Third VBN InnoReg project meeting was organised in Potsdam
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The third VBN InnoReg joint project meeting with 35 participants took place in Potsdam, Germany, 24-26 April 2007. The speeches by Mayor Jann Jakobs, Head of Innovation (Chamber of Commerce) Dr. Manfred Wäsche and Deputy Head of the County Council Potsdam Mittelmark Mr. Norbert Stein opened the meeting.
The Potsdam joint meeting aimed to give emphasis to the preparing of recommendations for the future action plans to support innovation promotion. Following these guidelines, the partners presented in the meeting the most important trends and challenges affecting innovativeness and competitiveness of the regions and discussed possible future projects.
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Manfred Wäsche, Esa Kokkonen, Jens Unruh, Marja-Riitta Mattila-Nurmi, Jann Jakobs, Harald Knauer and Norbert Stein at the opening of the meeting
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In accordance with the future development of Via Baltica Nordica (VBN) macro-region, VBN InnoReg project includes the creation of VBN joint innovation strategy called “Strategic Development Concept of Transnational Cooperation in Innovation Promotion in the Via Baltica Nordica Macro-Region”.
The VBN joint innovation strategy was introduced in Potsdam and it will be prepared by consulting companies Advansis OY and Praxis Center for Policy Studies. Advansis OY is a Finnish research and consulting company with experience in innovation management and innovation policy analysis. Praxis is an independent non-profit think tank based in Tallinn, Estonia. |
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Group work on VBN joint innovation strategy
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The objective of the VBN joint innovation strategy is to promote sustainable economic development, innovativeness and competitiveness in the VBN macro region through interregional cooperation in the framework of RIS development.
In the VBN strategy, the RIS analyses produced by the partner regions during VBN InnoReg project will be combined and a synthesis will be provided based on common understanding of development needs, challenges, and preconditions as well as transnational/interregional cooperation that will foster the competitiveness of the VBN zone. As Consultant Kimmo Viljamaa, Advansis OY, pointed out in Potsdam, the purpose of the synthesis is to give a strong basis for the future VBN cooperation. Therefore, the synthesis will include clear recommendations how the partner regions should collaborate and strengthen the commitment of key actors in the field of innovation promotion in future.
During the summer and autumn 2007, the project partners will complete their regional analyses and reports regarding the pilot projects. The VBN joint innovation approach will also be completed in the autumn 2007. |
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Science Park Albert Einstein - Telegrafenberg Potsdam
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Next and final joint project meeting will be organised in November in Kaunas, Lithuania.
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| Participants of the project meeting in Potsdam |
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Programme of the meeting. |
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