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New member Saxony joined the Vanguard Initiative
16.03.2015
Saxon State Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport Martin Dulig officially signed the Milan Declaration at the event ´Advancing Europe´s Industry – The Role of the Key Enabling Technology Advanced Manufacturing´ in Saxony's Liaison Office Brussels on February 24th. Mr. Esa Halme, Region Mayor of Tampere Region (Finland) and currently chair of the Vanguard Initiative officially represented the Vanguard Initiative. 90 participants attended the event and signing of the declaration.
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The two first Polish members of the Vanguard Initiative have joined forces to organise an information conference in Katowice
03.03.2015
On Monday 23 February, Vanguard Initiative and European Commission (EC) representatives encountered stakeholders from business, innovation sector and local administration from Southern Poland regions. The announced goal of the conference was to foster more interest from regional partners for the VI activities.

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Updated concept note 'Advanced Manufacturing for Energy Related Applications in Harsh Environments' now available
28.01.2015
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Political representatives of the VI-regions renewed their commitments in Milan
13.11.2014
The political representatives of the 21 VI - regions signed the Milan Declaration at the Annual Meeting on 13 November in Milan. This Declaration renews the political commitment to collaboration, co-creation and co-investment in projects across not only member regions, but also with anyone who has the relevant expertise and specialism to develop European value chains in priority areas.

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VI Policy Experts discuss the future EU Cluster Policy for Growth
20.10.2014
The Vanguard Initiative organised a workshop dedicated to the European Cluster Policy, just before the fourth European Cluster Conference being held in Brussels.

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Vanguard Initiative meets the European Parliament to foster Industrial Policies in Europe
08.10.2014
Representatives of the Vanguard Initiative’s Regions met several MEPs for a fruitful discussion on industrial policy.

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Upcoming event: Political leaders of the Vanguard Initiative renew their commitments to growth through smart specialisation
16.09.2014
The political representatives of the 18 Vanguard Initiative - regions and of the three regions that are in the process of joining the initiative, will reconfirm their commitment on 13 November in Milan. A renewed policy declaration (The Milan Declaration) that sets out the ambitions and next steps for the VI will then be signed.

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Join forces with the Vanguard Initiative to promote regional strengths in Advanced Manufacturing
31.07.2014
The VI - regions have now established 3 pilot lines of activity where the VI is seeking to develop pan-EU projects of scale, joining efforts with regions who share similar ambitions. This is a next step in the development of an evidence base to support the Commission in the development of Smart Specialisation Platforms in key growth areas.

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Conclusions and pictures of the High-Level Vanguard Initiative Meeting in Skåne are now available
18.06.2014
Political representatives and experts from member regions, together with representatives from the European Commission, discussed during the Vanguard Initiative’s second high-level meeting in Skåne how the Initiative could best contribute to the future European policy agenda on innovation. Conclusions from this discussion are now available!

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Workshop: Validation of the Scoping Paper SSP ADMA
15.05.2014
Following the highly successful workshop of 18 March involving Advanced Manufacturing experts from the Vanguard Initiative (VI) Regions to discuss with the European Commission the development of a Smart Specialisation Platform for Advanced Manufacturing (SSP ADMA), the VI regions are organising a follow-up workshop on May 15 to discuss and validate the findings from the scoping study on Advanced Manufacturing activity across the VI regions and to agree next steps in developing a Smart Specialisation Platform in Advanced Manufacturing.

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