Smart Specialization Strategy in REMTH V. PITSINIGKOS SUPERVISOR SMS OP REMTH XANTHI 21.10.2015

Smart Specialization Strategy in REMTH

V. PITSINIGKOSSUPERVISOR SMS OP REMTHXANTHI 21.10.2015

The vision of the Region for the programming period The vision of the Region for the programming period 2014-20202014-2020

The reconstruction of the productive model of the The reconstruction of the productive model of the Region,Region,

to be transformed into a tourist destination of excellenceto be transformed into a tourist destination of excellence

and to an important industrial pole,and to an important industrial pole,

leveraging its comparative advantageleveraging its comparative advantage

in the agri-food complex,in the agri-food complex,

the rich endogenous potential,the rich endogenous potential,

its geographical locationits geographical location

and promoting social cohesion by mobilizingand promoting social cohesion by mobilizing

existing and new social collectives "existing and new social collectives "

Identifying unique characteristics and comparativecompetitive advantages of each Country –Regionand a common development vision for their exploitation.

Productive sector, academic sector, public administration and civil society work together towards few, prioritized actions, that serve the specific vision.

REGIONAL SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GREECE AND EMTH

• Extrovert entrepreneurship of need and not of opportunity.

• Business activity focused in low-skilled sectors, with minimal impact on economic growth.

• Very small businesses.

• Bureaucracy.

• Tax burden.• Lack of qualified personnel.• Lack of competitiveness

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INVESTING IN KNOWLEDGE

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…………………investment in knowledge and innovation constitutes the safest - and perhaps the only possible long-term and sustainable – way of addressing the “lack of competitiveness” faced by the Greek economy with such intensity today………………….

SPECIALIZATION PA1 Priority Sectors of RIS3

• Agri-food sector.• Tourism – Culture sector• Materials sector (plastic-rubber) and innovative

materials.• Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and health sector.• Environment and Energy Sector and hybrid

technologies.• Electronic / electrical equipment sector.• Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

sector, with horizontal contribution in all these areas.

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ΚΑΤΑΝΟΜΗ ΠΟΡΩΝ ΑΝΑ ΑΞΟΝΑ ΠΡΟΤΕΡΑΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΠΕΠ ΑΜΘ 2014 - 2020

9.344.893 €

70.423.094 €

271.059.379 €

91.568.827 €

65.343.147 €

0 €

50.000.000 €

100.000.000 €

150.000.000 €

200.000.000 €

250.000.000 €

300.000.000 €

Α.Π.1: Βελτίωση της Ανταγωνιστικότητας της Τοπικής Οικονομίας

Α.Π.2: Βελτίωση της Ελκυστικότητα της Περιφέρειας ως Τόπου Εγκατάστασης Επιχειρήσεων και Ατόμων

Α.Π.3: Υποδομές Ανάπτυξης Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού και Ενίσχυσης Κοινωνικής Συνοχής

Α.Π.4: Ανάπτυξη Ανθρώπινων Πόρων και Κοινωνική Συνοχή

Τεχνική Βοήθεια

(13,9%)

(53,4%)

(18%)

(1,8%)

(12,9%)

ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BY AXIS OF ROP EMTH (2014 - 2020)ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BY AXIS OF ROP EMTH (2014 - 2020)

OP REMTH 2014-2020SPECIALIZATION PA1

•It has a budget of 70.423.094 € (ERDF & National Participation), which corresponds to 13.9% of the total Public Expenditure of the ROP.

• It includes: 3 Thematic Objectives (TO1,2 και 3), 4 Investment Priorities (IP 1b, 2c, 3a και

3d) and 6 Special Objectives, 3 of which relate the

RIS3 of REMTH (SO1, SO2 and SO4).

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0 €

5.000.000 €

10.000.000 €

15.000.000 €

20.000.000 €

25.000.000 €

30.000.000 €

1b14.084.619 €

2c4.064.326 €

3a23.000.000 €

3d29.274.148 €

AXIS 1 THEMATIC OBJECTIVES 1,2,3 INVESTMENT PRIORITIES

RESOURCE ALLOCATION PER THEMATIC OBJECTIVE AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION PER THEMATIC OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENT PRIORITY OF AXIS 1 OF THE ROP EMTH (2014-2020)INVESTMENT PRIORITY OF AXIS 1 OF THE ROP EMTH (2014-2020)

SPECIALIZATION PA1 Axis Identity

THEMATIC OBJECTIVE

INVESTMENT

PRIORITYSPECIAL OBJECTIVE

RESOURCES

OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (€)

1.Strengthening research, technological development and innovation

1b

1. Increasing business investment in Research and Innovation to develop new products and services in priority areas of Regional Research and Innovation Strategies of Smart Specialization (RIS3).

8.000.000

2. Strengthening collaborative research between research, academic actors and enterprises in the priority areas of the Regional Research and Innovation Strategies of Smart Specialization (RIS3).

6.084.619

TOTAL TO1 14.084.619

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THEMATIC OBJECTIVE

INVESTMENT


RESOURCESOF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(€)2. Strengthening the access to and use of ICT and their quality

2c

3. Increasing the availability of digital content in sectors of Regional Administration, Culture and Tourism.

4.064.327

TOTAL TO2 4.064.327

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THEMATIC OBJECTIVE

INVESTMENT


RESOURCESOF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(€)

3. Strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs

3a

4. Increasing New Research-Intensive & Technology Business Incubators in priority sectors of the Regional Research and Innovation Strategies of Smart Specialization (RIS3).

23.000.000

3d

5. Increasing the efficiency and productivity of SMEs.

16.774.148

6. Increase the extroversion of SMEs.

12.500.000

TOTAL TO3 52.274.148

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The Process of Entrepreneurial Discovery in REMTH

6 «Thematic Workshops»2«Pilot Workshops»1 Event Evaluation2 Working Groups (Governance & Mobility of human resources)

600 Participations* 16 Nationalities50 Ideas of innovative products and services* Enterprises Academic and Research Institutions, Public Organizations and Agencies, Social Enterprises, Individuals, etc.


1st Thematic Workshop on the Value Chain of Wine-Research & Innovation focused on technological improvements on wine,-Research and Innovation focused on grape and wine by products,-Research and Innovation focused on green energy and environment in the wine sector,- Research and Innovation focused on wine tourism.

100 Participations 12 Ideas of innovative products and services


2nd Thematic Workshop on the Value Chain of Meat and Dairy- Production of products based on meat,- Animal production,- Processing and preserving of meat,- Milk and dairy products- Organic milk and dairy products.



3rd Thematic Workshop on the Value Chain of Tourism- Gastronomy and Tourism,- Cultural Tourism,- Agritourism,- E-tourism,- "Traditional" tourism.



4th Thematic Workshop on the Value Chain of Non-Metallic Minerals (marble)- Non-metallic mineral technologies- Green energy and environment in marble sector,- Marbles and Zeolites: characteristics, reserves, value - industrial, environmental and agricultural applications- Managing marble by-products,- Cultural Heritage and marble.



5th & 6th Thematic Workshop on the Value Chains of Chemical & Polymer Materials, and Production of Electronic & Electrical Equipment - Technologies and innovations of chemical & polymer materials,- Trends and Prospects on polymers & plastics- Environmental impacts, management, utilization of electronic waste,- Three-dimensional (3D) printing and industrial production of electronic & electrical equipment.



Evaluation of the Preparatory Action- Synergies/ Coordination between:(a) National regional governance(b) EU funds,- Monitoring and Evaluation,- Implementation of RIS3: from strategy to action plan,- Management Regulations of ERDF and State Aid,- Mobility of human resources and RIS3 governance.

ANALYSIS GOVERNANCE VISION PRIORITIES ACTION PLAN FOLLOW UP


1st & 2nd "Pilot" Workshop- Specialization,- Pilot calls for funding,- Available funding opportunities- Submission and maturation of proposals,- "Horizon 2020".

100 Participations



The next steps towards the implementation of smart specialization strategies in REMTH

-Issuance of pilot call in the Investment Priority 1b with subject“Investment Plans for Developing Innovative Products, Services and Processes of SME”

-Full operation of the RIS3 governance system in REMTH -Entrepreneurial discovery workshops in the rest sectors

- Exploitation of renewable energy sources (geothermal) and residual heat from productive activities to improve the competitiveness of the primary sector

- Processing sectors of the agri-food industry in REMTH that do not constitute primary processing according to the Agricultural Fund Regulation


The next steps towards the implementation of smart specialization strategies in REMTH

-- Greater deepening in the latest technologies aiming to individual businesses - with unique characteristics - operating in REMTH

-After approval of the Program of the Agricultural Fund- Primary production and primary processing (vegetables, orchards, etc.)

-- Ongoing monitoring and participation in JRC-IPTS actions

-- Supporting RIS3 governance structure with technical assistance resources of OP REMTH 2014-2020

Maturity Analysis of Actions

• From the maturity analysis of the Actions undertaken, 5 Actions covering around 50% of the budget of PA1 can be described as mature and the process of calls can begin.

• The said Actions are as follows:i. Investment Plans for Developing Innovative

Products, Services and Processes of SME - pilot action within 2015

ii. Strengthening SME’s initiatives for Research and Innovation development (Innovation Vouchers)

iii. Creating New Research-Intensive and Technology Business Incubators

iv. Strengthening the Entrepreneurship of the New Research-Intensive and Technology Business Incubators

v. Technology transfer to enterprises from the academic / research institutions

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Governance• Conventional approaches: "Strategic

Administration or Program Management"• Interconnections with the national system of

RIS3 Governance

Implementation• Balance between a logical

"Financial Sector Analysis", and

super-specialization.• Criteria for the selection of projects and

evaluation methodology.

State Aid

Rules & Legislation• Launching calls using resources

from various funds.• Legislation for state aid for RDI projects of

SMEs.

REMTH’s main challenges

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Mobility - Education• Strengthening collaborative culture in

research institutes and universities,

with the enterprises.• Raising awareness, mobilization and

training of lower structures of the governance system• Skills - training of involved players, required at all

levels.• Types of mobility interventions.

Monitoring & Evaluation• Selecting appropriate indicators for monitoring

the RIS3 Strategy, and coordination of national-regional synergies.

• Interconnections with the national surveillance system.

• Indicators for the national preparation in relation to regional output indicators.


http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remthhttp://www.eydamth.gr/ris3

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

http://www.eydamth.gr/ris3

Thank you for your attention!

Vasilis PitsinigkosSupervisor Special Management Service OP REMTHEmail : [email protected]


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Smart Specialization Strategy in REMTH V. PITSINIGKOS SUPERVISOR SMS OP REMTH XANTHI 21.10.2015