Clusters and business networks - Bremen (15th October 2003) Services and support to start-up and spin-off - Wiener Neustadt (4th –5th December 2003) Science and industry relationship - Helsinki (6th – 7th May 2004) Services and support to start-up and spin-off and Clusters and business networks - Birmingham (9th – 11th June 2004) Science and industry relationship - Gothenburg (29th September – 1st October 2004) Science - Industry Relationship - Pisa (24th November 2004) Science - Industry Relationship - Caen (18th March 2005) Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs - Évora - Alentejo (11th – 12th July 2006) Industry Science Relations - Gent - Flanders (5th – 6th September 2006) Financing Innovation in European Regions - Jönköping - Småland med öarna (6th – 7th November 2006) Cluster and Business Network TWG - Venice - Veneto (16th – 17th January 2007)

“Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs” Évora - Alentejo (11th – 12th July 2006) The first ERIK+ study visit was held within the Thematic Working Group “Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs” in Évora, the capital of the Portuguese region Alentejo. In addition to numerous presentations, discussions and a workshop on start-up/spin support and on Alentejo’s Programme of Innovative Actions, the programme also included a visit to Évora University. The 1 ½ days event was organised by CCDR – Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo and ADRAL – Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo S.A., in collaboration with the Lower Austrian Government and IDEUM as coordinator of the TWG “Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs”. The event saw the participation of 9 European regions and of the European Commission (DG Regional Policy). Tuesday, 11th July 2006 Presentation of Programme COMEÇAR - Entrepreneurship Support Offices Ana Luísa Brejo, Coordinator of Regional Development, ADRAL (PT) Presentation of two start-ups created within the Programme Animália - Veterinarian Clinic of Lower Alentejo (PT) Isa Calado and André Cláudio CampuSports Beja (PT) Ricardo Sousa Presentation of other examples related to start-ups FAME - Support Fund to Micro-Companies Celso Mendes, Coordinator of Companies Support Area, ADRAL (PT) CAME - Incubator of Micro-Companies Paula Paulino, Coordinator of Technical Area, ADRAL (PT) Visit to INOVÉVORA Space – CITI-UE Évora University, Colégio Luís de Verney Wednsday, 12th July 2006 Presentation of Alentejo RPIA (PRAI ALENTEJO) The importance of Start-ups and Spin-offs (Portuguese language) Joaquim Fialho, CCDRA (PT) The importance of Start-ups and Spin-offs (Portuguese language) Rosa Onofre, CCDRA (PT) Good Practices resulting from Alentejo RPIA (Theme 1) Digital School Celso Nunes, DREA (PT) SIMAA – Environmental and Agricultural Management System Sérgio Correia, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Portalegre (PT) Good Practices resulting from Alentejo RPIA (Theme 3) Old Techniques, New Concepts Ana Talhinhas, Câmara Municipal de Fronteira (PT) Rout of Flavours Paula Paulino, Coordinator of Technical Area, ADRAL (PT) Alentejo RPIA – Lessons learnt from evaluation José Rodriguez, Evaluation team, CEDRU (PT) Impulse presentation by two case studies regions Lower Austria RPIA – Why start-up support? Irma Priedl (Amt der NÖ Landesregienrung, RPIA Project Manager), Lower Austria (A) Algarve Region – INOVALGARVE presentation (Portuguese language) Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve (PT) Impulse presentation by two case studies regions Extremadura Region – VIVERNET presentation Carmen Lencastre , Extremadura (SP) Hamburg RPIA – Why start-up support? Gönke Tetens, Hamburg (G) Main conclusions and recommendations for the next structural funds period Hans-Christian Jäger, IDEUM, Lower Austria (A)

For further information please consult the following links ADRAL Alentejo Regional Development Agency is the result of a wide partnership, composed by an ensemble of entities, both public and private, working on several areas of activity Research Centre in Information Technology - CITI Objectives of the Centro: scientific research, technological innovation and applied development; training for human resources and different levels, in a professional perspective; cooperation with other institutions and people at a national and international level; consultancy and development for the private and public sectors