1. Competitive Clusters - Lessons Learned from Sweden “ Innovation 2006 ” Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship CR Charles Bridge, Prague, 7 December 2006 Presentation by Dr. Lars Eklund, Director Competitiveness at VINNOVA and President of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI)

2. Targets System Renewal Resolve Fragmentation Discover Leadership Sustain and Reinforce

3. The Concept Triple Helix Competition Exploration & Exploitation Long Term Realisation Internationalisation

4. Triple Helix Business Research Politics And Media

5. Competition Among Triple Helixes Regional Strongholds Significant Incentives Group Pressure The Law of Jante

6. Exploration and Exploitation Continued growth around existing proven concepts and ideas Exploring new opportunities and ideas for tomorrow’s growth Initiating new exploration Achieving growth around high potential concepts and ideas

7. Long Term 10 years Strategic Evaluations Towards Open Source

8. Realisation Knowledge Management Institution Analysis Innovation System Analysis Strategy & Leadership Market Driven Realisation Institutions for Collaboration 50-50

9. Internationalisation Neighbourhood Collaboration EU CIP: Pro Inno Net Bilateral: USA, China, India, etc Innovation Journalism The Competitiveness Institute Clusters & Competitiveness Foundation

10. Effects Low Hanging Fruits Fame Dynamics Attractiveness Pipelines Competitiveness Global Borns

11. Europe The Commission – at least 3 DGs The Field: An Uneven Race The New Regional Strategy 2007 Innovation and Clusters Ministerial The Open Source Approach Europe in Globalisation

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