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An event co-organised by the
ERIK & IRE Networks and the Malopolska Region
“Technological innovation and regional cohesion in a wider Europe”
The role of regional innovation policies for growth, competitiveness and sustainability
Krakow 20 - 22 April 2005 |
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International Centre of Culture
Rynek Glówny 25
31-008 Kraków - Poland
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ERIK STUDY VISIT - Wednesday, 20th April 2005
14.30 – 17.30 Study Visit
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| 14.30 |
Meeting at the Main Square (at Adam Mickiewicz Monument) and departure by bus from Maly Rynek Square |
| 15.00 |
Meeting with representatives of Malopolska regional innovation centres
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| 16.30 |
Visit to two companies: ComArch and EnergoControl |
| 17.30 |
End of the Study Visit |
ERIK CONFERENCE - Wednesday, 20th April 2005
| 19.30 |
Welcome Cocktail at the International Centre of Culture
Krakow sightseeing |
ERIK CONFERENCE - Thursday, 21st April 2005
| 8.30 |
Registration of participants
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9.00 – 10.00 Opening Ceremony
Chairperson :
- Mr Janusz Sepiol, Marshal of the Malopolska Region
- Mr. Simone Sorbi – ERIK Network Management Body, Tuscany Region |
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Presentation of the ERIK Network
Ms Elisabetta Toschi, ERIK Manager |
1st Session
10.00 - 13.00 “Innovation and competitiveness in an enlarged European Union”
Chairperson: Mr Janusz Sepiol, Marshal of the Malopolska Region |
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The role of reformed Structural Funds in promoting regional innovation and competitiveness
Mr Olivier Baudelet, DG Regional Policy, European Commission |
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Assets and weaknesses of the cohesion policy in the enlarged Europe
Ms Marjorie JOUEN, Adviser at the Groupement d’études et de recherches Notre Europe
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| 10.30 |
Coffee break & networking |
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The territorial dimension of R&D in the enlarged Union
Mr Adrian Healy, Researcher, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Cardiff
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New European Innovation policy: regional dimension of Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
Ms Katja Reppel, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission |
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Seizing the growth potential of an enlarged European Union: challenges and opportunities for enterprises
Ms Malgorzata Starczewska-Krzysztoszek, UNICE/Polish Confederation of Private Employers
Representative of UEAPME- European Association of Crafts Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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Questions & Answers
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| 13.00 |
Buffet Lunch |
2nd Session
14.00 - 16.00 “Regional policies to foster innovation & successful experiences developed“
Chairperson: Mr Aleksander Bakowski, National Contact Point Innovation & SMEs |
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1. MALOPOLSKA REGION - Poland
- Presentation of Malopolska regional policies
Mr Janusz Sepiol, Marshal of the Malopolska Region
- Presentation of Malopolska successful experiences developed
Mr Krzysztof Krzysztofiak, President of Krakow Technology Park Ltd.
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2. EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION - Italy
- Emilia-Romagna Regional Policies on Innovation and Research
Mr Silvano Bertini, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government and ERIK Network Managing Body
- PRRIITT: the Regional Programme for Industrial Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer
Mr Elisabetta Maini, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government
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3. NIEDERÖSTERREICH - Austria
- Presentation of regional policies
Ms Michaela Hinterholze, Niederösterreich Provincial Parliament
- Presentation of the regional successful experiences developed
Ms Irma Priedl, Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung
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4. CLUY COUNTY - Romania
- Cluj County Innovation Policies
Mr Paul Moldovan, Counsellor of European Integration Division, Cluj County Council
- Presentation of Cluj-Napoca High Technology Industrial Park activities
Mr Gavrea Viorel, Director General of TETAROM S.A.
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Questions & Answers
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| 15.45 |
Coffee Break & networking |
3rd Session
16.00 – 17.15 ROUND TABLE: “Building strategic alliances for innovation in the enlarged Europe“
Round Table discussants
- Mr Tomasz Maczuga – Centre of Technology Transfer at the Kraków Technical University
- Mr Aleksander Bakowski – Polish National Contact Point Innovation & SMEs
- Ms Irma Peciak – Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
- Ms Elisabetta Toschi, ERIK Manager - European Regions Knowledge based Innovation Network
- Ms Elzbieta Ksiazek, Secretariat Manager - IRE Innovating Regions in Europe
- Mr Edward Cameron, Director of ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network
- Mr Gareth Hughes, Project Director of IANIS - Innovative Actions Network for the Information Society
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| 17.15 |
Conference Conclusions and Recommendations
Mr Massimo Bressan – ERIK Network Steering Committee Director
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| 17.30 |
Close of the Conference
Representative of the Marshall Office
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| 19.30 |
Conference Dinner at The Academy of Music in Krakow – Florianka Hall – Basztowa 8
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IRE WORKSHOP - Friday, 22nd April 2005
| 9.30 – 17.00 Workshop on “Innovative business incubators” |
| 9.00 |
Registration (for participants not attending the previous day only)
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| 09.30 |
European Commission support to regional innovation policies – current developments
Ms Agnieszka Turynska, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission |
| 09.45 |
Innovative The Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) network
Ms Elzbieta Ksiazek, IRE Secretariat
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| 10.00 |
Innovative business incubators – a general overview in Europe
Mr Philippe Vanrie, EBN - European Business Innovation Centre Network |
| 10.30 |
Incubators in CEE countries – the Mielec Incubator IN-MARR, Poland
Mr Ireneusz Drzewiecki, Mielec Incubator IN-MARR
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| 11.00 |
Coffee break & networking
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| 11.30 |
The Mjärdevi Science Park and Incubator – Linking innovation support institutions in East Sweden
Mr Sten Gunnar Johansson, Mjärdevi Science Park and Incubator
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| 11.45 |
Virtual business incubation and the support to the creation of new technology-based firms in Madrid
Mr Eduardo Díaz, Madri+d Regional System |
| 12.30 |
Questions and answers
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| 13.00 |
Lunch and networking
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| 14.30 |
Travel Park Incubator Network - Connecting incubators in the tourism sector
Mr Rami Tervomaa, Travel Park Incubator Network
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| 15.00 |
Helping reconvert declining industrial areas – the case of Liguria
Mr Pietro De Martino, Sviluppo Italia Liguria
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BIC Pilsen – a Business Innovation Centre developing a regional innovation strategy
Mr Zdenek Molcar, Business Innovation Centre of Pilsen
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| 15.00 |
The East Midlands Incubation Network (EMIN)
Mr Russell Copley, East Midlands Incubation Network
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| 15.30 |
Questions and answers
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| 17.00 |
End of workshop
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