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 GIB was founded in Berlin in The consultancy activities of GIB in the area of innovation and industrial research are based on close co-operation of GIB academic director Prof. Dr. H.-J. Ewers (actual President of the Technical University in Berlin) and managing director Dr. C. Becker and have been expanded with a technology- engineering branch.  The association has long experience of consultancy in the areas of empirical technology and innovation research, in (regional) economic aiding (promotion), in labour market and in economic development policy. GIB’s team of consultants is interdisciplinary. Economists and engineers work closely together.  GIB was founded in Berlin in The consultancy activities of GIB in the area of innovation and industrial research are based on close co-operation of GIB academic director Prof. Dr. H.-J. Ewers (actual President of the Technical University in Berlin) and managing director Dr. C. Becker and have been expanded with a technology- engineering branch.  The association has long experience of consultancy in the areas of empirical technology and innovation research, in (regional) economic aiding (promotion), in labour market and in economic development policy. GIB’s team of consultants is interdisciplinary. Economists and engineers work closely together. About the GIB

GIB keeps up extensive contacts with scientists of different disciplines working on international areas and can operate in complex consultancy projects each in co- operation with well-established experts. GIB’s consultancy offers are of service for public contractors (for ex. by the Federal Ministry for Research or by Institutes for Economic Aiding (promotion) as well as by industry and service (sector). GIB keeps up extensive contacts with scientists of different disciplines working on international areas and can operate in complex consultancy projects each in co- operation with well-established experts. GIB’s consultancy offers are of service for public contractors (for ex. by the Federal Ministry for Research or by Institutes for Economic Aiding (promotion) as well as by industry and service (sector). About the GIB

Selected projects:  „Reviews of Studies and Schemes in Innovative Fast Growing Small and Medium Sized Companies“, European Commission, 1995  Regional infrastructure and regional strategies for technology transfer and support to innovation (RITTS), European Commission, 1994 – 1996/1998  Managing the Integration of New Technology (MINT), European Commission, 1996  Expert Report on „Integrating Design into R&D“, European Commission, 1998  Regional infrastructure and regional strategies for technology transfer and support to innovation (RITTS) „Greater Copenhagen“, European Commission, 1999  ZENON Network on Small Scale Industries in Harmony with Urban Development, MED ‑ Urbs Programme (Cyprus, Greece, Israel, United Kingdom, Germany), European Commission, 1994 – 1996  Regional network in the area of micro-system-technologies (MST), European Commission, 1994 – 1996/ 1999 – 2001  comparable projects are in realisation in federal german regions: Bavaria, Saarland, Brandenburg Selected projects:  „Reviews of Studies and Schemes in Innovative Fast Growing Small and Medium Sized Companies“, European Commission, 1995  Regional infrastructure and regional strategies for technology transfer and support to innovation (RITTS), European Commission, 1994 – 1996/1998  Managing the Integration of New Technology (MINT), European Commission, 1996  Expert Report on „Integrating Design into R&D“, European Commission, 1998  Regional infrastructure and regional strategies for technology transfer and support to innovation (RITTS) „Greater Copenhagen“, European Commission, 1999  ZENON Network on Small Scale Industries in Harmony with Urban Development, MED ‑ Urbs Programme (Cyprus, Greece, Israel, United Kingdom, Germany), European Commission, 1994 – 1996  Regional network in the area of micro-system-technologies (MST), European Commission, 1994 – 1996/ 1999 – 2001  comparable projects are in realisation in federal german regions: Bavaria, Saarland, Brandenburg About the GIB

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