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Video Interview with Prof. Becattini

"Nosce te ipsum", know yourself. This is one of the core messages contained in the interview with Prof. Becattini on clusters and regional development policies presented at TCI's last annual conference in Lyon 2006. In this occasion, in fact, the participants had the priviledge to see a video with the father of the "industrial districts" concept recorded just some weeks before in Florence, Italy, by Emiliano Duch, member of the Board of Advisors.

What is Competitiveness?

Competitiveness can be defined:

Aho Group Report

Aho group report

The European Commission - faced with the increasing challenges of globalization - set up in late 2005 a group of four high-level experts, chaired by former Prime Minister of Finland, Esko Aho, to assess the situation and make proposals to boost Europe's research and innovation performance.

The EU's new research framework proposal

The European Commission agreed on a proposal for a new EU programme for Research from 2007-2013. This proposal plans to increase Europe's competitiveness and growth, identifying knowledge as one of Europe's greatest resources.

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