PROMOTING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION IN CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION

DECEMBER 8-9, 2005

TALLINN, ESTONIA (DOMINA INN ILMARINE)

December 8

11.30-12.00 Registration and coffee

Chairman: mr. Jan-Henrik Johansson, Uusimaa Regional Council, advisor

12.00-12.05 Welcoming address

Mr. Jaanus Mutli, Tallinn City Government, vice-mayor

12.05-12.15 What do local authorities have to do with innovation and science?

Mr. Andre Sepp, Union of Harju County Municipalities, Chairman

12.15-12.35 Innovation and euroregions

Mr. Jan-Henrik Johansson, Uusimaa Regional Council, advisor

12.35-12.50 Introduction: models of euroregions and their roles in regional development

Ms. Katri-Liis Lepik, Helsinki-Tallinn Euregio, manager

12.50-13.30 Innovation and National Innovation Systems: General Framework and the Case of Estonia

Mr. Tarmo Kalvet, Innovation policy programme, PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies

13.30-14.00 Coffee break

14.00-16.00 1st session Innovation in public administration, in local authorities and how to expand it?

Cases:

- Valga-Valka (Estonian-Latvian) cooperation

Mr. Margus Lepik, Mayor of Valga, Head of Estonian Delegation of the Committee of Regions

- “Interaction between local/regional government, innovation and industry”

Bengt Streijffert, CEO, Öresund Science Region, Denmark/Sweden

– Baltic eHealth initiative – challenges and opportunities. Radiology infosystem´s project

Mr. Peeter Ross, The East Tallinn Central Hospital, Member of the Board, Director of Research and Development

16.30 Transfer to Cinema “Coca-Cola Plaza”, Hobujaama 5

17.00 Snack

2nd session Innovation in cultural cross-border cooperation

Case:

- Project “Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF”

Mr. Sten Saluveer, technical manager

- The Tyne Tallinn Digital Film Challenge 2003 – a film project between the UK and Estonia

Mr. Patrick Collerton, director, Yipp Films Ltd (UK)

18.00-19.30 Film “Lost and Found” Bulgaria / Romania / Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia- Montenegro, Estonia, 2005

20.00-22.00 Buffet, Guesthouse of the city of Tallinn, Roosikrantsi 4

December 9

10.00-11.00 3rd session Innovation and cross-border cooperation in entrepreneurship

Chairman: Dr. Rein Ruubel, Tallinn Technology Park Tehnopol

Cases:

- Estonian-Finnish university-enterprise development project – plastic waste recycling- between Tallinn University of Technology and Muovipoli Ltd (competence centre)

Ms. Terhi Ylitalo, RePlast FinEst, project coordinator

- MEC Insenerilahendused OÜ, Meelis Mäesalu, CEO

- Estweb OÜ, Jaak Kapten, CEO

11.00-14.30 4th session Innovation and cross-border cooperation in universities

Chairwoman: Dr. Gulnara Roll, Research and Development Department, University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

Cases:

11.00. – 11.30 Border regions strategy on research and technological development

Dr. Gulnara Roll, Research and Development Department, University of Life Sciences

11.30 – 11.50 NOVA-BOVA Baltic-Nordic cooperation

Mr. Aret Vooremäe, Department of Academic development, Estonian University of Life  Sciences, director

11.50-12.20 Coffee break

12.40 – 13.00 Can Tallinn be a fast city?

Mr. Madis Võõras, Enterprise Estonia, director of innovation and technology development

12.35 – 12.50 Estonian-Russian cooperation between

Dr. Katri Raik, Narva College of the University of Tartu, director

12.50 – 13.10 Cross-border cooperation in higher education and research in the Russian – Estonian border  area – experiences of the Pskov Volny University

Dr. Eduard Moppel, Pskov Volny University, rector

13.10 – 13.25 University Co-operation in the Kvarken Region

Ms. Johanna Backman, UniZon Kvarken, the Kvarken Council, project manager

13.25 – 13.40 Cross-border scientific and educational co-operation

Dr. Elve Lode, Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University, Estonia and Hydrologist of wetlands  and surface waters Forest Soils Department, SLU (Sweden), professor

13.40 – 14.00 Enhancing New Media Culture links between Helsinki and Tallinn

Dr. Mauri Kaipainen, Tallinn University, Dept. of Informatics/New Media, professor

14.00 – 14.30 Conclusions with recommendations to authorities and euroregions

14.30-15.30 Lunch

Conclusions:

Gulnara Roll

Jan-Henrik Johansson

Presentations :

Aret Vooremae

Eduard Moppel

Elve Lode

Gulnara Roll

Jaak Kapten

Johanna Backmann

Madis Vooras

Rein Ruubel

Zemgale planning region

Jan-Henrik Johansson

Patrick Collerton

Peeter Ross

Katri-Liis Lepik

Terhi Ylitalo

Meelis Maesalu

Tarmo Kalvet

Mauri Kaipainen