Workshop objectives

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Workshop objectives
Regional Innovation Strategies

• 3rd methodological workshop
• Sofia 22-23 February 2007

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What will be success of your RIS?

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1st workshop ideas

• We need an excellent SC with right representation
• active
• expertise
• commitment
• maybe some become owner of pilot actions
• Ensure funding for pilot projects in the right
  time
• Change the mindset
• Objectives of the stakeholder
• Their role in the regional economies
• To develop and maintain sustainability

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Workshop objectives

• Methodological guidelines for phase 2
• Summarise the analyses results
• Design the strategy
• Prepare the action plan
• Prepare the monitoring of the strategy
• Discuss the problems and plans
• Get perspective of experienced regions
• Look beyond RIS

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Questions

• What is the ultimate objective of your RIS?
• What will be your strategy?
• What will be your plan?
• How to ensure the strategy implementation?

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Main themes of the brainstorming

• Industry and RTD cooperation
• Innovation culture
• Innovation infrastructure
• Human resources

• Clusters
• Innovation financing
• Support for spin-offs
• Increase womens involvement in innovation