Draft, 17th of February, 2006
First MINOS-EURONET* Strategy Forum**
on the impact of converging technologies
High technologies, innovation policy
and regional development
Bucharest, Romania, 18-19 May, 2006
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
First day: Research, innovation and competitiveness of Europe
Module I Policies, programmes, initiatives
- The 7th Framework Programme and the Competitivity and Innovation Program from
the EU, and some wider initiatives such as i2010 (representative from EU). The role of venture capital, incubators, public authorities (financial sector and a political authority)
- The experience of NMS and ACC in RTDI strategies and programmes, including technology transfer and innovation (Romania, Poland, Lithuania).
Module II Innovation ecosystems and infrastructures
- The role of research and innovation ecosystems; examples: Grenoble, Dresden, Leuven – Aachen - Eindhoven (regional decision makers)
- Bottom-up initiatives: networks, such as IVAM
- The role of institutes and some wider initiatives (MINATEC-LETI, LETI-ST;
IMEC-Industrial affiliation program; Holst Centre-IMEC-TNO, MiPlaza-Philips,
Fhg-AMD-Infineon) including role of needed infrastructures (heads of institutes responsible for technology transfer and for innovation)
- Round-table discussion
Second day: The potential of integrating/converging technologies (micro-nano-bio-info) for economic growth
Module III
- The particular case of integrating and/or converging technologies: micro – nano – bio – info (an introductory speech). Features: their perspective for economic growth; the role of services; needed infrastructure; other cooperative initiatives.
- applications in various fields (examples)
Module IV
- Output of a few foresight exercises related to the field, as obtained during the Romanian strategy project ROST
- Round-table discussion and conclusions
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*MINOS-EURONET is a SSA a financed by the EC (2005-2008).
**Possible local co-organizers: Ministry of Education and Research, CNCSIS (National Council for Scientific Research in Universities), Ministry of Economy and Resources, Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry etc.
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