Orkestra Basque Institute of Competitiveness

Action Research, bridging, policy and politics: two new open calls for papers

9th July 2019

These papers will be part of two different special issues of the International Journal of Action Research that will be published due to the celebration of 2020 IJAR Symposium in San Sebastian, organized by Orkestra.

Iván Martén, new chairman of Orkestra

20th June 2019

The Basque Institute of Competitividad (Orkestra) at the University of Deusto appoints new chairman. Iván Martén Uliarte has taken up the position held by Ignacio Mª Echeberría since 2011.

Blog The university as facilitator of competitiveness at the service of inclusive, sustainable wellbeing

Details: 21 June 2019; Mari Jose Aranguren

"Bilbao's smart specialisation can contribute to the territory’s economic transformation"

7th June 2019

“We decided to repeat it because you are an example of what you are doing in the area of innovation and because it shows aspects that we hardly see in Mexico”

April 15th, 2019

Shared interview: Margarita Heredia, Business Liaison Manager at IESDE School of Management, and Eduardo Nava, Information Technology Manager at Volskwagen Mexico

Projects

Crecer+

The only open investment network of a general nature in the Basque Country that can obtain the funding required for start-ups in the local area and other regions. It is formed by over 40 private investors.

Bilbao Next Lab

Bilbao Next Lab is the action research (henceforth AR) laboratory of Bilbao’s smart specialisation strategy. Its goal has been to facilitate, the economic transformation of the city.

Training

MUCI

Deusto Business School Master’s degree in Competitiveness and Innovation. This advanced training to lead organisations and make them competitive is taught exclusively in English.

Personalised Training and Study Trips

This programme is suitable for candidates wishing to develop skills in the fields of study offered by the Institute. The academic-research team adapts course content and methodology to meet the participants’ needs.

Publications

The Basque Country Competitiveness Report 2017

The Competitiveness Report 2017 analyzes the evolution of the region's main competitiveness challenges during the last decade.

Implementing RIS3: The Case of the Basque Country

This report gets into the heart of the processes that are underway in the Basque Country as it seeks to move from the design to the implementation of its RIS3.