Baltic Innovation Policy Seminar

As its final seminar, the BSR InnoReg project consortium organised the Baltic Innovation Policy Seminar in Brussels 16 June 2011 to facilitate the discussion on the current challenges and the future of innovation policy in the Baltic Sea region. 

In the event, the Baltic Innovation Policy Memorandum was introduced. The Memorandum will guide innovation support activities especially in the regions outside metropolitan areas and give indications on efficient innovation promotion in the Baltic Sea region to the European Union.

Press release

Pauliina Haijanen, Committee of the Regions	Karin Jaanson, Council of Tartu Science Park	Hannu Takkula, European Parliament
Anneli Pauli, European Commission	Esa Kokkonen, The Baltic Institute of Finland	Cocktail Reception

Please find below the programme of the Seminar and the presentations.

Programme

Baltic Innovation Policy Challenges in 2011 (Karin Jaanson)

Views from the Commission on the Baltic Innovation Memorandum (Anders Lindholm)

Views from the Parliament on the Baltic Innovation Memorandum (Hannu Takkula)

The EU2020 Strategy and Enhancing Innovation in the Baltic Sea Region (Anneli Pauli)

Innovation Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region - Opportunities for Lithuanian Regions and Cities (Raimundas Karoblis)

Role of Baltic Non-metropolitan Areas in EU2020 Innovation Policy (Gabriele Kötschau)