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Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisations.pdf

Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work...12 How: Setting in motion regional change...12 Where: A role for every region...

inclusive growth, fostering a high employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion. Investing more in research,

/docoffic/official/communic/comm en. htm 8 Smart specialisation has also been advocated strongly by the Synergies Expert

Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work Smart specialisation addresses the difficult problem of prioritisation and resource allocation decisions by allowing entrepreneurial actors to demonstrate the most promising areas for future regional development through what has been described as an'entrepreneurial process of discovery.'

'a Policy Brief of the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potonik. 13 Firstly, a transition from an existing sector to a new one based on cooperative institutions and processes,

In this case, links between local universities and strong public-private partnerships are the types of strategies that may be essential for smart specialisation to work.

and can rely on a trained local labour force and a history of cooperative relations with other regional actors.

Together, these form the basis for action plans and ongoing work. The studies try to identify what the weaknesses

'Tools suitable for this kind of analysis can include comparative studies, rounds of interviews with other regions and interregional work groups.

and workers should all be taken on board of the design process of RIS3. In other words this means that the governance model includes both the market and the civic society.

preparation, assessment (a review by peer regions and experts) and post-review follow-up. Stage 1:

During this preparatory stage, the representatives of the region under review prepare a review of their region's RIS3 in consultation with the S3 Platform team and experts.

representatives of the European commission and independent academic experts working in the field of smart specialisation. Following the peer review phase,

A key feature brought in by these European union-sponsored exercises was the introduction of external experts in this analytical phase.

The benefits of bringing in an external view to address sensitive issues such as redundancies and overlaps,

when the external consultants and experts were involved truly in the exercise, when foreign experts teamed up with national or regional ones,

or when they acted as coaches for the regional decision-makers (to ensure a strong legacy from their input,

Hence, the work for this analytical step of a RIS3 strategy should combine the above types of analyses with other analyses aiming at shedding light on potential for knowledge-based transformation of the economy, based on information on the positioning of the regional

quantitative analyses calculate degrees of specialisation of regional economies on the basis of employment (or value-added) data.

existing and planned technology infrastructures (broadband networks) and other telecom-and internet-related services are presented in the Digital Agenda Scoreboard. 21 Human resources:

Attractiveness of working conditions for researchers compared with other employment opportunities; facilitated mobility of research and innovation personnel between the public and the private sector.

This involves expert work on value chain analysis (undertaken in an international environment and enlightening the spatial division of labour),

context conditions for the operation of the cluster, labour market situation, etc. It also involves an analysis of the linkages between the cluster and other clusters or industries,

in order to examine whether one can talk about related variety across the areas of regional specialisation. One interesting approach is revealed the skill relatedness'(RSR) method (Neffke and Svensson Henning

These types of analysis are conducted by experts who study the cases in close cooperation with cluster actors:

Mixing regional experts with international experts helps to give more weight to the international competitiveness issue.

and involve interactions between experts (Table 1; see more details on the FOREN website. For RIS3, foresight studies would ideally combine regional expertise with international expertise able to put regional assets in perspective with wider trends. 22 Neffke F. and Svensson Henning M. 2009

mind mapping) X XX X X X X X Expert panels XX X X X X X Delphi survey X X X

and external experts who can contribute to the benchmarking and peer review processes. Defining the scope of the RIS3 is crucial,

with a wide participation of actors and experts from within and outside the region. This needs to be communicated, understood and acknowledged:

and international experts who can offer benchmarking and peer review services, for example. Figure 1 exemplifies a number of organisations belonging to each of the previous categories,

University of Tampere, Work Research center, Working Paper No. 85 (Final Report on Quadruple Helix Research for the CLIQ project, INTERREG IVC Programme.

supervising the work 39 programme, political and institutional support, and liaising with the European commission. The chair of the SG was invariably a local notable drawn from the business community, academia or the public sector;

i) a project launch event such as a high profile seminar or conference (ii) a series of presentations throughout the region to key sectors, especially to the business community and the higher and vocational training institutions (iii) publicity

providing new employment opportunities for specific categories of the population, combating social divide, etc. These justifications go much beyond the alleged classical benefits of innovation for job and economic value creation.

of which is depicted by a different cell in the three-dimensional box of regions. results/outcome indicators classification scheme on the use of results/outcome indicators within a reformed Cohesion Policy adopted by the international panel of experts

and proposed for discussion to a wide regional audience (including national representatives as well as foreign experts at relevant points).

the existence of key assets and capabilities (incl. specialised skills and labour pools) for each of the areas proposed and,

Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Lyme, US. 37 Technopolis (2011), Review of innovation promotion instruments at regional level, unpublished report for OECD. 55 Table

and for cooperative projects Participation in national and international competitive research programmes Research spin-off promotion schemes (e g. regional seed and venture capital funds) Regional high-tech clusters, S&t Parks,

incubators Entrepreneurship stimulation packages Global talent attraction in targeted new sectors Promotion of participation of public and private actors in international technology networks Lobby national government

labour force) S&t parks and incubators Promoting national talent attraction schemes Knowledge vouchers Platforms to define development visions for high tech niches Strategy:

of business clusters Promotion of innovation in services Technology parks and incubators Innovation vouchers in selected specialisations Place-branding activities Source:

diffusion) Regional agencies for innovation promotion, combining technology transfer with other services Promote innovation start-ups (business angel networks, mentoring schemes,

graduate recruitment in firms Concentration of regional action on non-traded sectors Support innovation in service or cultural industries Small-scale cluster support with an orientation towards connection to global networks Innovation vouchers,

and entrepreneurship culture promotion Supply-chain management initiatives to reduce fragmentation Innovation-oriented public procurement Redefinition of programmes for regional technical schools Innovation awareness-raising,

entrepreneurship promotion events Develop latent demand for innovation (innovation vouchers, placement of students in SMES) Orient polytechnics centres to new qualifications Training for low-skilled and unemployed

while evaluation should be carried out by independent experts, guided closely by those responsible for the policy.

staff exchanges Improved technical competencies of staff, increase effectiveness of in-house R&d Improved innovation performance,

number of enterprises having adopted a new technology, number of staff reporting new working behaviours, etc.

growth of employment in knowledge-intensive sectors, R&d expenditure per worker, etc. 1) Indicators should be selected to reflect the programme's objectives

through staff secondments and temporary hosting of experienced researchers. The last calls for proposals under FP7 will be published in summer 2012.

promotion of local academia-industry cooperation and their cross-border networking, aid for international partner search,

directly to firms) and cross-sector centres concerned with generic issues (such as product development and work in partnership).

European union-Regional Policy, February 2010.77 Infrastructures (ESFRI) and EC work, which should not be hindered by the lack of a European consolidated vision in the near future.

as well as experts to work directly on regional development priorities. Universities are a critical'asset'of the region

for instance, stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit of their staff and students, provide advice and services to SMES,

Universities can also play an important role in the field of vocational training. Barriers and challenges Improving the contribution of universities to regional growth by implementing such mechanisms requires the interconnection of the partners in the innovation systems.'

81 Knowledge transfer and information actions for the provision of vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions.

and with high R&d intensity, rapid innovation cycles, high capital expenditure and highly-skilled employment. They enable process,

capable of generating economic growth and employment and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU economy. They bear enormous market potential.

the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006.89 References Policy Recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on KETS (2011). 98 Commission Communication

which to invest and work; contribute to the social integration of marginalised groups of the population

research, education and can increase the attractiveness of regions in terms of human resources and 98 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/key technologies/kets high level group en. htm 99 http://ec. europa

The importance of saving jobs in the EU's creative industries,'TERA Consultants, March 2010.

See also the emphasis on the creative industries in the European Competitiveness Report 2010, Commission staff working document, COM (2010) 614.90 investments.

'etc. 91 A group of experts from Member States currently working on the'strategic use of EU support programmes,

Develop partnerships between national and regional authorities in charge of different public policies such as economic development, employment, higher education and culture.

promotion and development of cultural heritage. 109 Other investments could include: the development and use of new information technologies (for example to promote the digitisation of cultural heritage), strengthening of entrepreneurship in CCIS,

further focus will need to be put on the promotion allowing new potential users to become familiar with this innovative way of financing

in order to encourage the procurer to become an'intelligent'customer. 130 This can be achieved through better preparatory work

exchanges of civil servants/procurement officers and exchanges and promotion of good practices amongst peers131 (e g. awarding prizes for the best innovation procurement or methodology132),

New forms of engaging with employees, end-users or citizens, NGOS and local communities can be powerful tools for innovation,

workplace innovation or quadruple helix models (including civil society), however, they require a considerable mentality change.

Examples can be found in urban regeneration, community-led local development, microfinance,(e-)health and ageing, workplace innovation,

and networking of local stakeholders to implementing active labour market policies. For the next programming period social innovation is treated in a horizontal way in the ESF regulation.

DG Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion will also directly fund social experimentation projects through PROGRESS and the Programme for Social Change and Innovation to reform social policy.

Co-initiators of the SBI are DG Enterprise and DG Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion. Early December, the Commission proposed the Regulation on European Social Entrepreneurship Funds. 169 DG Enterprise has mobilised CIP funds for social innovation.

and organise a conference on workplace innovation in cooperation with the Flemish government. They are also coordinating the Social Innovation Europe Initiative,

but also with regard to other relevant policies such as education, employment and rural development policies? Does it assess/take into account the existing level of policy coordination within the region?


H2020 WP 2014-2015 Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises Revised.pdf

EN HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014 2015 7. Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises Revised This Work Programme was adopted on 10 december 2013.

European commission Decision C (2014) 4995 of 22 july 2014) HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 2 of 35

I of the SME Instrument 33 HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 3 of 35 Introduction Exiting the economic crisis

and achieving the employment and growth targets of the Europe 2020 strategy requires a competitive industry that builds its competitiveness on innovation in all its forms:

While certain Work Programme parts and areas have been identified explicitly as participating in the Pilot on Open Research Data

and areas can choose to participate in the Pilot on a voluntary basis. The use of a Data Management 1 http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/indexes/in your country en. cfm HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME

Mainstreaming SME support especially through a dedicated instrument SME participation is encouraged throughout this work programme and in particular in the priorities Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges.

The specific challenges of the topics which make use of the dedicated SME instrument are described in the respective parts of the work programme.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 5 of 35 driving competitiveness and sustainability 5iii.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 6 of 35 infrastructures Scope:

and services as well as access to the financial facilities supported under Access to Risk Finance of this work programme. 6 For topic PHC-12-2014/2015,

demographic change and wellbeing work programme part. 7 The commercialisation plan must demonstrate a credible path to the market also demonstrating the capacities to go from development to the production phase.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 7 of 35 Successful beneficiaries will be offered coaching

and management skills of individuals in the senior management team and developing in-house coaching capacity;

The expected impact should be described clearly in qualitative and quantitative terms (e g. on turnover, employment,

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 8 of 35 CONDITIONS FOR THIS COMMON CALL Opening dates8:

The conditions are described in parts B and C of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions:

and threshold are described in part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions:

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 9 of 35 three names of persons that should not act as an evaluator in the evaluation of their proposal for potential

If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for the call in question,

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 10 of 35 Call-Enhancing SME innovation capacity by providing better innovation

which will provide the growth and employment of the future. The reindustrialisation of the EU's industrial base has to focus on the development of long-term internationally competitive goods

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 11 of 35 Scope:

WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 12 of 35 which will boost industrial competitiveness

http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/industrial-competitiveness/industrial-policy/intellectual-property-rights/index en. htm HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015

training, materials and promotion to the demand and to better reach the target group. In particular, the development should follow the recommendations of the document related to the evaluation of the helpdesk to be published by end 2013.

-policy/intellectual-property-rights/index en. htm HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 14 of 35 The conditions related to

or human resources to effectively use and manage IPR. Such entities would be able to better use their intellectual capital if:

and guidance on how to better use professional legal consultants; 2. the professional consultants were prepared better to deal with SME specific challenges 3. cross-border information about IPR issues would be easily available on the internet

and 4. National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOS) would provide better IPR services to SMES. Scope:

http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/industrial-competitiveness/industrial-policy/intellectual-property-rights/index en. htm HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015

R&d service providers or private consultants to either conduct small innovation projects or to explore the feasibility of larger ones.

which limits the HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 16 of 35 possibility for transnational activities.

and in the General Annexes 16 See for example http://www. innovation. lv/ino2/publications/Riga declaration. pdf HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART

Commission staff working document SEC (2009) 1197 18 See http://www. vinnova. se/Pagefiles/604825187/The%20ipf%20synthesis%20report. pdf HORIZON 2020

WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 18 of 35 innovation agencies.

and potential partners (assistance to online collaboration for innovation) So far staff in innovation agencies has hardly skills to assist their clients to establish collaborations on web platforms

curriculum and training courses for staff currently providing brokerage services in established networks or SME agencies.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 19 of 35 Service designs and qualification profiles shall be formulated independently from a particular collaboration or social media platform.

and training material are made available to SME innovation support agencies interested in enhancing the skills of their staff.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 20 of 35 Open innovation can be an important lever for growth for SMES.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 21 of 35 Professional open innovation management by SMES.

-Awareness raising regarding the recruitment opportunities for SME instrument coaching towards appropriately qualified individuals,-Creation of information materials, setup of dissemination events,

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 22 of 35-Set up a monitoring and benchmarking scheme to ensure consistent coaching service delivery.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 23 of 35 CONDITIONS FOR THIS CALL Opening dates20:

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 24 of 35 INNOSUP-9-2014 0. 76 0 Eligibility

The conditions are described in parts B and C of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions:

and strategic focus promises significant impact on economic growth and job creation, and has the potential to act as a catalyst by contributing to and/or leveraging other activities supported,

and threshold are described in part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions:

in addition to its standard sub-criteria, the HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 25 of 35 following aspects will also be taken into account:

Professionalisation of open innovation management in SMES HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 26 of 35 Other actions23

suitable coaches and support their work that would address the recognised barriers to growth on the basis of a jointly agreed‘coaching plan'.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 27 of 35 within the 7-day service package assignments SMES benefitting from Horizon 2020 project support should,

The eligible costs of the action are restricted to the staff costs of the qualified staff members.

and known typical daily rates of senior staff in the network projects in the country.

The eligible costs of the action are restricted to the staff costs of the qualified staff members and indirect costs at the standard rate for Coordination and Support Actions.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 28 of 35 Countries not participating in the COSME programme will be invited to propose the establishment of Enterprise Europe Network

to make a high-quality assessment tool and trainings available to business consultants, and to develop the market for innovation management consulting by enhancing quality

Transferring the IMP rove project into an independent legal entity shall increase flexibility to reply to needs from regions and Member States while at the same time operating the tools in stable environment with highly qualified staff.

First, by providing a capacity building environment for the innovation advisors (staff of Enterprise Europe Network) that work in regions with a weakly developed consulting base and no own assessment and consulting tools;

second by providing SMES (including HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 29 of 35 beneficiaries of the SME instrument) access to an international innovation

win everywhere, Harvard Business Review Press HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 30 of 35 The objective of this action is to develop tools

Development of support material for the intermediary organisations, including business associations, for their work with the SMES as well as training material for SMES.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 31 of 35 Demonstration of concrete cases, to business development organisations and managers

(i) training their staff working with SME;(ii) for the work with SME and (iii) during the design of new SME innovation support actions.

The activities will be divided in two lots: Lot 1-Analysis and documentation of business innovation Lot 2-Production of awareness and training materials Type of action:

EUR 2. 20 million from the 2015 budget HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 32 of 35 6

but seek to source new ideas and technologies worldwide and to tap into knowledge generation and the pool of scientists and qualified workers in third countries.

EUR 0. 35 million from the 2014 budget 7-Support to Advisory Group Innovation in SMES 26 This action will support the work of the Advisory Group Innovation in SMES.

The Group has been set up to provide stakeholder input on the overall Horizon 2020 scientific and technological strategy, with respect to maximising the SME relevance and impact of the various work programmes and activities.

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 33 of 35 Indicative budget:

EUR 0. 02 million from the 2014 budget and EUR 0. 02 million from the 2015 budget 8 External expertise This action will support the use of appointed independent experts

The work of the expert group will be essential to get a better overview of the investment-readiness landscape in Europe,

The experts concerned will be qualified highly with specialist expertise in the field of financial instruments such as bankers, venture capital (VC) and other risk-capital fund managers, business angels,

In order to attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of €450/day will be paid to highly qualified,

This action is linked to an investment readiness measure (Call H2020-BIR-2014 in the Access to Risk Finance Work Programme

I. HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 34 of 35 This action will support coordination activities aimed at increasing complementarities and synergy between EUREKA

million33 201534 Budget EUR million Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups, monitors) 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82 1. 14

, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European parliament and of the Council of 25 october 2012 30 Detailed budgets of the common call of the SME instrument is provided in the introduction of this work programme part

and in the budget tables of the individual work programme parts. 31 The budget figures given in this table are rounded to two decimal places. 32 The budget amounts for 2015 are subject to the availability of the appropriations

HORIZON 2020 WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 35 of 35 from 08.020203 and 0. 94 from 08.020203 Grant to identified beneficiary

million Dissemination activities (see Part 17 of the work programme) 0. 06 of which half from 02.040203 and half from 08.020203 0. 06 of which 0. 03 from 02.040203 and 0. 03 from 08.020203

Corporate communication (see Part 17 of the work programme) 0. 03 of which half from 02.040203


H2020_societal_challenges.pdf

which to live and work. They improve Europe's competitiveness, boosting growth and job creation. At the same time, research and innovation help make people's lives better by improving things like healthcare, transport and digital services.

In January 2014 the European union will launch Horizon 2020. It will be the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever,

Europe's future economic growth and job creation must come from innovation in products, services and business models.

The cost to EU society of cerebral disorders was estimated by experts to be around €800 billion in 2010.

and provides 22 million jobs (accounting for 9%of total employment in the EU) and has the potential to reinvigorate communities in some of our most peripheral and deprived areas.

putting our security, competitiveness and employment in jeopardy. It is essential then for the EU to spark a new industrial revolution that will deliver a low-energy economy

Transport drives employment, economic growth and global exports. It provides citizens, societies and economies with essential resources and means of mobility.

and holds significant potential for job creation. Water is fundamental to human health food security, sustainable development and the environment.

this represents a major opportunity to boost competitiveness and job creation in European economies. What is EU Research

To begin with, waste and water have been selected as particular priorities, on the grounds of their substantial potential for business opportunities and job creation while tackling important resource efficiency challenges.

employment or training, are crucial challenges for the future of Europe. A rapidly changing world, characterised by the emergence of new economic powers and of new poles of power, also calls constantly for renewed understanding.

In 2013, EU research has focused on growth, employment and competitiveness (intangibles, youth, public finances), sustainable development (lifestyles, social entrepreneurship, welfare state), major trends in society (social

What kind of growth path can guarantee Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe in the long term?

Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe WWWFOREUROPE. Supported by a €8 million contribution from the EU 7th Framework programme, WWWFOREUROPE includes 33 partners from 12 Member States.

and adapting jobs in Europe NEUJOBS is analysing future possible developments of the European labour market (s) under the main assumption that European societies are now facing

skills and territorial-that will have a major impact on employment, in particular for some groups in the labour force or sectors of the economy.

The security industry is one of the sectors with the highest potential for growth and employment in the EU. In 2011, the security sector in the EU employed 180,000 people, with an annual turnover of some €30 billion.

The Commissions is investing €4. 4 million to support 12 different organisations across seven countries to identify just how well this new software works.


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