TARGET Closing Conference

On September 13-14, 2011, the TARGET consortium held the project’s Closing Conference in Jerusalem, Israel. Together with policymakers from across Europe and representatives from the OECD, the results of the project were discussed and disseminated. The results (the toolkit) were received favorably and effective discussions as to future possibilities of using the toolkit on the ground were suggested and presented. Along with the Toolkit itself, the different case studies were also presented and the field tests were discussed. The workshop will be hosted by the Ministry Science and Technology of the State of Israel, the Coordinator of the TARGET Consortium.

Please find the the presentations that were held during these two fascinating days.

Introduction to TARGET project - Dr. Dan Kaufmann (JIIS)  

The TARGET Toolkit - Dr. Michele Mastroeni (UEDIN)

The case of France: Initiating the process of Targeting - Dr. Daniel Vasmant (DGCIS)

Drawbacks of Targeting - Dr. Ken Snowden (Honorary Research Fellow at INNOGEN and Former Director of Life Sciences at Scottish Enterprise)

The Case of North Carolina - Dr. Gil Avnimelech

The Case of Medicon Valley – Dr. Xavier Vance

The Case of Singapore – Mr. Oz Gore

Emerging TARGETING: Parallels & differences between Scotland and Lithuania – Dr. Michele Mastroeni (UEDIN) and Prof. Eugenijus Butkus (CHF)

Emerging TARGETING: Parallels & differences between Galicia (Spain) and Slovenia – Dr. Xavier Vence (USC), Dr. Óscar Rodil (USC) and Ms. Klavdija Uršič (TIA)

The Case of Israel - Mr. Sagi Dagan (Head of the Israeli Targeting Initiative of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister’s Office)

Conclusions of the TARGET Project – Food for Thought – Mr. Mario Cervantes Innovation and Technology Policy (OECD)