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The Urban Industry 4.0 Talent Ecosystem: Seven Challenges

In many European cities, manufacturing industries are still important drivers of their economy. But the sector is in a process of transformation, under the influence of new technologies (robotisation, digitalization, new materials) and the urge to produce in a sustainable…
25/02/2022Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Developing smart city solutions using the Innovation Partnership method: how does it work? Lessons from Växjö

How can cities speed up innovation by working in new ways with companies? The Swedish city of Växjö has embraced the Innovation Partnership model to co-develop smart city solutions with suppliers, and has so far already learned many lessons that…
25/02/2022Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Handbook for City-University Cooperation

  Worldwide, there is a growing recognition that strategic partnering between cities and universities can bring substantial benefits for both sides. The big question is how to organize such partnerships successfully. This new handbook offers insights, best practices and advice…
25/02/2022Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations, Home

Smart Specialisation: a promising policy perspective for the Ruhr area?

Smart specialisation has been the dominant concept underpinning the EUs regional innovation policy in recent years. In the last programming period of European structural funding, having a smart specialisation strategy was an ex-ante condition for ERDF funding. In the next…
28/11/2021Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Digital innovations for Växjö: some first results and challenges of the DIACCESS project

If a soccer field is covered with a thick layer of snow, it’s better to close it for use or remove the snow; otherwise the field gets broken and repairing costs a lot of public money. But how can the…
28/11/2021Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Boosting the competitiveness of manufacturing industries: what other cities can learn from Bilbao

Manufacturing industries are still the beating heart of many European industrial city regions. But global competition is tough, and traditional business practices are under fire, challenged by digitalization. How can cities best deal with the challenges of the quite disruptive…
28/11/2021Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Scientific publications

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13/08/2019Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Presentation: City-university partnerships in Europe & suggestions for Heidelberg

Presentation (pdf) held in Heidelberg for a high level conference on city-university collaboration Presentation Heidelberg…
13/08/2019Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: International talent management practices in medium-sized university cities

This UrbanIQ report discusses international talent management programmes in medium sized cities, based on a number of European case studies. It also contains a talent management checklist for cities, universities and companies. Download it here (pdf): International Talent Management report …
13/08/2019Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations, Home

Report: Jobs and skills in the local economy

How can cities prepare themselves for the economy of tomorrow? This report contains lessons learnt from Bilbao, Madrid, Milan and Rotterdam, that all participate in the EU programme Urban Innovative Actions. It focuses on four topics: -industry co-operation to support…
15/08/2018Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Article: Universitäten sind die neuen wirtschaftlichen Antriebsmaschinen der Stadt

Universitäten sind Magneten für Studenten, Doktoranden, Professoren – und große Unternehmen. Während einige Städte dadurch einen Wachstumsschub erleben, versuchen andere durch eine Hochschulneugründung nicht den Anschluss zu verlieren. Eins haben jedoch alle Wissensstädte gemeinsam: Die Gefahr, in eine Parallelgesellschaft aus…
14/08/2018Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Article: Smaller university cities, lost in globalisation or hidden gems?

In the international race to attract talent, big and attractive cities seem te be reaping the greatest rewards. But what is the future for smaller university cities? This article (pdf) explores some trends and innovative responses.…
02/10/2015Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Guide: Cluster management for cities, What, why and how? Theory, best practice and self-assessment

This report is used by UrbanIQ to coach cluster managers. It helps them to take a step back from their hectic daily work and reflect on their own cluster management practice. It provides a framework to think about “how to…
02/10/2015Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Video: Speech on Science parks, campuses and other knowledge locations

Here is a speech by Willem van Winden about science parks, campuses and other knowledge locations. Trends, developments, concepts and management challenges. It was recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland, where a new science park is being planned.…
02/08/2015Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Promoting New Urban Economies

How can European cities develop their economy? What new and innovative approaches do we see? And what are the pitfalls? These and other questions are addressed in this new publication, a special edition about “New urban economies”. It contains articles…
02/04/2015Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: City & University, a symphony for progress

How can university and city administration co-create the city? Where do their interests meet and diverge, and what is needed to exploit synergies? This report explores the potential for co-creation in five domains: urban economic development, internationalisation, urban attractiveness &…
02/08/2014Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Managing synergies in knowledge hotspots

Science parks, high tech campuses, and all sorts of “valleys”: they are developed everywhere. Their developers claim to create “innovation synergies” that speed up innovation in such places. But do they, and how? In this paper, we discuss how…
02/08/2013Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Article: Stadtplanung für Innovationen? Trends und Dilemmata (in German)

Fostering innovative business has become the holy grail for economic policymakers and planners in cities. But how to do it? A number of difficult questions arise, such as: What (hard and soft) location factors matter for innovative firms, and in…
02/08/2013Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Connecting city & University. Some recommendations for Linkoping

In Linkoping (Sweden), city & university are two worlds apart. Or not? In this short report, you find a new perspective on Linkoping’s knowledge economy, co-created by members of the EUniverCities network #urbact # EUniverCities…
02/08/2013Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Science & the city economy. An analysis of Magdeburg, Germany

How and to what extent can universities and research institutes contribute to a structural improvement of the urban/regional economy? This is a question for many cities in Europe. This report discusses the dilemma’s, challenges and policy responses in Magdeburg, a…
02/03/2013Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: The Innovation Performance of Regions: Concepts and Cases

The Skolkovo Foundation (Russia) is developing a new science&innovation city near Moscow. Is it possible to create a self-sustaining ecosystem that attracts and retains high-potential firms and talented people, and at the same time facilitates innovation through knowledge spillovers? To…
02/11/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Book: Creating Knowledge Locations in Cities: Innovation and Integration Challenges

This book -published with Routlegde, London- deals with the question how cities can successfully develop “knowledge locations” (science parks, knowledge quarters etc.), to promote innovation and make the city more attractive. Many cities invest in such areas, but there are…
02/11/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Chapter: Delivering sustainable urban solutions: A new chapter of corporate involvement in urban management

Cities all over the world dedicate efforts to become more “sustainable”. New solutions are being developed and implemented to achieve these ambitions. Typically, these solutions are shaped in a complex interplay between companies that develop and sell the technologies, city…
02/08/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Managing areas for innovation

Here is a presentation presented at the Regional Studies Association conference in Delft, 15 May 2012. It is about the management of knowledge hotspots such as campuses, science quarters and creative quarters.…
02/08/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Skolkovo innovation city? Analysing innovation ecosystems

This prezi gives a brief overview of our approach in the comparative study on innovation ecosystems. We presented in in Moscow in March 2012.…
02/03/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: Creative hotspots in Cities

Check this prezi about creative urban hotspots. It was presented during a conference in Porto on creative entrepreneurship, organized by the Serralves Foundation, 14 February 2012  …
02/03/2012Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Report: City-University co-operation to the next level

City and university are “co-producers” of the urban knowledge economy. The future of any university city depends to an increasing extent on the fruitful and sustainable co-operation between the two sides, in a number of fields. In this study, we…
02/08/2011Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Creating knowledge hotspots in the city: A handbook. Practical guidelines for developing campuses, science quarters, creative districts and other knowledge hotspots

This handbook contains a number of case studies and useful lessons for developers of knowledge hotspots.…
02/04/2011Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

A technology park for Bialystok, Poland

Białystok, with a population of almost 300,000 is a city located in northeastern Poland. It is the administrative, economic, and academic centre of the Podlaskie region. The city has concrete plans to develop a science park, in order to promote…
02/11/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Urban Hotspot 2.0: Integrating knowledge locations in the urban fabric

Cities all over Europe are developing ‘knowledge hotspots’: science parks, technology parks, creative districts, design quarters etc. Well-known examples are the Cambridge Science Park,Barcelona’s @22 district, or Helsinki’s Arabianranta area. Increasingly, such hotspots are being developed inside the city rather…
02/10/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

New campus in Aachen

This short report gives an overview of Aachen’s ambitious and quite innovative campus development. It is based on a study trip and discussions with people ‘on the ground’.…
02/09/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

What role for manufacturing industries in the urban knowledge economy?

The share of manufacturing in many cities has declined dramatically. A growing number of policymakers (including US president Obama) are deeply worried about this, and design policies to revitalise these industries. But is de-industrialisation a problem? And how does manufacturing…
02/08/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Knowledge cities in crisis

How does the economic crisis affect the development of cities towards ‘knowledge cities’? This paper discusses the impact of the crisis on the knowledge economy in general, and the development of new ‘science districts’ in particular. Download the Hot topic …
02/08/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

A creative future for Halle, Germany

We were in Halle -a beautiful central German town- to advice the city on the development of its creative industry. The city intends to redevelop a central district into a ‘creative quarter’. During a three-day implementation lab, we learned more…
02/07/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Illustrated booklet on Knowledge Hotspots

Together with RDH Architects, UrbanIQ produced a nicely illustrated booklet on Urban Knowledge Hotspots and how to develop them. It contains a ‘checklist’, and case studies on Eindhoven, Helsinki, Dublin, and Magdeburg. Check it out here.…
02/04/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

A smarter future for Piraeus, Greece

This paper contains an analysis of the economy of Piraeus, the main port city of Greece, and develops a proposition to achieve a knowledge based urban economy. It was the result of an ‘implementation lab’ held in Piraeus in early…
02/04/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Knowledge and the European city

Willem van Winden published a new paper in an international journal. It discusses and illustrates the ‘knowledge turn’ in urban policy across Europe. We identify four manifestations of it: 1) widespread efforts to lure knowledge workers; 2) a growing involvement…
02/03/2010Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

An analysis of the knowledge economy of Manresa and its Parc Central project

The city of Manresa (73,000 inhabitants) is located in central Catalonia, Spain, at some 70Km from Barcelona. One of the cities’ key ambitions is to strengthen knowledge-based economic activity in the city, in order to modernise its industrial base and…
02/11/2009Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Creating liveliness and diversity in science locations? Trends and examples

This paper discusses the growing importance of liveliness and diversity for science locations in cities. We discuss the new demands on working locations, and the consequences for science parks and other ‘knowledge areas’, and illustrate this by a number of…
02/08/2009Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Community participation in economic development projects: the case of Newcastle’s ‘Science Central’

This paper focuses on community involvement in the planning of knowledge-based urban projects, using the Science Central plan of Newcastle (UK) as an illustration.…
02/07/2009Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Urban governance in the knowledge-based economy: Challenges for different city types

This paper discusses the governance of cities in the knowledge economy, and defines some key policy challenges for various city types and for national governments.…
02/01/2009Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Creating environments for working in the knowledge economy: experiences from the Netherlands

In this paper we explore the development of territorial concepts aimed at knowledge diffusion, focusing on the question when and how ‘knowledge parks’ can be effectively organised.…
02/06/2008Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations

Cities in the knowledge economy: a typology

This paper discusses the shift towards a knowledge-based economy in different types of European city, and derives policy conclusions for local and national governments. An integrative frame of analysis is developed and applied to a number of cities in north-west…
02/02/2008Willem van WindenAll publications/presentations