RENE
TÕNNISSON
Born: 15.07.1973,
Contact:
Tel.: +372-5029 873
Fax: +372-7441 722
Email:
rene@ibs.ee
1. Professional experience:
03/03
– Founder and Member of Executive Board of
Baltic Innovation Agency. Ltd
01/05
- Member of Executive Board of
11/01 - 10/07 Member
of Executive Board of
11/00 – 11/05 Founder and Member of Executive Board of
06/02
– 11/03 Member of Executive Board of Connect
01/02 – 06/03 Member of Executive Board of Tartu
Biotechnology Park Ltd.
12/02- 12/06 Permanent Expert to Estonian delegation to EU FP6 Programme Committee
on Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge-based Society
01/02 –
12/02 Adviser to national agency for EU training and research
cooperation- Archimedes Foundation
09/95 –
06/02 Instructor and earlier teaching associate at University of
Tartu, Department of Public Administration and Social Policy as well as at
EuroFaculty / EuroCollege. Courses taught: European Union, EU Institutions, EU Reform, EU Main Policies, EU
Regional Policy, EU Programmes, Diplomacy (as teaching associate), Introduction to Public Administration (as teaching
associate)
02/99 – 12/02 Programme Committee member for EU RTD
Fifth Framework Programme, subprogramme Improving human research potential and the
socio-economic knowledge base
11/00 – 12/02 Permanent National Expert to EU RTD
Fifth Framework Programme Committee for subprogramme Innovation & SMEs
02/99
– 12/01 Programme Committee member for EU RTD Fifth Framework
Programme, subprogramme Confirming the international role of community research (INCO)
06/96 – 12/01 Innovation Consultant at national
agency - Estonian Foundation for EU Training and Research Programmes
“Archimedes”. Responsible for implementation of various EU
innovation and technology transfer projects. See list of projects below
02/99 –12/01 National Contact Point for EU RTD Fifth
Framework Programme, subprogrammes: Confirming the international role of
Community research and Improving human research potential and the socio-economic
knowledge base
06/00 - 12/00 Adviser of international cooperation to
Estonian Biocentre, a leading national molecular
biology and genomics research centre in
03/00 - 05/00 National Detached Expert
at European Commission, DG Research. Responsible for assessment of final
reports of Targeted Socio Economic Research (TSER) projects in field of
regional innovation systems and approaches
11/94-06/95 Assistant at Estonian Representation to
the Council of
01/94-02/94: Internship
at Estonian Embassy in
06/93-07/93: Internship
at Estonian Embassy in
Expert
for EUROMED Innovation and Technology Programme – International
Technology Transfer Services
Project
Coordinator for CLUSTER TRAINING -
Innovation through Strategic Cooperation
Expert
for EUROPE INNOVA Innolearning Platform – Preparing
feasibility study on developing common European approach towards third
countries and pilot project concept on setting up European innovation centre in
China
Project
Partner for BEFORE - Benchmarking and foresight for regions of Europe
Project
Partner for EUROPEER - Best
practices to bring research and innovation in European SME through the “peer
review” method
Project
Partner for SUPPOLICY - Support to mutual learning and co-ordination in
research policy making
Project
Partner for REACT - Regional Empowerment in Actions and Concepts for
Policy Development and Technology Transfer
Project
Partner for LOGON-BALTIC - Developing Regions through Spatial
Planning
and Logistics & ICT Competence
Project
Partner for VBN-INNOREG - Strengthening Via Baltica
Nordica Macro-Region through Transnational Cooperation for Regional Innovation
Promotion
Project
Partner for SUPER-SME - Supporting Potential and Existing Research intensive
SMEs
Project
Partner for REGSTRAT – Strategic Policy Intelligence Tools for Better Science
and Technology Investment Strategies in
Project
Partner for RAIN - Regional Acceleration for the
Project
Partner for INJECTION - Networking
innovation actors in the medical device sector
Project
Partner for AFIBIO - Access to Finance in
the Biotech Sector
Project
Partner for ERIS - Estonian Regional Innovation Strategy
Project
Partner for BABY-RIS –Banska-Bystritca Regional
Innovation Strategy in
Project
Partner for GALEDGE -
Project
Partner for EUROCOOP - Regional Innovation Policy Impact Assessment and
Benchmarking Process: European Cooperation for Sustainable Regional Innovation
Project
Coordinator for Estonian Innovation Relay Centre, an EU initiative
promoting international technology transfer
Project
Partner for BBDN – Baltic Business Development Network
Project
Partner for FINESSE – Facilitating Incubator Networking and Exchange of
Services for SMEs
Project
Partner for NPD-NET– New Product Develoment
Network
Project
Partner for CLOE – Clusters Linked over
Project
Partner for GATE – Gaining Added Value from Timber in
Project
Partner for ProTon Network - Pan-European Network of
Technology Transfer Offices Linked to Public Research Organisations
and Universities
Project
Manager for TRIS -
Project
Partner for REGIONET - Regional Sustainable Development Strategies
Project
Partner for Regional Foresight project - EFORESEE, biotechnology and
ICT foresight activity in small candidate countries
Project
Partner for IREThematic Network
Project
Partner for IRE Thematic Network PARTNER – Spin-out of the Wider Innovating Regions in
Project Partner for IRE Thematic Network VERITE – Virtual Environment for Regional Innovation Technologies
Project
Manager and later Project Coordinator for Estonian Fellow Member to Community
Innovation Relay Centre Network (FEMIRC
Project
Coordinator for Estonian Fellow Member to Organisation for Promotion of New
Energy Technologies Network (FEMOPET Estonia), an EU initiative aiming at
technology transfer for increased energy efficiency
Programme
Manager for PHARE Higher Education and Science Reform (HESR) Programme in
Project
Coordinator for PHARE Open and Distance Education project EUROLI on European Law and Institutions,
developing an Internet based learning environment for European Studies
3. Education:
a) University background and degrees:
1996-98: MPA
in Public Administration and Social Policy,
Thesis: Estonian
Research and Technology Policy and European Integration (written
in English)
1992-96: B.A. (Diploma) major in Public
Administration, minor in Political Science,
1994-95: Certificat d’Etudes Politiques, mention relations internationales,
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg (Science Po), Université
de Robert Schuman
b) Secondary education:
1990-1992 Katedralskolan,
a gymnasium in
1988-1991:
4. Continuous Education and Training
05/03 Regional Foresight Methods Training,
07/00
12/00
- 01/01 Urban and City Management Course at World Bank Institute and Local
Government and Public Administration Initiative in Open Society Institute,
06/99 - 07/99 European Law Summer School at European
University Institute, Academy of European Law, Firenze, Italy
5. Foreign
language competence:
|
Language |
|
Speaking |
Writing |
|
English |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
French |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Swedish |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
Russian |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Estonian |
native |
native |
native |
In
addition able to read elementary texts in Finnish, German, Danish and Norwegian
6. Membership:
Current
President and founding member of United Nations Association of Estonia