WARN-Count in xref table is 0 at offset 3121093 Ponta delgada, 5/6 june 2012 Carlos Portuguã s Carrillo General Director for European Affairs Juan Ruiz Alzola Director of the Canarian Agency of Research, Innovation and the Information Society ï Climatic and geomorphological features that offer â Exceptional biodiversity â Great diversity of natural resources â Specific advantages for scientific research making them laboratories in which analyse and modelise great challenges ï Geographical position and specific geopolitical reality within the EU â European regions in non European environments â They can serve as centers of trade and services â They can constitute logistic platforms of trade operations between Europe and Africa or America ï (Renewed) European strategy for ORS+partnership & integrated action plan. Axes â Improving accessibility & integration in the single market â Increasing competitiveness through modernization & innovation â Strengthening regional integration ï Principle: balance measures to offset permanent disadvantages and to leverage unique assets in order to fully develop Europe 2020 Features/Characteristics •High population density •Economic growth below the national average •Decline in per capita GDP in comparison with the national average •Dependence on the tourism sector (trade and hotel and catering), and slight relative weight of industry in the national sphere Main economical indicators Canary islands Spain Demography Area (Km2) 7. 447 505.645 Population (2011) 2. 126.769 47.190.493 Population density (2011) hab.//km2 285,59 93,51 Population/National total 4, 51%100 %Production Current*GDP (2011)( thousands â) 41.732.626 1. 073.383.000 Current*GDP/National*GDP (2011) 3, 89%100 %GDP per capita (â) 19.806 23.721 *Gross domestic product Features/Characteristics •Unemployment rate far above the national average •Youth unemployment much higher than the national average •Productivity similar to the national average excepting the building sector •Limited relevance of foreign trade, lower rate of non-local trade than in Spain generally, if the tourism sector is isolated In percentages. Regional accounting, Spain. CANARIES ï Tourism will continue to be the most important growth factor capable of creating jobs. It has to be competitive, innovative and qualified ï Both primary and secondary sectors should continue to be considered as strategic sectors although their low impact on the economy. Innovation in these sectors is needed also to preserve them ï Knowledge economy has to be fostered, improving the access of public and private funds towards R&d&i projects ï A determinant support to internationalisation of canarian enterprises is needed ï Achieving several clarifications â Boundaries of the RIS3 and its relation with other ex-ante conditions â Role of the regions in the partnership contract and deadlines â Budget application (Canary islands: transition region/outermost region â Specific ICT chapter in RIS3 ï Development of a shared approach for ORS regarding RIS3 ï Mutual learning â Discussion and validation of our process for generating the RIS3AND specifying its dimensions and scope â Comparison of methodologies and best practices for achieving consensus and an optimal determination of priorities â Comparison of new policies of innovation, aimed at tertiarised Economies based on the service sector and, to be more specific, on tourism and related activities ï A new architecture for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 â Common Strategic Framework (CSF: Common set of rules for ERDF ESF & CF+EAFRD & EMFF->An Integrated Approach â Specific rules for ERDF, ESF & CF, for TRS & MDRS ï 40%ERDF †60%ESF, minimum ERDF (60%R&d&i+competiv â Alignment with Europe 2020, in particular as for S3 ï Two out of eleven objectives: R&d&i and ICTS ï Two out of seven flagship initiatives: Innovation Union & A Digital Agenda for Europe ï Reinforcing the whole 2020 strategy: smart+sustainable+inclusive growth â Ex-ante condition: an integrated smart specialization strategy (S3) for the FIVE FUNDS as concerns to R&d&i and ICTS objectives â New Connecting Europe Facility (40bâ+10bâ from CF: transport energy & ICTS â Partnership contracts between EC & MSS (regions Features/Characteristics •Limited spending on R&d, mainly in universities, both on economic and human capital •Innovation indicators in companies below the national average R IT T S -1 4 7 1 9 9 7 -2 0 0 0 Act 5/2001 on Promotion and Development of Scientific research and Innovation •First Integrated Plan of R+D+i in the Canary islands 2003-2006 •Second Canarian Plan of R+D+i+d 2007-2010 •Third Canarian Plan of R+D+i+d 2011-2015 Transverse-Instrumental •ICTS •Biotechnologies Areas •Tourism •Transport and logistics •Natural resources -Energy -Water -Climate change -Biodiversity •Educational, social, cultural and economic development •Marine sciences and resources •Biomedicine and health •Astrophysics and space •Agriculture and food •Africa and development cooperation Areas •Tourism •Astronomy and marine sciences •Health •Sustainability and natural resources •Primary sector: Agriculture and food •Educational, social, cultural and economic development •Other ï The planning and development of the R&d&i Regional Plan 2011-2015 was a collaborative and open process â Meetings with experts, universities, research centres, clusters companies, chambers of commerce â Public consultation â Advice and review from several consultative bodies with participation of social, education, trade union and business representatives â Approval of the Regional Parliament (pending ï By effectively participating in the â European single market â European research area â Higher education area ï By taking effective advantage of opportunities ï By responding innovatively to challenges ï By effectively being an outpost of the EU in the world GENERAL AIM To tend to a new model of sustainable development based on knowledge, improving in this way the competitiveness of the productive sectors ï Assets â Geographic location: platform between three continents â Nature, biodiversity, transparency of the sky, weather â Internationally renowned tourism sector â Educational & technological facilities: Two universities European Northern Observatory (IAC), Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN), research centers, new technology parks†â Fiscal regulation (lower taxation ï Bottlenecks â Low integration: internal (islands) and external â Significant labour force with a low educational level â High unemployment â Unbalanced productive structure and consequent inertia â Extra-costs for essential infraestructures and services (eg. ICT, energy transport ï The fiction of integration due to territorial discontinuity hurdles to mobility and additional costs â Low participation in national, European and international R&d&i instruments, both public and private (extremely low by enterprises â Low innovative deal flow and private funding â The challenge of ICTS ï National context â Mutual learning and collaboration with other regions ï Balearic islands pose many similarities â Coordination with the central Government must be reinforced ï European context â Mutual learning and collaboration with other ORS, very significantly with the Macaronesian area â Participation in many benchmarking EC-funded projects, specially with ORS, insular and other regions facing similar challenges â Highly demonstrative pilot projects ï International context â The Canary islands are the EU outpost in north western Africa =>Opportunity for both, for example ï Rational water and energy management ï Sustainable agriculture and fishing ï Health service provisioning ï Educational and research mentoring â Development in Africa requires innovative and affordable technologies, an opportunity for exporting enterprises â Solid relation with other territories, specially in America ï How external knowledge can be harnessed â Economically useful innovation requires flows of a different nature ideas, talent, projects, capital, â€) and constructive competition â Flows are hampered severely: we need integration ï Why we in the Canary islands miss opportunities to exploit for a knowledge-based economy, the availability of good ideas and innovations â Desalination and water management (1st in Europe â Wind power and other renewable energies â Astrophysics technology, biotechnology, etc ï The entrepreneurial dynamics is not working properly due to a vicious circle boosted by lack of internal (fragmentation and external integration (distance) and low critical mass â Market failure on the supply side (private funds) and on the demand side (availability of ENOUGH projects to generate attractive project portfolios for dealflow†â †which leads to a lack of cases of success and of a really â€oecompetitive soul†in this area, while business efforts have concentrated in â€oeeasier†sectors (tourism & construction We have to build on top of what we already have ï Tourism is the main socioeconomic engine for regional growth->modernisation & gateway to diversification ï Increase productivity in existing sectors ->modernisation & reorganisation ï Balance the productive structure by taking advantage of existing assets through novel entrepreneurship 1. Education: learning to be entrepreneurial 2. Raising awareness: motivation 3. Training and Advice 4. Funding: subsidies and loans 5. Creation of the company 6. Business incubators: one-stop-shop for business 7. Tutoring: advice 8. Prizes: recognition 9. Technology parks: business growth In order to maintain its international leadership in the touristic sector, the Canary islands requires a consensus -based integrated approach, based on innovation, which promotes differentiation, efficiency and sustainability ï Main features â Ongoing program since 2008, to be updated to RIS3 â Promotion of tourism-focused business clusters â Dissemination of innovation throughout the sector via distributed centres deployed in collaboration with business organizations â Training of tourism innovation managers â Technological modernization for a sustainable tourism ï Intensive use of ICTS ï Efficient use of water and energy â Gateway to diversification (eg. development of ICTS and other technologies for tourism •High productivity •High added-value sectors Large Companies •Low productivity •Traditional sectors with low added value Small Companies 51,63%42,97 %4, 56%0, 84 %Size of companies in the Canary islands Without employees From 1 to 9 employees From 10 to 49 employees 50 or more employees •Develop actions specifically tailored for each SME typology •Goals •Increase productivity in each existing sector •Modernisation & internationalisation of SMES with capacity and will for growth •Balance sectors by promoting diversification •Management training programmes for innovation in a wide sense to increase productivity in companies -100 knowledge-based companies -100 traditional companies with capacity for growth -1, 200 SMES located in rural areas â Partners: Chambers of commerce universities CARACTERIZACIà N DE LA PYME CANARIA METODOLOGà A COTEC 1. 400 CUESTIONARIOS Cà MARAS DE COMERCIO RECOMENDACIONES SERVICIO 1 PEQUEÑAS INNOVACIONES Cà MARAS COMERCIO 1. 200 EMPRESAS SERVICIO 2 CRECIMIENTO INTERNACIONALIZACIà N Cà MARAS DE COMERCIO EEN, RED CIDE, OTROS 100 EMPRESAS SERVICIO 3 INNOVACIà N BASADA EN EL CONOCIMIENTO FUNDACIONES UNIVERSITARIAS/SODECAN 100 EMPRESAS PILOT INTEGRAL PROGRAMME OF SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE CANARIAN SME: INNTENTALO (2012-2013 ï Market failures -Lack of enough mature projects -Lack of enough qualified private investors ï Solutions â 1. Specialization in well recognized areas with a competitive advantage •Leading the innovation in tourism •Clean Tech (Ocean Strategy •Optics and Astrophysics •Biotechnology •ICT€ s â 2. Generation of a Pipeline in these areas •Specific programs for detecting and training local entrepreneurs •Attraction programs for international entrepreneurs •Combination of both programs in a business accelerator â 3. Progressive dynamization of private investment towards those areas •Collaboration and joint venture agreements with well-known national and international qualified investors in each area •Implementation, in both provinces, of Investment Forums and Clubs of Investors with public "match"of private investment •Public & private Co-investment Instruments JEREMIE CANARIAS FUND TO PROMOTE THE CREATION, SUPPORT AND FUNDING OF SMES, MICRO -SMES AND ENTREPRENEURS (23mâ) †under current implementation •Specific line of financial micro-credits aimed at the self -employed, entrepreneurs and micro-SMES •Reinforcement of the capital and guarantee structure of the Reciprocal Guarantee Companies to supply funding for the growth of SMES and micro-SMES •Lines of co-investment in technological, innovative and environmental SMES and other sectors which contribute to economic diversification and internationalisation TECHNOLOGICALFUND (35mâ) †under current implementation ï Capital instruments for the consolidation of technological SMES. â M 5 o Aim: promoting private network investors and investment forums in technology based companies o Model: public-private co-investment, in a percentage to be defined o Final beneficiaries: technological base business projects in early-stages but with high potential for growth and targeted to global markets o Investments: up to â 500,000 ï Debt instruments for technological tractor companies. â M 30 o Aim: enhancing the development of technology based companies through the "contagion"of experiences o Model: public-private co-investment, in a percentage to be defined o Final beneficiaries: consolidated business projects of technological based companies with a significant scale to become tractors and facilitators of the local economy o Investments: between â M 3 and â M 20 o It will not invest in firms in economical difficulties following Community guidelines on this subject Technology parks (100mâ) †under current implementation ï Provide location (office, experimental) and high added value services to knowledge-based enterprises ï Promote interaction among firms and with universities and research centers ï Linked to universities and business clusters ï Preferential access to funding instruments trough the technology parks program â Fuerteventura: mainly devoted to renewable energies and water management technologies designed for developing countries â Gran Canaria: mainly marine science and technology, biotechnology and ICTS â Tenerife: mainly biomedicine, ICT and astronomy â La Palma: astronomy â Integrated in a network with other scientific and technological sites university campus, observatories, etc Excellence+differentiation Marine environment •STRENGTHS: Canarian Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN +Projects of experimentation with renewable energies in offshore facilities •OPPORTUNITIES: State support, demand from the Spanish industrial sector: new opportunity Biotech •STRENGTHS: Campus of Excellence; Applied Algology Centre, Canary islands Technological Institute •OPPORTUNITIES: Food industry based on biological processes. Support for bio-entrepreneurship with Genoma Espaã a. R&d firms with a high technological level on the international scene Astrophysics, Astronomy and Tourism •STRENGTHS: Canary islands Astrophysical Institute R&d Centre, international reference •OPPORTUNITIES: Potential development in Technology-Based Businesses, technology centre Astro-tourism Excellence+differentiation Sustainable tourism+ICT •STRENGTHS: Leading economic sector in the Canary islands •OPPORTUNITIES: ICT centre for tourism in the Canary islands, logistics and transport, use of clean technologies Renewable energies and water †Africa market •STRENGTHS: Experience in cooperation with third countries, isolated systems, management of water and energy. El Hierro, 100%Renewable Energies •OPPORTUNITIES: Fuerteventura Technology Park micro-networks, living labs, RICAM energy cluster Critical mass and Priorities Marine environment Integrated and sustainable harnessing of deep Ocean •R+D+i in Offshore Multiuse Platforms including essentially: Energy, Aquaculture Maritime Transport activities and Tourism activities •R+D+i in Offshore Ocean Energies •R+D+i for sustainable exploitation of the seafloorâ's natural resources •R+D+I in Offshore Ocean Monitoring and Observation Systems and Technologies Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats •Natural offshore Platform •Excellent weather conditions for field tests •Excellent Wind and Wave resources for R+D+i and commercial initiatives •High and internationally recognised R&d skills and expertise in Marine and Maritime sciences and technologies •Easily access to strongly qualified personnel in Engineering and other marine and maritime related sciences •Growing Industry of Knowledge and tech based companies in the Marine and Maritime Sector •High-quality and internationally recognised infrastructures for Oceanic Research and development •High-quality and internationally recognised port facilities skills and capacities •Distance to national and international desition-making centres •Fragmented territory •Lack of big international companies in the Offshore industry operating in the archipelago •Opportunities for growth and economic development set by the European Marine Strategy Framework and the European Marine and Maritime Research Strategy •Opportunities set by the European Atlantic Strategy •The lack of space for marine/maritime activities onshore •The progressive exhaustion of traditional onshore/near-shore sources of minerals, oil and gas •New emerging knowledge and technologies for increasing the harnessing of deep ocean resources: floating platforms, offshore wind turbines, resource evaluation tools and methodologies, seafloor observatories and sensors†•New global markets with no competition •The economical crisis of traditional industry sectors could foster investment in the knowledge based economy •Losing the technological race with other competitor nations •Cuts in R&d funds and investment due to the global economic crisis •Cuts in Education/training funds/investment due to the global economic crisis •Emigration of talented and highly qualified personnel •International and National Financial uncertainty ï Coordination by the Presidency of the Government †Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation & Information Society ï Methodology similar to the R+D+I Regional Program participative consensus ï Similar evaluation mechanisms to R+D+I Regional Program •There is a set of high level indicators to measure the outcome of the Plan •Additionally, every action of the Plan has a number of indicators to measure its implementation •Besides, the Regional IS&T Observatory and the R+D+i Observatory monitor and evaluate the regional situation and compare it at National and European levels •ISTAC: Statistical Regional Institute ï Set up a team involving the necessary stakeholders for designing the strategy ï Clarify the scope and dimensions of the RIS3 for the correct development of the strategy ï Identification of funding sources, definition of the budget ï Explicitly setting the goals and identifying the bottlenecks as soon as possible ï Crosscutting ICT integrated programme •ICT infrastructure •ICT use dissemination •Opportunities for an ICT sector (eg. related to tourism ï Definition of the best way to carry out the actions (focus on results Carlos Portuguã s Carrillo cporcar@gobiernodecanarias. org Juan Ruiz Alzola jruialz@gobiernodecanarias. org THANK YOU
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