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Breakout Sessions Whitebook

The Cluster Policies Whitebook has been produced by an international team from IKED (International Organization for the Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development) under the leadership of the President of the University of Jonkoping in Sweden, Dr. Thomas Anderson and will be launched and presented during the first day of the main conference.


The Whitebook is based on the outcome of our last Annual Conference in Gothenburg and will allow us to start with an overview of the state of the art of cluster policies. Each participant will receive a free copy of the Whitebook in the conference kit and there will be rich opportunites to discuss the results during the first session of Miniforums covering different areas of the Whitebook. One of the main objectives is to establish the Whitebook as a living document that is continually updated by cluster practitioners worldwide.

Wednesday, 29th of September, 09:45 - 11:15
Mini-forums Session WB

1-WB: Pros and Cons of Different Cluster Policies

2-WB: Key Options and Risks in Decentralized Policy Approaches

3-WB: Clusters and Innovation Systems: Complementary or Conflicted?

4-WB: Clusters as a Tool for Promoting Knowledge Transfers

5-WB: Ways for Clusters to Strengthen Conditions for Commercialization of New Technologies

6-WB: Developing Countries: Cluster Initiatives an Effective Response to Severe Difficulties?

7-WB: How to Organize a Cluster Initiative: Ways to Generate a Beneficial Division of Labour and Competencies

8-WB: Capturing Systemic Aspects: Towards a Systems Approach in Evaluation



Parallel Special Session:(Additional Topic, not a White Book session)

9-WB: The Concept of Innovation Journalism: Public policy for developing Journalism as an integral part of Innovation Systems.

• Dr. David Nordfors, Special Advisor to the Director General, VINNOVA. Program Leader, Innovation Journalism and Visiting Scholar, Stanford University. Special Advisor to the Executive Committee, TCI (Additional Topic, not a White Book session)