The EPISIS second conference will address the potential of service innovation as a driver for value creation in Europe. All European countries have experienced rapid growth in the service industries and have become service and knowledge economies during the last decades.

In order to reach the full value potential of service innovation, for the benefit of companies all over Europe, it is important to have the right policy instruments to promote service innovation. Although our understanding of the characteristics of the service sector may be much better today than it was a decade ago, further knowledge is needed. It is important to know best practices in the support for service innovation at both regional and national level so that service innovation can be a driver of value creation.

Despite that service innovation is of importance in innovation policy in all European countries, relative few policy makers around Europe work strategically on promoting service innovation through their innovation policy.

The aim of the 2nd EPISIS Conference is to contribute to a better understanding of service innovation policy and to provide policy makers with more knowledge on service innovation as a driver for value creation. The conference will be build on the newest theory and policies on service innovation, company cases and best practice in policy making from all over Europe.

At the conference you will have the opportunity to:

• Meet and share experiences with the best policy makers on service innovation in Europe
• Discuss current issues of service innovation, for example:
  • How can service innovation promote value creation?
  • How is service innovation linked to economic growth in advanced economies?
  • How can a more effective service innovation policy accelerate value creation?
  • How is service innovation policy implemented in different European countries?
  • How can service innovation be the solution of wider societal challenges such as the ageing population, welfare services under pressure, climate change and sustainable growth?
  • What are the main challenges of establishing specific service innovation instruments and strategies?
  • How can the impact of service innovation policy be measured?
• Get inspiration from best practices from all over Europe

The EPISIS conference is followed by the RESER conference - "Productivity of Services Next Gen" addressing service productivity from a multidimensional perspective. Visit http://www.reser.net/CONFERENCE_r4.html to learn more.

For further information please visit the conference website: EPISIS CONFERENCE.

Date:
From: 6 September 2011
To: 7 September 2011