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Shaping tomorrow’s innovations todaywww.eureka.be
EUREKA
EUREKA focus on the innovation environment
in the Western Balkan Countries
1st Innovation Dialogue Forum:
Towards a regional innovation system
Becici, 8-9 November 2010
Svatopluk Halada
EUREKA Secretariat
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> 2EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the WBCs
>EUREKA in glance
>Innovation system in general
>EUREKA a tool for European innovation
>EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries
>Summary
Content of presentation
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> 3EUREKA is a market-oriented network
• Business links• High quality
R&D to the market
• Innovation•Competitivene
ss
Operates in Europe from Iceland to
Turkey and from
Portugal to Russia
• Projects are co-
funded by national or
regional public and
private sources
• Non-bureaucratic
• Obey the EU/WTO
rules
Large strategic projects
and SME projects
Since June 1985 ...
BOTTOM-UP
APPROACH
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> 4EUREKA mission statement
WHY? The objective is to bring high quality research and development efforts to the market and to use the multiplying effects of co-operation. WHAT? EUREKA offers a platform for short-term as well strategic cooperation to SMEs and large companies alike. It offers flexible and dynamic support, national financing and expertise for close to the market R&D projects on the principle of not interfering in the management of co-operation activities. TO WHOM? EUREKA operates through its network of
members always remaining open to global
co-operation.
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> 5Funding principles of EUREKA
The money is invested by national decision
The money is invested in your country
The consenquences are:
The success of the companies contributes to the economy, growth and employment of the state.
The development carried out will have higher opportunity to success if there is international co-
operation.
EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy.
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> 6What is an innovation?
Innovation can be characterized as an idea, which has proven to be marketable
i.e. it is entrepreneurship achievement.
Innovation comes often from business models and from customer needs.
Innovation is essential for company’s competitiveness
Innovation must be supported locally.
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> 7Research and Innovation
Scientific excellence
Turnover/earnings
Growth and Employment
Business modelsCustomer needs
New knowledgeCuriosity
R & DWORK
InnovationResearch
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> 8Innovation policy
> Talent – the human dimension of innovation, including knowledge cration, education, training and workforce support.
> Investment – the financial dimension of innovation, including R&D investment, support for risk-taking and entrepreneurship, and encouragement of long-term innovation strategies.
> Infrastructure – the physical and policy structures that support innovators, including network for information, intellectual property protection and structures for collaboration among innovation stakeholders.
Innovation policy should include:
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> 9EUREKA as a tool for innovation within the ERA
COMPETITIVENESS
PROSPERITYCOMPETITIVENESS
PROSPERITY
CREATING BENEFITS: EUREKA(EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT BY INDUSTRY, problem solving)
LAYING FUNDAMENTS: FP(RESEARCH, knowledge creation)
GLOBALISATION
MARKET ORIENTED
EUREKA EUREKA supportssupports nationalnationalIInnovationnnovation ppolicyolicy
SOCIETY ORIENTED
Co-operation
FP builds FP builds strong links strong links within the within the European European CommunityCommunity
Shaping tomorrow’s innovations todaywww.eureka.be
EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries
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> 11EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries
EUREKA membersCroatia (2000), Serbia (2002), FYR of Macedonia (2008)
EUREKA NIPAlbania (1992), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)
Ad hoc relationsMontenegro
No regular relationsKosovo
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slovenia (EUREKA member since1994)
Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007-2008)Enlargement of EUREKA's geographical boundaries to the Western Balkan countries (FYROM´s membership; contacts with Montenegro)Projects generation with the WBCs
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> 12EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-1
CroatiaEUREKA member since 2000Business Innovation Centre Croatia - BICRO NPC: Ms. Antonia Mrsic
Project involvement22 running projects
total value: 24.66 M€; national value 7.70 M€38 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 4, Research: 4, Universities: 10, Nat. Adm.: 3)
> 31 finished projects> total value: 137.10 M€; national value 11.04 M€> 57 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 3, Research: 9, Universities:
26, Nat. Adm.: 2)
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> 13EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-2
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
Croatian cooperation with Slovenia
18 10_______________
HR mp: 5HR op: 5
8 1 multi-projectHR-RS-SI
1 multi-projectHR-MA-SI
Croatian cooperation with other countries
4 3_______________
HR mp: 2HR op: 1
1
Participation in 22 running EUREKA individual projects
Participation in 31 finished EUREKA individual projects
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
Croatian cooperation with Slovenia
19 9_______________
HR mp:4 HR op:5
10
Croatian cooperation with other countries
12 4_______________
HR mp:2 HR op:2
8 1 bi-project RS-HR
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> 14EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-1
SerbiaEUREKA member since 2002Ministry of Science and Technological DevelopmentNPC: Ms. Snezana Omic
Project involvement48 running projects
total value: 49.05 M€; national value: 20.23 M€114 organisations (SMEs: 42, Companies: 6, Research: 8, Universities: 53, Nat. Adm: 3, Other: 3)
22 finished projectstotal value: 148.18 M€; national value: 8.23 M€52 organisations (SMEs: 14, Companies: 5, Research: 6, Universities: 25, Nat. Adm: 2)
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> 15EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-2
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
Serbian cooperation with Slovenia
31 26_______________
RS mp: 6RS op: 20
5 1 multi-projectHR-RS-SI
Croatian cooperation with other countries
17 14_______________
RS mp: 7RS op: 7
3
Participation in 48 running EUREKA individual projects
Participation in 22 finished EUREKA individual projects
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
Serbian cooperation with Slovenia
13 8_______________
RS mp:4 RS op:4
5 1 multi-projectSI-RS-MA-IT-CZ
Croatian cooperation with other countries
9 4_______________
RS mp:2 RS op:2
5 1 bi-project RS-HR
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> 16EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-1
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEUREKA member since 2008Ministry of Education and ScienceNPC: Ms. Julijana Balevska
Project involvement4 running project
total value: 3.45 M€; national value: 0,66 M€8 organisations (SMEs: 1, Companies: 2, Research: 0, Universities: 5)
3 finished projectstotal value: 12.84; national value: 0,32 M€5 organisations (SMEs: 0, Companies: 2, Research: 1, Universities: 2)
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> 17EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-2
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
FYROM´s cooperation with Slovenia
4 2 2 1 multi-projectSI-CZ-SK-MA
1 multi-projectSI-HR-MA
FYROM´s cooperation with other countries
0 0 0
Participation in 4 running EUREKA individual projects
Participation in 3 finished EUREKA individual projects
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
FYROM´s cooperation with Slovenia
2 0 2 1 multi-projectSI-IT-CZ-RS-MA
FYROM´s cooperation with other countries
1 0 1 1 multi-project DE-RS-LV-IT-GR-MA
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> 18EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-1
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEUREKA NIP status since June 2009Ministry of Civil AffairsNIP: Mr. Ammar Mirascija
Project involvement2 running projects
total value: 3.89 M€; national value: 0.020 M€2 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 2)
1 finished projecttotal value: 32.04 M€; national value: 0.010 M€1 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 1)
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> 19EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-2
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
BiH´s cooperation with Slovenia
1 0 1 1 multi-projectSI-RF-BA
BiH´s cooperation with other countries
1 0 1 1 multi-projectPL-RF-ZA-BA
Participation in 2 running EUREKA individual projects
Participation in 1 finished EUREKA individual project
Involved countries Total number ofprojects
Bilateral projects
Multilateral projects
Comment
BiH´s cooperation with Slovenia
0 0 0
BiH´s cooperation with other countries
1 0 1 1 multi-project ES-SE-IT-AT-BE-SK-
BA
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> 20EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: AL, ME, KS
AlbaniaEUREKA NIP status since 1992 (but status is dormant)Agency for Research, Technology and InnovationNIP: Ms. Erisa Lame
Montenegro> Contacts during Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007/2008)
Kosovo> No regular relations
> EUREKA projects involvement not yet
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> 21EUREKA in WBCs: Project statistics - summary
Participation in EUREKA individual projects (status:
31/10/2010) Country Project involvement--------------------
RP FP TP
Value of projects (M€)
----------------------------------R-TV R-NV F-TV F-NV
Number of organisationsRP FP
------------------------------------------------SME LC RI UN OT | SME LC RI UN OT
Comment
Albania - - - - - - - NIP
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 1 3 3.89 0.02 32.04 0.02
2 1------------------------------------------------- - - 2 - | - - - 1 -
NIP
Croatia 22 31 53 24.66 7.70 137.10 11.04
38 57------------------------------------------------17 4 4 10 3 | 17 3 9 26 2
MC
FYROM 4 3 7 3.45 0.66 12.84 0.32
8 5------------------------------------------------1 2 - 5 - | - 2 1 2 -
MC
Kosovo - - - - - - -
Montenegro - - - - - - -
Serbia 48 22 70 49.05 20.23 148.18 8.23
114 52------------------------------------------------42 6 8 53 5 | 14 5 6 25 2
MC
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> 22EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Tech areas
Predominate technological areas of EUREKA projects
CroatiaInformation and telecoms technologies (running & finished projects)Industrial manufacturing and materials (finished projects) Health care and environment (running projects)Other industrial technologies (running projects)
SerbiaInformation and telecoms technologies (finished projects)Health care and environmnet (running projects)Agrofood technology (running & finished projects)Energy technology (running & finished projects)
FYROMIndustrial manufacturing and materials (running & finished projects)Bio sciences and technologies (running & finished projects)
BiH(3 projects only: Chemistry, physical and exact sciences; Measurement and standards; Health care and environment)
Is there pursuing of national R&D priorities and strategy ???
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> 23EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Co-op countries
Country projects partners
Slovenia is the principal projects partner of the WBCs in EUREKA projects (bilateral /majority/ and multilateral)
Austria and Czech Republic are significant projects partners (multilateral projects)
Wider porfolio of other countries involved mostly in multilateral projects – Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Israel, Latvia
Co-operation within WBCs1 bi-project: Serbia-Croatia2 multi-projects: Croatia-Serbia + Slovenia
Croatia-FYROM + Slovenia
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> 24EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-1
Current weaknessesLow political visibility of the programmeLack of national R&D financial support in generalWeak co-operation link between academia and industry Varying link to the most active players in EUREKA
Current strenghts> Serbia and Croatia on the right truck of projects
generation Slovenian interest for broader EUREKA project co-operation with the WBCs
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> 25EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-2
EUREKA is a tool for European innovation
EUREKA projects are co-funded locallyInternational co-operation is sharing risk and cumulating more sources of co-fundingWider and cross-boder market application of results
but
EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy
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> 26Thank you for your listening
Svatopluk Halada
EUREKA Secretariatrue Neerveld 107, B-1200 Brussels
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