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05/10/2009 - Tokyo, Japan
Policy Framework for Driving Innovation: Recent Developments in the EU and Japan (Business Seminar)
Date of Event: Monday, 5 October 2009, 10:30 -- 12:30
Venue: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo, Japan
Participation: Free (Registration required)
Language: English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Any inquiries? Contact the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo Head Office
Ms Higuchi
Tel: +81 (0)3-3221-6161
Fax: +81 (0)3-3221-6226
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Overview:
Guided by the Lisbon Partnership for Growth and Jobs, the EU has since 2005 worked to improve framework conditions for innovation. In 2006 an ambitious European innovation policy, Broad-based innovation strategy, has been launched with ten priority actions to facilitate industry-led innovation (e.g. lead markets initiative) and to create the conditions for a successful market uptake of innovative products and services in areas such as e-health, eco-innovation and eco-construction.
On 2 September the European Commission issued a Communication on “Reviewing Community innovation in a changing world”, to reflect on the current EU innovation policy and to prepare for building more synergies between actors of the innovation process. Based on the analysis of achievements so far and the lessons learnt, the Commission announced its intension to explore the feasibility of a European Innovation Act, encompassing all the conditions for sustainable development and strengthening the partnership approach in innovation as an integral part of the future European reform agenda beyond 2010.
In this seminar, Mr Carsten Schierenbeck, Policy Officer from the Directorate-General for Enterprise & Industry of the European Commission, presented the recent developments in discussing new policy framework for fostering an innovative and competitive Europe.
The seminar was also joined by a speaker from the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, who introduced the activity of this newly-established (in July 2009) public-private partnership to promote open innovation in Japan.
Programme:
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10:30
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Opening remark, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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10:35
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“Recent and on-going developments in EU innovation policy”
Speaker: Mr. Carsten Schierenbeck, Policy Officer, Support for Innovation Unit, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission |
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11:20
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“An introduction of the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan”
Speaker: Mr. Naohiro Kaji, Director, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
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12:00
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Q & A
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12:30
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Closing remark, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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