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Efficiency and Knowledge Sharing: the Focus of PRO INNO Europe® Annual Partnering Event 2012

Submitted by Administrator on 21 May, 2012 - 12:48
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The PRO INNO Europe® Annual Partnering Event 2012 which was attended by some 80 participants took place in the picturesque city of Porto on 9-11 May.

Reinforced cooperation between Tunisia and EU initiatives promoting cluster excellence, innovation management and cluster cooperation

Submitted by groux on 14 March, 2012 - 16:46
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Tunisia

Memorandum of Understanding signed in Tunis in presence of European Commission Vice-President Tajani On 8 March 2012

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Férid Tounsi, Director General of the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (API), Emiliano Duch of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI), Kai Engel of the IMP³rove-European Innovation Management Academy (IEIMA) and Sénateur Pierre Laffitte of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) under the chairmanship of European Commission Vice-President Tajani at the occasion of the 10thConference of the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) in Tunis (Tunisia).

 

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IPF continues its peer reviews

Submitted by Administrator on 4 May, 2012 - 11:34
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In 2010 and 2011 INNO-Partnering Forum (IPF) already reviewed nine outstanding innovation support programmes. This year IPF conducts its final reviews in two new member states: Lithuania and Slovenia.

In Vilnius an IPF team reviewed two programmes, The High Technology Development and the Industrial Biotechnology Development, run by the governmental innovation agency MITA. The programmes were screened for good practices and possible point for improvement. The team particularly praised the selection procedures and the way the programmes focus on priority areas.

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Upcoming events

The third and final EPISIS conference

Submitted by henri.lahtinen on 23 January, 2012 - 15:02
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Jun 4 2012
Venue: 
Finlandia Hall

POSITIVE IMPACTS OF SERVICE INNOVATION - FROM INTANGIBLE INVESTMENTS TO EMERGING INDUSTRIES AND ECOSYSTEMS


The third and final EPISIS conference will take place in Helsinki on 4th – 5th of June 2012. The conference will be held at Finland Hall, a unique venue by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

Next TCI-Network Clusters as Drivers for Economic and Social Development in the Mediterranean Area Conference

Submitted by groux on 9 May, 2012 - 16:52
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Jun 14 2012
Venue: 
Izmir - Turkey

You are cordially invited to participate in the TCI-Network Clusters as Drivers for Economic and Social Development in the Mediterranean Area Conference to be held in Izmir, Turkey on 14-15 June, 2012. 

DG REGIO, European Cluster Alliance (ECA) and TACTICS workshop: Clusters new trends and their challenges for implementing RIS3

Submitted by groux on 9 May, 2012 - 17:17
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Jun 21 2012
Venue: 
Délégation générale de la Région Rhône-Alpes à Bruxelles, 62, rue du Trône, 1050 Bruxelles (au RDC)

Objectives of the event:

1/ Present and debate Tactics key recommendations: “new cluster trends”, help policy makers develop new and better cluster initiatives (morning session)

2/ Clusters and smart specialization: overview of latest, the Regional innovation smart specialization strategy Guide (RIS3 Guide), other policy supports, best practices/peer review cases (afternoon session)

 

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