TOWER Towards sustainable Excellence by Innovating Regions.
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Transcript of TOWER Towards sustainable Excellence by Innovating Regions.
TOWER Towards sustainable Excellence by Innovating Regions
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What is TOWER?
“ TOWER is a cooperation between five European regions to create and improve strategies and tools for sustainable economic growth in regions. “
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The TOWER model:
“ Within TOWER interregional sub-projects are the tools for developing innovative strategies and methods through the exchange of experience and best practice between the partner regions.”
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Background and objective
TOWER grew out of a desire from the five partner regions to share knowledge and experience on the processes of innovation that drive regional economic growth.
Overall TOWER has three main objectives: • Encourage long-term collaboration between the regions
• Improve economic growth strategies and programmes
• Share and improve methods and tools for sustainable economic
growth
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Basic facts
• INTERREG IIIC Regional Framework Operation • Duration: January 2005 – December 2007• Total budget: € 4,89 Million • TOWER partnership:
East Central Sweden, Sweden Gelderland, the Netherlands North West England, the United Kingdom Rhône-Alpes, France South Great Plain, Hungary
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What kind of projects can be supported?
Four focus areas – components:• Strategies for sustainable economic growth in regions• Innovation and technology transfer• Competitive entrepreneurs• Sustainable Entrepreneurship
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12 running sub-projects - 45 partners
Examples of sub-projects:• ABBA – Accelerative Bio-Business Activity
Develop and apply methods and strategies for improved business development in Life Science. ABBA focuses on the different stages of business development.
• FEMTO – Fuelling Entrepreneurial mindsets in the TOWER regions
Make use of and further develop tools for stimulating entrepreneurship previously tested in a national context.
From where will our next generation of entrepreneurs come? How can we stimulate entrepreneurial attitudes amongst young people?
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12 running sub-projects - 45 partners
Examples of sub-projects: • SIMPLE - Successful Implementation of Eco-design in Small and Medium-sized Companies
new or improved “environmental” products and increased ability within SME’s to perform eco-design activities as well as an increase in the skills of business developers to support SME’s in this field
• AFP – Analysis, Forecasting, Planning examine and analyse the processes and mechanisms for the development of regional growth strategies. Within the partner regions, regional toolkits will be developed for improved development strategies.
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Thank You for your attention
Read more on the TOWER Website: www.towerprogramme.com
Or contact:Gerard van Gaalen, Development Agency East NetherlandsArnhem, NL Ph: +31 26 384 42 22Email: [email protected]