Research and Innovation Strategy for the Smart Specialisation of Catalonia Contents Executive summary...3 1. Framework...
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony...Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system.
The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas:
P. 1. 3. Broadband Deployment The deployment of industrial broadband is essential to ensure that companies located on industrial sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure.
and develop their respective industries through cooperative projects. 3. Tools and Policies 47 P. 1. 4. SME Digitisation In order to increase the use of information and communication technologies by small and mediumsized enterprises,
along with digitisation drivers, such as e-commerce and e-invoicing. P. 1. 5. Digital Skills amongst Citizens In the knowledge society, it is vital to provide citizens with the appropriate tools for their professional development.
To promote the opening up of data. Objectives Main stakeholders Catalan public authorities, technology centres, companies, business associations and organisations.
consistent data to enable the review, if necessary, of RIS3CAT programmes, initiatives, instruments and investment. 4. 1. RIS3CAT Steering committee The RIS3CAT Steering committee de RIS3CAT, established by Government Agreement of 17 december 2013,
RIS3CAT communities PECT 4. Governance 61 information and data. Continuous evaluation mechanisms, along with evaluation of real results and impact, provide basic information for monitoring the implementation of the strategy,
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony...Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system.
The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas:
P. 1. 3. Broadband Deployment The deployment of industrial broadband is essential to ensure that companies located on industrial sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure.
and develop their respective industries through cooperative projects. 3. Tools and Policies 47 P. 1. 4. SME Digitisation In order to increase the use of information and communication technologies by small and mediumsized enterprises,
along with digitisation drivers, such as e-commerce and e-invoicing. P. 1. 5. Digital Skills amongst Citizens In the knowledge society, it is vital to provide citizens with the appropriate tools for their professional development.
To promote the opening up of data. Objectives Main stakeholders Catalan public authorities, technology centres, companies, business associations and organisations.
consistent data to enable the review, if necessary, of RIS3CAT programmes, initiatives, instruments and investment. 4. 1. RIS3CAT Steering committee The RIS3CAT Steering committee de RIS3CAT, established by Government Agreement of 17 december 2013,
RIS3CAT communities PECT 4. Governance 61 information and data. Continuous evaluation mechanisms, along with evaluation of real results and impact, provide basic information for monitoring the implementation of the strategy,
The access to networks with fast and large data transfer capacities and huge databases expanding in a continuous and planned way in international cooperation is increasingly becoming a basic condition of modern scientific activity.
The 4 most important international trends and international comparative data will be presented; and the current situation and trends influencing the development of the Hungarian RI will be presented on the basis of the much more detailed Hungarian time-series.
it already involves databases, gene banks, systems for the transmission and processing of data and digitizers,
The analysis exploring the situation of the Hungarian RI is based partly on the available domestic and international statistical data,
and partly on the data of the RI register created and operated by the NEKIFUT project.
the NEKIFUT database was open to all organisations with a research infrastructure for registration and data supply.
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;
however, the data sets of the NEKIFUT enable a deeper understanding of the infrastructures and the making of the resulting conclusions. 3. 1. General introduction of the research infrastructure 6 Consultation with the professional community is an essential element of the methodology applied by the NEKIFUT.
which cannot be grasped by means of statistical data. We can conclude that there are still strong efforts for the exclusive use of the infrastructures
KSH Machinery, instrument and software investment Statistics distinguishes three types within the R&d investments: machine and instrument investments, software investments and building investments. 13,9%15,5%17,5%11,4%11,4%11,7%11,4%11,3%15,6%0%2%4%6
%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The share of software investments fluctuated around 3-8%of the total amount. 61-75%was used for machines
In the area of building investments, the data from 2010 and 2012 are outstanding: The HUF 600-900 million expenditure of the previous years increased to over HUF 2. 2 bn in 2010 and then to HUF 5. 7 bn in 2012.
however, that natural and engineering sciences in the data of both Eurostat and the KSH include investments
Own calculations based on KSH data The RI demand of the various disciplines is different, therefore, the amounts spent on investments differ significantly in the total R&d expenditure.
Own calculations based on KSH data Figure 5: Types of R&d investment by branches of science in Hungary, 2007-2012 (thousand HUF) Source:
Own calculations based on KSH data Analysing the natural sciences, the data show that: information technology is the most infrastructure-intensive area in Hungary in terms of the assets,
although it is noted that IT serves a number of disciplines biological sciences are in the second place,
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however, the impact of a major investment can be seen clearly in the aggregate data: there were such major building investments in the area of chemistry in 2010 and 2012,
The deadline for submitting tenders for updating the national database of research infrastructures, managed by the NIH RDI Observatory,
We present the data thereof as follows. Due to its voluntary nature the database is not complete,
however, because of the number of infrastructure it contains (more than 400) we can say that it is suitable for sampling adding that it was prepared not with a need for being representative.
, biobanks, genetically modified model organisms, ecological and biodiversity databases) are used widely. The development of the technologies and biological model schemes has resulted in the explosion of data and information, the systematisation and analysis
of which necessitated the establishment of a high number of specialised databanks and analysis systems, namely, the creation of a new discipline, bioinformatics,
in addition to and relying on the hypothesisdriven research, data-driven research, namely research based on the collection
and analysis of large amounts of data has become prevalent, and systematic approach and network research are becoming dominant in all branches of biology,
and analysing the data. These research infrastructures often perform these activities in the form of services.
In the age of the Internet, the analysis of the past and the present primarily requires the interpreted processing of written and spoken texts,
and well-organized easily accessible data and more complete databases, either for the study of culture or the establishment of a policy proposal.
digitization and systematisation of such information, the sorting of information in databases and disclosure and interpretation of information.
political sciences or economics) are analysing an ever increasing volume of empirical data produced 15 in a standardised manner from samples comprising large numbers of samples,
including computer sciences. 3. 6. The role of foreign/international research infrastructures Not even the largest countries can afford to establish research infrastructures alone in certain research areas.
The key (academic and industrial) beneficiary areas include healthcare and medical sciences, eco-friendly solutions (such as energy efficiency), food production, information technology, etc.
in order to get information on the national research infrastructures beyond the statistical data. This consultation and its methodology is in accordance with the ESFRI methodology in fact,
and professional issued related to the unified national database of research infrastructures. The composition of the RI Working group ensures that all major disciplines are represented,
data have been requested from the domestic stakeholders identified in respect of the foreign research infrastructures. In addition, criteria facilitating the policy evaluation (determining the policy indicators) of the project have been developed,
the Register has been available in English and Hungarian on the web since April 2011. It contains 63 Research Infrastructures of Strategic Importance (SRIS)
and the data of 361 individual RIS being a part of the networks among the SRIS;
Hungary's participation in the international research infrastructures Policy recommendations) Furthermore, the data supplied by over 400 research infrastructures (in early 2014) enabled us to have an up to date picture of the status of the domestic research infrastructure on the NEKIFUT
and the publishing of its data, as well as the performance of related analyses. 5. The vision of research infrastructures As stated above,
which can be determined also on the basis of statistical data it is reasonable to analyse the infrastructures of the various fields of science separately by disciplines the infrastructure of natural science and social sciences,
in the interest of comparability, it will be worth collecting similar data in the future. Of course, there are some trends and conclusions
Through the use of modern information technology and communication tools (also called einfrastructure), the researchers will become able to reach the resources
,,national security, data protection) prevents this. The general principle for developing research infrastructures is that the research infrastructures that have a substantial chance for establishing connections with respect to their disciplines should get the support needed for access by developments and renewals, in the interest of striving for international excellence.
whether it is an infrastructure consisting of a databases or not. Similarly, the costs of infrastructures in each discipline may significantly vary;
and physical sciences may differ in magnitudes, in line with the investment data of the Hungarian infrastructures.
it has taken into account the data of research infrastructures assessed and contacted in the NEKIFUT project;
the data of the HAS Research Infrastructure Presidential Committee; and the results of the common data collection of NGM and NIH, in the framework of which every research infrastructure owner has been asked about the international infrastructures the participation in which they would consider important.
The final prioritization has been made on the basis of the professional justification of projects. Moreover, the criteria enabling the policy evaluation of projects (determining policy indicators) have also been developed,
the RI Committee of HAS President and the NEKIFUT database. It is recommended also to operate an independent monitoring unit in the field of RIS
the establishment and regular maintenance of a broad Hungarian RI database has been one of the objectives of the National Research Infrastructure Survey
The Register is available in its current format in Hungarian and English languages from April 2011 on the internet, on the address https://regiszter. nekifut. hu.
The update and upgrade of the Register became due three years after the launch. On 17 february 2014
Furthermore, there will be an opportunity for the regular update of certain data of the Register, which will significantly increase the accuracy and usefulness of the Register.
The new Register is available on the new interface of the NIH Kaleidoscope information system, on the addresshttp://nekifut. gov. hu/.
/Short summary of the research infrastructures Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) ELI is the common European project of the highest-intensity lasers,
and more specifically for the Central and Eastern European region, that after Hungary, together with the Czech republic and Romania has won the site tender invited related to the ELI project,
At the expense of the 2007 2013 Programming Period, HUF 36.998 billion can be allocated to the implementation of Phase 1 of the large project.
which will be funded from the budget of the 2014-2020 Programming Period. 15%of the investment amount is financed from the national budget,
CESSDA A searchable virtual FRI managing the social sciences databases of all EU member and partner states
which is essential in searching comparative data for public administration and academic purposes. The FRI was launched in the 70s
develop and preserve the existing (and future) biological data sources. The project establishes such a European infrastructure with a secure financial background that enables the optimised storage, integration and analysis of biological information for the European research communities.
FAIR FAIR is a legally independent, extreme intensity heavy-ion and antiproton accelerator and storage ring system under construction in the GSI site of Darmstadt with the cooperation of 8 EU member states
but also Hungarian SMES could participate in FAIR, primarily related to the construction of detectors and performance of digital data processing.
PRACE PRACE is the largest research-focused European network of supercomputers that is open and free to every researcher of the world through competitions and jury assessment based on the quality criteria.
but HAS Wigner FK is engaged also in negotiations in order to join PRACE with a GPU-based supercomputer and data centre service.
The various data of the elderly are collected by regular surveys and made available to researcher communities free of charge. 21 EU member
LIFEWATCH Joining one of the largest European ecological systems will result in the world-class quality of environmental protection, ecological sustainability and ecological information technology in Hungary.
and operated at the core laboratories of INSTRUCT. SPIRAL2 The SPIRAL2 accelerator soon to be commissioned in Caen, France,
at the site of GANIL centre will enable the production of radioactive beams of rare isotopes.
The database of measured values is available to the researchers of participating countries by virtual access.
the method of participation and the extent of commitment can only be clarified later. 34 CARPATCLIM CARPATCLIM database was established through a non-ESFRI cooperation of 8 countries in the Carpathian Basin (CZ PL SK RO UA
The availability of the current part of the database: http://www. carpatclim-eu. org/pages/home/.
/It contains daily weather data for all parts of the country (and its surroundings) for 40 years back,
The database is crucial for the agriculture in order to prepare itself for climate change, and several universities and research institutes (ELTE, SZIE Gödöllo, NAIK ERTI, Nyme,
Unfortunately, the data regarding a narrow strip of the country's territory (west to longitude 17) is not accessible,
TRANSFAC The TRANSFAC database contains the binding sites of transcription factors in promoters and enhancers in case of eukaryotic genes.
TRANSFAC is one of the largest databases collecting the binding sites of transcription factors and transcription factors that are updated regularly and several times a year.
The TRANSFAC database can be considered the most extensive database of a wide range of species with detailed information on numerous transcription factors, promoter regions, binding sites and other related information.
Besides the relatively small and less frequently updated free version of the database there is a much broader version,
which is available for a subscription fee, summarising a vast amount of information sources and literary data making TRANSFAC the most comprehensive database of its kind.
or exome sequencing data. With the help of Genome Trax, the entire genome can be mapped
The database contains the most comprehensive HGMD Professional collection of mutations causing sickness and their pharmacogenomical versions from PGMD.
This database integrates public data sets on somatic mutations allele frequencies and clinical variants from their most up-to-date versions.
CCDC CSD Cambridge Crystallographic Data centre (CCDC) provides high-quality information, software and services in the fields of chemistry and crystallography.
The X-ray structure of single crystals of smaller organic molecules is collected by the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD.
or even statistically analysed by various softwares (including the program package developed and continuously updated by Cambridge Crystallographic Data centre (CCDC)).
The database often contains the single crystal structure of various polymorphs of a certain material.
EU-OPENSCREEN 35 Hungary joined the project consisting of 17 member states and several institutes active in the area of chemical biology at the end of a three-yearlong preparatory phase in November 2013.
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This means giving free online access to the results of publicly-funded research (publications and data.
Ireland's enterprise policy is focused on the core planks of productivity and innovation, delivering on an agenda of enterprise transformation to create a competitive and sustainable platform for growth and job creation.
and manufacturing, including software development, medical devices, food, clean 4 Making It Happen Growing Enterprise for Ireland, Forfás/DJEI, 2010 5 technologies, tourism, construction etc.
and clustering to achieve benefits of scale will increase regional research competitiveness. This should serve to increase regional competitiveness in winning competitive funding,
12 Following agreement on the final list of priority areas/challenges, it was envisaged that the majority of the Government's core STI budget would be focused on the priority areas
This included alignment with the Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7)/ Horizon 2020 and with European initiatives in respect of joint programming as well as taking into account future plans in respect of research
Technology, Social media; Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital content, e-learning;
Creative and cultural enterprise. Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services) Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;
Priority Areas for Publicly-performed Research 2013-17 A Future Networks & Communications H Food for Health B Data Analytics, Management, Security & Privacy I Sustainable Food Production
Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
and Ongoing investment in the ICT/e-infrastructure that underpins all research endeavours in the country.
The Report of the Research Prioritisation Steering Group http://www. forfas. ie/publications/2012/title, 9545, en. php recommended that the Government should set a new overriding national objective to accelerate the delivery
and innovation agenda, including issues such as open data, shared infrastructures, 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,
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable international trading environment.
and service delivery and business processes, requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery, big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation.
Core competencies required to be energy and resource efficient, ICT enabled, and a leader in quality;
A strategic subset of these was chosen based on guidance from both the European commission's High Level Panel on Measurement of Indicators (HLPMI.
a core set of fundamental metrics is required that can be applied in each of the 14 PAS.
and others and core funding via the Department of education and Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA);
Ireland's enterprise policy is focused on the core planks of productivity and innovation, delivering on an agenda of enterprise transformation to create a competitive and sustainable platform for growth and job creation.
and manufacturing, including software development, medical devices, food, clean 4 Making It Happen Growing Enterprise for Ireland, Forfás/DJEI, 2010 5 technologies, tourism, construction etc.
and clustering to achieve benefits of scale will increase regional research competitiveness. This should serve to increase regional competitiveness in winning competitive funding,
12 Following agreement on the final list of priority areas/challenges, it was envisaged that the majority of the Government's core STI budget would be focused on the priority areas
This included alignment with the Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7)/ Horizon 2020 and with European initiatives in respect of joint programming as well as taking into account future plans in respect of research
Technology, Social media; Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital content, e-learning;
Creative and cultural enterprise. Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services) Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;
Priority Areas for Publicly-performed Research 2013-17 A Future Networks & Communications H Food for Health B Data Analytics, Management, Security & Privacy I Sustainable Food Production
Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
and Ongoing investment in the ICT/e-infrastructure that underpins all research endeavours in the country.
The Report of the Research Prioritisation Steering Group http://www. forfas. ie/publications/2012/title, 9545, en. php recommended that the Government should set a new overriding national objective to accelerate the delivery
and innovation agenda, including issues such as open data, shared infrastructures, 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,
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable international trading environment.
and service delivery and business processes, requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery, big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation.
Core competencies required to be energy and resource efficient, ICT enabled, and a leader in quality;
A strategic subset of these was chosen based on guidance from both the European commission's High Level Panel on Measurement of Indicators (HLPMI.
a core set of fundamental metrics is required that can be applied in each of the 14 PAS.
and others and core funding via the Department of education and Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA);
astronomy Integrated in a network with other scientific and technological sites (university campus, observatories, etc) Excellence+differentiation:
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large scale questionnaires (web-based or surveys) and personal interviews (face-to-face, telephone, or in working groups). 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,
or a group of countries. 18 The advantage of this method is that such data are available in a comparative format (with some restrictions),
quantitative analyses calculate degrees of specialisation of regional economies on the basis of employment (or value-added) data.
Hence, it is important to match these specialisation data with performance indicators (value added, exports, etc.
existing and planned technology infrastructures (broadband networks) and other telecom-and internet-related services are presented in the Digital Agenda Scoreboard. 21 Human resources:
existence and coverage of training on entrepreneurship and creative problem-solving; autonomy and transparency of education and research organisations;
It is based on a network analysis using data on job changes between industries, showing proximity between industries in terms of skill sets.
the best known being expert panels and multi-round Delphi surveys. They differ in their expected benefits, conditions of use, time requirement,
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
Frequent coverage in the media helped the project to resonate in the local business community; Pilot projects:
through radio, television and newspaper coverage (iv) the distribution of customised brochures (v) the creation of a specialised project web site and (vi) the use of iconic companies in the region as ambassadors for the project.
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
of regions according to internal and external connectivity Connecting globally Sustaining momentum Cluster building Deepening pipelines Types of regions Peripheral regions lacking strong research strengths
Regional Innovation Monitor, 32 based on Benneworth and Dassen 201133 An element closely intertwined to formulating an effective vision is RIS3 communication.
which builds and reinforces the regional identity and puts innovation at its core; attractive and dynamic web pages, including parts in English for wider dissemination;
newsletters and leaflets to complete the information with traditional communication tools; specific publications on certain aspects of the RIS (key analyses, peer review reports, etc.;
visiting the sites, marketing of the participants to the project; press conferences (various with different scenarios;
At the end of the day regions contributed to producing a system with too many small sites doing the same things
There are different methodologies for organising such processes, e g. surveys, seminars with participatory leadership methods, crowdsourcing, etc.
and clusters Venture and seed capital Guarantee schemes for financing for innovation Experimental instruments Cross-border research centres Open source-Open science Markets for knowledge Regional industrial policy;
in service or cultural industries Small-scale cluster support with an orientation towards connection to global networks Innovation vouchers,
the programmer may use intermediate result indicators to measure the progress towards the objective. For example
The sources for their baseline and achievement value could be the monitoring system, official data bases, ad hoc surveys, peer reviews,
If the programmers use the latter, they should be aware that these statistics also cover non-beneficiaries
and intervention logic. 38 For further guidance, please look at Inforegio website: -Monitoring and evaluation of European Cohesion policy ERDF and Cohesion fund, Concepts and recommendations, Guidance document.
how the next programming period will still support them and where to obtain more detailed information about each one.
1994-2004 Innovation Union self-assessment tool Regional Innovation Monitor OECD 2011 Regions and Innovation Policy IRE-RIS Guide Directory No-nonsense to build S3 Diagnostic Systèmes d'Innovation (Praguer) Entrepreneurship and incubation Internationalisationcompetitive
and requires reliable historical statistical data and in depth analysis. Cluster mapping and benchmarking activities are powerful tools for 68 starting the assessment of regional specialisation patterns and comparing statistical findings among regions.
and providing benchmarking possibilities across the EU. It should be stressed that statistical data at the same level of granularity are not always available across the EU and,
therefore, additional efforts should be made by some regions to complement existing data sets by more detailed quantitative and qualitative information.
Collect, if necessary, more detailed statistical data and perform qualitative-based surveys to better understand the dynamics of regional clusters to be used for implementing smart specialisation strategies.
and is available at the website of the Platform 69 demonstrators for promoting Key Enabling Technologies
SMES are thus at the core of Cohesion Policy. For the period 2007-2013 the Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion emphasise the key role of SMES,
so for the forthcoming successors of these programmes. 44 See for example the Regional Innovation Monitor initiative at:
http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/lead-market-initiative/48 http://www. europe-innova. eu/web/guest/home 49 http
59 For the 2014-2020 programming period, the European commission has proposed establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Mediumsized Enterprises (COSME.
ICT-based e-Infrastructures (networks, computing resources, software and data repositories) for research and education; and any other entity of a unique nature essential to achieving or enabling excellence in research.
Regional Partner Facilities (RPF) 61 which are associated facilities with pan-European single site or distributed Research Infrastructures,
Spin-offs and SMES can find wider support services that allow them to better focus on their core business and on research for the development of innovations in science parks.
and outermost regions, do not often have ambitions to host the site and/or to coordinate a large multidisciplinary infrastructure.
instrumentation and high-speed computer networks linking research centres) and centres of competence in a specific technology, technology transfer.
For the next programming period, the investment's priorities proposed under the Cohesion Policy cover these aspects with an emphasis on connecting universities to regional growth and developing stronger partnerships within the knowledge triangle.
'Available on the website of the Smart Specialisation Platform, 72 University Business Forum: A platform to promote cooperation between HEI and businesses at European level, 73 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks Industrial doctorates:
The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the programming period 2014-2020.76 72 http://ipts. jrc. ec. europa. eu/activities/research-and-innovation
Data from the 2010 Digital Competitiveness report77 reveals that while representing 5%of GDP, ICT drives 20%of overall productivity growth
sustainable and inclusive economic growth through the realisation of the digital single market and the exploitation of the potential for innovation of fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable services and applications.
DAE has set ambitious targets for high speed internet infrastructure across the Union by 2020: 100%coverage of EU households at 30 Mbps minimum+50%take-up subscriptions
at 100 Mbps minimum) and for wide deployment and more effective use of digital technologies, applications and services.
to cultural contents (ebooks, online platforms for music and movies, digitisation and access to Europe's cultural heritage79.
The deployment of a culture of open data and secured online access, the harnessing of a true digital single market (ecommerce),
together with an affordable high speed internet infrastructure, are essential components of these ambitious goals.
Barriers and challenges Europe is facing an investment challenge in the financing of high speed internet infrastructure
because the benefits for society as a whole appear to be much greater than the private incentives to invest in faster internet network infrastructures.
80 Estimated by the EC between EUR 180 and 270 billion. 81 See EU Broadband good practice site:
broadband and NGA networks and Digital Service Infrastructures including core service platforms and generic services.
identifying the needs for reaching ambitious population coverage and take-up targets of next generation networks (over 30 Mbps),
assessing the most suitable investment models, 89 etc. This may take the form of a standalone'Broadband Plan'(most Member States have one at national level)
and stimulating demand for new applications (cloud computing, ebusiness) and ICT usage (ecommerce for SMES and consumers, smart energy networks and low energy lighting, ICT R&d, etc..
The DAE scoreboard provides data and an annual assessment of the performance at EU and Member State level.
or promoting specialisations in specific market segments or niches (such as micro-or nanoelectronics, photonics, embedded systems, smart integrated systems and complex systems engineering, next generation computing and future Internet, einfrastructures;
mobile apps and social networks apps, etc.;c) include measures in support of the regional capacity to plan,
to support web entrepreneur camps, good practices exchange, peer review, studies, regular mapping of infrastructure, monitoring
http://ec. europa. eu/information society/digital-agenda/scoreboard/index en. htm 85 Plan for high speed Internet Infrastructure (Next Generation Networks) The Guide
Provided that these investments respect the relevant regulation (telecom framework, State aid guidelines, etc. they can benefit from a wide range of EU funding instruments from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and from cohesion (in less developed regions) or rural development policies.
and Media supporting the exchange of good practice in the planning and the deployment of broadband and high speed internet infrastructure.
Regions are reminded to closely coordinate their plans with the actions included in the national plans for high speed internet (national broadband plans) with a view to exploiting synergies
For support under the Connecting Europe Facility see the guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks. 92 91 EBP:
For this, solid economic data is necessary. The Commission is in the process of setting up an EU Monitoring Mechanism,
This mechanism will provide EU-wide and international market data on the demand and supply of KETS,
are catalysts for structural change and diversification in many industrial zones and rural areas with the potential to rejuvenate economies,
and account for up to 4. 5%of the total EU GDP and some 3. 8%of its workforce,'Building a Digital economy:
context characterised in particular by digitisation and globalisation, offering great opportunities for the sectors but making it necessary for them to develop new skills,
Collect, if possible, statistical data and perform qualitative-based surveys to better understand the dynamics of CCIS to be used for implementing smart specialisation strategies;
the development and use of new information technologies (for example to promote the digitisation of cultural heritage), strengthening of entrepreneurship in CCIS,
for international core, close to-market and supporting R&d. 110 Gaia Group, http://proact. ktm. fi/index. phtm?
For the 2014-2020 programming period, the European commission has proposed establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Mediumsized enterprises (COSME.
instruments will remain essential for the ongoing implementation in the present programming period. But in addition, given the increased role of financial instruments as stated in the cohesion policy post-2013
funding in core European transport projects can be challenging due to the relatively high levels of revenue volatility in the projects'early operating stages.
Structural Funds In the present programming period (2007-2013), under the principle of shared management, Structural Fund resources can be used for establishing financial engineering instruments,
which is aimed at supporting sustainable urban development and regeneration through financial engineering mechanisms. 122 European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) In the current programming period (2007-2013
For the 2014-2020 programming period, the European commission has proposed the establishment of a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Mediumsized enterprises (COSME.
/templates/scinetwork/files/Resource centre/Reports/Innovation in construction procurement -Preliminary report. pdf 136 http://www. smart-spp. eu/index. php?
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.
Among the core measures that should be encouraged are: 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
For the next programming period, the contribution of key areas of sustainable growth is ensured. Environment, climate change and energy are included specifically in the draft new regulatory package,
/index en. htm 160 http://www. e2b-ei. eu/e2bjti about. php? sse=3 107 Challenges in specific areas Sustainable energy For the period 2014-2020, the Commission has proposed a significant concentration of cohesion policy efforts on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Managing authorities are encouraged to put ecoinnovations at the core of their innovation strategies as a crosscutting requirement in all sectors,
new or improved services (e g. healthcare at home), organisational innovation, system innovation (e g. new patterns of co-operation and interaction) and conceptual innovation (e g. a change in the outlook of actors.
and the EIB group to support non-bank micro-credit providers in the EU. JASMINE seeks to help non-bank micro-credit providers to improve their governance, information systems,
For the next programming period social innovation is treated in a horizontal way in the ESF regulation.
and will set up further information initiatives (databases, conferences) and a high-level expert group on social experimentation.
what other quantitative and qualitative information/methods have informed the strategy (e g. cluster analysis, value chain analysis,
These might include pilot plants and demonstration sites, proof of concept and early stage financing incubation facilities, applied research,
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