Advancing Research and Innovation Danube-INCO.NET and PA 8 Jürgen Raizner, Steinbeis Danube Center PA 8 Osijek,

Coordination and Support Topics The Project Networking and Funding Innovation. Transfer. Projects.

The Danube-INCO.NET project: creating and improving networks in research and innovation

The Danube-INCO.NET project: basic data Coordination and Support Action for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation Project start: January 1, 2014 Project duration: 36 months Received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (FP7) EC funding: approx. 2 mio €

Danube-INCO.NET: 19 partners …

… from 14 countries

Steinbeis-Donau-Zentrum (SDZ) SDC belongs to Steinbeis Network and promotes in Danube Region a model of knowledge and technology transfer that is based on more than 40 years successful technology transfer - in Baden-Württemberg, in Germany and worldwide. “The effective technology transfer in enterprises that is oriented on the economy is one of the main elements of national economic development.“

Steinbeis-Donau-Zentrum (SDZ) Director of SDZ:Jürgen Raizner days per year personally active in the Danube Region work experience in Danube Region for 20 years Swabian, born in Stuttgart Region self-employed entrepreneur founder of 2 Steinbeis Centers in Germany and of Steinbeis Network Romania lecturer at University Nürtingen-Geislingen

The Project Danube-INCO.NET supports the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) in the field of research and innovation. The FP 7 funded coordination and support action cooperates mainly with PA 7 “Knowledge Society” and PA 8 “Competitiveness”. Within these two priority areas the project picks up several challenges related to research and innovation (R&I) cooperation between the different countries and regions.

Main Danube-INCO.NET channels 1.Danube-INCO.NET PORTAL 2.Danube-INCO.NET NEWSLETTER & Energy & Bioeconomy News alert 3.Danube-INCO.NET social media (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN)

Links. Interaction. Synergies. WG of PA 8 Competitiveness: Innovation and Technology Transfer Danube-INCO.NET Advancing Research and Innovation

70-80% of all Innovations results from external Cooperations (Customers, Supplier,..) Cooperations / Consortia / Clusters Eric von Hippel, 2002 Innovation processes Knowledge Science Economy IdeaPrototype Production, Distribution VisionsCreativity Curiosity Creation of Basic Knowledge Curiosity Creation of Applied Knowledge Innovation Structured operations Product-, Service-, Process-, Social- innovationen

Success factors of innovation 1.Specific and precise Innovation Strategy 2.High competence in networking 3.Exact planning 4.Culture of innovation 5.Exchange within industrial sector 6.Support by top management 7.Inter-sectorial Exchange Source: Excellence of Innovation in German Industries. Analysis of 116 large enterprises which mainly are among the 500 enterprises with highest turnover. 14 of 30 DAX companies participated.

Funds incomplete overview by SDC

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EUSDR Strategic Projects “EUSDR strategic projects are projects with high impact and visibility for the EUSDR. As such they could demonstrate the progress achieved in implementing the EUSDR and could strengthen and improve the communication on the EUSDR strategic focus. These projects could also serve as pilot examples for desired future changes (e.g. possible strategic support for embedding them into funding programs/sources).”  Collaboration across PAs is recommended

Bringing people together Issuing an event calendar and organizing several events on different levels (policy stakeholders, actors active in technology transfer, smart specialization or other support activities for research and innovation in the region)

Romanian Cluster Forum: "Cluster as Drivers of Value Chain Development Across the Danube Region" 05./ , Galati, Romania: The competitiveness gap existing between the Eastern Europe countries (including Romania) and the West of the continent has its roots in the low degree of innovation and internationalization at the level of small and medium enterprises. In this context, the Romanian clusters’ integration in international and multi-sector value chains is one of the most viable solutions that can speed up the “catch up” process in terms of innovation.

, Bratislava, Slovakia: This Networking event will target a wide spectrum of companies, universities and researchers in the field of energy from all over Europe and beyond interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration within the upcoming calls in Horizon 2020, finding new business partners, consult project ideas with the experts. A matchmaking session is integrated into the program. Topics: smart energy & energy efficiency; renewable energy; R&D, policy making, governance and energy. Registration is open. Back to back with the conference will take place 5 th Clustering Workshop of Danube-INCO.NET on biomass. Energy Networking4Innovation

Seminar "Energy Innovations and Renewable Energy Sources Projects in the Danube Region" 15./ , Prague, Czech Republic. The aim of the Seminar is to describe funding opportunities for energy-related projects within the Danube Region and to provide a platform for Partner search and initialization of energy related Projects by assisting in the alignment of funding procedures. The Seminar was organized by Coordinators of PA 2 (“Energy”).

Supporting the development of bio-based economy partnerships in the Danube Region through a triple-helix approach 19./ , Budapest, Hungary: The conference, brokerage event and 4 th clustering workshop was one of the major events of Danube-INCO.NET. Its main objective was to support the university- business-government cooperation (triple-helix model) to enhance the establishment and development of bio-based economy partnerships in the target countries, tackling societal challenges in the field of food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, water research, bio-based economy and bio-energy. The conference gathered about 130 representatives of the academia, industry and government sectors. Participants represented more than 90 organizations from 16 countries.

With whom to discuss projects? Presented by PAC 8; 2013, SG-meeting Bukarest

Thank you for your attention! Jürgen Raizner Steinbeis-Innovationszentrum | Steinbeis-Donau-Zentrum | | Steinbeis Network Romania | Steinbeis Transfer Management S.r.l. Alba Iulia, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara |