tci2013 smart specialisation and clusters - tools for ris3

Smart specialisation and clusters – tools for RIS3Jonatan Paton

Academic Summit: Clusters as entrepreneurial ecosystems

5 September 2013

Smart Specialisationand clusters

Tools for Smart Specialisation Strategies – RIS3

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16th TCI ANNUAL GLOBAL CONFERENCE

2th-6th September 2013

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15th TCI Annual Global Conference

Smart Specialisation & clusters: tools for RIS3

INDEX OF CONTENTS

SMART SPECIALISATION1CLUSTERS AND SMART SPECIALISATION2

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3 GOOD CASES IN CLUSTERS AND S3

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REVEALING THE CONCEPT…

SMART SPECIALISATION

Begind the scene…



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SMART SPECIALISATION AS AN EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITY (I)

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union (COM(2010) 546 final of 6.10.2010). Commitments 24/25 and Annex I "Self assessment tool: Features of well performing national and regional research and innovations systems". Conclusions of the Competitiveness Council: Conclusions on Innovation Union for Europe (doc. 17165/10 of 26.11.2010).

The existence of a national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation in line with the National Reform

Program, to leverage private research and innovation expenditure, which complies with the features of well-performing

national or regional research and innovation systems.

SMART SPECIALISATION IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS RUNING BUT…

WHAT IS IT?



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SMART SPECIALISATION AS AN EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITY (II)

EUROPA 2020 STRATEGY

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FRA

MEW

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(CSF

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HORIZONT 2020, COSME etc.

NATIONAL STRATEGIC

FRAMEWORK2014-2020

REGIONAL OPERATIVE

PROGRAMMES

R&D National Plans

National Innovation Strategies

ERDF CF ESF

PART

NER

SHIP

CO

NTR

ACT

S (P

Cs)

MULTINANUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (MMF)

2014-20201,025,000 M€

R&D and innovation and other policies

Cohesion Policy

649,000 M€ 63%

336,000 M€ 33%

Connecting Europe Facility40.000 M€ 4%

Other…

REGIONAL STRATEGIES

Regional Smart SpecialisationStrategies – RIS3

UPSTREAM (excellence innovations)

DOWNSTREAM (absortive capacities)

EUROPEAN DIMENSION NATIONAL DIMENSION REGIONAL DIMENSION

GLO

BAL

DIM

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REG

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AL D

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SIO

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• Focusing resources along a set of priorities (11)

• Focus on results (evaluationimportance)

• Procedures simplification• Policy planification importance• Efficiancy and efficacy of policy

The new RIS3 within the Cohesion Policy Framework



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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION

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CIA

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UGLOBAL

TECHNOLOGICAL HYBRIDIZATION

SPECIALISATION & EXCELLENCE

Involving all theglobal value chain´sparts no mattertheir geographicallocation

Mixing different technologiesto generate frontline radical innovations

Considering only the mostexcellence innovationsand stackeholders with aninternational focus


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Why are they important…

CLUSTERS AND


Key questions…

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RIS3 STRATEGIES AND CLUSTERS: THE RATIONALE

Clusters as main tools in smart specialisation…

WHY should clusters be part of smart specialisation?

Due to their inherent capability to support cooperation between different innovation actors…

Due to their unique capability to foster cross-sectoral cooperation and hybridization…

Due to their nature of gates for globalization…

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Due to their huge potential to mobilise and commit the necesary resources…

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RIS3 Guide pages 67-69



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KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING CLUSTER AND RIS3

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How can clusters contribute to RIS3 process?

How can a RIS3 process strengthen clusters?

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Cluster contributionPhases in RIS3

RIS3 STRATEGIES AND CLUSTERS: INTO THE STRATEGIC PROCESS

Used to identify the industrial strengths ans assets in a region, contribute to set strategic priorities and take the right political decisions.

1DEFINITION

Used as efficient platforms that can focus on and quickly contribute to cross-sectoral hybridization and implement thematic policies/initiatives

2IMPLEMENTATION

Used as efficient platforms to ensure transparency as well as to gather real time information for improvement and redefinition

3MONITORING

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GOOD CASES IN

CLUSTERS AND S3

Examples of how to integrate cluster approach to RIS approach…

The change is possible…



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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (I)

Sectors achieving modernisation through technology

Converging sectors that generate new activitites

Emerging sectors likely to foster economic growth in the future

A

B

C

CLUSTER SPECIALISATION

THE CASE OF BASQUE COUNTRY

11 CLUSTER9 PRE-CLUSTERS

≈40% GDP

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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (II)

Tourism

ICT(Cluster TURISTEC)

(Cluster BALEARST)

(Cluster IDIMAR)

MaritimeTechnologies

CreativeIndustries

Audiovisual(Cluster CLAB)

Music(IBIZA MUSIC

CLUSTER)

Biohealth and biotechnology

(Cluster BIOBAL)

LifeSciences

Mallorca

Ibiza

Menorca

≈80% GDP

TOURISM AND RELATED

CLUSTER HYBRIDIZATION

THE CASE OF BALEARIC ISLANDS

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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (III)

BALTIC SEA REGION

SOUTH WEST REGION

CENTRAL REGION

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

EAST REGION

UNIVERSITIES

GOVERNMENT

BUSINESS

North America

China & India

Brasil &Latin America

Europe (east & Russia)

CLUSTER GLOBALIZATION

THE CASE OF GAIA GLOVAL VALUE CHAINS

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SETTING-UP A GLOBAL VALUE CHAINTHROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION ASSETS OF EXCELLENCE

Thinkingglobal

CLUSTER +

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SPANISH CLUSTERS: POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO RIS3

SP

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166 AEIs

National Cluster Programme since de 2006

166 Clusters/AEIs

3.934 Enterprises

529 R&D entities

567 projects

40,2 Million

Networking

R&D and innovation

International collaboration

KEY AREAS



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Additional contents regarding Clusters and RIS3

By Jaime del Castillo, Belen Barroeta and Jonatan Paton.

Working Paper on Clusters

Working Paperon RIS3

Working Paper on RIS3 & Cluster

Working Paper on RIS3 Governance

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