4th September 2015
The Orkestra researcher Aitziber Elola took part in the working group of experts about sub-national competitiveness (GTECS) attached to the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC).
The meeting took place from 2nd to 4th September last in Buenos Aires, bringing together over 50 specialists. Together they exchanged international experiences about sub-national competitiveness and knowledge about the different methodologies in drawing up reports, measures and agendas about competitiveness on a provincial, state, sub-regional and city level.
Along these lines, Aitziber Elola shared her thoughts about the evolution of cluster policy in the Basque Country at the working meeting about clusters where insight from experiences in Catalonia, Argentina and Mexico was also gained.
About GTECS-RIAC:
The aim of the GTECS of the RIAC is to promote the exchange of knowledge about competitiveness on a sub-national level in order to benefit both the public and private sectors in pursuing public policies concerning economic development and competitiveness.
Orkestra, whose work focuses on research to improve territorial competitiveness, joined the RIAC in 2014. It is thus the first non-American institution to collaborate with the network in the exchange of good practices regarding competitiveness on a regional level between the Americas and Europe.
