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Page 1: TOWER Towards sustainable Excellence by Innovating Regions

TOWER Towards sustainable Excellence by Innovating Regions

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What is TOWER?

“ TOWER is a cooperation between five European regions to create and improve strategies and tools for sustainable economic growth in regions. “

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The TOWER model:

“ Within TOWER interregional sub-projects are the tools for developing innovative strategies and methods through the exchange of experience and best practice between the partner regions.”

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Background and objective

TOWER grew out of a desire from the five partner regions to share knowledge and experience on the processes of innovation that drive regional economic growth.

Overall TOWER has three main objectives: • Encourage long-term collaboration between the regions

• Improve economic growth strategies and programmes

• Share and improve methods and tools for sustainable economic

growth

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Basic facts

• INTERREG IIIC Regional Framework Operation • Duration: January 2005 – December 2007• Total budget: € 4,89 Million • TOWER partnership:

East Central Sweden, Sweden Gelderland, the Netherlands North West England, the United Kingdom Rhône-Alpes, France South Great Plain, Hungary

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What kind of projects can be supported?

Four focus areas – components:• Strategies for sustainable economic growth in regions• Innovation and technology transfer• Competitive entrepreneurs• Sustainable Entrepreneurship

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12 running sub-projects - 45 partners

Examples of sub-projects:• ABBA – Accelerative Bio-Business Activity

Develop and apply methods and strategies for improved business development in Life Science. ABBA focuses on the different stages of business development.

• FEMTO – Fuelling Entrepreneurial mindsets in the TOWER regions

Make use of and further develop tools for stimulating entrepreneurship previously tested in a national context.

From where will our next generation of entrepreneurs come? How can we stimulate entrepreneurial attitudes amongst young people?

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12 running sub-projects - 45 partners

Examples of sub-projects: • SIMPLE - Successful Implementation of Eco-design in Small and Medium-sized Companies

new or improved “environmental” products and increased ability within SME’s to perform eco-design activities as well as an increase in the skills of business developers to support SME’s in this field

• AFP – Analysis, Forecasting, Planning examine and analyse the processes and mechanisms for the development of regional growth strategies. Within the partner regions, regional toolkits will be developed for improved development strategies.

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Thank You for your attention

Read more on the TOWER Website: www.towerprogramme.com

Or contact:Gerard van Gaalen, Development Agency East NetherlandsArnhem, NL Ph: +31 26 384 42 22Email: [email protected]