Position Paper Regional Networks and Automotive Industry Reha
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Position Paper: Regional Networks and Automotive Industry Reha Tözün Stuttgart Region Economic Development Cooperation
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Knowledge, the only meaningful resource • Economies of knowledge and economies of speed • There goes economies of scale out of the window? (no, not really) • Yet, the message is written on the wall: – Be more innovative (and be faster doing it)!
It takes (at least) two to innovate • Innovation through networks: Is there any other option?
The regional perspective • Innovation has a regional dimension • Regional networking and support organizations, cluster managers, regional development organizations… • Best-placed to identify and react on local challenges and potentials • Business development, cooperation and learning effects: “helping regions to help themselves”
The supra-regional dimension • European regions need to operate in networks, too • Complementarities, learning through reflection, learning from success stories (also from not so successful ones), easing the way of business networks… • Through AUTREG: – Virtual reality and cooperative engineering • Virtual Dimension Centre of Stuttgart Region • VISIO Concept of Montbeliard – Intelligent and sustainable energy • Ghent • Luton
The EU-Dimension • European Globalization Adjustment Fund • Interreg III-IV-… • Regions of Knowledge in the Capacities Programme of FP 7 • Innova
European Automotive Strategy Network • Opportunities to improve cooperation across Europe by devising sector specific networks • European Automotive Strategy Network (EASN) – – TCAS, Be. LCAR, Network of Automotive Regions, NEAC, I-CAR-O Painting a big picture that does not renounce regional specificities • A long-term platform for European automotive regions • Open invitation for European Commission for discussion to co-establish the means of dialogue and cooperation with this new, progressive initiative.
Reha Tözün Stuttgart Region Economic Development Cooperation reha. toezuen@region-stuttgart. de
