Lyon toasts Europe's innovative regions
17 November 2000 - 17 November 2000
The European Commission in a prize-giving ceremony will award the first-ever 'Award of excellence for innovative regions' during the second European forum for innovative enterprises in Lyon on 20 November 2000. VIP speakers and participants include Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, former French Prime Minister and Mayor of Lyon, Raymond Barre, the Mayor of Grenoble, Michel Destot, the Vice-President of Ericsson, Ragnar Back, and the Director of Leti/CEA, Jean Therme.
High-level representatives of 15 'regions of excellence', directors of innovative start-ups, leading innovation specialists of the academic and financial world and regional administrations will discuss the potential of European innovation policy.
The forum aims to strengthen the links between the views of private companies and policy makers on the future of European policy on innovative enterprises and to bring together key players involved in creating and developing innovative start-ups to stimulate the transfer of know-how among European regions and cities.
It will also highlight the performance of the 15 'Regions of excellence' and provide examples of good practice for the creation and development of innovative enterprises that can be transferred to more European regions in the near future.
The event organised by the European Commission with the support from local and regional authorities and in close cooperation with the French Presidency, which will hold the symposium 'Towards a European innovation area' on the following day at the same location.
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High-level representatives of 15 'regions of excellence', directors of innovative start-ups, leading innovation specialists of the academic and financial world and regional administrations will discuss the potential of European innovation policy.
The forum aims to strengthen the links between the views of private companies and policy makers on the future of European policy on innovative enterprises and to bring together key players involved in creating and developing innovative start-ups to stimulate the transfer of know-how among European regions and cities.
It will also highlight the performance of the 15 'Regions of excellence' and provide examples of good practice for the creation and development of innovative enterprises that can be transferred to more European regions in the near future.
The event organised by the European Commission with the support from local and regional authorities and in close cooperation with the French Presidency, which will hold the symposium 'Towards a European innovation area' on the following day at the same location.
For further information, please visit:
URL: : http://cordis.europa.eu/paxis(opens in new window)