Clusters and business networks - Bologna (30 June - 1 July 2003)

Regional innovation benchmarking and foresight - Larissa (12 - 13 February 2003)

Services and support to start-up and spin-off - Coventry and Birmingham (9 - 11 June 2004)

Industry – Science Relations (17th – 18th March 2005 - Caen – Basse Normandie – France)

Industry – Science Relations (10th May 2007 - Brussels; Belgium)

Support for Start Ups and Spin-Offs (10th May 2007 - Brussels; Belgium)

Clusters and Business Networks (10th May 2007 - Brussels; Belgium)

Innovation Finance (10th May 2007 - Brussels; Belgium)
Clusters and business networks - Bologna (30 June - 1 July 2003)

ERIK Network Trans-Regional Workshop
"INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE & CLUSTERS"
Emilia-Romagna Regional Government premises

30TH JUNE 2003 – MORNING (8.30 A.M. – 1.00 P.M.)
PLENARY SESSION
Chairperson: Mr Paolo Bonaretti, Director of ASTER Scienza Tecnologia Impresa

WELCOME ADDRESS
Mr Duccio Campagnoli, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government (I)
PRESENTATION OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION
Mr Silvano Bertini, Emilia Romagna Regional Government (I)
PRESENTATION OF THE INNOVATIVE ACTIONS REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
Ms Benedicte Mouton, The European Commission, DG-Regio
PRESENTATION OF THE ERIK NETWORK
Ms Elisabetta Toschi, ASTER Scienza Tecnologia Impresa (I)
LOCAL SYSTEMS AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Mr Enzo Rullani, University of Venice (I)
CLUSTER POLICIES
Mr Nicola Bellini, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (I)
INNOVATIVE CLUSTERS HISTORIES
Mr Emiliano Duch, TCI-The Competitiveness Institute: the cluster practitioners network (E)
LAUNCH OF THE PARALLEL SESSIONS
Mr John Cornbill, the EPI Centre - Coventry University Technocentre - West Midlands (UK)

30TH JUNE 2003 – AFTERNOON (3.00 P.M. – 6.00 P.M.)
PARALLEL SESSIONS
1st Parallel session:
‘HOW TO DEVELOP NEW INNOVATIVE CLUSTERS’
Facilitator: Mr John Cornbill, the EPI Centre (UK)
Rapporteur:Ms Ana Cristina Brejo, ADRAL (P)
 2nd Parallel session:
‘HOW TO INNOVATE TRADITIONAL CLUSTERS’
Facilitator: Mr Massimo Bressan, Tuscany Regional Government (I)
Rapporteur:Mr Rafael Fernandez, INFO Murcia (E)
 3rd Parallel session:
‘HOW TO PROMOTE THE USE OF ICTS IN CLUSTERS’
Facilitator: Ms Anna Flavia Bianchi, Telecom Italia (I)
Rapporteur:Ms Conny Hamman, BIA (D)
3.00 p.m. Introductory remarks
Mr John Cornbill, the EPI Centre (UK)
3.15 p.m. "Innovative Clusters: a pilot experiment driven by DGTRE in Wallonie"
Ms Isabelle Pierre, Wallonie Regional Ministry - DGTRE (B)

3.35 p.m. "The Aragonese experience: creation of sectoral platforms"
Mr Juan Luis Miranda Molina, ITA (E)

3.55 p.m. "Normandie Electronic Banking Cluster"
Mr Jack Lanco, CEBANOR (F)

4.15 p.m. "North Milan: a transition to communication cluster" (I)
Ms Chiara Pennasi, Agenzia Sviluppo Nord Milano (I)

4.35 p.m. "Networks, Clusters and Regional Innovation Policy"
Ms Christine Oughton, Birkbeck, University of London (UK)

5.00 p.m. Open discussion
3.00 p.m. Introductory remarks
Mr Massimo Bressan, Tuscany Regional Government (I)

3.15 p.m. "Regional Policies for Traditional Clusters. The case of Valencia Region"
Mr. Rafael Escamilla, IMPIVA (E)

3.35 p.m. "IN.DI.CA. project network activities"
Ms Ginevra Ambrosini, Lucense (I)

3.55 p.m. "PSTL's (Lombardy Scientific Technological Park) model of cluster approach"
Ms M.Cristina Porta, PSTL/BIC Varese (I)

4.15 p.m. "From industrial to digital districts in Piemonte"
Mr Pier Ettore Pellerey, Piemonte Regional Government (I)

4.35 p.m. "Consorzio DIAMANTE: a pilot experience in Emilia-Romagna"
Mr Stefano Raineri, VM Motori (I)

5.00 p.m. Open discussion
 
3.00 p.m. Introductory remarks
Ms Anna Flavia Bianchi, Telecom Italia (I)

3.15 p.m. "The experience of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region and the 'FreNeSys' RPIA 2002-2003"
Ms Elisabetta Reja, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Government (I)
Mr Luca Penna, Unioncamere Friuli-Venezia Giulia (I)

3.35 p.m. "Promotion of mobile solutions in the logistic cluster - the Bremen experience"
Ms. Conny Hamann (D)

3.55 p.m. "The 'Standardisation' project for Prato textile district"
Mr. Nicola Bettagli, Unione Industriale Pratese (I)

4.15 p.m. "Triple Helix - A strategy for sustainable development"
Mr Tomas Gustafsson, County Council of Västerbotten (S)

5.00 p.m. Open discussion

1ST JULY 2003 (9.00 A.M. – 6.00 P.M.)
PLENARY SESSION
Chairperson: ERIK Network Manager
PRESENTATION OF THE IANIS NETWORK
Ms Sandra Lotti, IANIS Network - Emilia-Romagna Regional Government (I)
PRESENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL IDENTITY NETWORK
Mr Rhodri Asby, Welsh Assembly Government (UK)
LESSONS LEARNED IN PARALLEL SESSION 1
Rapporteur: Ms Ana Cristina Bugio, ADRAL (P)
LESSONS LEARNED IN PARALLEL SESSION 2
Rapporteur: Mr Rafael Fernandez, INFO Murcia (E)
LESSONS LEARNED IN PARALLEL SESSION 3
Rapporteur: Ms Conny Hamman, BIA (D)
INNOVATION AND LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS
Mr Bill Wicksteed, SQW Limited (UK)
THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL FUNDS TO INNOVATION DIFFUSION
Mr Albino Caporale, Tuscany Regional Government (I)
INTRODUCTION TO ERIK NETWORK 2ND WORKSHOP ON 'BENCHMARKING & REGIONAL FORESIGHT'
Mr Yiannis Bakouros, Region of Thessaly (GR)
CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF WORKSHOP
Mr Silvano Bertini, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government (I)