Subject:

The project will primarily address the objectives of Topic 1.1.2 "Knowledge dynamics and economic and societal development in Europe and its regions", in particular to:

• Understand the role of knowledge dynamics in processes of learning and competence-building at the level of regions, sectors, social groups, institutions and organisations;
• Relate this to issues to competitiveness, regional development and economic and social cohesion;
• Address territorial and organisational configurations affecting the potential of innovation and economic development, including systems and networks of innovation, institutions, sectoral and regional agencies, small and large firms, human and social capital;
• Examine how different arenas for learning and competence building are inter-connected in specific patterns for shaping different national and regional systems, as well as the implications for the EU open process of co-ordination.

Dates: from 01/09/2005 to 30/08/2010 - 5 years

Project Leader: University of Birmingham - Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (UK)

Partners:

• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Grenoble / Grenoble Ecole de Management / Centre TIME (France)
• Montesquieu University Bordeaux IV - IFREDE - GRES (France)
• Social Sciences University of Toulouse I - LEREPS - GRES (France)
• University of Neuchatel - Institute of regional and economic research  (Switzerland)
• Arbeit Institute und Technik im Wissenschaftszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen - Innovative Space (Germany)
• University of Marburg - Institute of Geography (Germany)
• Social Science Research Centre Berlin - Knowledge, Production Systems, and Work (Germany)
• Aalborg University - SPIRIT - Institute of History, International and Social Studies (Denmark)
• Center for Regional and Tourism Research (Denmark)
• Fondazione Rosselli - LEI Laboratory of Economy and Innovation (Italy)
• Ca'Foscari University of Venice - Department of Business Economics and Management (Italy)
• University of Lisbon - Centro de Estudio Geograficos (Portugal)
• University of Nijmegen - Nijmegen Management School (Netherlands)
• Nordic Centre for Spatial Development (Sweden)
• Göteborg University - Human and Economic Geography (Sweden)
• Advantage West Midlands (UK)
• University of Economics, Bratislava - Public Administration and Regional Development (Slovaquia)
• Institute for Economic Research Ljubjana (Slovenia)
• Polish Academy of Sciences - Centre for Industrial Management (Poland)
• Cardiff University - Centre for Advanced Studies and School of Social Sciences (UK)
• University of Rome "Tor Vergata" - Faculty of Economics (Italy)
• Technische Universität München - Political Science (Germany)
• EURADA (Belgium)
• ASTER - Planning and Development (Italy)
• Universitat Autonomia de Barcelona - Institut de Govern i Politiques Publiques (IGOP) (Spain)
• Süleyman Demirei University - Economics and Administrative Sciences (Turkey)
• Styrian Development Agency (Austria)

Financed by: European Commission - FP6 - Integrated Project Priority 7

Keywords: Regional trajectories - Knowledge economy