THEMATIC POLE MEETING N°4 Programme Outputs Paul Soto Wednesday 10 June 2009

Existing Pole outputs Complete 2 syntheses of baselines in main domains 2 articles on networks (Creative Clusters, UNIC) 1 article + event on crisis Hot topic article on innovative public procurement. Eurico Neves

Forthcoming pole outputs Proposed hot topic articles: Role of universities in economic development during down turn (Clive Winters). Mobilising the potential of womens entrepreneurship at a time of crisis (Jill Scott), Impact of crisis on science parks (or role of universities in urban planning or how cities deal with crisis) Others? For the conference Key messages from work up to the conference Proposed studies See below

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 4 NETWORK OUTPUTS ON INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY BY OCTOBER REDIS Creating liveliness and diversity in science locations. Linking science quarters to deprived urban areas? Run UP Mapping knowledge needs of economic base (Run UP) Role of universities in supporting economic clusters (Run Up) UNIC Promotion of innovation? Creative Clusters Obidos Charter. Fin Urb Act Support Structures for innovative enterprises?

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 5 PLANNED EVENTS AND OUTPUTS: INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY (see print out of timetable)

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 6 Clusters of activity on Innovation and Creativity Branding and marketing innovative and creative cities (Redis, Run Up, UNIC, Creative Clusters, Strengthening innovation in economic base (all) Expanding the role of knowledge providers (Redis, RUn Up, UNIC) Strengthening triple helix partnerships (Redis, Run Up, Fin Urb Act) Designing innovative and creative places (Redis, Unic, Creative Clusters) Events and cultural heritage (UNIC and Creative Clusters) Building Creative Educational Environments (CC + Fin)

Proposals for studies on innovation and creativity Horizontal Study on Creativity and Innovation highlighting contribution of urban communities to sustainable policies for Economic Recovery (Eurico Neves UNIC). Subthemes: Innovation governance Innovation skills and talents Knowledge transfer through research-industry cooperation Public procurement Support to high growth innovative SMEs Open and eco innovation Governance of knowledge based development in cities. (Willem van Winden REDIS) Branding the new European City (Miguel Rivas – Creative Clusters

Network outputs on human capital and entrepreneurship by October Open Cities Leadership + governance of migration Internationalisation (October) Weed Report on Women and Entrepreneurship + 25 case studies Urban Nose Governance systems for social economy Fin Urb Act Support systems for small enterprises and projects Urbameco Action Plans Final Report

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 9 PLANNED EVENTS and OUTPUTS HUMAN CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 10 Clusters of activity on improving human capital and entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship among disadvantaged groups (Open Cities, Weed, Urban Nose, Fin Urb Act, results of URBAMECO) Social Economy (Weed, Urban Nose, Fin Urb Act) Partnerships and governance (Open Cities, Urban Nose, Fin Urb Act, URBAMECO)

Programme Outputs I Wednesday 10 June 2009 I Page 11 FUTURE OUTPUTS FOR DISCUSSION by domain Intermediate network outputs – complete and correct Hot Topic Articles - complete Possible areas of joint activity. Research reports How to contribute the work on the crisis How to present the work at the conference Synthesis document(s)