Workshop to discuss regional clusters as innovation drivers
30 May 2006 - 30 May 2006
Belgium
The Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) network is organising a workshop on regional clusters as innovation drivers, to take place in Brussels on 30 and 31 May.
The event aims to enhance participants' understanding of the establishment, implementation and impact of innovative regional clusters. The workshop will highlight the catalytic role played by regional authorities in creating the right framework conditions for the development of clusters and innovation networks, and will focus on certain critical factors that determine the success/failure of clusters, namely:
- the design of cluster initiatives;
- internal and external cluster interaction; financing; marketing regional-based clusters;
- monitoring and evaluating of cluster outcomes.
The agenda will include presentations of cluster policies in the regions of Flanders and Yorkshire & Humber, the tourism cluster in North Sweden and the wood and technology cluster in South Tirol.
The workshop will also present key findings of the IRE Subgroup on 'Regional clusters as innovation drivers', which since 2004 has brought together 13 IRE member regions to investigate how innovative clusters can be stimulated and promoted.Further information about the event, please click
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The event aims to enhance participants' understanding of the establishment, implementation and impact of innovative regional clusters. The workshop will highlight the catalytic role played by regional authorities in creating the right framework conditions for the development of clusters and innovation networks, and will focus on certain critical factors that determine the success/failure of clusters, namely:
- the design of cluster initiatives;
- internal and external cluster interaction; financing; marketing regional-based clusters;
- monitoring and evaluating of cluster outcomes.
The agenda will include presentations of cluster policies in the regions of Flanders and Yorkshire & Humber, the tourism cluster in North Sweden and the wood and technology cluster in South Tirol.
The workshop will also present key findings of the IRE Subgroup on 'Regional clusters as innovation drivers', which since 2004 has brought together 13 IRE member regions to investigate how innovative clusters can be stimulated and promoted.Further information about the event, please click
here(opens in new window)