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Power of the regions!

Power of the regions!. Onno Hoes Regional Minister for Economic and European Affairs of Noord-Brabant President of the AER Committee for Regional Policies. Drivers for innovation (1). absorption of research results enhance innovation power of SMEs

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Power of the regions!

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  1. Power of the regions! Onno Hoes Regional Minister for Economic and European Affairs of Noord-Brabant President of the AER Committee for Regional Policies

  2. Drivers for innovation (1) • absorption of research results • enhance innovation power of SMEs • co-operation between key players from business, knowledge institutes and government

  3. Drivers for innovation (2) • combine innovation efforts of regional, national and European governments • f o c u s • two-track policy: cohesion ánd strengths

  4. Drivers for innovation (3) • connect innovation with the ecological and social agenda • ageing, safety, energy, flexible labour market, traffic jams, revitalise countryside

  5. Noord-Brabant as an example • Innovation Action Program • cross border co-operation: Eindhoven – Aachen – Leuven triangle • Peaks in the Delta: Brainport/Maintenance Valley

  6. Noord-Brabant as an example Open innovation: • Eindhoven High Tech Campus • BioConnection

  7. Europeanprogrammes • GROW • MATEO • Lifescape – your landscape • Regions for Research (FP6)

  8. Is Brussels ready to be a real partner for the European regions?

  9. Implicationsfor Brussels • active European industrial policy • support hot spots and technology valleys • coherent application of Structural Funds and the Framework programs

  10. Europe: a distinctive player in the global economyPower to the regions!

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