Recommendations by a Business Panel on future EU innovation policy Supported by an online debate at http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited
/â€oewe propose to base EU action around compelling social challenges to fi nance venture and social innovation
funds, to incentivise large scale community level innovations to transform the public sector and to unlock the potential of new
infrastructure and new types of partnerships†REINVENT EUROPE THROUGH INNOVATION FROM A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY TO AN INNOVATION SOCIETY
The Business Panel on future EU innovation policy was established by DG Enterprise and Industry of the
The members of the Panel are Diogo Vasconcelos (Chair), Distinguished Fellow, Cisco systems International Dr Anne Stenros, Design Director (Vice president, Design), KONE Corporation
Gianfranco Corini, President, NEXT-Ingegneria dei Sistemi S. p. A Professor RÃ diger Iden, Senior vice president, BASF SE
The panel was supported by a rapporteur: Professor Maureen Mckelvey, Professor of Industrial Management, School of business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
The panel would like to thank all those who participated in the online consultation from July to
and eff ort in discussing ideas with the panel and reviewing the document, in particular: Carlos Costa, Jacques Darcy, Jean-Michel Deligny, Tom
Finally the panel would thank the support, encouragement and independence provided by Francoise Le Bail, Jean-NÃ el Durvy,
The ideas presented in this report are those of the panel and do not refl ect the offi cial position of the
http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited /3 Innovation has been a central EU priority over the
data to facilitate a knowledge infrastructure where European citizens can help transform public services 3. Invest in future infrastructure and
should be core to fi nancial institutions, with the European Investment Bank (EIB) becoming a European Innovation Bank
Information technologies and web 2. 0 tools are transforming how people interact. Open innovation is based on the
power of networks and access to knowledge across Europe and globally We propose to create and network innovation
through a series of meetings by the panel and involved external thought leaders, as well as an online consultation:
unlimited†at http://blogs. ec. europa. eu /innovationunlimited/./These discussions were an inspiration for us,
Here the Business Panel is providing exactly the kind of fresh and strategic thinking which Europe
We, as a network of European third sector leaders, welcome the recommendations of the Business Panel on the future
The report by the Business Panel on future EU innovation policy outlines in clear and certain terms the social
as a core tool for prosperity and social cohesion. The opportunity now is to build on these assets and develop
About the panel Appendix: relevant studies and analysis of innovation P8 P13 P13 P16 P18
digitization of personal information combined with international movement of people creates real risks of cybersecurity.
the Panel New Types of Collaboration New Financing Models Future Infrastructures Speed and Synchronization Broad Concept of
http://eesc. europa. eu/groups/3/categories/soceco/booklets/EN WEB. pdf From Innovation unlimited â€oei agree with the context
Information technologies and the future internet provide new tools to achieve this. Open source ways of working
and IT solutions are part of the answer We propose •Ambitious European initiatives with synchronised
•Open up government owned data, following the example of data. gov6 and require data to be published
in web-enabled formats, to allow new combinations and empower citizens to co-create new services.
This would support the transformation of the public sector by allowing greater public accountability and citizen
to use the web to support one another. Incentives and platforms should be supported for data-generators
to enable open access 6 Data. gov has the aim to increase public access to high value,
machine readable datasets generated by the Executive branch of the US Federal government. It encourages users to propose new data sets that should be added.
See also the UK Power of Information Taskforce, http://powerofi nformation. wordpress. com /Why reform public
But simply investing in hardware (lines, cables, transformers etc is not enough. The potential of smart grids must be unlocked
generation internet, radical new services and business models It will transform how people work and live by increasing
environment, smarter logistics, the internet of things new materials, medical applications and aging We are currently a long way from these goals.
â€oe for ecommerce, it is very important that a truly European Online Payment System would
Innovation should be core to fi nancial institutions with the European Investment Bank (EIB) becoming a
invention producers and users of all sizes as well as investors, and will off er unit license rights
clusters to the maximum possible number of industrial users. Royalties/revenues coming from these licences would then be shared between public research and the Fund, with the intention of
Information technologies and web 2. 0 tools are transforming how people interact, not withstanding the necessity of physical space and meetings for the
users and innovators, and not only provide new tools for incumbent innovation communities...†â€oe†Yes, Innovation
technologies and web 2. 0 tools give new opportunities to increase cross innovation between companies and
demonstration, visualisation, and user participation Some places are showing the way forward. A Helsinki Design Lab is being established between the city, the
bring together design, technology and users in innovation projects. Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bristol, London Rotterdam and others are developing similar innovation
between large and small, low tech and high tech arts and technology, public and private and not-for
Innovation Unlimited forum, http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited/,where citizens can co -create policy ideas
and exploiting the potential of Web 2. 0 We as individuals and collectively must move to come up with creative solutions to the major challenges
About the panel The Business Panel on Innovation was established by DG Enterprise and Industry to provide inputs from
a business perspective on priorities for future EU innovation policy We exist because our colleagues at DG Enterprise
and stimulated us as an independent panel. They wanted a fresh look at innovation bringing in competencies and people from outside the †usual†Brussels circles.
The Panel has functioned well because our diversity led to debate and creativity. We work as industrial
Chair), Distinguished Fellow, Cisco systems International Gianfranco Corini President, NEXT-Ingegneria dei Sistemi S. p. A
Mandate of the panel Context DG Enterprise and Industry of the European commission is currently developing ideas for the future
The panel will be supported by a rapporteur who will be selected by DG Enterprise and Industry Timeline, operation and reimbursements
stakeholders can present views to the panel The secretariat will be provided by DG Enterprise and Industry and meetings will be held in Brussels
Information obtained through participation in the panel will be confi dential. DG Enterprise and Industry will be responsible for publishing the report of the panel
Members will not be reimbursed other than for travel and subsistence expenses 31 In essence, the Panel starts with a simple but
powerful concept, namely that innovation technology and entrepreneurship will stimulate long-term growth and thereby change our
The Panel has worked with the notion that innovation will create a new future, as also refl ected by the fact that we
developed by the Panel for Innovation, in relation to some literature and debates on innovation and innovation policies
The recommendations of the Panel are very much focused upon how public policy can stimulate the relationships between industry
The discussion in the Panel covered a similar broad range of policies and stressed the need
synchronization over countries and over user demands and frameworks of regulation. The precise roles of policies and governance at
The Business Panel on Innovation often discusses radical innovations, and these can be contrasted with incremental innovations.
The Panel has stressed primarily that public policy needs to focus more on innovation, in that it off er key opportunities to solve grand
impact of users on innovation. Demand side policies have also become more popular including public procurement (Edler and
The Panel has used the notion that public policy can help change the fi nal results †and help
and hardware in public services Perhaps one can say that our view is that public policy can contribute to open processes in
This report and the work of the panel were supported by DG Enterprise and Industry as part of the preparations
http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited
Research and Innovation Strategy for the Smart Specialisation of Catalonia Contents Executive summary...3 1. Framework...
R&i system, companies, government and innovation users. These projects form joint R&i agendas to transform sectors (RIS3CAT communities) and the territory (territorial
stakeholders (universities, industry, governments and innovation users) is key to generating new opportunities, creating wealth and employment and providing a
users) are key to reorienting the production system towards activities with higher added value and to creating new spaces for activity with high potential for generating jobs
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system
that are users of technology Financing Government of Catalonia, European funds and other public/private sources of finance
users Innovative public procurement is an administrative action whose goal is to promote innovation aimed at developing new markets by generating demand through such public procurement.
The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas
sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure. The Industrial Ring project uses broadband infrastructure to connect companies and institutions in sectors of economic activity
P. 1. 4. SME Digitisation In order to increase the use of information and communication technologies by small and medium
along with digitisation drivers, such as e-commerce and e-invoicing P. 1. 5. Digital Skills amongst Citizens
ï§To promote the opening up of data Objectives Main stakeholders Catalan public authorities, technology centres
This system provides information and qualified, consistent data to enable the review, if necessary, of RIS3CAT programmes, initiatives, instruments
information and data. Continuous evaluation mechanisms, along with evaluation of real results and impact, provide basic information for monitoring the implementation of the
R&i system, companies, government and innovation users. These projects form joint R&i agendas to transform sectors (RIS3CAT communities) and the territory (territorial
stakeholders (universities, industry, governments and innovation users) is key to generating new opportunities, creating wealth and employment and providing a
users) are key to reorienting the production system towards activities with higher added value and to creating new spaces for activity with high potential for generating jobs
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system
that are users of technology Financing Government of Catalonia, European funds and other public/private sources of finance
users Innovative public procurement is an administrative action whose goal is to promote innovation aimed at developing new markets by generating demand through such public procurement.
The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas
sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure. The Industrial Ring project uses broadband infrastructure to connect companies and institutions in sectors of economic activity
P. 1. 4. SME Digitisation In order to increase the use of information and communication technologies by small and medium
along with digitisation drivers, such as e-commerce and e-invoicing P. 1. 5. Digital Skills amongst Citizens
ï§To promote the opening up of data Objectives Main stakeholders Catalan public authorities, technology centres
This system provides information and qualified, consistent data to enable the review, if necessary, of RIS3CAT programmes, initiatives, instruments
information and data. Continuous evaluation mechanisms, along with evaluation of real results and impact, provide basic information for monitoring the implementation of the
Science in Society website http://ec. europa. eu/research/science-society Research and Innovation policy
research (publications and data This will boost innovation and further in -crease the use of scientific results by all
â Integrated in a network with other scientific and technological sites university campus, observatories, etc Excellence+differentiation
12 http://ec. europa. eu/agriculture/cap-post-2013/legal-proposals/com627/627 en. pdf 10
http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/sources/docgener/evaluation/doc/performance/outcome indicators en. pdf Other relevant documents on this issue can be found at
http://www. europarl. europa. eu/document/activities/cont/201203/20120301att39624/20120301att39624en. pdf http://www. europarl. europa. eu/document/activities/cont/201203/20120321att41418/20120321att41418en. pdf
11 PART II: THE RATIONALE OF SMART SPECIALISATION What: Concentrating knowledge resources for economic specialisation
http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/archive/funds/2007/innovation/guide innovation en. pdf 12 Who: Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work
Innovation users or groups representing demand-side perspectives and consumers, relevant non -profit organisations representing citizens
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
or a group of countries. 18 The advantage of this method is that such data are available in a
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
important to match these specialisation data with performance indicators (value added exports, etc. which is one of the main tasks performed by the European Cluster
technology infrastructures (broadband networks) and other telecom-and internet-related services are presented in the Digital Agenda Scoreboard. 21
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
website). ) For RIS3, foresight studies would ideally combine regional expertise with international expertise able to put regional assets in perspective with wider trends
Expert panels XX X X X X X Delphi survey X X X X X X XX X
synthetic knowledge/applied research (user-driven approach), emphasising product and process innovations; and 2) the'DUI'(Doing,
and symbolic knowledge (market/user-driven), emphasising competence building and organisational innovations. 25 With respect to policy areas and organisations involved, the above wide view means that several
demand-side perspectives, embodied in innovation-user or interest groups of consumers, are represented along with intermediaries who offer a knowledge-based
innovation users, obtaining what is called a quadruple helix. 27 This is the necessary organisational counterpart of an open and user-centred innovation policy,
because it allows for a greater focus on understanding latent consumer needs, and more direct involvement of users in
various stages of the innovation process. 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 The quadruple helix allows for a variety of innovations other than the ones strongly based on
iii) publicity 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
Cohesion Policy adopted by the international panel of experts advising the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
Regional Innovation Monitor, 32 based on Benneworth and Dassen 201133 An element closely intertwined to formulating an effective vision is RIS3 communication.
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
and press and TV campaigns. The content of the communication should include strategic lines and priorities but also
visiting the sites, marketing of the participants to the project; press conferences (various with different scenarios;
system with too many small sites doing the same things and where agglomeration externalities were dissipated
participatory leadership methods, crowdsourcing, etc Such an open, participatory process, together with reliance on robust evidence based on regional
Open source-Open science Markets for knowledge Regional industrial policy Innovation-oriented public procurement Source: OECD 2011
global networks •Innovation vouchers, targeting 'innovation beginners 'Strategy: stimulating knowledge absorption and entrepreneurial dynamism Structural
the programmer may use intermediate result indicators to measure the progress towards the objective. For example, a programme supporting research activities may use the
achievement value could be the monitoring system, official data bases, ad hoc surveys, peer reviews, and more rarely, regional or national statistics.
If the programmers use the latter, they should be aware that these statistics also cover non-beneficiaries
38 For further guidance, please look at Inforegio website -Monitoring and evaluation of European Cohesion policy †ERDF and Cohesion fund, Concepts and
how the next programming period will still support them and where to obtain more detailed information about each one
Regional Innovation Monitor OECD 2011 â€oeregions and Innovation Policy†IRE-RIS Guide Directory â€oeno-Nonsense†to build S3
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
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
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
available at the website of the Platform 69 demonstrators for promoting Key Enabling Technologies and better involving user
communities •Promote cluster management excellence by using the European Cluster Excellence initiative42 to develop competent clusters that are able to sustain regional growth in the long
SMES are thus at the core of Cohesion Policy For the period 2007-2013, the Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion emphasise the key
44 See for example the Regional Innovation Monitor initiative at: http://www. rim-europa. eu /45 http://www. eif. org/what we do/jeremie/index. htm
/48 http://www. europe-innova. eu/web/guest/home 49 http://www. proinno-europe. eu
For the 2014-2020 programming period, the European commission has proposed establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium
/60 http://ec. europa. eu/cip/files/cosme/cosme-commission-proposal en. pdf 74 Research infrastructures, centres of competence and science parks
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.
single site or distributed Research Infrastructures, and •Cross Border Facilities (CBF) which are independent regional or national facilities with
can find wider support services that allow them to better focus on their core business and on
engaging user groups or at least by looking on innovations from the perspectives of user groups
ambitions to host the site and/or to coordinate a large multidisciplinary infrastructure. They are involved almost exclusively through participation in the construction and exploitation of the new
needs of the industrial users, i e. large amounts †not lab scale â€, faster results, and standards
access to industrial users and in the context of industrial clusters ERDF provides financial support to create
instrumentation and high-speed computer networks linking research centres) and centres of competence in a specific technology, technology transfer
70 http://ec. europa. eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/proposals/com (2011) 811 final. pdf 78 Universities
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
'Available on the website of the Smart Specialisation Platform, 72 •University Business Forum: A platform to promote cooperation between HEI and
programming period 2014-2020.76 72 http://ipts. jrc. ec. europa. eu/activities/research-and-innovation/s3 a. cfm
73 http://ec. europa. eu/education/universitybusinessforum. html 74 http://cordis. europa. eu/fp7/people/initial-training en. html
75 Further information can be found in the UB Forum link above 76 http://ec. europa. eu/education/erasmus-for-all/doc/legal en. pdf
81 Digital Agenda for Europe Why should the Digital Agenda be part of smart specialisation Information and communication technologies (ICT) are a powerful driver for economic growth
Data from the 2010 Digital Competitiveness report77 reveals that while representing 5%of GDP, ICT drives 20%of overall productivity growth and
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 Successful delivery of this Agenda will enable Europe to deliver a better quality of life through
for example, better health care (ehealth Action Plan, Active and Healthy Ageing Partnership social inclusion and education (einclusion, eskills, elearning), a more effective public
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
-agenda/documents/edcr. pdf 78 http://ec. europa. eu/information society/digital-agenda/publications/index en. htm
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. The large amount of investment required to achieve ubiquitous coverage80 requires a combined effort from a large number of investors from
81 See EU Broadband good practice site: http://www. broadband-europe. eu/Pages/Home. aspx
Service Infrastructures including core service platforms and generic services •Horizon 2020:(see proposal88 How to act
Mbps), assessing the most suitable investment models, 89 etc. This may take the form of a stand
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..This may be integrated within all the relevant (sector -based) initiatives being developed in the RIS3.
http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/sources/docoffic/official/regulation/pdf/2014/proposals/regulation/general/gener
al proposal en. pdf 86 Ref: EAFRD support for Rural Development: http://ec. europa. eu/agriculture/cap-post-2013/legal
-proposals/com627/627 en. pdf 87 Ref. CEF: http://ec. europa. eu/commission 2010-2014/president/news/speeches
-statements/pdf/20111019 3 en. pdf 88 Horizon 2020: http://ec. europa. eu/research/horizon2020/index en. cfm?
http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/sources/docgener/presenta/broadband2011/broadband2011 en. pdf 84 based on the DAE scoreboard's90 indicators and targets,
The DAE scoreboard provides data and an annual assessment of the performance at EU and
a) feature as horizontal measures such as application-driven research and user-driven innovation and, adoption of ICT including ICT-based solutions in all kinds of fields (healthcare, healthy
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; content technologies and information management; robotics cognitive systems, advanced interfaces and smart spaces: mobile apps and social networks
apps, etc c) include measures in support of the regional capacity to plan, manage and implement ICT
measures (e g.,, networking; to establish accelerators and mentoring facilities for start-ups; to support web entrepreneur camps, good practices exchange, peer review, studies, regular
mapping of infrastructure, monitoring and benchmarking, development, expertise; to set up innovative investment models; to exploit pre-commercial procurement and other related
Plan for high speed Internet Infrastructure (Next Generation Networks The Guide to Broadband Investment, presenting the various models for management authorities
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
broadband and high speed internet infrastructure. The EBP provides assistance to regions to work through the different stages of the Guide to Broadband Investment as well as specific
plans for high speed internet (national broadband plans) with a view to exploiting synergies and
telecommunications networks. 92 91 EBP: http://www. broadband-europe. eu/Pages/Home. aspx 92 CEF guidelines:
-statements/pdf/20111019 3 en. pdf 86 Key enabling technologies Why should Key Enabling Technologies be part of smart specialisation
effects on industry users from various industrial value chains, including suppliers and downstream sectors. KETS can spur innovation,
For this, solid economic data is necessary. The Commission is in the process of setting up an EU
data on the demand and supply of KETS, which will help regions (and Member States) to
•are catalysts for structural change and diversification in many industrial zones and rural areas with the potential to rejuvenate economies,
99 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/files/communication key enabling technologies sec1257 en. pdf 100 http://ec. europa. eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/proposals/com (2011) 811 final. pdf
101 According to recent estimates, CCIS are one of Europe's most dynamic sectors and account for up to 4. 5%of the
total EU GDP and some 3. 8%of its workforce,'Building a Digital economy: The importance of saving jobs in the
'http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/smart growth/comm2010 553 en. pdf the 2010 Commission Green Paper'Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
'http://ec. europa. eu/culture/documents/greenpaper creative industries en. pdf; the 2011 analysis of the contributions to the public consultation launched by the Green Paper
http://ec. europa. eu/culture/documents/analysis green paper. pdf; as well as in the 2010 Study on the
particular by digitisation and globalisation, offering great opportunities for the sectors but making it necessary for them to develop new skills,
if possible, statistical data and perform qualitative-based surveys to better understand the dynamics of CCIS to be used for implementing smart specialisation
the development and use of new information technologies for example to promote the digitisation of cultural heritage), strengthening of
entrepreneurship in CCIS, the support to urban regeneration in which the cultural component (notably cultural infrastructure) traditionally plays a key role, the development
•funding 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 Medium
111 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/sme/market-access/files/com 2011 0702 f en. pdf 112 http://ec. europa. eu/cip/files/cosme/cosme-commission-proposal en. pdf
95 Financial engineering instruments Why should financial engineering instruments be part of smart specialisation For more than ten years, the EU budget has been using financial instruments such as loans
implementation in the present programming period. But in addition, given the increased role of financial instruments as stated in the cohesion policy post-2013, further focus will need to be put
on the promotion allowing new potential users to become familiar with this innovative way of financing and contribute to a smooth and rapid implementation of these instruments
sector funding in core European transport projects can be challenging due to the relatively high levels of revenue volatility in the projects'early operating stages.
117 http://www. eib. org/attachments/press/2008-005-fact sheet en. pdf 118 IFCIC in France and Audiovisual SGR in Spain
•In the present programming period (2007-2013), under the principle of shared management, Structural Fund resources can be used for establishing financial engineering
In the current programming period (2007-2013), similar to the Structural Funds and under the
For the 2014-2020 programming period, the European commission has proposed the establishment of a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium
124 http://ec. europa. eu/cip/files/cosme/cosme-commission-proposal en. pdf 100 Innovative public procurement
128 http://ec. europa. eu/internal market/publicprocurement/docs/indicators2009 en. pdf 101 •Cost-savings for public budgets in the medium-and long-term thanks to more efficient
/133 http://www. europroc. eu/public/docs/europroc navigate change public procurement 4fgd. pdf 134 http://lowcarbon-healthcare. eu /135 http://www. sci-network. eu/fileadmin/templates/sci
-network/files/Resource centre/Reports/Innovation in construction procurement -Preliminary report. pdf 136 http://www. smart-spp. eu/index. php?
id=7633 137 http://www. enprotex. eu 138 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/public-procurement/index en. htm#h2-1
-3 report on impacts on the market. pdf 140 http://www. proinno-europe. eu/inno-grips-ii/article/fostering-innovation-through-public-procurement
/146 http://cordis. europa. eu/fp7/ict/pcp/home en. html 147 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/gpp/index en. htm
In the current programming period, ensuring innovation for sustainable growth requires improved coordination between different operational and rural development programmes in the
the core measures that should be encouraged are 106 •Commissioning a strategic analysis and approach on the region's own characteristics
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
160 http://www. e2b-ei. eu/e2bjti about. php? sse=3 107 Challenges in specific areas
-innovations at the core of their innovation strategies as a crosscutting requirement in all sectors
interaction) and conceptual innovation (e g. a change in the outlook of actors. This can lead to
the users'evolving needs and expectations but also to budget constraints Directorate General (DG) Regional Policy is publishing a guide on social innovation for the EU's
seeks to help non-bank micro-credit providers to improve their governance, information systems risk management and strategic planning with a view to obtaining a better access to the private
For the next programming period, social innovation is treated in a horizontal way in the ESF regulation.
makers167 and will set up further information initiatives (databases, conferences) and a high-level expert group on social experimentation
169 http://ec. europa. eu/internal market/investment/docs/social investment/20111207proposal en. pdf 170 www. socialinnovationeurope. eu
171 http://ec. europa. eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/proposals/com (2011) 811 final. pdf 112 The Digital Agenda also includes scope for social innovation, through e-health and ageing and e
DG Information Society and Media is applying the concept of user -driven innovation in Living Labs and in a number of European Cities supported by CIP ICT-PSP
The implication of users and of citizens in the whole process from conception and development down to validation and dissemination is expected to bring societal innovation in
informed the strategy (e g. cluster analysis, value chain analysis, peer review, foresight 2. 4 Does the document propose a vision for the region?
might include pilot plants and demonstration sites, proof of concept and early stage financing incubation facilities
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