Slovenian cluster and innovation system

SLOVENIAN CLUSTER AND INNOVATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Representatives:		Mateja Mesl, State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy, Slovenia Michael Best, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA John Hagard, Swedish Ambassador in Slovenia Milanka Jakopic, Economic Counsellor, Slovenian Embassy, Stockholm Göran Lindqvist, CIND - Centre for Research on Innovation and Industrial, University of Uppsala Lars Eklund, Director of Division, VINNOVA Suzanne Håkansson, Deputy Director, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communication, Sweden
Facilitators:		Michael Best, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA michaelhbest @ comcast.net Lars Eklund, Director of Divison, Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, Sweden lars.eklund @ vinnova.se
Conclusions:		Michael Best, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Key issues: The national background and the transition, the story and update of the initiative told by the initiators, the new challenges, the next steps. Executive summary PDF