RIS3 support in Lagging Regions
Bari, 11 July 2016
Serving society
Stimulating innovation
Supporting legislation
www.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Project team: Mark Boden, Karel
Haegeman, Elisabetta Marinelli, Patrice
dos Santos, Susana Valero
Joint Research Centre (JRC) The European Commission's in-house science service. Serving society, stimulating innovation, supporting legislation.
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Developing science-based responses to policy-challenges
Activities of the S3 Platform
Trans-national learning and Peer
Review
RIS3 assessment and support to REGIO
desks; ICT experts
Thematic focus on actors, process,
common features and priorities
Interactive web tools, S3 Newsletter
and Website
The RIS3 Guide & the Digital Agenda Toolbox; S3
policy briefs
Value chains and alignment of innovation roadmaps
Synergies ESIF-H2020
Eye@RIS3
TARGETED SUPPORT
RIS3 in Lagging Regions: aims & background
Aims
Tosupporttherefinementandimplementa3onoftheRIS3ofselectedEUregions
Togeneratelessonsandamodelforotherregions
Toserveasatest-bedfortheoriesonSmartSpecialisa3on–
understandingofRIS3
Background
Extendssuccessfulac3vi3esonEastern
MacedoniaandThrace
ImplementstwoEuropeanParliament"PreparatoryAc3ons"
Lagging Regions: Policy issues
Slowandlimitedgrowth–despiteinvestment
Lackofunderstanding→lackofeffec3veac3onsto
iden3fy,understand,addressissues
Lowgrowthregions-GDP/capitabelowEUaverageanddidnot
convergetoEUaveragepost-crisis(Greece,Italy,Spain,Portugal)
Lessdevelopedregions-GDP/capita<50%ofEUaverage(Bulgaria,Hungary,Poland,
Romania)
Policyissuesand
defini3ons
European Parliament Support – 2 Preparatory Actions
PA1:Supportforgrowthandgovernanceinlaggingregions• Regionsfrom8EUMS• Stakeholderengagement,mutuallearning,supportforRIS3implementa3on
• Cross-cuQngapproachestokeyissuesofgrowthandgovernance
• RefinementoftheRIS3model• Furtherdevelopmentofprac3calsupportforregionsacrossEU
PA2:Compe33veadvantageandpoten3alforsmartspecialisa3oninRomania• Indepthsupportfor2RomanianRegions(NorthEast,NorthWest)
• Closecomplementarity-butdeeperengagement
• DifferingstagesofRIS3developmentbetweenregions
• Coordina3onwithna3onallevelRSI3
Implementation
• Iden3fyandsharecommonchallenges
andsolu3ons
• S2E,LessDevelopedRegionsini3a3ve,VanguardIni3a3ve,S3P,etc.
• approachtailoredtoneedsand
problemsiden3fiedbystakeholders
• JRC,DGREGIO,otherDGs,regionalandna3onalauthori3es
Partnership Flexibility
Transna3onaldimension
Synergieswithotherac3vi3es
Businessidea
E.g.useofwine-makingresidues
EDPfocusgroup
Ideadecomposed
Researchandinnova3oncomponentsandfundability
ProjectDevelopmentLab1(PDL1)
Idearefined
Partners,businessandresearchaspects,roadmap,
fundingsources
Onlineconsulta3onandPDL2
PeerreviewBoardofcri3calfriends
AnalysisofroleofKETs
Mappinginterna3onalR&Icollabora3ons
WorkinggroupsMobility&Governance
RDIfundingguideandcasestudies
Stateaidissues
Avoiddoublefundingbetweenna3onal/regionalcalls
Sustainability/viability
RoleforKETs
Needforchampions/leaders
Addresstrainingneeds
Interna3onalscope
Technicalmee3ngsregional/na3onal/EU
Entrepreneurial Discovery Process Focus Group Cluj – May 2016
Cosme3csandfoodsupplementsbasedonnaturalresources
Stakeholderrepresenta3on(Quadruplehelix)73par3cipants
38businessideasgenerated
Examplesofbusinessideas:• Databaseofplantresources-Edibleplants
consumedtradi3onallyforan3-ageing/healthyageingpurposes
• An3-acneproducts-tes3ngefficiencylocally
• TransylvanianCosmatopeaCluster• Locallybrandedbioproducts
• In-housetechnologyfordetermina3onofownnaturalcosme3cproducts'validitydateandforqualitycontrolofingredientsandfinalproduct
• Smartpackaging:withan3-microbeprotec3onorsmartlabelschangingcolourifexpired
• Cosme3csand(para)pharma:Fromharmfultobeneficialcosme3cs
Keyroleforinterna3onalstakeholders
Objec3ves ToolsIdeagenera3on,trustbuildingandsupportcoopera3on
EDPfocusgroupmethodology
Openuptowider(online)communi3es Onlinestakeholderengagement
Addressbraindrain,buildskills MobilityWorkingGroup
Increasecoordina3onbetweenna3onalandregionallevels
MethodologyProjectDevelopmentLab1
Widenfundingsourcestodrawonforideaimplementa3on
MethodologyProjectDevelopmentLab2
OnlineRDIFundingGuide
Casedescrip3ons
Op3miseRIS3governancestructure Governanceworkinggroup
Supportongoingstakeholderengagement Stakeholderroundtablediscussions
Iden3fica3onofbarriersandpossiblesolu3onsTailoredpeerreviewevents
MutuallearningBoardofcri3calfriends
Supportinterna3onalcoopera3on Collabora3onspoQngtool
Toolbox
Focused on 9 regions in Eastern and Southern Europe: selection of regions
Centro
Extremadura
Észak-Alföld Nord-Vest
Nord-Est
SeverenTsentralen
EasternMacedoniaandThrace
Puglia
WarminskoMasurskie
SupporttoRIS3implementa3oninLaggingRegions
REGIONS
• Bulgaria - Severen Tsentralen
• Greece – Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
• Hungary - Észak-Alföld (city focus - Debrecen)
• Italy – Puglia
• Poland - Warminsko Masurskie
• Portugal - Centro
• Romania - Nord-Est and Nord-Vest
• Spain – Extremadura
Horizontal issues (i)
Governance-WorkingGroup(s)onGovernance
• long-termsustainabilityoftheEDPprocess• rela3onshipbetweenna3onalandregionallevels• synergiesbetweenstructuralfundsandotherresources
Transna3onalcoopera3on–essen3altoRIS3• Poten3altransna3onalcollabora3on• Coopera3onwithinEUandwithneighbourhoodcountries• Thema3ccoopera3onacrossEU(Valuechains/KICs/…)• Methodologicalcoopera3on/mutuallearning
Horizontal issues (ii)
Implementa3onofRIS3–cri3calissuesforsustainableRIS3implementa3on:
• StateAidrules• SustainingEDP• InstrumentsbeyondtheROP(synergiesbetweenERDFandH2020,butalsowithother(EU)fundingopportuni3es)
• Appropriatemonitoringandevalua3onsystems• ComponentsoftheR&Isystemanddesignofthepolicymix-Roleofuniversi3es,RTOs,andresearch-ac3vefirms
• Outward-lookingorienta3on
Outcomes
Specificsupport• e.g.instruments• e.g.synergiesbetweenfunds• supporttocon3nuousEDP
Horizontalsupport• E.g.Monitoring,governance• E.g.Cross-regionalexchange
Dissemina3on• Codifica3onofmethodologies• Publica3ons• Othermedia
AdvancingunderstandingofRIS3implementa3on
RIS3-anentrypointtobroaderissues
Improveunderstandingofslowandlimitedgrowth
Regions Commission
• Willingness/opennesstocollaborate• Increasedtrustinthe"quadruplehelix"• Approachadaptabletootherregions
Trustbuildingandcommitment
• Focusontheprocessandtheideasemerging• Needtoalignregionalstrengths,interna3onaltrendsandopportuni3es
EnhancedunderstandingofRIS3
• Increasedpar3cipa3onofstakeholdersinpolicyac3vi3es(EDPfocusgroups,workinggroups,onlineconsulta3ons)
Par3cipatorycapacitybuilding
• Legalandadministra3ve• Capaci3esandexperiencesIden3fyingChallenges
• Momentumcreatedandsustained• Senseofcollabora3onbetweenactors• Sustainedcommitment
Other
Impacts - Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
SixEntrepreneurialDiscoveryProcess(EDP)FocusGroups:fourinREMTh(2014-5);twoinRomania(2016)
WineEDP(Drama,2014)–fosteredcollabora3onbetweenlocalwineproducerandItalianuniversity
Cosme3csEDP(Cluj,2016)–highlightedpoten3alforEUcollabora3onwithFrenchcluster
DraoCallsforfundingproposals–basedonEDPfocusgroups–targe3ngSMEs,increasingappliedresearchanddissemina3onofresults–2016callonpolymers
EDPmethodologyfurtherrefinedandapplied:
• inREMTh:chemical/polymermaterialsandelectronic/electricalequipment)• Greekregions(AQcaandThessaly)• Romanianregions(NWandNE)
Specific outcomes
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State of play
• Exploratory visits/meetings and first events
• First stakeholder events took place in Nord-Vest, RO and Nord-Est, RO - Entrepreneurial discovery focus groups:
• On cosmetics & food supplements based on natural resources (CLUJ – 26 May)
• On biotechnology (IASI – 06 June)
• TAIEX-REGIO Workshop on Tech Transfer and RIS3 (8 June - BUCHAREST)
• Exploratory visit in IASI (7 June) of HESS project with pilot in Nord-Est (HESS=Higher Education in Smart Specialisation)
• Identification of horizontal activities across regions involved: diversifying RIS3 instruments, RIS3 governance, RIS3 monitoring, state-aid, etc.
• Inception report under preparation • Board of "Critical Friends"
Future activities – 2016 -2017
Roadmap for future activities under refinement:
• RIS3 development and action plan based on further EDP focus groups and other stakeholder interaction
• Support in developing a concept note for Romanian regions as input for national level
• Governance and alignment between national and regional level
• Tackling concrete implementation issues related to RIS3: stakeholder interaction, multiple funding sources, state aid, monitoring,…
• Transnational cooperation (essential to RIS3): cross-border, thematic (Value chains/KICs/…), methodological cooperation/mutual learning
• Capacity building: human resources and mobility, entrepreneurship, …
Objectives • appropriate and specific support to the implementation of
RIS3 and related activities in selected lagging regions
• develop and implement horizontal approach to key issues in growth and governance of lagging regions
• improve understanding of slow and limited growth in EU regions and links to macro-economic framework conditions
• RIS3 - an entry point to understanding broader structural problems (e.g. in RDI, education, business environment and governance) - links with the 'lagging regions initiative'
• contribute to advancing relevant theory on (implementation of) smart specialisation by codifying hands-on experiences
• develop and disseminate lessons for other EU regions
Work Packages
• National/Regional Profiling - stocktaking and assessment of state of RIS3 implementation in selected countries/regions
• RIS3 implementation and refinement in Romanian regions - reinforcement of linkages between national and regional RIS3 and support to development of EDP
• Specific support activities - undertaken in selected regions
• Horizontal support and peer learning - addressing common issues and with wider relevance
• Analysis, tool development and policy recommendations
• Coordination, cooperation, and communication