Enterprise Directorate General

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Regional Innovation StrategiesRegional Innovation Strategies in Associated Statesin Associated States

Dr. Michael BuschDr. Michael Busch

DG ENTERPRISEDG ENTERPRISE

Unit B.5 Innovation NetworksUnit B.5 Innovation Networks

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First Part:First Part:

Planned call for proposal on Regional Innovation Policies

Second Part:Second Part:

How to prepare for a project

Structure of the presentationStructure of the presentation

Planned call for proposal:Planned call for proposal:

• 1st strand: RIS projects in Associated States

• 2nd strand: Pilot projects on regional innovation policy impact assessment and benchmarking

• 3rd strand: Support to RIS-NAC processes

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Strand 1- Regional Innovation StrategiesStrand 1- Regional Innovation Strategies

Objectives:Objectives:

• Create innovation policies at regional level

• Develop innovation systems in the regions

• Strengthen co-operation across Europe between regions

• Enhance learning process for the regions

• Prepare regions to absorb EU funding more efficiently

• Foster regional and economic development

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Strand 2 - Regional Innovation Policy impactStrand 2 - Regional Innovation Policy impact assessment and benchmarking assessment and benchmarking

Expected outcomes:Expected outcomes:

Integration of the impact assessment instrument into mainstream

policies

Benchmarking the performance of regional innovation policies

Concrete proposals for directing regional innovation policies better

towards changing firms’ needs

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Strand 3 - Strand 3 - Support to RIS-NAC processesSupport to RIS-NAC processes

Methodological / expertise support to post-RIS phase in all those regions which have started RIS-NAC projects in 2002

Example:Example:

NAC region A plans to enhance joint projects between the academic and business world and to create a corresponding business support infrastructure, e.g. university technology transfer offices. Which are the schemes which work successfully in other regions and how can they be introduced?

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SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CALLSPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CALL

Planned Call title: Regional innovation policies,

including new tools and approaches

Community Programme: 6th Framework Programme for Research

and Technological Development

Planned publication date: 15 March 2004

Planned closing date: 22 June 2004

Contracts starting: From January 2005 on

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Planned Budget:Planned Budget:

RIS about € 9.3 M

Impact assessment about € 5.5 M

Support to RIS NAC about € 2.5 M

= € 17,3 M= € 17,3 M

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Regional Innovation Strategies in Associated StatesRegional Innovation Strategies in Associated States

Who could apply ?Who could apply ?Regional administrative and political authorities

Regional (economic, structural) development

agencies/organisations

Regional innovation support agencies/organisation

All other organisations charged with regional

innovation and econimical/ structural development

The implementing region must come from an associated

state and must form a partnership with at least one region

from European Economic Area

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WHAT TO DO NOW ?WHAT TO DO NOW ?

1. Look for regional support:1. Look for regional support:

RIS/RITTS projects are often initiated by a small group of organisations

Try to involve a wider circle of organisation while developing the proposal (regional back-up)

Those involve in the proposal should share the same vision (consensus building)

The organisation acting as project co-ordinators need credibility

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WHAT TO DO NOW ?WHAT TO DO NOW ?

2. Prepare the region:2. Prepare the region:

Talk to the actors

Search for political backing

Build consensus

Review existing regional studies and data

Build Steering Group

Prepare awareness raising event

Arrange workshop to finalise the proposal

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IRC-IRE Central UnitRoute de Thionville 89-91,L-2611 LuxembourgG. D. of LUXEMBOURGTel : (+352) 441012-2200 Fax: (+352) 441012-2055 E-mail: j.moll@irc-ire.lu www.innovating-regions.org

WHAT TO DO NOW ?WHAT TO DO NOW ?

3. Look for international partners3. Look for international partners

For more information please contact:

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WHAT TO DO NOW ?WHAT TO DO NOW ?

4. Identify regional co-funding:4. Identify regional co-funding:

planned maximum Community contribution - up to 75%

the remaining amount has to be provided by proposers:

contribution in kind:

- office equipment for project

- project staff remuneration

financial input from third parties

average cost of RIS/RITTS project - 450.000 EUR (32 months)

share of partner region - 100.000 EUR (25.000 EUR)

average 25% of proposer’s contribution - less than 100.000 EUR

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5. Read useful documents5. Read useful documents

Work Programme “Structuring European Research Area”- “Research and Innovation” (also Call Fiche)

Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures

Financial guidelines

Model contract

User guide (Electronic Proposal Preparation and Submission System EPSS)

documents on RIS methodology www.cordis.lu/fp/find-doc.htm

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GOOD LUCK !GOOD LUCK !

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