Workshop on "Instruments for Integrating Environmental and Innovation Policy"

The workshop is organised by the EU-STRATA Network on "Blueprints for an Integration of S&T and Environmental Policy" and will take place in Brussels on September 26-27, 2002. Several speakers from industry, ministries and research are invited, i.e. the Minister for Environment of Oklahoma State in the US.

AGENDA Overview ,26. September, 13:30 - 18:00 ,Session 1: Policies styles to integrate environmental, R&D and innovation policies ,- Nickolas Ashford, University of Athens and MIT Boston"Technology focused regulatory approaches" ,- Alexander Grablowitz, German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn "Linking environmental and R&D policy" ,- Andrew Dearing, European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA), "Sustainable Development, integrated policies and the innovation Process"
- Brian Griffin, Minister of Environment, State of Oklahoma, USA "Stakeholder participation and policy integration - the example of Interstate technology & regulatory council" ,- Vera Calenbuhr, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Brussels "Networks as a tool of policy integration" ,- Nils-Axel Braathen, OECD Paris "Regulation versus consensual approaches"
27. September, 9:00 - 14:00 ,Session 2: Innovation impacts of emissions trading ,- Axel Michaelowa, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, "Policy integration as a success factor for emission trading" ,- Peter Zapfel, European Commission, DG Environment (invited) "Emissions trading system in Europe to induce innovations"
Session 3: Policy Benchmarking and policy integration in practice ,- Julia Hertin, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex SPRU, Brighton Practical experiences on policy integration and recommendations for future initiatives on EU and national level" ,- Paul Klaassens, Dutch Environmental Ministry, "Policy integration in the Netherlands" ,- Alistar Fulton, Environmental Resources Management ERM, London, "Policy integration in the UK and the European Commission " ,- Rupert Willis, European Commission, DG Environment, "Policy Integration in the context of the EU sustainability strategy"
The workshop will take place in Brussels on 26-27. Sept. 2002 in the Representation of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, Square Vergote 9. For information please contact: ,Jens Hemmelskamp ,University of Heidelberg ,Email: [e-mail] ,Tel. [phone]

Countries

Germany