joint programming & foresight: shaping a regional innovation action plan
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Montenegro, 8-9 November 2010 – 1st Innovation Dialogue Forum: WBC-INCO.NET project 1
Joint Programming & Foresight: Shaping a Regional Innovation
Action Plan
1st Innovation Dialogue Forum: WBC-INCO.NET Project
Becici, Montenegro, 8-9 November 2010
Cristiano CagninJRC-IPTS European Foresight Team
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Innovation Union
Joint Programming
Foresight and Joint Programming
WBC Innovation Action Plan
Outline
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Innovation at the heart of Europe 2020 strategy, as a means of tackling societal challenges
Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
Connecting business, research and higher education, and delivering ERA (mobility, infrastructures, networked institutions, knowledge sharing, coordinated and jointly funded RI) -> single innovation market
Framework conditions such as IPR, access to finance, standardisation, regulations and public procurement to promote RI (idea -> market) and boost SMEs
Reduction of fragmentation and duplication, fostering innovation partnerships (challenge-driven, across RI chain, coordinating existing instruments and initiatives, and involving key stakeholders) and stronger cooperation in the EU and beyond
Medium to long-term strategies and policies (including instruments, measures and funding) and monitoring systems
Champion in social innovation and increased governance and social benefits
Innovation Union
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“Working together to tackle common challenges more effectively”
Key element to support the realisation of ERA considering results from public consultation on the ERA Green Paper (2007)
Voluntary partnership between MS and FP associated countries for research cooperation based on clear principles and transparent governance
Led by MS (commitment), addressing EU or global challenge but with sufficiently focused objective, added value to research financed from national and EU funds, involving key stakeholders (business, research, society, funding agencies)
Cross-border sharing of information on state of play of national and EU research initiatives in the chosen area for a JPI is critical
General non-binding guidelines with flexible recommendations for implementation
First a pilot JPI on neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer). Three initiatives have been given green light by EU research ministries and the Competitiveness Council: i) agriculture, food security and climate change, ii) cultural heritage and global challenge and iii) a healthy diet for a healthy life. Six initiatives are in the pipeline
Joint Programming
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Structure to support establishing JPIs
GPC – High Level Group consisting of nominees from MS set up to identify suitable JP themes. The Commission provides the secretariat and, under the supervision of the Council, monitors the overall process
Competitiveness Council – acting upon recommendations of the GPC selects the priority themes in which to launch first JPIs
ISG – an Inter Service Group that acts as a link between the secretariat of the GPC and the Comission DGs
Three stages to make JPIs operational
i) politically endorsed common vision, long-term objectives based on evidence and broad stakeholder consultation, considering existing programmes and initiatives
ii) translation of vision into a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)
iii) implementation of the SRA with participants’ orientation of programmes and funding
Making JPIs Operational
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Combines top-down (policy makers identify societal topics) with bottom-up (researchers and experts define the SRAs) aspects
Need for competition based on excellence
Transparency in the selection process
1st round: identification of priorities done in an ad hoc manner; in future prioritisation processes: need more coherent and robust mechanisms
Need to involve more shareholders (Research Councils, Ministries other than Research) and stakeholders
Foresight can play a role in the systematic prioritisation processes (building upon extensive experience of developing common visions and priorities) and in the systematic involvement of wider stakeholders
Selecting Themes for JPIs
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Main foresight functions and contribution to three JPI phases: vision, SRA and implementation
Foresight and JPI
Collection of research interests for EU R&D themes and clusters
Mapping of stakeholder interests and priorities in MS and 3rd countries
Awareness raising and networking activities among R&D community across MS and 3rd countries
Development o scenarios and common EU vision
Development of roadmaps of R&D themes and clusters
Mapping of national priorities and expressions of interest in funding
Recommendations or options for the development of joint calls and programmes
Vision SRA Impl.
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1. R&D questionnaire (researchers in both private and public sector)
a. R&D themes in line with JP criteria
b. Factors of change (technological, social, industrial, policy)
2. R&D questionnaire assessment: assessments and expressions of interest in research themes among researchers
3. Back-office analysis
a. Network analysis on interests of researchers across MS and sectors
b. Analysis on existing programmes and investments, IPRs, etc
c. Data mining for clustering factors of change
d. Mapping related scenarios and roadmaps
4. R&D clusters workshop for industry, research and policy – outcome: proposals for R&D clusters
A Foresight Approach to JP [1]
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5. Scenarios workshop for industry, research and policy – outcome: scenario sketches
6. Online scenario work – outcome: description of scenarios and of R&D clusters
7. Industrial and societal assessment questionnaire for R&D leaders in industrial and policy research centres
a. Assessments of industrial and societal relevance of R&D themes and clusters
b. Timing of R&D themes and clusters
8. Back-office analysis
a. Analysis of relevance assessments on each MS and sector (industry, research, policy)
b. Analysis of timing of R&D themes
A Foresight Approach to JP [2]
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9. Vision workshop with industry, research and policy – output: desirable and feasible elements of scenarios; definition of vision; R&D clusters
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10. R&D roadmap workshop (industry, research, policy) – outcome: roadmap of R&D themes and clusters; and recommendations for joint programming R&D themes and clusters for MS
11. Policy workshop on R&D roadmap (policy, MS) – output: refined R&D roadmap
12. Funding interests questionnaire – output: national funding agencies express their type of interest and estimations on financial allocations to participate in different R&D cluster programmes
A Foresight Approach to JP [3]
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13. Back-office analysis of funding interests – output: proposals for R&D cluster programmes with participating MS
14. Cluster programme workshops for funding organisations – output: refined cluster programme areas and plans for joint programming in participating MS
Full process estimated between 10 – 16 months
A Foresight Approach to JP [4]
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Stocktaking
Update in mapping of the WBC innovation systems and stakeholders; and comparative analysis of the innovation capacity in the region
Identification of future research and market needs (especially SMEs) through survey, and how RI can be geared towards fulfilling these needs through collaboration, including policy aspects that can help generate more innovation from research results
Fostering innovation and adapting good practices
Identification and comparison of good practice examples of innovation policy approaches and instruments; selection of examples suitable to be adapted for the region; and development of adaptation schemes
Action plan for future joint innovation activities + capacity building/networking
Feasibility of funding mechanisms, legal issues, barriers, changes & adaptation required
Identification of priorities for future actions to enhance innovation generated from the research-business linkages
Awareness raising measures at political level, both national and regional; and training research managers and RTDI stakeholders
WBC Innovation Action Plan