1. Welcome! Development and Usage of Innovative
The Gothenburg Ministerial Conference: Towards a Knowledge Society – The Nordic Experience
European Commission
Parallel Session Three
Development and Usage of Innovative
Clusters in the Knowledge Society
Introductory Part
Chair: Colin WOLFE
Welcome!
DG Regional Policy
ERDF

2. Development and Usage of Innovative Clusters in the Knowledge Society – Introductory Part
European Commission
09:00 – 09:10 Chair: Colin WOLFE, European Commission, DG Regional Policy
Introduction
09:10 – 09:30 Keynote Speaker:
László GYUROVSZKY, Minister for Construction and Regional Development
of Slovakia
Innovative clusters in the development of the Information Society
09:30 – 09:50 Per ERIKSSON, Director General of Vinnova, Sweden
Innovation and growth by partly public funded cooperative
and Triple Helix based R&D
09:50 – 10:10 Helmut WIEDENHOFER, Head of the Department for Research Planning, Technology Consulting and Project Management, Joanneum Research, Austria
NANONET – Styria – The Styrian Network on Nanotechnology
10:10 – 10:30 Teet JAGOMÄGI, Chairman, Regio Ltd, Member of Tartu City Council, Estonia
Clustering companies in Old an New Europe: model to make
Europe globally competitive?
10:30 – 10:50 COFFEE BREAK
DG Regional Policy
ERDF