Quadruple

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Quadruple

• Helix Central Baltic
• www.quadruplehelix.eu

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Partnership

• Lead Partner (LP) Norrtälje Municipality
• P2 Stockholm County administrative board
• P3 BalticFem
• P4 Royal Institute of Technology, Industrial
  Economics and Management (KTH/Indek)
• P5 Åbo Akademi University / IAMSR
• P6 Eurohouse
• P7 Läänemaa Tourism Association
• P8 Foundation Saaremaa University Centre
• Additional partner
• WINNET Europe

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Focus

• Women
• Innovation
• Networking

• Gender Equality
• ICT- solutions
• Clusters

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Quadruple Helix - what does the name stand for?

• Triple Helix University-Industry-Government

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Quadruple Helix

• Adds the civil society to the working model.
• Entrepreneurs, researchers, authorities and civil
  society / NGOs together!
• Four dimensions in both partnership and working
  groups

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4 WD
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Background

• Although the innovation system in Central Baltic
  Region is considered as one of the most advanced
  in Europe it has weaknesses when it comes to the
  involvement of women.
• Therefore Quadruple addresses the need to
  integrate a gender perspective in policies and
  practices for cluster and innovation promotion in
  the Central Baltic Region.

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Objectives

• Strengthen the innovation system in the Central
  Baltic region by increasing participation of
  women in cross-border cluster networking
• The project will design and implement models,
  methods and tools for gender mainstreaming in
  cluster promotion,
• Promote cross-border clusters in the tourism
  sector, involving women entrepreneurs.
• Promote creative connections between the tourism
  sector and research in the field of mobile
  technology.
• Outputs of the projects are for instance test
  programs for mobile technology solutions for the
  tourism sector, a best practice catalogue on
  gender awareness approaches in cluster and
  innovation programs and a Quadruple website and
  community.

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Targets - quantitative

• 3 networks. One for business development in the
  tourism sector in CBR were many women are
  entrepreneurs. One network for policy
  development and one network for developing new
  practices
• 2 toolkits for gender mainstreaming and
  integration of sustainability in cluster programs
  in CBR
• 3 pilot tests of ICT solutions for the tourism
  sector in interaction between Small enterprises
  and researchers

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Targets - qualitiative

• Increased access for SMEs, notably women owned
  businesses, to cross-border clusters and cutting
  edge research
• Increased knowledge and awareness among business
  and tourism actors how to promote gender equal
  cluster networking
• Increased integration of gender and
  sustainability perspectives in entrepreneurship
  and innovation policies

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Clusters

• Clusters are geographic concentrations of
  interconnected companies, specialized suppliers,
  service providers, firms in related industries,
  and associated institutions in particular fields
  that compete but also cooperate.
• Michael E. Porter in On Competition (1998).

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Cluster initiatives

• Cluster initiatives are organised efforts to
  increase the growth and competitiveness of
  clusters within a region, involving cluster
  firms, government and/or the research community.
  
• Örjan Sölvell, Göran Lindqvist Christian Ketels
  in The Cluster Initiative Greenbook (2003).

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Clusters in Quadruple

• In this project we take a cluster initiative,
  when creating a cross border cluster between
  tourism entrepreneurs in Estonia, Finland and
  Sweden.
• But will also influence other cluster initiatives
  and cluster policies in CBR to intergrate a
  gender perspective in their work (policies and
  practicies)

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Search Conference

• We are in the beginning of the project period and
  now seeks your ideas and knowledge to form the
  content of Quadruple.
• Tunnel - start wide today with speakers.
  Tomorrow group discussions that will be narrowed
  down to an Action Plan.
• Objectives
• Seek future plans or visions that are practical
  and can be implemented in the project.
• Outcomes
• The search conference will identify specific
  actions that will be included in an action plan.

• Action plan

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Thank you!