The Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-TournaiInnovation Platform

OCTOBER 2011, OPEN DAYS

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The EGTC Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai

1 of the most important European metropolises

2,1 million inhabitants, many of them multi-lingual

5 universities + 1 e-campus

A territory covering 3550 km2

A working population of 900 000

100 million consumers within a 300 km radius

2 airports

2 TGV stations

6 major ports within a 1-hour distance

7 motorways

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And on top of that: 4 Innovation clusters

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Establishment of a single cross-border platformco-ordinated by the EGTC

Joint projects

Funding

Services and knowledge

European and international requests for proposals (RFPs)

HEALTH DESIGN

TEXTILELOGISTICS

ICT

IMAGINGNUTRITION

AGRO

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Double governance

Cluster-related governance Cluster-related governance

To ensure cooperation between the French, Walloon and Flemish regions within individual clusters.

Cross-governance Cross-governance

To provide services of potential use to the clusters and fully suited to the cross-border nature of the projects to be developed.

Uniting the three regions

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Services offered by the platform

• Projects: keeping stock of all joint projects already drafted or actually in place, listing best practices and promoting cross-sector projects

• Funding: Providing information on funding opportunities within the three regions, pinpointing existing gaps and cluster needs, and building cross-border instruments

• Services and knowledge: Providing services, liaising with employment and training agencies and research centres throughout the three regions.

• European requests for proposals (RFPs): Watching out for RFPs, coordinating joint tenders on European and international levels.

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The assets of EGTC support

The EGTC covers all decision-making levels with its multilevel governance structureFrom intermunicipalities to the national level– having access to all decision-making levels is a real asset.

Enhanced international visibility The platform will benefit from Eurometropolis public relations

A privileged link to Europe

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The assets of EGTC support

Coherence and strategy

A number of scattered examples of cooperation already exist. The Eurometropolis is in a position to provide these projects and their owners with a framework and strategy, in particular via “Eurometropolis 2030”

In the framework of the 2014-2020 European programming period, the Eurometropolis is developing its own programme 2014-2020, in which the priorities of the EU 2020 strategy (smart-sustainable-inclusive growth) will be integrated. The innovation platform will be the Eurometropolis’ main focus in the 1st pillar on smart growth.

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INTERREG support

““Invest in Eurometropolis” Invest in Eurometropolis” Tripartite sub-programme

Joint project promoting the EGTC: PR tools and presence at international events aimed at increasing the visibility of the Eurometropolis (international property fairs) and its clusters (cluster-related fairs).

Two projects directly linked to our innovation clusters already up and running

““Tandem” Tandem”

French-Flemish sub-programme

Project for bringing cluster companies and research centres on both sides of the border closer together.

The platform’s vision: to extend the project, turning these French-Flemish partnerships into true three-way partnerships

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Eurometropolis Agency

Casinoplein 10B-8500 Kortrijk

Tel + 32 56 23 11 00Fax + 32 56 23 11 01

Email: wim.dejaeger@eurometropolis.euWebsite : www.eurometropolis.eu