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TACTICS’ VIEWS ON THE FUTURE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PLAN

Submitted by proadmin on 18 March, 2010 - 11:52
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The TACTICS INNO-Net recently launched their views on the future European Innovation Plan and declares itself in favour of deploying cluster policies to leverage Europe’s innovation capacity. It argues that stronger European cooperation and concrete action to develop and leverage excellent clusters in Europe will be beneficial for the innovation climate in Europe and the competitiveness of companies

ATclusters conference held to boost international cluster cooperation in the Atlantic Area.

Submitted by proadmin on 17 March, 2010 - 09:47
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Around 130 cluster policy-makers and practitioners gathered in Santiago de Compostela at the transnational conference on "Cluster, cluster policies and innovation networks in Europe" on 11-12 March. The participants discussed the role of clusters as innovation drivers and better practices of how to engage in international cluster cooperation, especially in the Atlantic Area among the partnership of the ATclusters Interreg IVB project lead by the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (IGAPE).

VINNOVA meets DG Enterprise & Industry

Submitted by proadmin on 9 March, 2010 - 18:47
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At the invitation of VINNOVA, the Swedish Innovation Agency, a delegation from DG Enterprise & Industry visited Stockholm to discuss new trends in innovation support and explore the scope for better cooperation between national and European initiatives. “We are very much interested in participating in European innovation projects”, said Charlotte Brogren, Director General of VINNOVA.

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Upcoming events

Promoting Innovation through Public Procurement: Best practice & networking

Mar 22 2010
Venue: 
Brussels

Conference announcement: "Promoting Innovation through Public Procurement: Best practice & networking", Brussels, 23-24 March 2010

In the past three years, the European Commission and several public authorities in Europe have launched a number of initiatives that stimulate the public procurement of innovations and stimulate innovative public procurement itself.

PROMOTING INNOVATION THROUGH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Mar 23 2010
Venue: 
Brussels, Belgium

The conference "Promoting Innovation through Public Procurement: best practices & networking", jointly organised by DG INFSO and DG ENTR, invites all policymakers and regional and local stakeholders. The conference has a dual objective.

Firstly, to inform and consult stakeholders about the latest developments for further EC support to pre-commercial procurement networks and cross-border PC pilots (Day 1 - 23 March)

Training for the Innovation Experts

Apr 12 2010
Venue: 
Helsinki, Finland

The training gives an opportunity to learn about the Finnish Innovation System from its practitioners. Organizers will share their practical experience and know-how based on work in the Finnish technology parks and international innovation support projects. The training will offer professional workshops, interactive discussions and enough time for questions and answers. And of course, the training is a unique opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world and share your experiences.

The training program will include the following themes:

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