Power of the regions! Onno Hoes Regional Minister for Economic and European Affairs of Noord-Brabant President of the AER Committee for Regional Policies.

Power of the regions!

Onno Hoes

Regional Minister for Economic and European Affairs of Noord-Brabant

President of the AER Committee for Regional Policies

Drivers for innovation (1)Drivers for innovation (1)

absorption of research resultsabsorption of research results

enhance innovation power of SMEsenhance innovation power of SMEs

co-operation between key players from co-operation between key players from business, knowledge institutes and business, knowledge institutes and governmentgovernment

Drivers for innovation (2)Drivers for innovation (2)

combine innovation efforts of regional, combine innovation efforts of regional, national and European governmentsnational and European governments

f o c u sf o c u s

two-track policy: cohesion ánd strengthstwo-track policy: cohesion ánd strengths

Drivers for innovation (3)Drivers for innovation (3)

connect innovation with the connect innovation with the ecological and social agendaecological and social agenda

ageing, safety, energy, flexible ageing, safety, energy, flexible labour market, traffic jams, revitalise labour market, traffic jams, revitalise countrysidecountryside

Noord-Brabant as an exampleNoord-Brabant as an example

Innovation Action ProgramInnovation Action Program

cross border co-operation: cross border co-operation: Eindhoven – Aachen – Leuven triangleEindhoven – Aachen – Leuven triangle

Peaks in the Delta: Peaks in the Delta: Brainport/Maintenance ValleyBrainport/Maintenance Valley

Noord-Brabant as an exampleNoord-Brabant as an example

Open innovation:Open innovation:

Eindhoven High Tech CampusEindhoven High Tech Campus

BioConnectionBioConnection

EuropeanEuropean programmesprogrammes

GROWGROW

MATEOMATEO

Lifescape – your landscape Lifescape – your landscape

Regions for Research (FP6)Regions for Research (FP6)

Is Brussels ready to be a Is Brussels ready to be a real partner for the real partner for the European regions?European regions?

ImplicationsImplications for Brusselsfor Brussels

active European industrial policyactive European industrial policy

support hot spots and technology valleyssupport hot spots and technology valleys

coherent application of Structural Funds coherent application of Structural Funds and the Framework programsand the Framework programs

Europe: a distinctive player in the Europe: a distinctive player in the global economyglobal economy

Power to the regions!Power to the regions!