LEARNING BY PRACTICES: REGIONAL INNOVATION AND RESEARCH POLICY TO MAKE EUROPE MORE COMPETITIVE

Venue: Czech Academy of Sciences – Narodní 3, Praha 1.

20 September 2007 (Thursday)

Section 1:     Setting the scene

Chair:        Adolf Filáček, (STSS)

9.00–9.15     Warm up and arrivals (copy files from pendrives, coffee, etc.)

9.15–9.40     Welcome speech: Managing regional innovation in the Czech Republic – Pavel Komárek, consultant in RTDI policy

9.40–10.05     In search of best practices in European regional research and innovation policy – The ProAct project summary (B. Borsi and G. Papanek – GKI)

10.05–10.30    The ProAct Benchmarking Frame: guide to good practices (Howard Rush  – CENTRIM)

Section 2:     Three dimensions of regional innovation and research policy:
practice in eight European countries

Chair:        Balázs BORSI (GKI)

10.30–10.45     Best practices in strategy formation (J. Szlachta – WSE)

10.45–11.00     Discussion

11.00–11.20     Coffee break (with snacks)

11.20–11.35    Strategy implementation and innovation-based regional policy (J. Hochgerner  – ZSI)

11.35–11.50     Discussion

11.50–12.05    Programme-level: are there good practices? (B. Katzy or W. Mensink – CETIM)

12.05–12.25    Discussion

12.25–12.40    Presenting the Joint Declaration draft (A. Nyiry – NORDA)

12.40–13.00    Comments on the Declaration

13.00–14.00    Lunch break – buffet lunch in Restaurant Parnas, Smetanovo nábř. 1012

Section 3:     What did we learn from …

Chair:        Peter Lindgren  (AAU)

14.00–14.15    …South East England? (presentation by JIC)

14.15–14.20    Comments from CENTRIM

14.20–14.35    …Leiden? (presentation by Podkarpackie)

14.35–14.40    Comments from CETIM

14.40–14.55    …North Denmark? (presentation by D. Antal, NORDA)

14.55–15.00    Comments from BIC and AAU

15.00–15.15    …Vienna? (presentation by APVV

15.15–15.20    Comments from ZIT/ZSI

15.20–15.40    Discussion

15.40–16.00    Coffee break

Section 4:     What do we recommend to …

Chair:        J. Szlachta  (WSE)

16.00–16.15    Presov (presentation by CIP - Aalborg University - BDC)

16.15–16.20    Comments from Presov

16.20–16.35    Podkarpackie (presentation by ZIT)

16.35–16.40    Comments from Podkarpackie

16.40–16.55    Northern Hungary (presentation by CENTRIM)

16.55–17.00    Comments from Northern Hungary

17.00–17.15    South Moravia (presentation by CETIM)

17.15–17.20    Comments from South Moravia

17.20–18.00    Discussion