WP5 – SEE Cluster Policy Learning Mechanisms

3° Steering Committee MeetingThessaloniki, 18-19.09.2013

OverviewGoal: To come up with useful and practical outputs that respond to SEE needsEnsure a strong impact, both short-term and long-term, on cluster development in the participating countries (and beyond) enabling SEE to develop new activities in the future and to maximize its regional innovation potential, and as a side-effect to enable a stronger cooperation and a more targeted communication among policy makers, cluster organisations, clusters and cluster members.

Activities•Act. 5.1 Development of new policy learning mechanisms in SEE priority area•Act. 5.2 Testing by pilot initiatives of policy learning mechanisms•Act. 5.3 Evaluation of selected policy learning mechanisms

WP5 – Act. 5.1 / Tasks | Outputs Task | Output Description of Status Due date NEW Date

WGs Physical Meeting COMPLETED April 2013

WGs on-line Meeting (#1) COMPLETED July 2013

Six (06) “New Policy Learning Mechanism Reports”

WG1: section 4 missingWG2: completeWG3: no input yet (informed that there is a final draft)WG4: no input yet (informed that there is a draft)WG5: section 4 missingWG6: complete

August 2013

30.09.2013 (?)

“New Policy Learning Mechanism report on cross-cutting issue”

WG7: Input/feedback from LP missing Sept. 2013 ?

Reflective Policy Making Mechanism Pattern

Input / feedback from LP missing Sept. 2013 ?

Set of Policy Measures

Very Important Output: (a range of suggested interventions, initiatives, and actions supporting cluster development that respond to SEE main challenges -needs)It will be based on the six (06) New Policy Learning Mechanisms reports and especially “section 4. recommendations”

Sept. 2013mid-October2013

WP5 – Act. 5.2 / Tasks | Outputs

Task | Output Description Due date NEW Date

Pilot Actions Implementation Ongoing ActivityOct.2013 - Febr.2014

Nov2013- May2014

Guideline for Pilot Actions Implementation Scheme

Will address the implementation structure, involved parties responsibilities and obligations, budgetary principles, financial and reporting management provisions and pilot action implementation rules

September 2013 October 2013

WGs on-line meetingsWG meeting (#3)WG meeting (#4)WG meeting (#5)

September 2013November 2013February 2014

October 2013January 2014March 2014

Report on WGs meetings (#5)

One report for each WG meeting (#2 already accomplished).After each meeting the WG leaders send their report to COR (within 15 days). Suggestion to use common ToCs provided by COR

March 2014 June 2014

Implementation report of pilot actions

PAs are responsible to deliver the reports.Insert the PAs

Mid March 2014 June 2014

WP5 – Act. 5.3 / Tasks | Outputs

Task | Output Description Due date NEW Date

CALL FOR EXPERTSBuilding up a team of evaluator experts. Jan/Feb 2014 Feb 2014

Evaluation report of pilot actions

A combination of accurate description, a blend of existing and new information (evidence), analysis and interpretation of facts, and general conclusions about whether and why the intended results were (not) achieved.

April 2014 August 2014

WGs Final Transnational workshop

Evaluation results are discussed and shared with European Cluster Cooperation Forum in order to receive recommendation and further suggestions, during the WGs final transnational workshop in Brussels.

June 2014September

2014

Outputs at a Glance

till Sept 2013 till Sept 2013

7 reports on New policy learning mechanisms

1 report on Reflective policy making mechanism pattern

till June 2014 till June 2014

6 Implementation reports of pilot actions

5 Reports on WGs meetings 1 Call for Expert

till September 2014 till September 2014

1 Evaluation report of pilot actions

European Cluster Cooperation Forum recommendations

till October 2013 till October 2013

1 Set of policy measures 1 Guideline for pilot actions

implementation plan

Workplan at a Glance

Issues for Clarifications

• Finalization of the content ofFinalization of the content of1. Set of policy measuresWill be based mainly on the 6 new policy learning mechanisms

(section 4 recommendations)Suggested policy measures per thematic area ? All WG

leaders to support!2. Guideline for pilot actions implementation scheme Shall it be generic or dedicated to the Pilot regions according to

the pilot action they will implement?• Pilot actions implementationPilot actions implementation

- How and when will it be defined who of the assigned partners will implement which action?

• Mutual agreement for the NEW WP5 time planMutual agreement for the NEW WP5 time plan

Thank you!