Knowledge and innovation
The Öresund Committee accords high priority to knowledge and innovation in the Öresund Region. The development of knowledge and progress in the field of innovation are acquiring ever greater importance as factors behind the region’s competitive strength. Here in the Öresund Region we are determined to make the best possible use of our skills and resources in the fields of knowledge and innovation on both sides of the Öresund Strait.
It is only by virtue of such joint efforts that the Öresund Region can attain the critical mass that is essential to be able to compete successfully in the international arena.
Together with other regional players, such as Öresund University, the Medicon Valley Alliance and the Öresund Entrepreneurship Academy, the Öresund Committee is working hard to create an even better climate in which knowledge and innovation can thrive.
The Öresund Committee focuses on the importance of promoting:
• collaboration between the region’s institutes of education in providing educational activities and opportunities; the Öresund Region is to be a single market in terms of education
• student mobility throughout the Öresund Region, both in relation to academic education and in-service training
• the appeal of the Öresund Region for international researchers and students
• cooperation, collaboration and knowledge transfer between business. academia and research institutes; for example in relation to the ESS and MAX IV projects
• cross-border exchanges of positive experience about how to support innovation, entrepreneurship and “movers and shakers” on both sides of the Öresund Strait
• coordinated efforts to attract international research projects and funding; for example, EU funding.
Knowledge and innovation is one of four main themes in the Öresund Committee’s new regional development strategy (ÖRUS).
International competitiveness through regional integration
In international comparisons, the individual Danish and Swedish constituents of the Öresund Region are relatively small in terms of population and economy. In its analysis of the competitive capacity of the Capital Region of Denmark, the OECD has shown that, in terms of a number of key growth indicators, the region lags behind other regions with which it is normally compared. To strengthen the region’s competitive position, the OECD recommends the adoption of a broader, pan-Öresund mindset to promote integration and develop cross-border collaboration.
Together with other regional players, such as Öresund University, the Medicon Valley Alliance and the Öresund Entrepreneurship Academy, the Öresund Committee is working hard to create an even better climate in which knowledge and innovation can thrive.
The Öresund Committee focuses on the importance of promoting:
• collaboration between the region’s institutes of education in providing educational activities and opportunities; the Öresund Region is to be a single market in terms of education
• student mobility throughout the Öresund Region, both in relation to academic education and in-service training
• the appeal of the Öresund Region for international researchers and students
• cooperation, collaboration and knowledge transfer between business. academia and research institutes; for example in relation to the ESS and MAX IV projects
• cross-border exchanges of positive experience about how to support innovation, entrepreneurship and “movers and shakers” on both sides of the Öresund Strait
• coordinated efforts to attract international research projects and funding; for example, EU funding.
Knowledge and innovation is one of four main themes in the Öresund Committee’s new regional development strategy (ÖRUS).
International competitiveness through regional integration
In international comparisons, the individual Danish and Swedish constituents of the Öresund Region are relatively small in terms of population and economy. In its analysis of the competitive capacity of the Capital Region of Denmark, the OECD has shown that, in terms of a number of key growth indicators, the region lags behind other regions with which it is normally compared. To strengthen the region’s competitive position, the OECD recommends the adoption of a broader, pan-Öresund mindset to promote integration and develop cross-border collaboration.
CONTACT:
Birgitte Steenstrup
Tlf: +45-51 52 10 15
bst@oresundskomiteen.dk
LINKS:
Øresund Org
Medicon Valley Alliance
Øresund Entrepreneurship
ESS Scandinavia
Post Congress Tour to
the Öresund Region
23:rd of August 2010
Download PDF (969 KB)
Birgitte Steenstrup
Tlf: +45-51 52 10 15
bst@oresundskomiteen.dk
The Öresund Committee is participating with an academic session on the academic congress “Sustainable Regional Growth and Development in the Creative Knowledge Economy”, which is the 50th Anniversary European Congress of the Regional Science Association International.
The congress takes place: 19th – 23rd August 2010, Jönköping, Sweden
LINKS:
Øresund Org
Medicon Valley Alliance
Øresund Entrepreneurship
ESS Scandinavia
Post Congress Tour to
the Öresund Region
23:rd of August 2010
Download PDF (969 KB)