OPEN DAYS 2011 LOCAL EVENTS COUNTRY LEAFLET. Nova Gorica Slovenia West Slovenia SLOVENIA

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1 OPEN DAYS 2011 LOCAL EVENTS COUNTRY LEAFLET Ljubljana Maribor Nova Gorica Slovenia West Slovenia SLOVENIA

2 INDEX I. Regional Partnerships Official Partners of the OPEN DAYS 2011 Ljubljana... 3 Maribor... 4 Nova Gorica... 5 Slovenia... 6 West Slovenia

3 I. Regional Partnerships Official Partners of the OPEN DAYS 2011 Ljubljana (Creative cities for an Innovative Europe) "Stimulating Post-industrial Economy Locally - Creative industries potentials" 26 October 2011 Ljubljana Geography matters Presentations and round table Organisers: Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region (RDA LUR) Chair: Presentations: Lilijana Madjar MA, Director of Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region Round table: Aidan Cerar, Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region Speakers: Jane Chadwick, project manager, Science Gallery Dublin Robert Klun, board president - The Designers Society of Slovenia (DSS) Pilvi Kolk, deputy director, Science Centre AHHAA Foundation, Tartu Miha Kos PhD., director of Hiša eksperimentov (House of Experiments) Nika Murovec PhD., researcher, Institute for Economic Research Marko Peterlin MSc, director, Institute for Spatial Policies (IPoP) Carlo Vuijlsteke, Project Manager, Flanders District of Creativity vzw In the Local Event in Ljubljana the role of creative economy in relation to post industrial society will be discussed. The discussion will also focus on issues such as clustering, education, potentials and mapping. These concepts will be related to creative economy with an aim to focus on the stimulation of creative economy at the local and regional level. Therefore the local event will consist of presentations and a discussion. In the presentations the creative economy as an emerging economic sector will be presented from the transnational, national and regional point of view. In the second part of the event, the creative industries will be discussed in the round table. The main focus of the round table will be clustering among the creative enterprises, individuals and other stakeholders from public and private sector. The concept of the creative industries embraces several sub- branches and in Ljubljana there will be an emphasis on design as a domain included in the creative industries. Target groups of participants: Representatives from the universities, local (municipal) and national authorities, policy makers, representatives of the creative sector, representatives of student initiatives etc.. 3

4 Maribor (European Capitals of Culture) "Cultural and Creative Industries in the region" 21 October 2011 Maribor Europe 2020 Lecture & workshops Organisers: Public Institute Maribor 2012 Chair: Moderator: Nataša Kos, MA, Deputy Programme Director for International Cooperation Speakers: Main speaker: Mr Mihael Kline, PhD, Professor at the Faculty for Social Sciences of University of Ljubljana, Department for Marketing and PR Speakers: Mrs Suzana Žilič Fišer, PhD, Director General of the Public Institut Maribor 2012, Mrs Lilijana Stepančič, Advisor to the Programme Director of Maribor 2012 for Fine Arts Maribor s local event will focus on how Maribor and the east cohesion region is increasing the role of cultural and creative industries as conduits of innovation for the cities and the region that has been further recognized at EU level. The lecture will showcase some examples of regional projects and initiatives that are tackling key European challenges, sharing best practice and improving local service delivery. This one-day event will involve the students from various faculties in Maribor (Economic Faculty, Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science etc.) in workshops, learning from examples of functioning incubators from throughout Europe, their models and impacts on cities. We will look at successful projects and opportunities to learn from partners from other European countries. The event will highlight the examples of European cities which used culture and creativity as a basis for their development. It will also create a space for discussion and cooperation among the participating partners to serve as a basis for development of new projects. The event will be aimed at linking the local players in the areas of creativity and innovations with representatives of universities, local politicians, social partners, non-governmental organisations and small and medium enterprises. Target groups of participants: Students and professors from the University of Maribor, voluntary and community sector, local authorities, non-governmental organisations, small and medium enterprises, specialist in the area.. More information:

5 Nova Gorica (Convergence Regions on the Way to Cohesion) "Crossborder Cooperation Programme Slovenia-Italy " Better Delivery 27 September 2011 Nova Gorica Presentation of projects Organisers: Europe Direct Nova Gorica/ Regional Development Agency of Northern Primorska Nova Gorica City Municipality of Nova Gorica (MONG), Slovenija Chair : Morning session: Mr. Črtomir Špacapan, Director of RDA North Primorska Speakers: Representative of SVLR Mr. Črtomir Špacapan, Director of RDA North Primorska Mr. Matej Arčon, Mayor, MONG Mrs. Tatjana Gregorčič, Department for Economy and Small Business, MONG The local event in Nova Gorica will be organised in form of presentation of cross border, transnational and interregional co-operation projects involving local project partners. Main objective of the cooperation is transfer of knowledge, transfer of good practices to partner countries and dissemination of project results. We will outline and present some of the successful projects and project ideas and discuss opportunities for new projects. We will also outline the Volunteer theme (2011- European year of Volunteering) and its importance for establishing mutual cultural and social space. We will discuss about Nova Gorica as the city with geostrategic position on the border with Italy as well as on crossings of important traffic ways from western to eastern and south-eastern Europe. The event will be aimed at local authorities, the regional development agencies, social partners, volunteer organisations, non-governmental organisations, project partners and general public from both sides of the border. The content of the event will be designed to engage the audience including people who have little or no previous experience in European projects and funding, in order to raise awareness of the opportunities available. Target groups of participants: Local authorities, project partners, NGOs, universities, SMEs, general public. More information:

6 Slovenia (Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion) "Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion: a New Framework for Cross Border Cooperation" 18 October 2011 Ljubljana Geography matters Seminar Organisers: Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chair : Morning session: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RS, DG Regional Policy, Territorial Cooperation Afternoon session: representatives of partner regions. Speakers: Dragoljuba Benčina, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia Gian Mario SPACCA, Marche Region president Enrico COCCHI, Emilia-Romagna Region Miloš SIMONOVIĆ, City of Niš Dobrica MILOVANOVIC, City of Kragujevac Antonio SORGI, Abruzzo Region Zeljka CVIJANOVIC, Republika Srpska Francesco COCCO, Molise Region Nikola DOBROSLAVIC, Dubrovnik-Neretva Region Oriano OTOčAN, Region of Istria GREGOR KRAJC, Republic of Slovenia Deputy Director General for European Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sevkija OKERIC, Director, Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency (SERDA), Sarajevo Canton and Hercegovačko-Neretvanska Canton tbc Zarko PAVICEVIC, Montenegro As a follow-up of the workshop held in Brussels during the Open Days 2011, the seminar will focus, on one hand, on the Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion and on common challenges and opportunity linked to EU Enlargement identifying shared strategies and policies and a new model of governance for a better and more sustainable development and a common regional policy. New future challenges such as climate change, globalisation and economic and social integration have to be commonly addressed by regions and cities in this area. Regional and local governments are important facilitators, able to mobilise people and ideas in a single and integrated effort and they will be the actors of this bottom-up approach aiming at the creation of a Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion. On the other hand it will focus on the Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion and on successful cooperation and projects presented by the partner regions and local authorities to show how a shared strategy can better manage common future challenges in a mature area where existing networks e.g. the Forum of Universities UNIADRION, the Forum of Adriatic-Ionian Chambers of Commerce and others already cooperate to face the main common issues requiring a macroregional approach in order to foster integration towards a successful future enlargement. 6

7 Target groups of participants: Representatives from the national, regional and local authorities as well as different stakeholders from the civil society. More information: 7

8 West Slovenia (Alps-Adriatic Regions & Universities 4 Knowledge Society) "Developing Knowledge Economy through Business-Academia partnerships" 4 November 2011 Ljubljana Geography matters Workshop Organisers: University of Ljubljana Chair : Dr. Stane Pejovnik, Rector of the Univeristy of Ljubljana Ms Katja Cerjak, Head, Office of International Relations Speakers: Dr. Stane Pejovnik, Rector of the Univeristy of Ljubljana Jadran Lenarčic, Director, Jozef Stefan Institute (IJS), Ljubljana Dr. Joze Gricar, University of Maribor Dr. Vito Turk, Deputy Director, IJS Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Board Member of SBRA Roman Glaser, President of the Board, Perutnina Ptuj, d.d.,ptuj Dr. Boris Cizelj, KEN Chair and President of the SBRA Board Iztok Lesjak, Director, Ljubljana Technologic Park Representative of the Ministry for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ljubljana Representative of the European Commission, Brussels European universities and other research institutions are realizing their changing role in the globalized economy and have undertaken interesting initiatives. They realize that they are no longer simply providing the local area with graduates but that they find themselves competing on a global scale for students, researchers and industrial partners. In turn, they will need to open up to business and international collaboration, which may also help leverage new funds Sharing knowledge in particular through R&D collaborations with business while a potential source of income for research institutions may well give an important boost to both quantity and quality of the research undertaken. The local event of the Open Days 2011 will raise awareness of the external factors that can stimulate the best results of this collaboration process. The prevalent innovation policies in a given region, the commitment of the financial system and the culture of entrepreneurship will all exert an influence on the success of the partnership. Shared programmes involving industry and financial organisations allow greater control over these external factors and can therefore improve the results obtained. Collaboration can contribute to the regional development through smart utilization of available knowledge and skills on both sides. 8

9 Target groups of participants: Representatives from the region s universities, business sector, regional and local authorities, representatives from R&D institutions or departments, SME support organisations. More information: University of Ljubljana Jozef Stefan Institute Ministry for Higher Education, Science and Technology Ljubljana Technologic park : EU2020 Strategy : Knowledge Economy Network, Brussels : 9