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On 16 December 2011, the Hungarian National Innovation Office reported about the conference entitled “Innovation and Economic Development” which took place on 8th of December 2011. The conference provided a forum for discussing whether Hungary can become one of the most innovative countries in Europe and what are the major challenges ahead of the Hungarian innovation policy.

In the course of history, the “Etats Généraux” (stati generali, in Italian), i.e. political bodies representing the various classes of citizens, were called when great dangers were impending. The lack of innovation dynamics in the economy can be seen as such a risk. To address challenges in the Italian innovation system, experts in the field and representatives of the public administrations, research centres and universities, gathered in Rome to agree on a roadmap for innovation that can be proposed to the new government.

Lithuania has been promoting various kinds of innovation in this year especially by organising conferences to attract relevant actors and to bring the message of good practices throughout the country.

The second EPISIS Conference “European and National Strategies for Service Innovation - Service innovation as a Driver of Value Creation” took place on 6 – 7 September 2011 in Hamburg (Germany). Over 150 policy makers, company representatives, researchers and other interested parties from 27 different countries attended to two days of discussions, debates and workshops.

The second EPISIS Conference ‘European and National Strategies for Service Innovation - Service Innovation as a Driver for Value Creation’ was held in Hamburg, Germany on 6-7 September 2011.Over 150 policy makers, company representatives, researchers and other interested parties from 27 different countries attendedto two days of discussions, debates and workshops.

European and National Strategies for Service Innovation

- Service innovation as a Driver of Value Creation

6 - 7 September 2011, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany

The proceeding report of the first EPISIS conference is now available online. The conference was organised in Copenhagen on 14.-16. June, 2010. The report includes details on the discussions, outcomes and side events that took place during the three-day-event.

To read the report, please view the attached file.

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Official Proceeding Report

The first international conference of the INNO-Net EPISIS (European policies and instruments to support service innovation) was held on June 14- 16, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was organised together with the Europe INNOVA initiative under the topic ‘Services innovation as a catalyst for the Europe 2020 Strategy’.