30 November 2005
Venue: Technology Foundation Berlin

Morning Session
Chair: Ronald J Pohoryles (ICCR)

10:00 Welcome Address
Bruno Broich (TSB)

10:10 EURO-COOP Project Presentation: Theories, Methods, Expected Results
Ronald J Pohoryles (ICCR)

10:30 Presentation of the Experiences of the RIS/RITTS Regions
· Berlin – Dieter Müller (TSB)
· Bratislava – Jan Kollar (Bratislava Regional Authority)
· Tartu – Rene Tönnisson (Institute of Baltic Studies)

11:00 Discussion

11:15 Coffee Break

11:45 Regional Innovation Strategies and Foresight
Michael Keenan (PREST, University of Manchester)

12:00 First Technology Foresight in the Slovak Republic: Experiences and Processes
Stefan Zajac (Slovak Academy of Sciences)

12:15 The Role of RIS in the Cohesion Policies: How to Assess Innovation?
Tadeusz Zoltowski (Foundation for European Scientific Cooperation, Poland)

12:30 Evaluation of Sustainable Regional Innovation Strategies for Berlin and East Germany
Hans-Luidger Dienel (Technical University Berlin)

12:45 Discussion

13:00 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

14:00 Parallel Working Group Sessions:
· EU perspective of regional innovation policy-making (eng)
Facilitator: Tatiana Kluvankova-Oravska (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
· Content: Assessment and Indicators of regional innovation policies (eng)
Facilitator: Ronald J Pohoryles (ICCR))
· Processes: Foresight, Networking, etc (German)
Facilitator: Dieter Müller (TSB)

16:00 Coffee Break

16:30 Round Table Discussion – Regional Innovation Policies: Problems, Information Needs, Future Perspectives
Chair: Ronald J Pohoryles (ICCR)
· Results of the three parallel working groups
· Panel discussion
· Summary & Conclusions

18:00 Reception

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