Triple Helix

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Triple Helix
A way to regional development
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Participants

• In Sweeden
• Umea University
• Chamber of Commerce of Vasterbotten
• ALMI, Vasterbotten
• County Council of Vasterbotten

• In Italy
• CFP Zanardelli, Lead Participant
• API Industria
• Nomesis
• Inn.Tec
• AQM
• Lumetel

• In Poland
• Logistic and Warehousing Institute,
• A. Mickiewicz University Foundation Poznan
  Science and Technology Park,
• Regional Development Agency in Konin,
• Fundacja Kaliski Inkubator Przedsiebiorczosci

• In Finland
• Agropolis

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Why Triple Helix ?

• Starting from a deep analysis of the current
  situation in the Regions involved, partners
  emphasised the following needs
• Innovating SMEs
• Stimulating new forms of entrepreneurship
• Strengthening and coordinating cooperation
  between different local players (Public
  Autorithies, University, Business)
• Facilitating SMEs access to financial support

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Target Groups

• The project aims to involve
• Public Authorities
• Researchers
• Entrepreneurs
• Financial Players
• With a particular focus on Agri-food and
  engineering sectors

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Targets

• Considering the evaluation of the actual
  situation, TH aims to
• Create an effective and highly useful model for
  successful cooperation between the four different
  players
• Increase interest and engagement between the
  local players
• Facilitate access to financial resources to
  stimulate innovative start-ups
• Improved cross border cooperation in a long term
  perspective

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Results

• Create a climate of cooperation between the
  players involved
• Define a flexible model that can easily be
  applied to various contexts and situations
• Stimulate reliable projects
• Find positive answers for the future in a
  transnational perspective
• Contribute to and implement the Lisbon Agenda

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Project phases

• Research (autumn 2004)
• Best practices identification and model
  elaboration (Due in Spring 2006)
• Model transfer and dissemination of results
• Closing Conference (June 2006)

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At the end of the project

• We organised several interregional meetings
  involving different players
• We published a Final Model structured in two
  parts a theoretical introduction and a more
  practical part with SWOT synthesis and sulution
  suggestions
• The Model contains also a collection of best
  practice cases to be used by local players in
  order to better address policy and strategies
  definition

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Up to each partner

• To disseminate and transfer project results into
  its regional context and in its daily activities