01412nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245009100055210006900146260004200215300001000257490000600267520070300273653001800976653002500994653002601019653002001045653003701065653002701102100002901129856003601158       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aQuebec Seeks Solutions: An Economic Development Agency's Role in Local Open Innovation0 aQuebec Seeks Solutions An Economic Development Agencys Role in L  aOttawabTalent First Networkc03/2013  a27-320 v33 aThis article offers an economic-development perspective on a new method for local companies to find innovative solutions to their most challenging business problems: local open innovation. Quebec International, the economic development agency for the Quebec City area, contributed to the development of the Seeking Solutions approach to local open innovation, which included the hosting of problem-solving conferences with local research centres, economic development actors, and companies. Looking back on our experiences and outcomes since 2010, this article shows how the development and introduction of this new approach to local open innovation has changed the rules of the game in the region.10acollaboration10aeconomic development10alocal open innovation10aOpen innovation10aprivate research and development10aQuebec Seeks Solutions1 aBerger Masson, Alexandra  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/667