It is with regret and sadness, that we have to announce the death
of our friend and partner

Dr. Jörg Meyer Stamer

30 October 1958 - 1 May 2009

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Jörg's areas of expertise were:

• Local and regional economic development
• Cluster and value chain promotion
• Systemic competitiveness
• Industrial policy
• Innovation and technology
• SME promotion

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Personal background:

PhD in political science, University of Hamburg.

2003 co-founder of mesopartner.

1998 – 2001 project manager at Institute for Development and Peace, University of Duisburg, conducting an overall assessment of structural policy (local and regional economic development, active labour market policy, urban renewal) in the state of North Rhine Westphalia.

1988 – 1998 fellow at German Development Institute, German’s leading development policy think tank, in charge of conceptual and policy-oriented research on technology, innovation and competitiveness.

1998 – 2000 German commissioner in the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

Co-author of the concept of Systemic Competitiveness. Author of the PACA methodology and other concepts and methods for territorial development (Hexagon of LED; Rapid Appraisal of Local Innovation Systems / RALIS, Compass of Local Economic Development). Experienced consultant, facilitator and trainer on territorial development, competitiveness, innovation and related issues. Author of numerous monographs and publications in academic journals. Jörg co-hosted of the Local Economic Development Podcast.

Click here to access Jörg's downloadable publications (since 1993).