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| “Cluster and Business Network TWG” Venice - Veneto (16th – 17th January 2007) |
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The Clusters and Network TWG Study Visit was organised in the region of Vento (Italy) on the 16 - 17 January 2007. This location was decided on the basis of good practices inserted into the ERIK database showing interesting regional cluster initiatives.
Study Visit participants enjoyed presentations on the Vega Science Park, the role and activities of Veneto Innovazione and on regional cluster initiatives. A detailed presentation was also given on a second European good practice from the ERIK database: Knowledge Alliance - South Holland Knowledge to the Market.
The second day saw a presentation and company visit from Uniflair, Padova on their Air Conditioning and Industrial Refrigeration Cluster. This was followed by an afternoon in Cisas (Centro Interdipartimentale Studi ed Attività Spaziali) and presentations on technology transfer from aerospace to traditional sectors, footwear cluster and training centre initiatives and the regional biotech initiative.
The visit was held in conjunction with the "Patterns of Evolution" organised by Veneto Innovazione and bringing together policy makers, EU experts, academics, district managers and practitioners from European regions. Based on the e-Cluster project co-financed by the RPIA, the conference focussed on the future of clusters: creating organisational models, fostering networking and transnational cooperation and promoting technologies and policies for cluster development.
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Tuesday, 16th January 2007
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Examples of clusters and innovation centres in the Veneto region
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Veneto Nanotech
Veneto Nanotech was created in 2003 with the objective of building international excellence in research, of fostering the application of nanotechnology, and of supporting the development of start-ups in the sector. It acts as a link at an institutional level and as a referee for companies and research institutions, in order to create innovative hi-tech products.
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Vega Science Park (Venice)
VEGA is a city of technological innovation and research that has attracted and continues to attract a considerable range of highly professional expertise and represents a cutting edge business area where recent graduates can find important professional opportunities.
One of VEGA science park’s most important missions is to increase and strengthen the level of technology and competitiveness of Venice’s economy.
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Padova CISAS
CISAS includes 37 members active in Space Research, among which there are members of university departments and the Psychology Institute and Structures Institute. The centre benefitis from a further 20 members of staff, including department technical staff and graduate fellows and from the facilities and infrastructures made available by the same departments.
The purpose of CISAS, founded by Professor Giuseppe Colombo, is to promote, coordinate and perform studies, research and space activities which can develop interdisciplinary education and collaboration among people involved in Basic Sciences, Applied Research and industrial realisation.
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