This week, October 7 to 10, it will be will the 11th European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of… Continue reading European Week of Regions and Cities – RegioStar Awards 2014
Category: Clusters
The Geography of Business
I am spending my Saturday at the Park Inn Hotel in Sandton, the business district of Johannesburg. The Park Inn Hotel is a comfortable but anonymous place. If I did not look out the window, where I see construction work, the signs of a booming business economy, this place could be just about anywhere in… Continue reading The Geography of Business
Croatia preparing for EU entry
In the last days of April I was invited to a conference about establishing the cluster of tourism in the Croatian Ministry of Tourism in Zagreb. The conference provoked exceptional interest and attracted several hundred functionaries and professionals of the highest rank, all connected to Croatian tourism in general. The reason for the conference was… Continue reading Croatia preparing for EU entry
Sustainable Growth in Småland
“The Impossibility question -What is impossible to do in your field, but if it could be done, would fundamentally change things for the better?” – Joel Barker This past Thursday November 22, 2012, nearly 200 participants from the business community filled the ITAB building in Nässjö. The event was held under the theme Sustainable Business… Continue reading Sustainable Growth in Småland
SymbioCity conference in Kenya
On the 20th and 21st November I attended a conference organised by the Swedish Trade Council in Nairobi and spoke about project finance on the second day. The conference was held at the Laico Regency Hotel, it was very well organised and attended and the talks very interesting. Mr Björn Häggmark, the Chargé d’Affaires at… Continue reading SymbioCity conference in Kenya
Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders 2012
“History may be divided into three movements: What moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all.” – Fernand Braudel The event The Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders is one of the major economic events in the Mediterranean region. This year it was arranged in the beautiful Casa Llotja de Mar… Continue reading Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders 2012
Future of the European Union – Smart specialization
“Europe is facing a moment of transformation. The crises has wiped out years of economic and social progress and exposed structural weaknesses in Europe´s economy. In the meantime, the world is moving fast and long-term challenges such as globalisation, pressure on resources, population ageing, are intensifying.” – Quote from Europe 2020 Strategy Introduction This blog… Continue reading Future of the European Union – Smart specialization
Place Excellence and EU Horizon 2020 seminars in Zagreb
“The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up… His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.” – Nikola Tesla During the last week of October 2012, Jörgen Eriksson, Lars-Göran Larsson and… Continue reading Place Excellence and EU Horizon 2020 seminars in Zagreb
22@Barcelona – Quad Helix by the Mediterranean
This blog post is about how the city of Barcelona during the recent decade has developed into one of the most vibrant and energetic innovation environments in the knowledge economy, and about the people who made it happen. What is the city but the people? – William Shakespeare, Coriolanus Barcelona, mythical city by the sea… Continue reading 22@Barcelona – Quad Helix by the Mediterranean
How four French Towns Compete in the 21st Century
The European perspective The European Union has a combined population of over 500 million inhabitants, which equals 7.3% of the world population. In 2011, the European Union generated a nominal GDP of 14 trillion euro (larger than any single country in the world), representing approx. 20% of the global GDP when measured in terms of… Continue reading How four French Towns Compete in the 21st Century