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Register now! AGORADA+ DISCUSSES CROATIAN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INTERREGIONAL COOPERATION

Written by Jip Lenssen – Junior Project Officer

 

Within the framework of AGORADA+, one of EURADA’s four main annual events, the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) and the European Commission (EC), in collaboration with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), will organise a Clusters meet Regions workshop to explore how regional development agencies, clusters and other actors could foster stronger collaboration in the implementation of regional and national economic development policies, specifically with the purpose to further promote digital transformation and interregional cooperation in Croatia.

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AGOARADA+

AGOARADA+ is one of EURADA’s four main annual events, which is usually held in autumn in the region of one of the association’s members. During the event, Regional Development Agencies have the opportunity to discuss the issues that concern them most. For the first time since its foundation, all EURADA members in one country will host this year’s event under the leadership of SIMORA – Development Agency of Sisak-Moslavina County. The event is co-organised by DURA – Dubrovnik Development Agency, ZARA – Zagorje Development Agency, the Entrepreneurial Centre of Krapina-Zagorje County, ZADRA NOVA – Zadar County Development Agency, with the support of ZICER – Zagreb Innovation Centre. The event will take place in Zagreb, Croatia on 29 and 30 November 2022. Registration is available here!

AGORADA+ will gather a broad set of representatives from Regional Development Agencies, cluster organisations, national public authorities, companies, the Enterprise Europe Network, and other business support organisations from EU Member States and regions. Furthermore, participation from a wide range of economic development actors is expected, including financial intermediaries, clusters, innovation hubs, industrial associations, investors, business angels, crowdfunding platforms, and others.

Clusters meet Regions

Clusters meet Regions is a selection of workshops organised under the umbrella of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) to facilitate the implementation of good practices where clusters can play an active role in regional economies and are drivers for economic transition, and create and promote collaborations between clusters and regional stakeholders for the industrial development of the regions. EU regions need to be able to be resilient and to compete with other more advanced and emerging economies, especially in light of changing economic and social environments such as the post-Covid-19 economic recovery and the invasion of Ukraine.

The workshop in Croatia will be the fourth out of 15 workshops held between 2022 and 2023. In this edition, the focus will be on the involvement of clusters in regional economic governance, policy design and implementation at regional level. Various sectors such as Health and Welfare, Defence and Tourism will present their respective challenges and incentives for future collaboration. Furthermore, during a pitching session for collaborative opportunities, clusters and regions have the opportunity to present themselves and their collaboration proposals with the purpose to look for new partners for networking. The event will be finalised with a site visit to the Gaming Incubator PISMO in Novska.

For more information about the Clusters meet Regions series, please visit this website. To register for the event, please visit the registration form here. For any other inquiries please contact project coordinator Ivana Rae Almora at irae.almora(at)eurada.org.

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