Abstract
This paper describes and assesses the impact of one of the most successful and comprehensive industrial development and revitalization strategies in the USA, the state of Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Partnership (BFP). Specifically, the focus is on the BFP's largest programme, the Challenge Grant for Technological Innovation. With the state government acting as a catalyst, the Challenge Grant Program joins together private industry and higher education to help create and retain industrial jobs and firms. The Challenge Grant Program is delivered through four university-based Advanced Technology Centres located across the state. The emphasis of the Challenge Grant Program is on joint industry-university research and development, advanced technology transfer, entrepreneurial assistance, and scientific education and advanced technology training.
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