OPEN DAYS 2010 EU 2020: The Innovation Union From smart specialisation to smart growth A concept for regions ? Sylvia Schreiber, EU-Office Stuttgart Region, Brussels, 7 October 2010 Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart1

OPEN DAYS 2010 One EU 2020, the grand EU strategy for smart, green and inclusive growth. Goals and targets for the next ten years: raise research and innovation investment, decrease CO2 and energy consumption, shape business environments, take demographic challenges, raise jobs and skills, raise employment rates, raise societal inclusion by social and territorial cohesion Seven Flagship Initiatives to deliver the goals: Seven Communications full of actions – „The Innovation Union“, „Youth Mobility“, „Digital Agenda“, „Industrial Policy“, „Ressource Efficient Europe“, „Agenda for new Jobs and Skills“, „ Platform against Poverty to ensure social and territorial cohesion“. Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart2

OPEN DAYS 2010 The Innovation Union „Smart specialization“ is one of the „growth receipes“ in the EU communication „ Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative - Innovation Union“ „Smart specialization“ is defined: focussing on its own strengths, benefitting from comparative advantages and unique selling points „Smart specialization“ requires strategies and strategic intelligence to direct resources in the right direction „Smart specialization“ focusses not only on technological innovation but also on non-technological innovation like new services and processes, marketing, branding, social innovation – AND THEIR COMBINATIONS Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart3

OPEN DAYS 2010 Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart4  „Smart specialization“:  Different potentials  require  Different Policy mixes: Creation of adapted regional Eco- innovation systems Using Cohesion Funds for Research Infrastructures and Capacities Occupation of niches by specialization in markets Being part of national and Global value chains

Regions of Knowledge Smart Specialization Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart5  Looking for most promising areas: history, skills, potential  Reducing time-to-market of ideas: Pool resources, ask for impact  Being part of value chains: cooperation + broaden the scope  Reaching for critical mass: world market leaders in niches  Compete on global scale: internationalize,grow SME, industrial bases Smart Growth  Visions, analyses, strategies, actions

Open Days 2010 Which strategies for Outermost Regions ? - natural labs - specific locations - biodiversity - renewable energies - biofuels - sea research - agrobio specialization These are natural potentials for „smart specialization“ Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart6

OPEN DAYS 2010 Which future instruments offers the „Innovation Union“ ? PRESENT: Research Programmes FP 7; FP 8 ( KBBE-Ocean, Renewable energy programmes, new materials, Health etc.) Structural Funds: Objectives 1,2,3 PLANNED: -Funding of Large Research Infrastructures -Innovation Partnership on raw materials (substitution and better recycling) -New Jobs and Skills Programmes -Programmes for e-learning, high speed internet (digital agenda) / To benefit from: INNOVATION CAPACITIES NEEDED FIRST !!!!!! Das Europabüro der Region Stuttgart7

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