Smart Grids Initiatives in Europe Country Snapshots and Country Fact Sheets Michael HÃ bner, Natalie Prã ggler
This brochure contains two outcomes of the actual work we do to stimulate and support the coordination and cooperation of national Smart Grids R&d initiatives in
the  â€oesmart Grids D-A-CH †cooperation but also to interested experts in other
key experts, ԠSmart Grids Country Snapshotsâ'â€, giving an update and overview about the national R&d activities on three slides per country as an input to the
for national experts EEGI/ERA-Net Smart Grids Workshop March 14th, 2011 Brussels  â€oeeuropean W alk to
 †Orders to experts to produce studies on specific topics 40 ï¿ï of research
The underlying motto throughout the whole work package (WP) 4 ʠԠInformation flow
Figure 1 Underlying Ԡmottoâ'†throughout work package 4 So this means that for the success of the work package ԠImplementation of Joint
Activitiesâ'†it is vital to -keep communication flow up -redistribute collected information after preparation and
other work packages Task 4. 4 Expansion to other programmes -Identification of benefits FOR &
Input for other work packages  †EU-Walk to Smart Grids Excellenceà Task 4. 3
other work packages Figure 2 Schematic depiction of ԠWP4  †Implementation of Joint Activitiesâ'â€:
programme works, etc. R&d Framework, Programmes & Policy National offcial documents, laws & rules Scenarios, Project information
programme, how the programme works, etc x Laws and/or rules which form the basis for R&d programme funding
more than 150 experts from industry, energy-branch and research institutions have worked together for months to discuss about effective and necessary measures for
series of structural and impulse-programmes and closely works together with industry and research institutions to provide adequate framework conditions to foster
institutions and the Austrian Research Promotion Agencyâ'†s law (à sterreichische Forschungsfã rderungsgesellschaft (FFG:
demonstration funding, reflecting the need for scientific work in the Smart Grids area Hence, there are several programmes promoting research in the energy field in
x Promotion of projects in the areas of local public transport and public regional transport, environmentally friendly freight transportation as well as mobility
x Promotion of projects for the support of market penetration of sustainable and climate-relevant energy technologies
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) www. ffg. at Energy Research Programme: Energy Systems of Tomorrow www. energiesystemederzukunft. at/english. htm
Promotion of renewable energy (Flemish only -"Generaties"(industrial innovation platform for renewable energy technologies): ) Strategies for renewable energy
Promotion of renewable energy (Flemish) www. ode. be /"Generaties"platform: Strategy documents for renewable energy www. generaties. net/Default. aspx?
networks, complementing work currently pursued by researchers in France in order to explore in greater detail other possible futures for electricity
group of experts identified 5 broad challenges that provide a framework for visions bottlenecks and needs for research demonstrators in the field of Smart Grids
business, laboratories, universities, training centres, professional associations financial and regional collectives involved in the network of renewable energy
RENERGI Work Programme 2010-2013 www. forskningsradet. no/servlet/Satellite? blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2f pdf&blobheadername1=Content
One expert group has been installed to each programme, and one of these is related to Smart Grids.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributionnoncommercial-Sharealike 4. 0 International License Principal investigator and main author
and works through a combination of research, investments networks, grant funding and practical support to innovators
Senior Expert (Advisor) Digital Social Innovation 4 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
One example of the potential in mobilising citizens to create collective knowledge is done the work by Cancer Research UK
for Europe and under the Horizons 2020 Work Programme As shown in this research, Europe has pioneered a reasonably comprehensive set of
challenges such as climate change and unemployment. This research project has iden -tified, mapped and engaged communities that are constructing the emerging Digital
under the Horizon 2020 Work Programme and in particular, but not limited to the Collective Awareness Platforms
Environment, Education and Skills, Culture and Arts, Work and Employment, Participation and Democracy, Neighbourhood Regeneration, Science
economies work †for example, valorising labour time equally, or linking currencies to data. In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial payment system born
Projects and areas of work like Safecast or open source Geiger, the Smart Citizen Kit and open wearables are showing interesting
-work where bgiegie owners could share the data they were collecting. Safecast then worked with hackerspaces and used
and the promotion and diffusion of knowledge systems in the public domain, such as Communia. These activities are favouring a
The World wide web Consortium (W3c), an international community that works on developing and advocating for Open
Standards, the P2p foundation, that works on promoting peer-to-peer practices, and the Iot Council, promoting an open
The work by Nesta in the UK, on the tech for good incubator Bethnal Green Ventures, and the Waag society in Amsterdam, working on setting up and hosting
-works, and open hardware Through case study analysis we have sought to build up an understanding of
Most European cities work with sensors that monitor environmental conditions. Pollution, temperature, humidity and light sensors are installed that provide information that could be used to develop
sensor net works, free interoperable network services, open Wifi bottom-up-broadband, distribut ed social networks, p2p infrastructures
-works that incorporate a wide variety of wired and wireless links, nodes, routing, applica -tions and users.
The work by Tor on creating secure, privacy-aware and crypto tools that bounce Internet users†and websites†traffic
accountability and transparency by supporting journalists and other experts to access information and report key stories
examples include the work by the Estonian Government and the not-for-profit Praxis on the Meiraha project,
as is the work by the social innovation research project COMMUNIA. The European Thematic Network on the Digital Public domain is an international association
open research works, is FLOK Society in Ecuador 45growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
The work by organisations like Raspberry Pi and Arduino illustrates the potential in open hardware
OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL
Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation
OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL
Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation
strategy of case study interviews, work -shops and events relevant to these com -munities, we have identified DSI actors as
-works in more depth than disconnected social networks. However, it is a large sample and thus worth exploring in de
-works and includes organisations such as iminds, Fairphone, the City of Amsterdam and Fab Lab Barcelona.
-works and new ways of making. The col -laborative economy and open knowledge is the specialty of the second largest †but
work together would strengthen the over -all resilience of DSI in Europe by com -bining open hardware, open data, open
-ing unemployment will require innovative solutions that challenge traditional ways of doing things To provide a synthetic overview, we cat
The work -shop brought together over 70 DSI prac -titioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European coun
-tries, as it was very important for the DSI research projectâ to facilitate this kind of
first won†t work. But it†s only through the process of constant idea creation that you
As outcome of the DSI policy work shop we have designed a Bottom-up Policy Toolkit for practicioners and policy mak
employees etc What they were trying to achieve with their service, including any evidence they have
their work What the biggest barriers were that they faced and how to address them (through
It is important that you leave at least half of the time for participants to ask questions
what works (and what doesn†t). Finally it†s important to acknowledge that policy may not be able to solve some problems
new solutions to reduce unemployment and minimise its corrosive effects on the economy and society.
-ticular public institutions and work done with public money †should be open and transparent
of creators (to control their work and to be able to make a living from their creativity) and the interests of society (access to
networks and to create collaborative work environments. In this context labs can be understood as spaces
-ment policy experts Engaging citizens and nonprofits to find new ideas These labs focus on opening up government to voices and ideas from outside the sys
of the Singaporean Civil service, PS21 has created systemic interventions such the Staff Suggestion Scheme that creates an opportunity for any public officer to directly submit
key stakeholders, such as domain experts and possible purchasers of the service to establish what social challenges need to be addressed and how
•Observing potential users to see if the product works in their context •Quantitative responses to the idea, for example survey potential users to test
tools digital social innovations can apply to capture the impact of their work, from user
The work done by Wikiprogress is exploring new digital tools for including people in relation to what should be measured through the development of indicators, as well
statistical sources for measuring input (such as firm level micro data, R&d statistics, labour force survey), which could evolve
the rest of the EU. Identify specific social challenges (such as health, employment, urban regeneration and care) facing countries
Gohar Sargsyan Adviser and founding member, OISPG; Consultant Logica Daniel Kaplan Founder and CEO, The next-Generation Internet Foundation
Simona Levi Founder, Forum for the Access to Culture and Knowledge Markkula Markku Committee of the Regions, Rapporteur Europe 2020
beautiful design work Thank you to the projects Advisory Group who have been generous in sharing their own experience from working with
We would also like to thank the experts from around Europe who attended our DSI policy workshop in Brussels on
numerous experts in the Europe and internationally, some of them are researchers or commentators, others are
Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work...12 How: Setting in motion regional change...12 Where: A role for every region...
inclusive growth, fostering a high employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion Investing more in research,
Smart specialisation has also been advocated strongly by the Synergies Expert Group established by the Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work Smart specialisation addresses the difficult problem of prioritisation and resource allocation
Brief of the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potoï¿
specialisation to work ï¿Identifying sectors that can achieve critical mass should take into account the'principles of
rely on a trained local labour force and a history of cooperative relations with other regional actors.
plans and ongoing work. The studies try to identify what the weaknesses and strengths of the
with other regions and interregional work groups Example 2-International benchmarking in a Top Technology Region †Provinces of Limburg
and workers should all be taken on board of the design process of RIS3. In other words this means that the governance model includes both the market
assessment (a review by peer regions and experts) and post-review follow-up Stage 1: During the preparation stage, a region has to prepare a structured presentation of
consultation with the S3 Platform team and experts Stage 2: The actual review phase generally takes the form of an interactive workshop.
academic experts working in the field of smart specialisation. Following the peer review phase, the S3 Platform team prepares a summary report,
as well as any conclusions and expert recommendations Stage 3: During the post-review follow-up stage, the S3 Platform team will then contact 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 the lack of efficiency and effectiveness of agencies and programmes in supporting innovation, were demonstrated particularly in the'supply'analysis. These benefits were greater
when the external consultants and experts were involved truly in the exercise, when foreign experts teamed up with national or regional ones,
or when they acted as coaches for the regional decision-makers (to ensure a strong legacy from their input, rather than a one-off contribution
Hence, the work for this analytical step of a RIS3 strategy should combine the above types of analyses with other analyses aiming at shedding light
specialisation of regional economies on the basis of employment (or value-added) data Location quotients measure whether some sectors are represented over in a regional
Human resources: Attractiveness of working conditions for researchers compared with other employment opportunities; facilitated mobility of research and innovation personnel between the public and the
private sector Public sector: Existence of specific provisions in standard public procurement procedures to foster innovation;
This involves expert work on value chain analysis (undertaken in an international environment and enlightening the spatial division
of labour), context conditions for the operation of the cluster, labour market situation, etc It also involves an analysis of the linkages between the cluster and other clusters or
experts who study the cases in close cooperation with cluster actors: this helps to take into
Mixing regional experts with international experts helps to give more weight to the international competitiveness issue.
and involve interactions between experts (Table 1; see more details on the FOREN website). ) For RIS3, foresight studies would ideally combine regional expertise with
experts who can contribute to the benchmarking and peer review processes Defining the scope of the RIS3 is crucial,
-making, with a wide participation of actors and experts from within and outside the region.
and international experts who can offer benchmarking and peer review services for example. Figure 1 exemplifies a number of organisations belonging to each of the previous
Tampere, Work Research center, Working Paper No. 85 (Final Report on Quadruple Helix Research for the CLIQ
supervising the work 39 programme, political and institutional support, and liaising with the European commission The chair of the SG was invariably a local notable drawn from the business community
sectors, especially to the business community and the higher and vocational training institutions iii) publicity through radio, television and newspaper coverage (iv) the distribution of
outmigration, providing new employment opportunities for specific categories of the population combating social divide, etc. These justifications go much beyond the alleged classical benefits
Cohesion Policy adopted by the international panel of experts advising the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
representatives as well as foreign experts at relevant points. It is important at this stage to take a
the existence of key assets and capabilities (incl. specialised skills and labour pools) for each of the areas proposed and,
37 Technopolis (2011), Review of innovation promotion instruments at regional level, unpublished report for OECD
while evaluation should be carried out by independent experts, guided closely by those responsible for the policy.
staff exchanges Improved technical competencies of staff increase effectiveness of in-house R&d Improved innovation
performance, increased technological absorptive capacity Increase science -industry links Student placements academic-industry cooperation projects
of staff reporting new working behaviours etc Increase rate of productivity in regional SMES Increased share of turnover
growth of employment in knowledge-intensive sectors R&d expenditure per worker, etc 1) Indicators should be selected to reflect the programme's objectives and intervention logic
38 For further guidance, please look at Inforegio website -Monitoring and evaluation of European Cohesion policy †ERDF and Cohesion fund, Concepts
knowledge about those delivery instruments, a summary of EU staff experience in managing them is given here in a standardised form,
cooperation between academia and industry, including SMES, through staff secondments and temporary hosting of experienced researchers
•promotion of local academia-industry cooperation and their cross-border networking •aid for international partner search
development and work in partnership Business and Innovation Centres (BICS) are support organisations for innovative
Infrastructures (ESFRI) and EC work, which should not be hindered by the lack of a European consolidated vision in the near future
as well as experts to work directly on regional development priorities. Universities are a critical'asset'of the region, mainly in the less
spirit of their staff and students, provide advice and services to SMES, and participate in schemes promoting the training and placement of high level
role in the field of vocational training Barriers and challenges Improving the contribution of universities to regional growth by implementing
capital expenditure and highly-skilled employment. They enable process, goods and service innovation throughout the economy
generating economic growth and employment and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU economy. They bear enormous market potential.
•Policy Recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on KETS 2011). 98 •Commission Communication on KETS (2009). 99
and can increase the attractiveness of regions in terms of human resources and 98 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/key technologies/kets high level group en. htm
The importance of saving jobs in the EU's creative industries,'TERA Consultants, March 2010
A group of experts from Member States currently working on the'strategic use of EU support programmes, including structural funds,
different public policies such as economic development, employment higher education and culture. Successful CCI strategies most often depend
•Promote investments in the protection, promotion and development of cultural heritage. 109 Other investments could include:
be put on the promotion allowing new potential users to become familiar with this innovative way of financing
through better preparatory work and capacity-building in procurement offices both as regards the identification of state-of-the-art
and promotion of good practices amongst peers131 (e g. awarding prizes for the best innovation procurement or methodology132), and developing
with employees, end-users or citizens, NGOS and local communities can be powerful tools for innovation, making better use of their innovation potential, for
example through co-creation, workplace innovation or quadruple helix models including civil society), however, they require a considerable mentality change
microfinance,(e-)health and ageing, workplace innovation, co-creation, service innovation and social and/or green public procurement
labour market policies. For the next programming period, social innovation is treated in a horizontal way in the ESF regulation.
DG Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion will also directly fund social experimentation projects through PROGRESS and the Programme for Social Change and Innovation to reform
the SBI are DG Enterprise and DG Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion Early December, the Commission proposed the Regulation on European Social
enterprises, and organise a conference on workplace innovation in cooperation with the Flemish government. They are also coordinating the Social Innovation
regard to other relevant policies such as education, employment and rural development policies? Does it assess/take into account the existing level of policy
WORK PROGRAMME 2014 †2015 7. Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises Revised This Work Programme was adopted on 10 december 2013.
The parts that relate to 2015 topics, dates, budget) have revised, with this version, been updated. The changes
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and achieving the employment and growth targets of the Europe 2020 strategy requires a competitive industry that builds its competitiveness on innovation in
While certain Work Programme parts and areas have been identified explicitly as participating in the Pilot on
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SME participation is encouraged throughout this work programme and in particular in the priorities Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges
SME instrument are described in the respective parts of the work programme. A complete list of topics and indicative budgets are provided below
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as access to the financial facilities supported under Access to Risk Finance of this work
demographic change and wellbeing work programme part 7 The commercialisation plan must demonstrate a credible path to the market also demonstrating the capacities
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management skills of individuals in the senior management team and developing in-house coaching capacity; developing a marketing strategy or raising external finance
terms (e g. on turnover, employment, market seize, IP management, sales, return on investment and profit
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General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions Topic identifier Proposals for phase 1 are required not to provide a draft plan for
part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions Topic identifier Proposals will be evaluated individually
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If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for
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which will provide the growth and employment of the future. The reindustrialisation of the EU's industrial base has to focus on the development
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materials and promotion to the demand and to better reach the target group. In particular, the development should follow the recommendations of the
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individuals frequently do not have the knowledge or human resources to effectively use and manage IPR.
legal consultants; 2. the professional consultants were prepared better to deal with SME specific challenges 3. cross-border information about IPR issues would be easily available on
the internet and 4. National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOS) would provide better IPR services to SMES
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support SMES to contract universities, R&d service providers or private consultants to either conduct small innovation projects or to explore the feasibility of larger ones.
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See for example â€oemaking public support for innovation in the EU more effectiveâ€, Commission staff working document SEC (2009) 1197
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So far staff in innovation agencies has hardly skills to assist their clients to establish
ï develop and test a qualification profile, curriculum and training courses for staff currently providing brokerage services in established networks or SME agencies
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support agencies interested in enhancing the skills of their staff ï The efficiency of innovation support service provision-for example
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-Awareness raising regarding the recruitment opportunities for SME instrument coaching towards appropriately qualified individuals -Creation of information materials, setup of dissemination events, creation of on-line
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General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions INNOSUP-1-2015 1. At least 75%of the total proposed budget shall be allocated to SMES
growth and job creation, and has the potential to act as a catalyst by contributing to and/or leveraging other activities supported, for instance
part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions INNOSUP-1-2015
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suitable coaches and support their work that would address the recognised barriers to growth on the basis of a jointly agreed †coaching planâ€.
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The eligible costs of the action are restricted to the staff costs of the qualified staff members
rates of senior staff in the network projects in the country II. Service provision in 2015/16
are restricted to the staff costs of the qualified staff members and indirect costs at the standard
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to business consultants, and to develop the market for innovation management consulting by enhancing quality and quantity of supply the IMPÂ rove platform had initially been developed
stable environment with highly qualified staff The IMPÂ rove European Innovation Management Academy has the potential to assist the
First, by providing a capacity building environment for the innovation advisors (staff of Enterprise Europe Network) that work in regions with a weakly developed consulting base
and no own assessment and consulting tools; second by providing SMES (including HORIZON 2020 †WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015
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business associations, for their work with the SMES as well as training material for SMES HORIZON 2020 †WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015
Innovation in SMES PART 7-Page 31 of 35 ï Demonstration of concrete cases, to business development organisations and managers
their staff working with SME;(ii) for the work with SME and (iii) during the design of new
SME innovation support actions The activities will be divided in two lots Lot 1-Analysis and documentation of business innovation
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scientists and qualified workers in third countries To capture the growth opportunities notably in developing countries and emerging economies
This action will support the work of the Advisory Group â€oeinnovation in SMES€. The Group
various work programmes and activities. Activities financed will include, but will not be limited to, assessments,
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This action will support the use of appointed independent experts for the evaluation of project
The work of the expert group will be essential to get a better overview of the investment
The experts concerned will be qualified highly, with specialist expertise in the field of financial instruments such as bankers, venture capital (VC) and other risk-capital fund
attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of â 450/day will be paid to
to Risk Finance Work Programme), and should help ensure greater access to risk finance by
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Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups monitors 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82
Detailed budgets of the common call of the SME instrument is provided in the introduction of this work
programme part and in the budget tables of the individual work programme parts 31 The budget figures given in this table are rounded to two decimal places
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see Part 17 of the work programme 0. 06 of which half from 02.040203 and half
see Part 17 of the work programme 0. 03 of which half from 02.040203 and half
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