OPEN DAYS 2010 Final Programme - European Commission - Europa

Cross-border cooperation and regional innovation systems in Latin
America: Contribution to the regional integration process
The workshop will present the main results of two studies conducted by the
Directorate-General for Regional Policy on cross-border cooperation and regional
innovation systems in Latin America . The studies identify key findings and good
practices in selected regions in Latin America through case studies featuring, on
the one hand, the place-based dimension of innovation and, on the other, the
main challenges faced by Latin American border regions in developing effective
cross-border cooperation. The presentations will focus on lessons learned and
obstacles identified, as well as the relevance of international and European
experiences in overcoming these obstacles.
Low-energy cities with a high quality of life for all: A way towards
territorial cohesion
Energy and territorial cohesion have been included in the treaty of Lisbon, and
recognised as areas of major priority. The territory scale - the right scale for energy
policies? As a transversal mean, energy deals with territorial cohesion (economy,
local social questions and environmental issues). Pioneer local authorities have
chosen to reclaim energy issues on their territories. Under the patronage of
Michel Delebarre, the workshop will address the issues contained in the territorial
approach of energy. Pierre Calame will introduce the conceptual framework,
followed by a discussion between experts of different sectors (European
institutions, local authorities, enterprises and NGOs).
Civil Society Forum: Principle of Partnership - mind the gap with practice
During OPEN DAYS 2009 the discussion in the Civil Society Forum centred around
the fact that, despite improvements in the application of the partnership principle
in European cohesion policy programmes, much remains to be done in order
to have a real and active partnership. This session includes a review of different
approaches, including academic input from IQ-Net, on how the partnership
principle is being implemented across the EU. It will include discussion on recent
work carried out by the European Economic and Social Committee as well as
the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) on questions such as: What can the
regions do to strengthen the partnership?, What can be done to enforce the
partnership principle in the European cohesion policy regulations?; and How can
partnership organisations improve capacity?
Workshops
Wednesday 6 October 2010
06B42
14:30 - 17:00 -
Venue: Centre Borschette, room 1 A
Organiser: European Commission, DG
Regional Policy, Brussels
Chair: Ronnie Hall, Director, DG Regional
Policy, European Commission
Speakers: Enrico Wolleb, ISMERI Europa S.r.L., Italy;
Tulio de Bono, Minister for Science and Technology,
Government of the Province of Cordoba, Argentina;
Antônio Diomário de Queiroz, President, Fundação
de Apoio à Pesquisa Científica, Santa Catarina, Brazil;
Francis Bailly, Senior Business Executive, Vice-President of
European Affairs ; General Electric Europe NV, Budapest,
Hungary; Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Association of
European Border Regions (AEBR); Ubajara Berocan Leite,
Ministry of National Integration, Brazil
06C14
14:30 - 17:00
Venue: Committee of the Regions, VM 1
Organiser: Energy Cities
Speakers: Christine Lins, European Renewable Energy
Council, Brussels; Fiona Hall, European Parliament,
Brussels; Gérard Magnin, Executive Director, Energy
Cities, Besançon, France; Magda Stoczkiewicz, Director,
Friends of the Earth Europe, Brussels; Michel Delebarre,
President of the CoR COTER Commission, Mayor of
Dunkerque, France; Pekka Sauri, City of Helsinki, Finland;
Pierre Calame, International Initiative for Rethinking
the Economy, Paris, France; Stéphane Dupas, Project
Manager, Energy Cities, Besançon, France
06C15
14:30 - 17:00
Venue: Centre Borschette, room 0C
Organiser: European Citizen Action Service
(ECAS)
Chair: Thomas Wobben, Representation of
Saxony-Anhalt to the EU, Brussels
Speakers: Dirk Ahner, Director-General, DG
Regional Policy, European Commission, Brussels; Jan
Olsson, European Economic and Social Committee,
Brussels; Laura Polverari, European Policies Research
Center, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United
Kingdom; Anthony Venables, European Citizen
Action Service, Brussels
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