-Ingegneria dei Sistemi S. p. A Professor Rüdiger Iden, Senior vice president, BASF SE Jan Lamser, Member of Board of directors and Senior Executive Offi cer, CSOB
Tom Fleming, Consultant on creativity and economic development 7 Table of contents 1) Reinvent Europe through Innovation 2) Five propositions for action 2. 1) Broadening innovation:
I have had the opportunity to work at a large number of companies as an operational manager or a consultant.
Sweden and Ireland all face youth unemployment above 20%.%Youth need access to education, resources and structures to turn ideas into value through the provision of relevant opportunities.
explorative and role play. 12 Here we represent some of the key conclusions of our work in the form of sea stars:
and diversifying population, youth unemployment, sustainable cities and global challenges climate change, environmental degradation and poverty.
environmental protection and unemployment. Finance social innovation funds, like the new US fund (see opposite) 3 through a new partnership between the European commission and European Investment Bank (EIB) and through the EU structural funds and EU level recognition.
-Crosscutting (for example responding to ageing requires changes to everything from employment law and pensions to new models of self managed care);
youth unemployment is a major issue of concern in Europe, up to 25%in many countries. Youth must become engaged in society,
the Ministry of Taxation and the Ministry of Employment, see http://www. mind-lab. dk/en/.
and reward innovation across its 1. 3 million staff and their colleagues. The fund is investing into a combination of projects on the ground and at regional level,
and live by increasing both location independence (allowing people to see work as an activity rather than a place) and the importance of specifi c places for face to face interaction.
and enable a huge range of environmentally sustainable ways of work, play, learning activity. 20 We propose:
electronics and medicine to work towards an overarching vision to design, fabricate and achieve control of nanoscale systems,
We passionately believe that innovation is not a minor policy area for a small group of experts.
of Board of directors and Senior Executive Offi cer, CSOB Bank (member of KBC Group) Professor Rüdiger Iden, Senior vice president, BASF SE Dr Anne Stenros, Design
Indeed, economics generally tackles issues of technology, labour and growth in relation to an explanation of individual behavior and price mechanisms,
They urge for further academic work to analyze how and why development is the result of co-evolutionary processes involving industry, fi nance and public sector. These three processes together infl uence development,
or loans for small fi rms, export credit guarantees), the simplifi cation and speeding up of administrative procedures, the promotion of startups and entrepreneurship,
Tom Fleming, Consultant on creativity and economic development This report and the work of the panel were supported by DG Enterprise and Industry as part of the preparations for a new European innovation policy.
60 Executive summary The Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth sets out the targets that the European union is to meet by the year 2020 in the fields of research and innovation, climate change
and energy, employment, education and reducing poverty. The strategy also includes seven flagship initiatives that form the framework in
increasing the competitiveness of companies and steering public policies towards promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Pillar
The immediate priority is a return to growth and job creation, whilst the mid-and long-term challenges include increasing global competition, population ageing,
sustainable (efficient in the use of resources and environmentally-friendly) and inclusive (creating employment and guaranteeing social and territorial cohesion).
Europe 2020 Job creation and poverty reduction More efficient investment in researchand innovation Promoting a lowcarbon economy and competitiveindustry 1. Framework 12 Within this framework, Innovation Union, one of the seven
leading to the establishment of a competitive and sustainable model that will promote employment and social cohesion.
creating wealth and employment and providing a response to the major social challenges. 1. 1. 2. Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020,
and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructure. 8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility. 9. Promoting social inclusion
and combating poverty. 10. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning. 11.
Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration. 1. Framework 15 Moreover
2020 Strategy on employment, education and combating poverty. Finally, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)) focuses on six priorities whose goals are to foster smart
and promote resource efficiency 8. To promote employment and support labour mobility 7. To promote sustainable transport
and remove bottlenecks in key network infrastructure 9. To promote social inclusion and combat poverty 10.
and creating employment. The strategy focuses particularly on measures that have a direct and quantifiable impact on priority areas:
employment and training, social cohesion, innovation and knowledge, entrepreneurism, internationalisation and the green economy. Within the ECAT 2020 framework and based on a shared vision of the country towards the year 2020, RIS3CAT promotes:
-R&i as a driver for the economic transformation of the production system towards a competitive and sustainable model that fosters employment and social cohesion.
and employment and to provide a response to the challenges facing society. In a context characterised by public spending restraints,
Figure 6. The Process of Drafting RIS3CAT The work of drafting RIS3CAT was promoted and coordinated by a Steering committee formed by representatives from the ministries of Economy
and Knowledge and Business and Labour (see Section 4, Governance). The document was produced in a two-way, iterative process that combined both top-down and bottom-up approaches,
and orienting public policies towards the promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship. Each of these objectives corresponds to a pillar of action. 2. 3. Pillars of Action RIS3CAT is structured into four pillars of action,
increasing the competitiveness of companies and steering public policies towards the promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Figure
which Catalonia has competitive advantages, critical mass and future opportunities. 1. Critical mass in different sectors, measured in terms of number of companies, employment and gross added value,
4. Potential to generate new economic activity and employment, based on such factors as intensive use of labour and current growth of leading companies. 5. Global sector trends (estimates of world demand, supply, prices, Community policies, etc.)
to analyse future potential. 6. Tradition of cooperation amongst quadruple helix innovation stakeholders, evaluated according to several indicators:
and potential to generate employment. RIS3CAT focuses on the six crosscutting enabling technologies that are presented in Figure 12 and described in greater detail in the additional documentation.
the R&i system fosters the evolution of the economic base towards activities that generate greater added value, wealth and employment.
-Generation of new opportunities for economic activity and employment. -Efficient use of resources (green economy. There follows a description of the general characteristics of each of these tools (T)
and stakeholders in the Catalan R&i system that work in coincident sectors and cooperate to incorporate R&i into production activities in the leading sectors.
To generate new economic and job creation opportunities. Objectives 3. Tools and Policies 35 Main stakeholders Companies, business associations, cluster organisations, universities, research centres, technology centres, foundations and institutions linked to R&d&i,
or three years, enabling them to develop work programmes and consolidate their business activity in the global market.
This promotion takes the form of structural support for emerging processes and the construction of capabilities related to basic science and technology that can be applied in the mid-term and that,
as well as fostering the transfer of results from research work to the business fabric. Within the context of the global economy and the knowledge society, it also becomes essential to strengthen the international dimension of business innovation.
To introduce integrated vocational training generally. To increase success at school. To encourage the integration of young people into the employment market.
To improve English skills amongst the population. To help adapt university degrees to the needs of the production system.
-Training and professionalisation to enable stakeholders to work in a global environment and on international projects.
The Catalan Agency for innovation has signed also an agreement with MATIMOP, the Israeli Government's industry centre for R&d for the joint promotion of industrial R&d.
To generate new economic and job creation opportunities in the territory. Main stakeholders Local authorities, companies, business associations, cluster organisations, universities, research centres, technology centres and other bodies in the territory.
and generate quality employment. Support for businesses and job creation are, therefore, the central pillars of the Catalan Digital Agenda,
which provides for actions in a wide range of fields. P. 1. 1. Smart Cities, Smart Regions The rapid development of the information and communication technologies makes it possible to manage cities and services for citizens in a more efficient and sustainable way
the promotion of entrepreneurial culture throughout society as a whole; and a legal and regulatory framework to facilitate the creation and expansion of new companies and the exploration of new market niches, new technological opportunities and new ideas.
-To raise awareness about the value of business and entrepreneurship as a source for the generation of wealth and employment.
the provision or sale of assets and human resources and participation in shares in order to speed up and increase the number of spinoff companies at knowledge centres.
specialising in human resources, training, mentoring and accelerating, etc). It is vital to provide the greatest possible incentives for investment in new companies through financial instruments that reduce the risk to
For this reason, it is vital to promote incentives to enable workers at existing companies
and those on vocational training programmes that include practical training at companies to set up new enterprises.
and use of tacit knowledge acquired by workers. To decrease legal barriers to entrepreneurship. To simplify legal and contractual procedures for entrepreneurship in knowledge centres.
-Promotion of the efficient resource use and pollution reduction through dissemination and training. -Support for networks and associations that promote technology
Commercial or marketing innovation, based on improved design, packaging, positioning, promotion, price policy or sales channels, is strategic for increasing sales.
organisational innovation, based on reducing administrative costs, improving job satisfaction and access to noncommercial goods (such as external, uncatalogued knowledge) or reducing supply costs,
and trained ready to enter the employment market. Attracting and retaining talent within the research system
Innovation must be present in curriculums for vocational training, university degrees and MA courses related to the production sector,
therefore, to generate employment and economic recovery. Vocational training should be used the tool to professionalise people
and help them to obtain and retain employment. To this end, we need to advance towards a quality, flexible,
integrated vocational training model (in coordination with the jobs market) that provides training throughout people's working lives.
Company-university and company-vocational training centre cooperation programmes enable students to develop projects with companies
promote business innovation, build channels for knowledge transfer, foster transversal skills amongst students and improve their prospects of integration into employment.
P. 5. 2. English Learning English has become the language of global communication, and is present in all spheres (the economy, the media, the new technologies, higher studies, etc.).
For this reason, to improve The english skills of today's pupils is to train the workers of the future.
and 3. Tools and Policies 55 that research professionals can pursue attractive professional careers and achieve international projection.
Financing To introduce integrated vocational training generally. To increase success at school. To encourage the integration of young people into the employment market.
To improve English skills amongst the population. To help adapt university degrees to the needs of the production system.
the Directorate General for Economic policy and Promotion, attached to the Ministry of Economy and Knowledge;
and the Secretariat for Business and Competitiveness (Ministry of Business and Labour. 4. Governance 58 The main functions of the RIS3CAT Steering committee are:
which works to optimise the system for financing Government initiatives with European funds and to identify new areas for cooperation within the framework of the priorities that the European commission establishes. 4. 3. Participation of the quadruple helix The exercise
and job creation Efficient use of resources Context indicators Output indicators Results and impact indicators Assets Process Impact Impact on the territory Leading sectors Emerging activities
Evaluation always involves the participation of independent experts. Catalonia has acquired experience and best practices in evaluating the impact of R&i tools.
which will be carried out by independent experts. 4. 4. 3. Review The RIS3CAT system of governance provides for continuous review based on the evolution of monitoring indicators and conditioning factors in the environment.
60 Executive summary The Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth sets out the targets that the European union is to meet by the year 2020 in the fields of research and innovation, climate change
and energy, employment, education and reducing poverty. The strategy also includes seven flagship initiatives that form the framework in
increasing the competitiveness of companies and steering public policies towards promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Pillar
The immediate priority is a return to growth and job creation, whilst the mid-and long-term challenges include increasing global competition, population ageing,
sustainable (efficient in the use of resources and environmentally-friendly) and inclusive (creating employment and guaranteeing social and territorial cohesion).
Europe 2020 Job creation and poverty reduction More efficient investment in researchand innovation Promoting a lowcarbon economy and competitiveindustry 1. Framework 12 Within this framework, Innovation Union, one of the seven
leading to the establishment of a competitive and sustainable model that will promote employment and social cohesion.
creating wealth and employment and providing a response to the major social challenges. 1. 1. 2. Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020,
and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructure. 8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility. 9. Promoting social inclusion
and combating poverty. 10. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning. 11.
Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration. 1. Framework 15 Moreover
2020 Strategy on employment, education and combating poverty. Finally, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)) focuses on six priorities whose goals are to foster smart
and promote resource efficiency 8. To promote employment and support labour mobility 7. To promote sustainable transport
and remove bottlenecks in key network infrastructure 9. To promote social inclusion and combat poverty 10.
and creating employment. The strategy focuses particularly on measures that have a direct and quantifiable impact on priority areas:
employment and training, social cohesion, innovation and knowledge, entrepreneurism, internationalisation and the green economy. Within the ECAT 2020 framework and based on a shared vision of the country towards the year 2020, RIS3CAT promotes:
-R&i as a driver for the economic transformation of the production system towards a competitive and sustainable model that fosters employment and social cohesion.
and employment and to provide a response to the challenges facing society. In a context characterised by public spending restraints,
Figure 6. The Process of Drafting RIS3CAT The work of drafting RIS3CAT was promoted and coordinated by a Steering committee formed by representatives from the ministries of Economy
and Knowledge and Business and Labour (see Section 4, Governance). The document was produced in a two-way, iterative process that combined both top-down and bottom-up approaches,
and orienting public policies towards the promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship. Each of these objectives corresponds to a pillar of action. 2. 3. Pillars of Action RIS3CAT is structured into four pillars of action,
increasing the competitiveness of companies and steering public policies towards the promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Figure
which Catalonia has competitive advantages, critical mass and future opportunities. 1. Critical mass in different sectors, measured in terms of number of companies, employment and gross added value,
4. Potential to generate new economic activity and employment, based on such factors as intensive use of labour and current growth of leading companies. 5. Global sector trends (estimates of world demand, supply, prices, Community policies, etc.)
to analyse future potential. 6. Tradition of cooperation amongst quadruple helix innovation stakeholders, evaluated according to several indicators:
and potential to generate employment. RIS3CAT focuses on the six crosscutting enabling technologies that are presented in Figure 12 and described in greater detail in the additional documentation.
the R&i system fosters the evolution of the economic base towards activities that generate greater added value, wealth and employment.
-Generation of new opportunities for economic activity and employment. -Efficient use of resources (green economy. There follows a description of the general characteristics of each of these tools (T)
and stakeholders in the Catalan R&i system that work in coincident sectors and cooperate to incorporate R&i into production activities in the leading sectors.
To generate new economic and job creation opportunities. Objectives 3. Tools and Policies 35 Main stakeholders Companies, business associations, cluster organisations, universities, research centres, technology centres, foundations and institutions linked to R&d&i,
or three years, enabling them to develop work programmes and consolidate their business activity in the global market.
This promotion takes the form of structural support for emerging processes and the construction of capabilities related to basic science and technology that can be applied in the mid-term and that,
as well as fostering the transfer of results from research work to the business fabric. Within the context of the global economy and the knowledge society, it also becomes essential to strengthen the international dimension of business innovation.
To introduce integrated vocational training generally. To increase success at school. To encourage the integration of young people into the employment market.
To improve English skills amongst the population. To help adapt university degrees to the needs of the production system.
-Training and professionalisation to enable stakeholders to work in a global environment and on international projects.
The Catalan Agency for innovation has signed also an agreement with MATIMOP, the Israeli Government's industry centre for R&d for the joint promotion of industrial R&d.
To generate new economic and job creation opportunities in the territory. Main stakeholders Local authorities, companies, business associations, cluster organisations, universities, research centres, technology centres and other bodies in the territory.
and generate quality employment. Support for businesses and job creation are, therefore, the central pillars of the Catalan Digital Agenda,
which provides for actions in a wide range of fields. P. 1. 1. Smart Cities, Smart Regions The rapid development of the information and communication technologies makes it possible to manage cities and services for citizens in a more efficient and sustainable way
the promotion of entrepreneurial culture throughout society as a whole; and a legal and regulatory framework to facilitate the creation and expansion of new companies and the exploration of new market niches, new technological opportunities and new ideas.
-To raise awareness about the value of business and entrepreneurship as a source for the generation of wealth and employment.
the provision or sale of assets and human resources and participation in shares in order to speed up and increase the number of spinoff companies at knowledge centres.
specialising in human resources, training, mentoring and accelerating, etc). It is vital to provide the greatest possible incentives for investment in new companies through financial instruments that reduce the risk to
For this reason, it is vital to promote incentives to enable workers at existing companies
and those on vocational training programmes that include practical training at companies to set up new enterprises.
and use of tacit knowledge acquired by workers. To decrease legal barriers to entrepreneurship. To simplify legal and contractual procedures for entrepreneurship in knowledge centres.
-Promotion of the efficient resource use and pollution reduction through dissemination and training. -Support for networks and associations that promote technology
Commercial or marketing innovation, based on improved design, packaging, positioning, promotion, price policy or sales channels, is strategic for increasing sales.
organisational innovation, based on reducing administrative costs, improving job satisfaction and access to noncommercial goods (such as external, uncatalogued knowledge) or reducing supply costs,
and trained ready to enter the employment market. Attracting and retaining talent within the research system
Innovation must be present in curriculums for vocational training, university degrees and MA courses related to the production sector,
therefore, to generate employment and economic recovery. Vocational training should be used the tool to professionalise people
and help them to obtain and retain employment. To this end, we need to advance towards a quality, flexible,
integrated vocational training model (in coordination with the jobs market) that provides training throughout people's working lives.
Company-university and company-vocational training centre cooperation programmes enable students to develop projects with companies
promote business innovation, build channels for knowledge transfer, foster transversal skills amongst students and improve their prospects of integration into employment.
P. 5. 2. English Learning English has become the language of global communication, and is present in all spheres (the economy, the media, the new technologies, higher studies, etc.).
For this reason, to improve The english skills of today's pupils is to train the workers of the future.
and 3. Tools and Policies 55 that research professionals can pursue attractive professional careers and achieve international projection.
Financing To introduce integrated vocational training generally. To increase success at school. To encourage the integration of young people into the employment market.
To improve English skills amongst the population. To help adapt university degrees to the needs of the production system.
the Directorate General for Economic policy and Promotion, attached to the Ministry of Economy and Knowledge;
and the Secretariat for Business and Competitiveness (Ministry of Business and Labour. 4. Governance 58 The main functions of the RIS3CAT Steering committee are:
which works to optimise the system for financing Government initiatives with European funds and to identify new areas for cooperation within the framework of the priorities that the European commission establishes. 4. 3. Participation of the quadruple helix The exercise
and job creation Efficient use of resources Context indicators Output indicators Results and impact indicators Assets Process Impact Impact on the territory Leading sectors Emerging activities
Evaluation always involves the participation of independent experts. Catalonia has acquired experience and best practices in evaluating the impact of R&i tools.
which will be carried out by independent experts. 4. 4. 3. Review The RIS3CAT system of governance provides for continuous review based on the evolution of monitoring indicators and conditioning factors in the environment.
participated in the evaluation work. Their work has resulted in a database, which has determined the infrastructures of extreme importance for Hungary in each discipline.
In addition to the NEKIFUT database, we relied on the data available from the KSH to demonstrate the situation;
which had been adopted with the involvement of a large number of experts, were taken into account by the NEKIFUT working groups when making proposals,
(and attracting human resources with a high level of competence); publications; national and international patents, etc..The key (academic and industrial) beneficiary areas include healthcare and medical sciences, eco-friendly solutions (such as energy efficiency), food production, information technology, etc.
where regional character and the promotion of major regional cooperation are exposed increasingly European priorities in the context of research infrastructure
and, in the spirit of open access, the promotion of the mobility of researchers and the combat against the global brain drain within the context of the more advanced areas. 4. RDI infrastructure and S3 methodology,
a Working group consisting of national experts has also been created, which has a general decision-preparing role in every issue concerning research infrastructures.
The work of the Research Infrastructure Working group (hereinafter referred to as: RI Working group) is used to lay the foundation for all government decisions related to the research infrastructure.
The state actors are involved also in the work, however, each member of the working group is a researcher himself,
and the experts of the NEKIFUT project in the prioritization of S3. In this regard the RI Working group compiled a shorter priority list professionally justified for Hungary,
In terms of S3, the RI Working group is particularly responsible for the preliminary assessment of the requests for connecting to certain foreign infrastructures with the involvement of experts
if they had to purchase the given infrastructure and the necessary human resources, as it is often not possible either financially or physically.
or even the growth of startup companies. 5. 2. Strategic directions for developing the research infrastructure The promotion of networking and the unification of fragmented research organisations in order to build synergies.
it has been a multi-stage process, primarily based on the evaluation of the Working groups of the three large disciplines (physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities) and external experts, the result
From a scientific aspect, the long-term maintenance of our ESRF membership and its promotion from the current level of HAS to the level of the government is justified absolutely
However, considering the CERN commitment of the same community, it shall be assessed how the necessary human resources can be ensured for this purpose.
The long-term maintenance of our ILL membership and its promotion to the level of the government is justified absolutely.
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