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The 6th International Seminar on Regional Innovation Policies
CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden
13-14 October 2011
The 6th International Seminar on Regional Innovation Policies will take place at Lund University, Sweden, on 13-14 October 2011. The conference offers two days of plenaries, presentations and intense discussions on preconditions and strategies for regional innovation policy and regional development in Europe. Previous conferences were held in Porto (University of Porto), Salzburg (University of Salzburg), Santander (University of Cantabria), Edinburgh (Napier Edinburgh University) and Grimstad (University of Agder, Norway). This year’s conference is hosted by CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden.
We are now inviting senior and junior scholars to participate and present their research at the seminar, in particular work that is related to the following themes:
- Preconditions for sustainable development (economically, socially and environmentally) in European regions;
- The role of universities in the promotion of regional development;
- Sectoral specificities (for example, resource based, food, health and cultural/creative industries) and their impacts on regional competitiveness;
- Less developed regions and their strategies to grow out of the global economic crisis;
- The growth of emerging economies in Asia and Latin America and consequences for European regions.
The conference is directed toward researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in issues related to regional innovation policy, regional competitiveness and regional development. Participants are encouraged to present their work in open or organized sessions, but it is also possible to attend without presenting a paper.