1st Announcement

Science Based Regional Development

On the economic & cultural benefits
for academic regions

18 & 19 September 2003

Delft

The Netherlands

the role of regional & municipal policy makers

the benefits of Technical Universities

economic and cultural spin-offs

Introduction on the conference

In the past years, the impact of Universities on regional economic development has received growing attention of regional, national and European policymakers. This attention is mainly focuses mainly on the following aspects:

- Spin-out of high tech start-up companies

- Settlement of existing companies in a Technopolis region

- Development of high tech education tracks

- Development of science based incubators

- Co-operation between regional, national & university policymakers

- Attraction of foreign companies and employees

- Cultural aspects

As a main international player, the city of Delft organizes an international conference on policymaking in regions, where Universities are based.

Goal of the conference

The Conference Science Based Regional Development will mainly focus on the role of Universities and the impact they have on the high-tech development of cities and regions. During the Science Based Regional Development conference best practices in policymaking, performance indicators and topics on business incubation will presented by renowned international speakers.

The conference also has a strategic function in itself, which will be fostered by the possibility to launch a new international network on high-tech regional development, mainly dedicated to policy makers of local and regional governments and of universities.

The Technopolicy network will host the different parties, who are involved in the policy making processes around a university.

Organising committee

The organising committee represents the partners who organise and support the conference. Science Alliance invites the speakers and is responsible for the conference management.

R. Satijn City of Delft

C. van Laren Delft Knowledge Based City

M. van Geenhuizen Associate Professor Technical University Delft

H. Rijckenberg Researcher Technical University Delft

A. H. Rijerkerk Director regional affairs, Chamber of Commerce

D. Splinter Project manager Science Alliance

Advisory Committee

The advisory committee will give advice on the program and speakers to the organizing committee on strategy decisions

Prof. Dr. P. Nijkamp Chairman NWO (Dutch National Research council), scientific expert on Regional economics.

Prof. Dr. L. Soete Professor of International Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University.

Ir. M.P. Oosten Vice-mayor Delft Knowledge Based City

Tekstvak: Science based Regional Development

Day 1

Chair Prof. Dr. P. Nijkamp^*, Professor in regional and urban economics and in economic geography at the Free University, Amsterdam, Chairman NOW (Dutch National Research Organization)

9:30 Joint opening

H.M.C.M. van Oorschot, Mayor of the City of Delft & Ir. G.J. van Luijk, Chairman of the board of the TU Delft

Mutual strategy towards a science based regional economy

10:00 Opening speech Chairman

Policy strategies on regional development

10:20 Prof. Dr. M Castells, Professor of Sociology and Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University

10:50 Mauri Pekkarinen Minister of Trade and Industry of Finland, member of the Science and Technology council Finland

Towards a knowledge based society

11:10 Coffee break

Regional policymakers and the role-taking process in Science based development

11:40 Dr. Jürgen Linden Mayor of the city of Aachen

12:00 Prof. Dr. Roberto P. Camagni Professor of Economics and of Urban Economics Politecnico di Milano. Former Head of the Department for Urban Affairs at the Presidency of the Council of ministers

12:30 Prof. Dr. P. Drewe TU Delft

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Break-up Sessions