This should be interesting, so please save the date in your calendar: ERRIN invites all Brussels-based regional representatives and research and innovation professionals to the following event:
Regions as catalysts of Open Innovation, 11 June 2009, Résidence Palace, International Press Center, Brussels
Innovation is a vital component of regional competitiveness and a key driver to help regions [...]

I had the pleasure to spend the day at the Industrial Competitiveness Conference in Brussels today, which featured as a highlight a panel with Professor Paul Krugman from Princeton.
Krugman, who had just lambasted the EU in a New York Times article the day before that they are not doing enough to spend their way out [...]

Cohesion Policy makes up the largest chunk of the EU budget. It is of tremendous importance to put the EU on a growth and innovation trajectory and to align national and regional development policies for the knowledge society.
To help the future orientation of cohesion policy towards regional R&D and innovation needs, ERRIN, the European [...]

I have had the opportunity to participate in a Pro-Inno workshop on Open Innovation last week. Great initiative by the organisers, my compliments to DG Enterprise. Here are some thoughts:
Open innovation (OI) has become an integral part of innovation strategies and business models of companies in recent years and has inspired policy makers to stimulate [...]