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The OPEN DAYS as a platform for exchange and innovation
Thomas WobbenRepresentation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU
Boulevard Saint Michel 80B-1040 Brussels
E-mail: [email protected]
This years topics
• Attracting investors: Regions and cities show how it works;
• Proximity matters: Clusters and regional development;
• Spending it wisely: Public-private partnerships and financial engineering;
• Crossing borders: Networking and best practice supporting growth and jobs;
• Checking delivery: How the new programmes are implemented
150 workshops allover Brussels
Our Consortium
• Topic “Science and Innovation in Regional Policy”
• Our Partners:– Saxony-Anhalt– North East of England– Region of Murcia– Cheshire– Podkarpackie– ALPEUREGIO– Mazovia– Province of Limburg– Sardinia
• co-organised with the State Regional Development Agency of Latvia
14.30 – 16.30Workshop 1: “New tools for regional development”
Speakers:
• Innovative Tools for SME Financing for Regional Economic Development, Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Chief Executive, NStar Limited
• Regional Benchmarking as a tool for supporting the development centres in Latvia, Mr. Ralfs Spade, Head of Research Unit, State Regional Development Agency
• European Funds support for European business centres to foster innovation in the Murcia region, Mr. Severiano Arias González, General Director of the Regional Development Agency of Murcia
• Regional innovation strategy-a significant instrument to create the development of Mazovia, Mr. Aleksander Buczacki, Head of unit of the Innovation unit, Department of Strategy and Regional Development for Development of Mazovia
17.00 – 19.00Workshop 2: Regions & Cities of Science (code: 10B28)
Speakers:• Regional research policy and clusters,
Mr. Gianni Lazarri, Chief executive officer
• Using science for local development: the Science Harbour in Magdeburg, Mr. Klaus Puchta, Head of Department for Business Development, Tourism and Regional Co-operation, City of Magdeburg
• Newcastle Science City: The Triple Partnership Helix In Action, Ms. Estelle Chatard, Innovation, Industry & Science Team (Strategy), One NorthEast
• Examples for the support of science and innovation in the region of Sardinia, Mr Valter Songini, Marketing and External Relations Manager, Sardinia Research
• From sand to systems: the partnership approach on solar energy in Limburg, Mr. Gosse Boxhoorn, Director Solland Solar
• The Photovoltaics Network at the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Mr. Wolfram Sparber, Renewable Energy, EURAC research
Impressions from the Open Days Event in Brussels
… further impressions
Open Days going Local
• More then 100 local events
• 5 events in our consortium
• 2 events in Latvia
Next OPEN DAYS
6-9.10.2008!