Training Course in Development of Innovation Systems in Tanzania
With the support of Sida/SAREC, College of Engineering and Technology the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania organized a one-week training course (September 12-16, 2005) involving 50 persons (from Government, industry and academia), on the Development of Innovation Systems and Innovative Clusters. Resource persons included Ifor Ffowcs-Williams from Cluster Navigators in New Zealand; Lars Christensen from the Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (Karlstad, Sweden); Lena Trojer of Blekinge Institute of Technology; and VINNOVA-Sweden. 8 cluster initiatives were identified for development.

