S3 PlatformPolicy-support tools

for the development of RIS3

Alessandro RainoldiJRC IPTS - S3 PlatformParis - OECD, 10 May 2012

http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu

Where do RIS3 come from?

Building on the past Widespread experience of national/regional innovation strategies

in the framework of the EU cohesion policy Achieved greater co-operation among private and public

stakeholders and better communication between technology providers and clients

Breaking with the past Lack of international and trans-regional perspective Not in tune with the industrial and economic fabric of regions Too narrow vision of innovation Picking the winner syndrome The best performing regions were just copied

Some of the RIS3 novelties to focus on

• Open and broader concept of innovation, not just RTD-oriented

• Outward-looking analysis, open to the « rest of the world »: connectivity, related varieties, KETs, value chains, global companies, …

• Detection of existing / potential entrepreneurial capacity and actors - emerging niches, applied knowledge/technology, …

• Collaborative leadership – quadruple helix

• Mutual learning and peer exchange as methods for assessment and review

The novelties of the RIS3 approach in six key stepsThe novelties of the RIS3 approach in six key steps

Step 1 – Analysis of regional context/potential

Step 2 – Governance

Step 3 – Vision for the future

Step 4 – Selection of priorities

Step 5 – Policy mix

Step 6 – Monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring

Policy mix

Priorities

Vision

Process

Analysis

RIS3

Support to regions in preparing RIS

Informal Peer Review workshops

Assessment of draft / final RIS3

Seminars in Member States and EU Macro-regions

Website with special access for

regions and interactive tools

RIS3 GuideThematic working groups

Monitoring

Policy mix

Priorities

Vision

Process

Analysis

RIS3

Guide released in March 2012 and available in the S3 Platform website

Part I – Policy context

Part II – Rationale

Part III – RIS3 design in a nutshell

Annex I – A step-by-step approach to RIS3 design

Annex II – Delivery instruments and horizontal approaches

Annex III – Guidance for expert assessment

Assessment of individual RIS3s based rather on the novelties of the process through focused questionnaire and desk review.

A comprehensive viewA comprehensive viewThe RIS3 Guide and assessmentThe RIS3 Guide and assessment

Synthetic assessment of a RIS3 – a first attempt

Informal assessment PACA

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Example of an assessment track

S3 Platform elaboration on EURADA source

A more targeted view – first developments

• Tools for review and peer exchange

• Outward-looking analysis and indicators

Peer Review – the S3Platform experience

Focused workshops in time and scope Steered preparation process (iterative

process on improving templates) Changing roles – can be reviewer and

reviewed at the same time Mutual learning from peers, experts and

EU services Peer-reviewed regions get the floor Structured feedback and periodical check Rendez-vous:

1st Workshop in Seville (January 2012)

2nd Workshop in Seville (May 2012)

3rd Workshop in the Azores (June 2012)

4th Workshop in Italy (September 2012 tbc)

“Formulating and implementing a RIS3 is a continuous process”

Outward-looking analysis

Assess region’s positioning Beware of global companies and

value chains Flows of knowledge and skills Avoid ‘blind’ duplication, discover

possibilities for collaboration Combine methods (e.g. studies;

interviews; interregional work groups)

Research & analysis nurturing practice and policy-making

• Development of a methodology for the profiling of regional economies (Fraunhofer ISI et al., Nov. 2011 - contribution to a better understanding of the processes that underlie and drive

• economic dynamism at the regional level and collection of indicators for regional profiles)

• Exploring interregional trade networks - towards a new tool for supporting regional strategies for smart specialisation (S3 Platform – presented at the joint OECD-IPTS workshop in Linz, March 2012; will be presented at the RSA European Conference at Delft, May 2012)

• http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/research-articles

Outcome of regional profiling study

• It is easy to measure specialisation, but:• - a certain approach to specialisation cannot generally be qualified as “smart” /

“unsmart”• - strong regions may profit from diversification/related variety, other may not• - weak regions have a tendency to be very specialised, but this is not always an

asset.

• The key issue seems to be the “smartness” less than the degree of specialisation.

• This involves determining the exact sectoral focus, and the specifically relevant framework: (i) status quo, (ii) current access to resources, (iii) state of regional attractiveness.

• Finding a set of valid indicators to measure “smart specialisation” will be difficult.• While their number should be limited, they should not simply focus on specialisation

as such.• Due to complexity, the specifically relevant framework is hard to capture by

indicators, a participatory “process of discovery” with stakeholders will be central to success.

• Source: Fraunhofer ISI et al.

Interregional trade networks - towards a new tool for supporting regional strategies for smart specialisation

• Propose and test a methodology to develop quantitative indicators on regional positioning, focusing on Spanish interregional trade flows using a complex network approach

• Provide analytical basis to develop RIS3, starting with a few case studies (e.g. Andalucía)

• Derive policy implications relevant to policy makers when designing their RIS3

Network concepts and empirical strategy

• Bilateral interregional flows mapped onto a weighted directed graph where vertices represent regions and links are flows of goods

• Appreciate topological features of the web, and characterize each vertex (region) with respect to its position within the web

• Trade interdependency captured by level of network integration and cohesion. Relative position of regions appreciated by looking at centrality in the network

Total trade (2007) - top 5% of flows

1. Cataluña (5)2. Madrid (3)3. Castilla y León (2)4. Aragón, Castilla-La Mancha, Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia, País Vasco, Andalucía (1)

Total trade (2007) - top 10% of flows

1. Cataluña (8)2. Andalucía (5)3. Madrid, Comunidad Valenciana (4)4. Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha (2)5. Aragón, Galicia, Murcia, País Vasco (1)

Total trade (2007) - top 25% of flows

1. Cataluña, Andalucía (15)2. Madrid, País Vasco, Castilla y León (14)3. Comunidad Valenciana (12)4. Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia (11)5. Aragón, Asturias (10)6. Navarra (7)

Some initial conclusions and policy implications

• Andalucía has a wide range of connections

• First-order links are with the most industrialized regions, even if they are far away from a geographical point of view

• Catalonia and Madrid represent the partner/competitors with respect to which complementarities in production and specialization pattern should be pursued

Thank you!

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