Sharing excellence
Subtitle: regions for economic change : conference proceedings, 25-26 February 2008
By: European Union, Regional Policy.
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Luxembourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9789279088919
Subjects: Economic assistance, Domestic -- European Union countries -- Congresses; European cooperation -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Other titles: Regions for economic change
Description: The aim of this publication is to address the core issues facing Europe by building a stronger link between the exchange of good practices in EU networking programs (INTERREG IV C and URBACT II) and the main body of EU cohesion funding in national and regional operational programs. On February 25-26, 2008, over 500 participants from regions throughout Europe gathered in Brussels to discuss how European regional policy can concretely help regions and cities to learn from one another and translate network outputs into action through mainstream programmes. The conference proceedings outline the reflections of all who shared their experiences in devising effective responses to the challenges with which Europe is confronted. A DVD with all the presentations and films displayed during the event is also included.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Session 1. Regional networking for a healthier Europe; title: Contributing to the Lisbon goals : learning processes in innovation policy through interregional cooperation (experiences from the Lisbon monitoring platform); title: Working together to address demographic challenges; title: Session 2. Learning lessons from 'Clusters linked over Europe' : the pilot 'fast track' project under INTERRED IIIC; title: Adapting enterprises and their workers to meet the challenges to globalisation; title: RegioStars 2008. Integrated policies for urban transport; title: Session 3. Regions working together to deliver sustainable energy; title: RegioStars : identifying good practices; title: Cities fostering competitiveness and cohesion in Europe : using new networking opportunities.