Third Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
Third Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
25 - 26 March 2010
Palais des Nations, Salle VII Geneva Switzerland
Documents
Presentations
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Introductory Presentation |
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Mr. Charles W. Wessner Director Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship the National Academies United States "The Global Innovation Imperative" |
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Session 1 : Innovation in the Services Sector: Concepts, Measurements and Policy Challenges | |
Mr. Michael Gallaher Director Environmental, Technology and Energy Economics Research Triangle Institute United States "Measuring Innovation Investments in the Service Sector and Policy Implications" |
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Mr. Luis Rubalcaba Professor of Economic Policy University of Alcal and Rooter Director of the Service, Innovation and Competitiveness area at the Institute of Economy and Social Analysis Spain "Service Innovation and Innovation Policies: Key Challenges and Implications" |
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Ms. Metka Stare President European Association for Research in Services Senior Research Fellow University of Ljubljana Slovenia "From Understanding to Exploiting Service Innovation" |
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Session 2 : National Policy Experiences and Initiatives |
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Irene Martinsson Senior Programme Manager VINNOVA Sweden "Promoting innovation in the services sector based on better practices" |
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Mr. Vincent Morfouace Technofi France "Fostering Service Innovation in the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Sectors: First Feedbacks from the Tests of Innovation Voucher Schemes in France Supported by the EC -DG Enterprise- and OSEO" |
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Ms. Mette Quinn European Commission The Potential of Service Innovation to Create New Markets and Foster Innovation in Other Sectors" |
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Ms. Elsa Sarmento Director of Statistics and Information Management Gabinete de Estrategia e Estudos Ministry of Economics, Innovation and Development and Universidade de Aveiro Portugal "Public Sector Service Innovation in Portugal: Recent Developments and Challenges" |
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Mr. Hans Simons NL Innovation Netherlands "The Dutch Stimulation Programmes in Relation to Innovation in Services" |
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Ms. Tiina Tanninen-Ahonen Director of Service Innovation TEKES Finland "Finnish Experiences of Service Innovation Policy and Measures" |
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Mr. Klaus Zhlke-Robinet Head of the Subunit "Funding Service Research" Project Management Agency German Aerospace Center Germany "Public Funding of Service Research - The Programme "Innovation with Services" of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research" |
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Session 3 : Sector Approaches and Business Perspectives | |
Economic Affairs Officer Creative Economy Programme UNCTAD "The Creative Economy Leading Trade and Innovation" |
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Hannes Leo Independent Consultant Member of the TOS-ICP Austria "Creative Industries: Economic Policy Panacea or Concept without Content?" |
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Michel Lonard Professor Director of the SYINF Department University of Geneva "The Key Role of the Discovery Process in the Services Sector" |