REGIONAL INNOVATION MONITOR Launch and Networking Event (Tuesday, 26 October 2010, Brussels)
The Regional Innovation Monitor (“RIM”) will aim to explain questions like:
- Why have some regions been growing faster than others?
- Why did some policies result in impressive outcomes and subsequently had significant positive impacts on the regional innovation systems?
- What explains that other regions have not achieved the same results, despite the implementation of similar policies?
- Which recommendations would be the most pertinent in order to improve the effectiveness of regional innovation policies?
These are central questions for the policy makers who are looking for novel practices to stimulate the economy and ensure sustainable growth.
The RIM is a European Commission funded initiative that aims at providing the reference framework and tools for the development of more effective and efficient regional innovation strategies that should contribute to the overall efforts of increasing the competitiveness of EU regions. It also aims at facilitating the exchange of good practices on regional innovation policies through the development of an interactive portal. In essence, the REGIONAL INNOVATION MONITOR is about bringing together the whole innovation community of regional stakeholders including policy makers, practitioners, researchers, as well as members of other networks.
To launch the RIM, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry and the REGIONAL INNOVATION MONITOR Consortium, led by Technopolis Group Belgium, and the brussels’ liaison office of Silesia have the pleasure to invite you to:
The Policy Workshop “REGIONAL INNOVATION MONITOR – Launch and Networking Event”
Place of meeting: Regional Office of Silesia (Casa de Asturias Building)
Rue Saint Laurent 36/38
1000 Brussels
Website: http://www.silesia-europa.pl
Date: Tuesday, 26 October 2010, at 9.00 a.m.
To download the detailed programme of the Policy Workshop click on:
To complete on-line registration form click on:
Closing date for registration: 19 October 2010.
Amongst the invited speakers are: Meirion Thomas (Founder of CM International in the UK, previously an Executive Director of the Welsh Development Agency), Bernhard Ikin (Project manager at Regional Innovation Agency in North Rhine-Westphalia) Pierre Bourgogne (Consultant of Cairn-Innovation, formerly a Director of Innovation at the Regional Council of Lorraine), and Małgorzata Łącka-Matusiewicz (Director of the European Social Fund, Marshal’s Office of Silesia).
The event will also present the most recent results from the analysis of the regional innovation policies and present interactive features of the REGIONAL INNOVATION MONITOR portal, including the demonstration of the Comparative innovation policy tool allowing an on-line comparison of innovation policy trends at the regional level.
Altogether there is place for around 50 participants from regional and local authorities, European institutions, regional networks, other EU innovation initiatives, as well as practitioners and experts in the field of regional development and innovation from all EU countries.
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