Advancing Innovation in ECA 2008: Role of Business Incubators in Innovation Development in Small and Medium Sized Towns

International Conference and Workshop (Tambov, Russia: 09 – 11 October 2008)

Economic growth and social wealth in the Eastern European and Central Asian region increasingly depends on the ability to foster economic and social development and innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas. Small and medium sized towns become increasingly interesting for investors and innovative entrepreneurs. Business incubators and other business development instruments together with the government play a key role in this process. Sharing international experiences about innovation development in small and medium sized towns is the objective of this conference. In brief:

 

 

• Meet with Russian and international experts: Three days international conference
• Tambov (Russian Federation), October 09-11, 2008
• Key topics: Commercial and social innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas, role of regional economic development policies, business incubators, technology parks and transfer centers and services and other business and innovation development instruments
• Organized by the ecabit Eastern European and Central Asian network of business incubators and technology
• Supported by the World Bank’s infoDev program, iDisc global incubator expert information platform, VTB Bank 24, the Government of Tambov region (Russian Federation), and other partners

 

 

Contact:

 

• Russia: Olga Lapteva, Tambov Regional Centre for Management and Culture, Russian Federation, e-mail: conus2004(at)mail.ru, phone: + 7 4752 796834 or +7 909 232 7667
• Bulgaria: Todor Yalamov, ARC Fund Sofia, Bulgaria: todor.yalamov(at)online.bg
• infoDev (World Bank): Stefan Schandera, s.schandera(at)schandera.de

 

Links:

 

• Registration and Agenda: www.innovationeca2008.org
• Bank VTB24: www.vtb24.ru
• iDisc: www.idisc.net
• Tambov Regional Centre for Management and Culture: http://www.rcmc-tambov.ru/
• ARC Fund Sofia, Bulgaria: http://www.arc.online.bg/

 

 

Information materials:

Please download the pre-announcement information sheet here:  

ecabit_-regional-workshop-2008_pre-announcement-may-2008_en.pdf

 

About Advancing Innovation in ECA

 

Advancing Innovation in ECA 2008 is the second regional conference of the ECAbit network, and follows Advancing Innovation in ECA 2007, which was dedicated to the Role of Business Incubators and Technology Parks in Regional and National Innovation Cluster policies. URL of Advancing Innovation in ECA 2007: http://www.innovationeca2007.org

 

More specific information on the agenda, registration fees, how to become a speaker or how to register will follow soon. We are looking forward to meeting you in Tambov!