Events

International Meeting: Technology Districts and PA Innovation for regional development

Torino Wireless at Forum PA 2008

This meeting is aimed at stimulating a debate over the relation between Technology Districts and Regions and between Regions and Public Administrations, emphasizing the following aspects:

Role of Technology District in the local context and related to local development policies:
- how the Technology District is part of the regional priorities for development?
- what is the associates team and the regional representation?
The Technology District and the Public Administration:

a Technology District can improve innovation processes of the PA?
what does PA expect from Technology Districts?

what kind of actions the PA can realise to create the conditions to accelerate and maximise the impact of Technology Districts?

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
- Francesco Beltrame, Ministry of Research and Innovation
- ForumPA representative
- Rodolfo Zich, President ADiTe, Italian Technology Districts’ Association
Perspectives and scenario
E. Andreta, President of the Italian Agency for Innovation
Technology Districts round table:
R. Zich – chairman
- SCS, a world-class competitiveness cluster in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur
  Vincent Boisard, Pole SCS, international relations (France)
- The Initiative Competence Networks Germany – A Tool To Strengthen German’s Most Innovative Clusters
  Gerd Meier zu Kocker, Director Kompetenznetze (Germany)
- Knowledge Clusters in Japan
  Ludovico Ciferri, Deputy Director of MoCoBe Lab Graduate School of International Management International University of Japan
- Aldo Romano, President DHitec, Micro-Nanotech/Innovation Engineering Technology District- Puglia Region
- Paolo Occhialini, Coordinator FILAS Spa, Bio-sciences Technology District – Lazio Region
- Aldo Martorana, President IMAST, Polymeric and composite materials Technology District – Campania Region
Conclusion