creative environments and businesses needed for 21st century innovation. What is innovation? Traditional concepts of innovation, for example from the OECD Oslo manual, defi ne innovation as new or improved products, services, processes,
and the way the social environment reacts. Will innovative behaviour be ridiculed or admired. what is typical for our last decades is that we have lost the ability to play
Assuring access and providing signifi cant investment in digital infrastructures are necessary to realise the vision of lifelong learning as well as to increase the competitive environment necessary for advanced learning in universities and colleges.
i e. ambitious companies than can create 500 jobs in 5 years in the most promising new markets such as energy, environment, smarter logistics, the internet of things, new materials, medical applications and aging.
We expect to see an open environment that stimulates and supports innovators from SMES, public sector, universities,
internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Pillar
Finally, Pillar 4 focuses on improving the innovation environment. RIS3CAT Structure: Pillars and Tools The strategy seeks to combine R&i tools consolidated in Catalonia with new instruments
Innovation environment Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Public policies This document is divided into four sections.
and innovation environment) so as to advance towards achieving the four strategic objectives that will make Vision 2020 a reality in Catalonia.
companies must adapt to the new environment, engaging in open innovation and creating value by improving
risk prevention and management. 6. Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency. 7. Promoting sustainable transport
and risk prevention and management 6. To protect the environment and promote resource efficiency 8. To promote employment
-Pillar 4. Innovation environment. 2. Structure 25 Figure 8. Relationship Between Strategic Objectives and Pillars Pillar 1 To modernise the business fabric by improving the efficiency of production processes,
internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Figure
Advanced manufacturing 2. Structure 30 2. 3. 4. Innovation Environment (Pillar 4) The competitiveness of companies (particularly SMES,
RIS3CAT identifies and strengthens those public policies that most directly affect the quality of the innovation environment. 3. Tools
Training and talent Tools Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Leading sectors Innovation environment 3. Tools
and the public policies that directly affect the innovation environment (P). 3. Tools and Policies 34 T. 1. RIS3CAT Communities RIS3CAT communities are voluntary associations of companies
The valorisation of technology or the transfer of research results to the market can help to modernise the business fabric and support new emerging sectors, particularly in environments,
-Training and professionalisation to enable stakeholders to work in a global environment and on international projects.
environment and finance; regulation; and opportunities: these are the four basic areas in which action is required to promote the founding of companies and their growth into important economic players.
or the necessary tools to adapt to a rapidly changing, ever more competitive environment. In response to this, the Government promotes strategies to foster cooperation between companies in the framework of clusters and strategic plans.
it is essential to ensure that the environment is favourable for R&i activities and 3. Tools and Policies 55 that research professionals can pursue attractive professional careers
This is one of the guiding principles underlying the RIS3CAT tools. 4. Permeability of RIS3CAT to determining factors in the environment and to the changing needs of society in general and the quadruple helix stakeholders in particular.
the RIS3CAT strategy must be permeable to determining factors in the environment and to the changing needs of research and innovation system stakeholders.
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.
internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Pillar
Finally, Pillar 4 focuses on improving the innovation environment. RIS3CAT Structure: Pillars and Tools The strategy seeks to combine R&i tools consolidated in Catalonia with new instruments
Innovation environment Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Public policies This document is divided into four sections.
and innovation environment) so as to advance towards achieving the four strategic objectives that will make Vision 2020 a reality in Catalonia.
companies must adapt to the new environment, engaging in open innovation and creating value by improving
risk prevention and management. 6. Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency. 7. Promoting sustainable transport
and risk prevention and management 6. To protect the environment and promote resource efficiency 8. To promote employment
-Pillar 4. Innovation environment. 2. Structure 25 Figure 8. Relationship Between Strategic Objectives and Pillars Pillar 1 To modernise the business fabric by improving the efficiency of production processes,
internationalisation and entrepreneurship Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Leading sectors Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Innovation environment Strategic objectives Pillars Figure
Advanced manufacturing 2. Structure 30 2. 3. 4. Innovation Environment (Pillar 4) The competitiveness of companies (particularly SMES,
RIS3CAT identifies and strengthens those public policies that most directly affect the quality of the innovation environment. 3. Tools
Training and talent Tools Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Emerging activities Crosscutting enabling technologies Leading sectors Innovation environment 3. Tools
and the public policies that directly affect the innovation environment (P). 3. Tools and Policies 34 T. 1. RIS3CAT Communities RIS3CAT communities are voluntary associations of companies
The valorisation of technology or the transfer of research results to the market can help to modernise the business fabric and support new emerging sectors, particularly in environments,
-Training and professionalisation to enable stakeholders to work in a global environment and on international projects.
environment and finance; regulation; and opportunities: these are the four basic areas in which action is required to promote the founding of companies and their growth into important economic players.
or the necessary tools to adapt to a rapidly changing, ever more competitive environment. In response to this, the Government promotes strategies to foster cooperation between companies in the framework of clusters and strategic plans.
it is essential to ensure that the environment is favourable for R&i activities and 3. Tools and Policies 55 that research professionals can pursue attractive professional careers
This is one of the guiding principles underlying the RIS3CAT tools. 4. Permeability of RIS3CAT to determining factors in the environment and to the changing needs of society in general and the quadruple helix stakeholders in particular.
the RIS3CAT strategy must be permeable to determining factors in the environment and to the changing needs of research and innovation system stakeholders.
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.
130 k euro/year Life and Medical sciences EUOPENSCREEN Environment ICOS 50 k 26 al sciences euro/year Environment al sciences IAGOS
5 k euro/year Environment al sciences LIFEWATCH 500 k euro/year Agricultural Sciences CARPATCLIM 90 k euro Agricultural Sciences
The role of LIFEWATCH knowledge centre is significant in developing scenarios for nature, environment and land use, through
encouraging an environment for initiative and cooperation between enterprises (particularly SMES) and fostering better exploitation of innovation. 2. 3 Ireland's Enterprise Structure Ireland's enterprise structure is made up primarily of firms that:
and contribute to an internationally competitive operating environment for all businesses; There are also a number of foreign owned entities (many larger scale) that have invested here to serve the domestic market including those in the hospitality, retail, communications sectors for example.
and 6 http://www. djei. ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy. pdf 7 http://www. forfas. ie/media/icsti990430 technology foresight overview. pdf 9 To enhance the environment for the creation of new
through substantial public investment, in the SSTI with the result that we have made significant steps in establishing a strong research environment, based on building scientific excellence in a number of key strategic areas.
Natural resources and Sustainable Environment Agriculture, fisheries and food, marine research, energy, climate change, environment, including built environment, smart living spaces, smart cities, transport and related
and do we have the environment to support commercialisation?(People, finance, regulatory considerations, companies, partnering capacity,
and the development of ecosystems within the public sector for the trial and application of emerging technologies, The need to develop a more progressive, supportive and responsive domestic regulatory environment,
Technology Centres are structured to lie at the boundary between the academic environment and industry and are driven by the companies that are involved, rather than from the academic perspective.
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable international trading environment.
The PAG compiled a list of 78 metrics for the enterprise support environment at varying levels of granularity categorised into inputs
This growth will be driven through a continuation of a supportive fiscal environment for R&d investment as well as supports for higher education R&d industry linkages with higher education researchers, commercialisation of research results, in-company R&d and start-up companies.
encouraging an environment for initiative and cooperation between enterprises (particularly SMES) and fostering better exploitation of innovation. 2. 3 Ireland's Enterprise Structure Ireland's enterprise structure is made up primarily of firms that:
and contribute to an internationally competitive operating environment for all businesses; There are also a number of foreign owned entities (many larger scale) that have invested here to serve the domestic market including those in the hospitality, retail, communications sectors for example.
and 6 http://www. djei. ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy. pdf 7 http://www. forfas. ie/media/icsti990430 technology foresight overview. pdf 9 To enhance the environment for the creation of new
through substantial public investment, in the SSTI with the result that we have made significant steps in establishing a strong research environment, based on building scientific excellence in a number of key strategic areas.
Natural resources and Sustainable Environment Agriculture, fisheries and food, marine research, energy, climate change, environment, including built environment, smart living spaces, smart cities, transport and related
and do we have the environment to support commercialisation?(People, finance, regulatory considerations, companies, partnering capacity,
and the development of ecosystems within the public sector for the trial and application of emerging technologies, The need to develop a more progressive, supportive and responsive domestic regulatory environment,
Technology Centres are structured to lie at the boundary between the academic environment and industry and are driven by the companies that are involved, rather than from the academic perspective.
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable international trading environment.
The PAG compiled a list of 78 metrics for the enterprise support environment at varying levels of granularity categorised into inputs
This growth will be driven through a continuation of a supportive fiscal environment for R&d investment as well as supports for higher education R&d industry linkages with higher education researchers, commercialisation of research results, in-company R&d and start-up companies.
Exceptionalbiodiversity Great diversityof natural resources Specificadvantagesforscientificresearchmakingthemlaboratoriesin whichanalyseand modelisegreatchallenges Geographical position and specific geopolitical reality within the EU European regions in non European environments They can serve as centers of trade
Marine environment STRENGTHS: Canarianoceanic Platform (PLOCAN)+ Projects of experimentation with renewable energies in offshore facilities.
67 Innovation friendly business environments for SMES...70 Research infrastructures, centres of competence and science parks...
and dynamics of the entrepreneurial environment. Regional assets: a strategy rooted in the regional specificities First,
The analytical effort carried out in order to generate the basic information input for a RIS3 should have a special focus on the regional entrepreneurial environment,
society, and environment shared by all stakeholders. The scenario constitutes the basis for developing a vision about where the region would like to be in the future,
business environment favourable to the creation of new SMES; existence of policies and instruments to foster the commercialisation of the output of innovation;
This involves expert work on value chain analysis (undertaken in an international environment and enlightening the spatial division of labour),
RIS3 processes can develop environments which both support and utilise user-centred innovation activities also with the aim of securing better conditions to commercialise R&d efforts.
disciplines and professions and they are fashioned invariably in action learning environments where there is a high degree of novelty associated with the activity.
environment, transports, etc. When developing RIS3 strategies, Member States and regions need to take into account/be involved in the discussions on
and energy challenges is based on the relationship between the built environment and the natural environment.
primarily rural near urban, primarily rural and primarily urban and coastal, closely resembles the OECD (2011b) regional typology based on the dominant built environment and natural environment features,
Clusters, Innovation friendly business environments for SMES, Research infrastructures, centres of competence and science parks, Universities-enterprise cooperation, Digital agenda, Key enabling technologies, Cultural
www. clustercollaboration. eu. 70 Innovation friendly business environments for SMES Why should an innovation-friendly business environment be part of smart specialisation?
and especially micro-enterprises, are heavily dependent on their regional environment where proximity plays a key role for innovation,
which is a framework for building a more friendly business environment in Europe. Regional authorities should focus on the content of the SBA
as well as those dealing with specific policy areas (such as industry, health, agriculture, environment and culture) can provide public authorities and private sectors with strategic advice,
ecall), a cleaner environment and more efficient energy networks (smart grids, smart metering), inter-modal and sustainable cities (smart cities), new media opportunities and easier access
i e. via the development of a creative environment that promotes traditional cultural assets (cultural heritage, touristic destinations,
''Developing new business models for SMES','Improving the urban environment','Developing Business incubators,'Supporting the physical and economic regeneration of urban and rural areas and communities',etc. 104 http://creativebusiness. org
when programme is adopted on 23.november 108 Innovative financial instruments for CCIS are tested also under the European Creative Industries Alliance. 109 Included under the Cohesion policy as part of the thematic objective for protecting the environment.
protecting and improving the environment and promoting sustainable communities, and supporting the establishment of a sustainable, competitive and secure energy supply.
for example, the administrations in charge of health and care services, environment, mobility, energy, housing, waste and water management do not perceive themselves as having any role to play regarding support for innovative firms.
as the partnership contracts and strategic reference frameworks include different strands of 129 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/sme/business-environment/public-procurement/102
administration (e g. environment, transport, industry, innovation) and allow the development of strategies that cover entire countries (and even beyond).
http://cordis. europa. eu/fp7/ict/pcp/home en. html 147 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/gpp/index en. htm 148 http
but local and regional authorities are also usually responsible for implementing policies, programmes, legislation and public investments in key areas for sustainable growth and innovation such as energy, environment, transport, land-use, education
and getting the actors of innovation and environment working together. Moreover regions have to reflect on how to benefit from the fast-emerging green eco-innovation sector.
In the current programming period, ensuring innovation for sustainable growth requires improved coordination between different operational and rural development programmes in the areas of innovation, competitiveness, environment and energy.
taking into account the impacts on the environment from design to delivery and end-of-life.
106 Commissioning a strategic analysis and approach on the region's own characteristics, assets, challenges and opportunities as regards its environment, natural assets, renewable energy potential and climate impacts in the studies
Environment, climate change and energy are included specifically in the draft new regulatory package, covering all shared managed funds, through thematic objectives, investment priorities,
energy & climate challenges in cities 158 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/gpp/toolkit en. htm 159 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/emas/tools
In this environment, excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit mobilize a critical mass of actors. 2 Vision's 3 pillars:
and other transport Energy and Environment Pollution, management and monitoring, environmental engineering, ecology and environmental science, network technologies
Geophysics ICT Mathematics Materials (new) Veterinarian Environment Nanotech Naval Optics Patrimony Health Security Socioeconomic Space Textiles Agro-Food ICT Intelligent
sys. Health Energy Pharmaceuticals Environment Security Space Materials Biotechnologies Transport Socioeconomic 13 Panels 90 Micro-visions 29 domains+Exploratory Online
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Increasing end-use energy efficiency Optimizing the use of conventional and nonconventional water resources Substitution of critical materials and functional covering The intelligent city A4.
2014 Smart specialization fields Bioeconomy ICT Energy & Environment Eco-technologies Public interest priorities Health Security & Space National heritage & identity, cohesion and cross-cultural
linkages Smart specialization fields Bioeconomy ICT, Security & Space Energy, Environment & Climate changes Eco-nano-technologies & Advanced Materials Public interest priorities Health National
Environment; Health; Security; Intelligent Systems; Socioeconomics; Space medicine Science; Transport ICT Rationale: ICT prioritized for information security & space security because of new info regarding the sectoral strategies (not available at the time of the first version;
Energy & Environment Energy, Environment & Climate change Rationale: Environment focus on Climate Change; the Danubius Center will be operational by 2018.
Eco-technologies Eco-nano-technologies & Advanced Materials Rationale: specific request of Renault Romania Group, the Romanian Academy,
the Romania-France framework for research collaboration (joint research in Physics, Environment, Chemistry, Mathematics. Also, ERA.
Environment; Health; Security; Intelligent Systems; Socioeconomics; Space medicine Science; Transport)- Prioritization and version Dec. 2013. Public debate-National R&d institutes-Romanian Academy-Private companies-Changes as for version Apr. 2014.
In this environment, excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit mobilize a critical mass of actors; companies become key actors of innovation;
A favorable geographic location, a largely pristine natural environment and unexploited cultural and archaeological assets offer additional possibilities for specialization in higher value added activities.
Protect nature and cultural assets of the region TO 6. Protecting the environment and promoting resources efficiency PA3:
Clusters provide a favorable environment to foster competitiveness and drive innovation. Support for cluster development has to be concentrated on areas of comparative advantage. b) Innovation-friendly business environments for SMES, R&d intensive ones especially,
and the creation of new firms. There is a need to make more extensive use of loans, equity finance and other forms of financial engineering. c) Lifelong learning in research and innovation.
6. protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; 7. promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures;
In particular, in the technical and managerial jobs, foreign firms are able to offer young Romanians the credentials of a foreign firm, the experience of learning in leading edge environment,
If binding constraints relate to more structural bottlenecks on the business environment, the region needs to prioritize addressing these obstacles,
creating a good environment for startups; develop business accelerators and adapt incubators to the needs of the ICT sector;
eco-industry, microtechnologies, turbo-motors, electrical engineering, energy, environment protection, mechanics and materials, textile, leather, agro food and bio-food products, machine and technologies, tourism
creating an enabling environment for efficient market selection emerges as an additional useful measure. This implies combining measures that promote firm entry
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency 148. The West Region has a significant touristic potential that needs to be exploited further and supported.
Protect the natural and cultural assets of the region TO 6. Protecting the environment and promoting resources efficiency PA3:
http://ec. europa. eu/environment/nature/natura2000/)77 measures specified by these existing plans. Management plans are essential in order allow land
iii) developing and strengthening the partnerships between higher education institutions, business environment and research institutes. 181. The second investment priority under this priority axis is to invest in education, skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure.
The Thematic Objective 6 Protecting the environment and promoting resources efficiency, which can be financed from ERDF and CF,
culture assets of the region TO 6. Protecting the environment and promoting resources efficiency 2. 1. Protecting,
6) Protecting the environment and promoting resources efficiency (10) Investing in education, skills and lifetime learning;
development of a sustainable economic environment through measures for using the coal tailings in a smart way;
as an info disseminating environment and supplying services and content, creating new markets, thus contributing to a growth in economic productivity.
7 unemployment, transportation or environment. Another exemple is e-education that represents an alternative to the traditional learning method,
The interconnectivity between the business environment and that of digital communications is still at an initial stage,
In the context of Romania's current development and its opening towards the European and global economy, the business environment shall become a major consumer of broadband communications.
To that effect, we try to create a sort of mutual enticement where the business environment development leads to an increase of the offer and, implicitly,
Also, while broadband communications performances increase, the on-line environment interactivity grows attracting users. From the point of view of the main influence zones, broadband communication benefits are to be found at the level of the public administration, private companies, communities and at the level of the ordinary citizen.
Major differences between penetration rates of broadband networks in the urban and rural environment; Access problems on local loop (implementation of unconditioned access on the local loop,
investable environment) and after the diagnostic analysis of broadband communication market we identified 10 strategic objectives and six specific ones.
E-democracy can only be an instrument in a democratic environment in which human rights and the rule of law are implemented and observed.
but is this approach valid in today's dynamic digital environment? What policy should we have to ensure that people in remote areas
Establish general principles for developing a framework capable of developing a friendly environment and competitive market for investment in digital television services, ensuring:
and transparency of the decision process in a rapidly changing environment. Conclusions The importance of the smart grid debate is being underestimated heavily.
IT complex systems with the support of a super computer http://bifi. unizar. es, nanosciences http://ina. unizar. es, mathematics, physics, environment and materials.
Aragón (mainly agrofood, environment and materials. More over, Aragon is equiped well in research. The main research centres are focusing on-agronomy and agrofood in the Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (CITA) http://www. cita-aragon. es
and environment, created at the initiative of the Region of Aragon and CSIC the technopark MOTORLAND http://www. parquetecnologicodelmotor. com/index. aspx the technological park Lopez Soriano http://www. ptr. es dedicated to recycling industries. 4 Other
In comparison with our economic environment our region has grown at the same rate than the Spanish average and higher than EU-27 and the Euro zone until 2009.
agriculture and food industry, automotive technology, pharmaceuticals, and environment. OPPORTUNITIES The region's economic specialisation and existing capacities allow for leading future trends to be made use of in the fields of health care, quality of life, environment,
and food and agriculture. Technological specialisation permits the development of applications in the fields of advanced materials, production processes, ICT,
and the crosscutting role of ICT technology, energy and environment, and biotechnology. There is potential for the integration of value chain actions and economic interaction:
THREATS Territory Low profitability in the area for operators for telecommunication infrastructure in the rural environment.
and Spanish Language Energy and Industrial Environment Habitat Scientific SPECIALISATION pattern Medicine Agriculture, Biology, and Veterinary Sciences Chemistry and Material Sciences Earth and Environmental sciences Engineering TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIALISATION pattern Advanced Materials ICT Biotechnology Advanced Processes and Manufacturing SP 018
) OF CASTILLA Y LEON 2014-2020 SP 022 ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT Economic pattern Scientific pattern Technological pattern Possible regions of reference Other
ICT, along with Energy and Industrial Environment, are interesting not only from an economic standpoint but also from a technological point of view
Energy and Industrial Environment (sustainability, reuse of materials, etc.).SP 025 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR SMART SPECIALISATION OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2014-2020 PART 2 P2 027 P2 028 The Research and Innovation
Knowledge Society Sectoral Analysis Automotive Agribusiness Health and live quality Environment and Energy Habitat Tourism and Heritage Building the evidence base for RIS3 (III) Main
(I) SWOT Analysis R&d&i 12 Opportunities Exploitation of trends of future in some areas, such as agro food, health and quality of life and energy and environment.
technological cross--application of ICT, energy and environment and biotechnology, etc. New programming period 2014--2020 (cohesion funds, Horizon 2020, etc.:
Low conkidence in digital environment. Low usability of services and complexity in use of digital certiaication systems.
Components & Equipment Agro--food Health & Quality of life Energy & Environment Habitat Tourism, Heritage & Spanish language 1. Encourage the deployment of telecommunications networks
VEHICLE MANUFACTURING ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION & CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING MATERIALS HABITAT TOURISM HERITAGE AND SPANISH LANGUAGE 1, 59%5, 06%2, 93%8, 51
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