EU-Japan Clusters & Regions/Prefectures Cooperation

Conference on 27-29 April 2020 - European Parliament, Strasbourg (France)

[EVENT CANCELLATION]
Due to the #Covid_19 outbreak, we regret to inform you that the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Conference at the European Parliament on 27-29 April has been cancelled.

Objective

The event is an opportunity to mobilise, inform and guide European and Japanese prefectures, regions and clusters towards more and better cooperation, find the relevant partners they need and learn about EU and Japan instruments available. In addition, the event will also include EU-Japan clusters/regions/prefectures collaboration with their counterparts in some third countries in Africa and in South East Asia.

Outline

27 April : Policy learning with an overview of the policies and programmes in Europe and in Japan towards industrial and economic development of clusters, European regions and Japanese prefectures. Particular attention will be given to maximize benefits from the EU-Japan EPA1, SPA2 and the Connectivity Partnership3 between the EU and Japan.
28 April : Presentation (pitches) of - and face-to-face meetings (matchmaking) between - EU and Japanese regions, prefectures and clusters towards increasing their visibility, promoting cooperation, building partnership, attracting investment, and ensuring people mobility in the key sectors of biotechnology, agri-food, circular economy/environmental technologies, digital industries and sustainable tourism.
29 April : Site visits and experience on the ground from successful clusters and regions in / near Strasbourg such as Biovalley cluster, pôle Fibres-Energivie etc.

Organised in cooperation with :

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (co-managed by DG GROW and METI)
EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk (CEEJA with the Iwate and Gifu prefectures)
European Cluster Cooperation Platform