Colloque international du CEFRIO Villes, régions et territoires innovants

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The Honorary Co-Chair

Nathalie Normandeau
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Regions

A Word from the Honorary Co-chair

The Honorary Co-Chair

Louis L. Roquet
President and COO
Desjardins capital de risque

A Word from the Honorary Co-chair

How to promote the development of cities and regions in Quebec?
Unique experiences from creative cities and territories!
IT use has become crucial and inescapable on the path to greater prosperity and improved quality of life. Communities using IT as a strategic leveraging tool to promote and support innovation have gained much benefits in terms of social and economic development: improved services to citizens and businesses; implementation of SME networks facilitating partnerships to meet market and decision-makers requirements; development and promotion of regional, territorial or urban social and economic assets; enhanced dynamism of community life; implementation of a “direct democracy” where community members are more easily involved in the decision making process; etc.

In an attempt to introduce you to proven approaches and methods in local development, the CEFRIO will bring together recognized experts from Quebec, Canada, the United-States and Europe who will explain how communities may benefit from better use of IT and the Internet. They will present model cases of creative cities, regions and territories which are standing out as a result of the various opportunities brought about by new technologies.

Why take part in this Symposium?

To learn more on the most promising regional development strategies developed in Quebec and abroad, and on the barriers to their implementation;
To gain a better understanding of the upcoming key challenges for regions and cites to stand out in an increasingly competitive environment;
To discover how, according to the OECD, IT and the Internet now allow to let go of conventional defensive strategies and take a resolutely offensive approach;
To realize that e-business pays off, not only for businesses in major cities, but also regionally;
To have an opportunity to discuss practices from regional development experts facing similar problems as yours;
To get answers to the following questions :

What are the ins and outs of relocating activities regionally?
Why and how to turn a city into a creative city?
How to strengthen a region’s attractiveness for tourism?

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