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SECOND ITALIAN--ROMANIAN BIILATERAL WORKSHOPBOLOGNA, MAY 7TH 2008

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Romanian – Tuscany Region

Cooperation initiatives

on

Innovation and Economic Development


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ARISE - A Regional Innovation strategy for the South East of Romania

Programme:FP6- INNOVATION

Objectives: Outline an innovative regional policy and insert it in a wider policy for regional development, with the aim of directing development towards an urban systemRomanian Partner: ADRSE - Agentia Pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Est Romania (Lead partner)

MANUNET - Walking towards an European regionally based research area on new processes and flexible intelligent manufacturing systems

Programme: ERANET

Objectives: Durable cooperation by means of the execution of the MANUNET model of yearly Coordinated Calls

Romanian Partner: The National Centre for Programme Management (NCPM)

MANUNET

ARISE

ARISE Pilot project Partner

Centre for Bio-Technologies and

Environmental Innovation (Tulcea)

Danube Delta Reserve Administration Tulcea;

Tuscany Region/ Institute of Research LaMMa

Centre of Excellence for Promotion

and Development of Sustainable

Tourism (Costanta)

Province of Constanta in partnership with Chamber of Commerce

and Constanta University

Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Parc

Etruria Innovazione

Centre for Innovation (Galati) Galati City Hall

Etruria Innovazione,

Polo Sant'anna Valdera

Regional Centre for Applied

Meteorology

National Meteorological Administration;

National School for Meteorology;

Regional Meteorlogical Centre Dobrogea

LaMMa

Regional Institute for Wines and

Sustainable Tourism Promotion

(wine road) (Focsani-Vrancea)

Local Public Administration Vrancea

Castelli del GrevePesa, Etruria Innovazione, Comune di Castellina in

Chianti


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Erik Action -European Regions Knowledge based Innovation Network

Programme: INTERREG IV C

Objectives: Upgrade the Innovation capacity of Existing Enterprises

Romanian Partner: ADRSE - Agentia Pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Est Romania

MANUNET

ERIK ACTION

ERNEST

ERNEST - European Research NEtwork on Sustainable Tourism

Programme: ERANET

Objectives: Sustainable development of the tourism sector through coordination and collaboration among regionalresearch programmes

Romanian Partner: ADRSE - Agentia Pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Est Romania

ARISE

DISTRICT +

District + – Developing industrial strategies through innovative clusters and technologies

Programme: INTERREG IV CObjectives: Development of links between scientific and economic contests; creation of new model of assistance for new enterprises trough measures of spin-out; promotion of capitalisation of good practices

Romanian Partner: Centru Brasov

AgroAir- Developing Regional strategies and action plans to reduce CO2 emissions by the agricultural and forestry sectors in Europe.Programme:FP7 Capacities Objectives: To develop strategies and action plans to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions through sustainable sources of renewable energiesRomanian Partner: ADRSE - Agentia Pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Est RomaniaDanubius University from GalatiThe Institute of Research-Development for Aquatic Ecology

AgroAir


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ERIK ACTION

Upgrade the Innovation capacity of Existing

Enterprises through INTERREG IVC


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Born from the ERIK / ERIK+ Network (European Regions Knowledge

Based Innovation Network):

• 51 regions, 4 TWGs, 3 international conferences, 11 study visits, 8

workshops, 1 web site, publications and newsletter, database with 60

GPs, methodology to analyse and compare innovation policies.

ERIK Network SWOT analysis:

• ERIK had been successful in standard networking and exchange but it

was time to move to concrete actions focusing on specific theme.

Project OriginsProject Origins


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ActionActionProject Theme:Project Theme:Upgrading Innovation Capacity in Existing FirmsUpgrading Innovation Capacity in Existing Firms

Project theme comes from in-depth analysis of partners’ strengths /

needs:

• Addressing problem of limited competitiveness and innovation

capacity/investment in European enterprises

• Guiding culture, human resources and management capabilities

towards innovation

• Concentrating not developing a comprehensive innovation support

system: innovation/business strategy, knowledge management,

innovation finance, HR management and training models and an

innovation friendly environment


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11 regions, 10 European countries, involving ROP Managing Authorities:

• All partners identified innovation as a key priority in regional

development and confirmed the importance of the project theme

• Partners identified common needs, but vary in knowledge, economic

strength and governance, a gap which ERIK ACTION will go some way to

bridging

Cooperation with Romania – South East Romania Development Agency:

• Desire to build on positive experience in previous projects

• SE RDA considers ERIK ACTION as best follow-up RIS project

• Support from Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing

(Managing Authority for ROP 2007 – 2013)

Project Partners:Project Partners:

why were they chosen?why were they chosen?


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Toscana (I)Emilia Romagna (I)

South East Romania (RO)

Niederösterreich (AT)

Banska Bystrica (SK)

Alentejo (PT)

Småland med Öarna (SE)

Bretagne (F)

Western Macedonia (GR)

Flanders (BE)

Andalusia (ES)

Project PartnersProject Partners


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3 interrelated Components lasting the 24 month project duration:

• Professional project management and coordination with tool support

(component 1)

• Comprehensive communication and dissemination activities

(component 2)

• Many-sided exchange and training activities for inter-regional transfer

of GPs into EU Structural Funds mainstream programmes (Component 3)

Actions Proposed: Actions Proposed:

Work PackagesWork Packages


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11 regional transfer action plans will be developed and promoted through

the following transfer methodology:

• Mutual presentation of GPs and building the foundations (undertaken

through initial documentation and training sessions)

• Matching GPs and regional needs (undertaken through transfer

matching session)

• Deep GP analysis and mechanism for concrete transfer (undertaken

through transfer workshops, study visits and staff exchanges)

• Action plan completion supported by transfer help desks

• production of mainstreaming guide to document transfer preparation

process

Actions Proposed: Actions Proposed:

Transfer Action PlansTransfer Action Plans


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The ERIK ACTION theme allows for Good Practices promoting financial

and non financial support to SMEs in terms of innovation capacity. Some

GPs already identified:

• Fabrica Ethica – Regione Toscana – promoting CSR as an example of

innovation in organisation, processes and behaviour;

• Trainee in Time – LTC (Småland) – university graduates carrying out 6

month internships in local SMEs to promote innovative activities.

Examples of Good Examples of Good

PracticesPractices


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• 55 staff members with increased capacity (awareness / knowledge /

skills) resulting from interregional experience exchange

• 11 good practices transferred (minimum 1 per action plan)

• 11 improved regional policies (through transfer action plans)

• 60 million euro of mainstream funds (Cohesion /ERDF / ESF) made

available for GP implementation according regional action plans

• 11 inter-regional partnerships with long-term perspective

• 5 “Objective Convergence” regions with improved regional innovation

policy

• 8 further regions involved in project activities

Expected ResultsExpected Results


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Thank you for you attention

ERIK ACTION CONTACTS

Simone Sorbi

[email protected]

Nadia Crivelli

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Jessica Huntingford

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Paolo Frosini

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