{"id":11043,"date":"2026-04-22T06:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/?p=11043"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:53:52","slug":"ier-na-delavnici-trakr-v-neuchatelu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/ier-na-delavnici-trakr-v-neuchatelu\/","title":{"rendered":"IER at the TRAKR workshop in Neuch\u00e2tel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 16 and 17 April 2026, representatives from the Institute for Economic Research attended a TRAKR network workshop in Neuch\u00e2tel, Switzerland. The network operates as part of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionalstudies.org\/network\/transformative-knowledge-regions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The RSA Research Network on Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR)<\/a><\/em>initiative, which is supported by the Regional Studies Association (RSA) and explores the transition from \u201cknowledge-based\u201d to \u201ctransformative knowledge regions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The workshop, titled <em> 'The Policy Dimensions of Transformative Knowledge Regions' <\/em>, aimed to explore the role of policy in transforming regional knowledge ecosystems within the context of sustainable transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The programme included presentations of research papers, as well as discussions between partners and associated experts. Particular emphasis was placed on policies and their impact on transformative processes in the regions. During the third session, Dr Damjan Kava\u0161 presented the paper <em> TRAKR and the reorientation of regional policy <\/em>, which addressed the implications for regional policy formulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this was one of the TRAKR network\u2019s final meetings, much of the discussion focused on future collaboration. Participants emphasised the importance of maintaining and building on the professional connections that have been established to develop future joint research contributions and project proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation in the workshop strengthened the institute\u2019s international presence further and contributed to the exchange of knowledge in the fields of regional policies and transformative innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a21f4bd78db3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21f4bd8a523&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21f4bd8a523\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" 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Mre\u017ea deluje v okviru pobude The RSA Research Network on Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR), ki jo podpira Regional Studies Association (RSA) in raziskuje prehod iz \u00bbna znanju temelje\u010dih\u00ab v \u00bbtransformativne regije znanja\u00ab. Delavnica z naslovom The Policy Dimensions of Transformative Knowledge Regions je bila namenjena razpravi o vlogi politik pri preoblikovanju regionalnih ekosistemov znanja v kontekstu trajnostnih prehodov. Program je vklju\u010deval predstavitve raziskovalnih prispevkov ter razprave med partnerji in pridru\u017eenimi strokovnjaki. Poseben poudarek je bil na politikah in njihovem vplivu na transformativne procese v regijah. V okviru tretje sekcije je dr. Damjan Kava\u0161 predstavil prispevek TRAKR and the reorientation of regional policy, ki naslavlja implikacije za oblikovanje regionalnih politik. Ker je \u0161lo za eno zadnjih sre\u010danj mre\u017ee TRAKR, je pomemben del razprav potekal tudi o nadaljnjem sodelovanju. Udele\u017eenci so izpostavili pomen ohranjanja vzpostavljenih strokovnih povezav ter njihove nadgradnje v prihodnje skupne raziskovalne prispevke in projektne prijave. Udele\u017eba na delavnici je dodatno okrepila mednarodno vpetost in\u0161tituta ter prispevala k izmenjavi znanja na podro\u010dju regionalnih politik in transformativnih inovacij.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[152],"class_list":["post-11043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novice","tag-152"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 21:57:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11043"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11052,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043\/revisions\/11052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ier.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}