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Cross-border cooperation to promote innovation and business development in the Arctic<\/strong><\/p>\n It is a pleasure to invite you to the side event of the Interreg Nord programme during Arctic Frontiers 2020 \u2013 The power of knowledge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Date: 29th of January 2020, 16.30 \u2013 17.45 (Clarion Hotel The Edge) <\/p>\n Organisers: <\/p>\n\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Description<\/strong> The Arctic 5 Universities and other educational actors have enhanced their ability to work together with the business sector and participate in the European research arena by projects financed by Interreg Nord. The goal is to improve companies\u2019 ability to commercialize innovation by strengthening research, technological development and innovation. Increasing the competitiveness of Arctic SMEs, including the Sami businesses and society, is in the core of the Interreg Nord programme.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Program<\/strong> Keynote speakers \u00a0<\/p>\n Panel discussion (G\u00f6ran Hallin)<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n Final words (Jari Vil\u00e9n)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Registration code: SIDEWED20<\/p>\n
\u2022 Interreg Nord and Troms and Finnmark County Council
\u2022 EU\u2019s Arctic Ambassador<\/p>\n
Arctic Frontiers provides a forum for dialogue and communication between science, government, industry and people in the Arctic. The conference started out in 2006 assembling the first global scientific summit on economic, societal and environmentally sustainable growth in the Arctic region. Arctic Frontiers has a pan-arctic perspective and builds new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups. Participants from more than 35 countries joined the gathering in Troms\u00f8 in January 2019. Don\u2019t miss out, join the next Arctic gathering in Troms\u00f8, 26 – 30 January 2020. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
This side event will share experiences and lessons learnt and discuss the challenges of sustainable business development and innovation in the Arctic. Focus is on how cross-border cooperation can provide better possibilities for sustainable development in a local, regional and Arctic perspective. What can the Interreg Nord programme offer to Arctic businesses and Arctic science community?<\/em>How Arctic cross-border cooperation can link research and innovation environments to develop sustainable business?<\/em><\/p>\n
Welcome and introduction (Anna-Mari Auniola – Interreg expert, Interreg info-point, Regional Council of Lapland)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Introduction to \u201dFuture EU Arctic Policy?\u201d (Ambassador Jari Vil\u00e9n – European Commission – Senior Advisor at IDEA , the in-house think tank of the European Commission)
\u2022 Role of Arctic 5 collaboration in Innovation (Anne Husebekk – Rector of UiT – The Arctic University of Norway)
\u2022 How research collaboration and applied science meet the needs of regional livelihoods in NSPA regions (G\u00f6ran Hallin – Phd. Senior Advisor WSP)<\/p>\n
Interreg Nord \u2013 programme as a tool for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
– All keynote speakers
– Susanne Engstr\u00f6m \u2013 Lule\u00e5 University of Technology, ICNB – project
– Niila Inga \u2013 Saami Council, Filling the EU S\u00e1pmi knowledge gap \u2013 project
– Mika Rantakokko \u2013 University of Oulu, Arctic 5G
Questions & Answers (G\u00f6ran Hallin and Anna-Mari Auniola)<\/p>\n