This short communication contains a reflection on local entrepreneurial ecosystems and how to boost them, in the context of smart specialisation strategies of cities and regions. It is based on a literature study and inputs from ten member cities of the InFocus project (sponsored by the EU's URBACT programme), …

Supporting regional developments to create local and regional food chains

Ter gelegenheid van de 10de Europese Innovatie Summit kreeg het lectoraat de gelegenheid een toelichting te geven in het Europees Parlement op het project TraCS3 wat een EU-programma is met zes regio's en waarin gezocht wordt naar de ideale vorm van bovenregionale uitwisseling van kennis en financiering …

Eurada is the name of the European Alliance of Regional Development Agencies with members in the EU and Turkey (82 members). Eurada selected the two most innovative innovation instruments in Europe over 2018 and one of them is our concept of the Gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier. Together with the research …

This paper presents an analytical and intervention model that introduces new vocabulary to explore, describe and build collective futures through shared understanding of complexities facing local and regional developments. This new vocabulary builds on evolutionary and complexity approaches applied to …

New insights and research to support regional governments, municipalities and cluster organisations to support cluster innovation processes to tap into key enabling technologies and global value chains through better policy instruments and learning from good practices. Presentations and panel discussions …

Agri-food in Noord-Nederland : nieuwe economische kansen door regionale voedselketen. Congres City Deals Food in Leeuwarden.

The TraCS3 partners will meet in Groningen, The Netherlands on the 12th-14th of September. The Lead Partner Hanze University of Applied Sciences is organizing the three days kick off meeting to present and discuss the state of the art of the innovation infrastructure regional policies, to highlight the …

In het kader van een afscheid van medewerkers van Verpleegkunde een seminar met daarin inspirerende speeches. Accent lag op potentiele rol van juist zorg en verpleegkunde in de regionale programma's

Regional issues and challenges in Gävleborg and good practices shared and common themes for all partners of project identified and discussed. Learning is a key outcome for all stakeholders involved.