This could be facilitated if higher education institutions were requested to elaborate joint regional strategies. Internships programmes should be generalised to all students, including social sciences and arts in order to develop capacity for innovation services. Part 1 Federal Government Administrative Centre, Putrajaya. A Strategy for Penang, Development Research Group, director’s Office, World Bank, Washington. Paper presented at the 2007 Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, USA.