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| Newsletter 8 November 2003 Download Archive |
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Objectives of SAIL Study Tours
· To share competitive advantage and successful methodologies between regions
By showcasing the best practise within a region, methodologies and management strategies can be transferred back to the home regions of the visiting delegates. This will improve competitive advantage of the member regions and provide a cohesive development platform for all the EU and NAC regions involved.
· To enable full knowledge transfer about key projects within the host regions
Innovation actions are most often very practical projects with a firm foundation in action and hands-on development and achievement. Papers and presentations can fail to portray these facts fully and although these are valuable for information transfer, there is a great deal to be gained by actually visiting projects, seeing the day-to-day workings and understanding the practical issues involved.
· To raise levels of communication between key regional actors
The regional study tours will bring together the key innovation actors from each of the member regions. In addition to the transfer of learning between these individuals and the host region, the networking opportunities between all the members will be extremely valuable. The improvement of communication levels from this networking will bring the regions closer and aid the development of future cooperative ventures.
· To enable regions to promote their successful projects & raise awareness of the importance of industrial / academic collaboration
The promotion of successful innovative initiatives improves levels of awareness of the importance the work towards regional growth. It is important internally for regions to be promoting their successes as this encourages future participation and the expansion of relevant activities. It is also the case that many successful projects (for example the RIS/RITTS initiatives) are pump-primed by national government or Commission financial support. This investment made by such public bodies and the success of the initiatives involved should be widely acknowledged and publicised throughout Europe. This supports further understanding by organisations within the European Union about the benefits of active participation and will encourage them to become involved in the European innovation arena in the future.
Study Tour Dates
1. Baden –Württemberg, Germany
24th - 28th September 2002
2. North West, Ireland
8th - 11th March 2003
3. Lower Silesia/Krakow, Poland
16th - 20th September 2003 (Provisional)
