY MIX" Project. Regional case study of North-Brabant (NL), Report for DG Research, European Commission, Brussels, More information | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments: the "policy mix" project: sector case study ICT The Netherlands, Report for DG Research, European Commission, Brussels | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments: the 'policy mix' project: sector case study ICT The Netherlands, Report for DG Research. Brussels: European Commission | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments: the 'policy mix' project: region case study North-Brabant, Report for DG Research. Brussels: European Commission | Wintjes, René & Rebecca Schindler, 2007, Benchmarking national, European and international R&D programmes and the impact on innovation; Cases of good practice outside the EU, Report for DG Enterprise. Brussels: European Commission | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring Lisbon in a regional perspective, Report for the Committee of the Regions. Brussels: European Commission | Wintjes, René, 2007, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments: the 'policy mix' project: The Netherlands, Report for DG Research. Brussels: European Commission | Wintjes, René, 2006, Strategic Evaluation on Innovation and the knowledge based economy in relation to the Structural and Cohesion Funds, for the programming period 2007-2013 : The Netherlands, Report for DG Regio, More information | Wintjes, René, 2006, ICT: Scoping Paper, Research Report commissioned by the European Commission (DG Enterprise) in Innovation Watch – Systematic. Maastricht | Wintjes, René, 2006, Monitoring Jobs and Growth - The Regional Perspective; Methodological Note, Brussels: Committee of the Regions, European Commission | Wintjes, René, 2006, Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments: the 'policy mix' project: country Review The Netherlands, Brussels: European Commission, DG Research | Dunnewijk, Theo, Huub Meijers & René Wintjes, 2006, Internationalisation of European ICT activities (final report prepared for the European Commission JRC/IPTS), Seville: EC, DG JRC, IPTS, J04/40/2004 | Wintjes, René, Andrea Ciffolilli, Hugo Hollanders, Matthieu Lacave, Michel Lacave, Nikos Maroulis, Andrea Naldini, A. Reid & J. Walendowski, 2006, Strategic Evaluation on Innovation and the knowledge based economy in relation to the Structural and Cohesion Funds, for the programming period 2007-2013: Synthesis Report, Brussels: European Commission - DG Regio | Wintjes, René, 2006, Internationalisation of European ICT activities; Evidence from case studies, Chapter VI in final report for IPTS, Seville | Wintjes, René, 2006, Monitoring Jobs and Growth – The Regional Perspective; Methodological Note, Report to the Committee of the Regions | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes (eds.), 2005, Analysis on the regional dimensions of the 3% Action Plan; ERAWATCH Prototyping Phase, Final Report to JRC/ IPTS | Wintjes, René (ed.), 2005, The expansion of the ERAWATCH knowledge base towards EU-25, Synthesis Report for the European Commission (DG JRC-IPTS and DG Research | Wintjes, René, 2005, Verankering van buitenlandse bedrijven in Nederland, Den Haag: Ministerie van EZ, Netherlands Foreign Investment | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2005, Enlarging the ERA: identifying priorities for regional policy focusing on research and technological development in the New Member States and Candidate Countries, report to DG Research. Brussel: European Commission, DG Research | Muller, E., Claire Nauwelaers & René Wintjes, 2005, Enlarging the ERA: Identifying priorities for regional policy focusing on research and technological development in the New Member States and Candidate Countries, Report to the European Commission, DG Research. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer, ISI | Dunnewijk, Theo, Hugo Hollanders & René Wintjes, 2004, Knowledge-Index South Netherlands, LWV, MERIT, Maastricht, More information | Dunnewijk, Theo, Hugo Hollanders & René Wintjes, 2004, Kennis Index Zuid-Nederland, Maastricht: Limburgse Werkgevers Vereniging & Brabants Zeeuwse Werkgever | Arundel, Anthony & René Wintjes, 2003, New Trends in IPR Policy: The challenge of strategic patenting; Summary and conclusions of policy benchmarking workshop, Innovation Trend Chart Report, for the European Commision (DG ENT), Luxembourg | Wintjes, René & Claire Nauwelaers, 2003, Improving Trans-nationalPolicy Learning in Innovation; Synthesis and conclusions, Luxembourg: European Commission, Enterprise DG | Wintjes, René, 2003, Evaluation of the Trend Chart Policy Benchmarking Workshops, 2001-2002, Luxembourg: European Commission, Enterprise DG | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2003, Identifying factors of success and failure in European IST-related national/regional developments: The case of Flanders, Seville: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, IPTS-Institute | Arundel, Anthony & René Wintjes, 2003, New Trends in IPR Policy: The challenge ofstrategic patenting, Luxembourg: European Commission, Enterprise DG | Wintjes, René, Theo Dunnewijk & Hugo Hollanders, 2002, ICT Monitor Vlaanderen: Eindrapport van een haalbaarheidsstudie, Study commissioned by IWT Flanders, 2002, More information | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, The changing role of public support to academic spin-offs, Trend Chart report for the European Commission (DG Enterprise) | Wintjes, René & Claire Nauwelaers, 2002, Improving Trans-national Policy Learning in Innovation, report under the Benchmarking innovation policies, project of the European Innovation Trendchart. Luxembourg: European Commission | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, The changing role of public transport to academic spin-offs, report under the Benchmarking innovation policies, project of the European Innovation Innovation. Luxembourg: European Commission | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2002, Identifying factors of success and failure in European IST-related national and regional developments: the case of Flanders, Seville: IPTS | Hollanders, Hugo, Theo Dunnewijk & René Wintjes, 2002, ICT Monitor Vlaanderen, Eindrapport van een haalbaarheidsstudie, voor het IWT-Vlaanderen: verschenen als WT -STudies Nr. 39, IWT Vlaanderen. Brussel: IWT-Vlaanderen | Wintjes, René, 2001, Regionaal-economische effecten van buitenlandse bedrijven; Een onderzoek naar verankering van Amerikaanse en Japanse bedrijven in Nederlandse regio’s, Utrecht: KNAG/Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Wintjes, René & Jan Cobbenhagen, 2001, Hatching, faciliteren van doorgroei bij high-tech starters, Report commissioned by Stichting CIVI (Centraal Instituut voor Industrieontwikkeling). Maastricht, MERIT | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2001, Favouring industry-science relationships through human capital mobility, Report for the European Commission (DG Enterprise) | Soete, Luc, Marjon Hagenaars & René Wintjes, 2000, Limburg op nieuwe kracht; een nieuwe economie, een nieuwe regio, NV Industriebank LIOF, Maastricht | Soete, Luc, Marjon Hagenaars & René Wintjes, 2000, Limburg op nieuwe kracht. Een nieuwe economie, een nieuwe regio, Study report commissioned by LIOF. MERIT, Maastricht | Nauwelaers, Claire, Nicole Schall & René Wintjes, 1999, SME Policy and the Regional Dimension of Innovation: The cases of Wallonia and Limburg, SMEPOL report no. 4. MERIT, Maastricht University, Maastricht | Cowan, Robin & René Wintjes, 1999, Analysis of Cluster Policy Issues and Policy Recommendations, Workpackage 4 and 5, TSER-INLOCO, Industrial Districts and Localized Technological Knowledge”, DG XII, contractnr: SOE1-CT97-1058 | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 1999, SME policy and the regional dimension of innovation - SMEPOL: General policy orientations, Targeted Socio-Economic Research project for the European Commission (DG XII). MERIT | Nauwelaers, Claire, Nicole Schall & René Wintjes, 1999, SME policy and the regional dimension of innovation - SMEPOL: The cases of Limburg and Wallonia, Targeted Socio-Economic Research. Report for the European Commission (DG XII). MERIT |
Conference presentations | Wintjes, René, 2007, Interim research results on innovation trends and challenges in the ICT sector in Europe, Vienna, 3th ICT Panel meeting, Sector Innovation Watch | Wintjes, René, 2007, Innovation trends and challenges in the ICT sector in Europe, Athens, 4th ICT Panel meeting, Sector Innovation Watch | Wintjes, René & Claire Nauwelaers, 2007, Evaluation of the innovation impact from programmes with the interacting goals of research excellence and regional development: how to decentralize the Lisbon Strategy into coherent innovation policy mixes?, Rio de Janeiro, International Seminar on Evaluation of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments | Wintjes, René, 2007, Diversity in knowledge-base and innovation trajectories for regions in the enlarged European Union, Beijing, Second Global Conference on Economic Geography | Wintjes, René, 2003, Measuring Innovation – EU Practices, paper presented at the Innovation Conference held at St. Petersburg Regional Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development, 25th of March, 2003 | Wintjes, René, 2003, Policy Intelligence, The role of Indicators and Benchmarking for Innovation Policy, Warsaw, Presentation on seminar for Ministery of Economy, Poland. Warsaw 10 July, 2003 | Wintjes, René, 2003, Benchmarking Polish innovation performance and policy, Warsaw, Presentation on seminar for Ministery of Economy, Poland. Warsaw 12 December 2003 |
Theses | Wintjes, René, 2001, Regionaal-economische effecten van buitenlandse bedrijven. Een onderzoek naar verankering van Amerikaanse en Japanse bedrijven in Nederlandse regio’s, Utrecht, KNAG/Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen, PhD dissertation |
Other output | Nauwelaers, Claire & René Wintjes, 2010, Comparative review of innovation policies, for Lincoln University, Canterbury, NZ |
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