Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities This project is cofinanced by the ERDF and made possible by the INTERREG IVC Programme

CCIC Project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities Regional Initiative Project under INTERREG IV C Priority 1: Innovation and the knowledge economy Sub-theme: Innovation, research and technology development The economic and financial crisis requires public support for innovation in order to achieve sustainable development. CCIC focuses on the role of local authorities in medium-sized and big cities in driving innovation to contribute to Europe 2020 strategy goals for economic modernization and increased competitiveness. In their efforts to improve the effectiveness of the regional innovation policies all public authorities face a set of interlinked challenges like: public finance for innovation, public authorities as innovators, public attitudes to innovation, public procurement and innovation.Building on CCIC partners' experience in public innovation support and on the good practices of other EU regions for promotion of innovation, research and technological development, the project aims to implement new ideas relating to the challenges defined in the partner regions.Getting stuck in traditional ways of thinking is harmful in a rapidly changing world. Acceptable margins for inefficiency in public administrations are getting smaller as globalization strips away protectionism that existed in many countries. Against this backdrop the need to rethink how governments stimulate knowledge economy are necessary if countries are to ride the wave of interconnectivity. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Project Rationale Most surveys and analyses in EU are focused on innovation performance of private sector, while innovations in public sector remain largerly understudied and thus unknown. The simplest definition CCIC will use is 'public sector innovation is about new ideas that work at creating public value'. In terms of innovation, regions and municipalities have a crucial lead-role. The economic and financial crisis require public support for innovation in order to achieve sustainable development. CCIC focuses on the role of local authorities in medium-sized and big cities in driving innovation to contribute to Europe 2020 strategy goals for economic modernization and increased competitiveness. The economic and financial crisis requires public support for innovation in order to achieve sustainable development. CCIC focuses on the role of local authorities in medium-sized and big cities in driving innovation to contribute to Europe 2020 strategy goals for economic modernization and increased competitiveness. In their efforts to improve the effectiveness of the regional innovation policies all public authorities face a set of interlinked challenges like: public finance for innovation, public authorities as innovators, public attitudes to innovation, public procurement and innovation.Building on CCIC partners' experience in public innovation support and on the good practices of other EU regions for promotion of innovation, research and technological development, the project aims to implement new ideas relating to the challenges defined in the partner regions.Getting stuck in traditional ways of thinking is harmful in a rapidly changing world. Acceptable margins for inefficiency in public administrations are getting smaller as globalization strips away protectionism that existed in many countries. Against this backdrop the need to rethink how governments stimulate knowledge economy are necessary if countries are to ride the wave of interconnectivity. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Project Rationale The objectives of the INTERREG IVC programme are based on the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas, thus the contribution of CCIC project to their achievement can be addressed together. With respect to the Lisbon Agenda, the current action contributes to the development of the knowledge economy through its stimulation of publicly supported innovation in the private sector and innovation in the public sector itself. In support of the Gothenburg agenda regarding the protection of the environment and fostering sustainable development, the project will promote innovation in the public sector and will support public-private partnerships in areas where the private sector alone may not take on the risks for stimulating innovation alone. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Project Consortium The ideal partnership to face these challenges involves => a variety of skills and expertise, and the idea is that participants together can achieve more than each participant could achieve alone 14 Project Partners 10 Countries => BULGARIA, UK, ITALY, SPAIN, FINLAND, SWEDEN, POLAND, NETHERLANDS, ROMANIA and ESTONIA Balanced geographical coverage that assures wide dissemination Public authorities and experts in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION => proportionate involvement of the different partners CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Project Consortium Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Project Objective CCIC project is designed to improve regional innovation policies by enhancing innovation in the public sector and increasing collaboration between local and regional authorities, public entities and other stakeholders. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Sub- Objectives /1/: To define common approach for regional/local innovation policies that enables regional/local decision-makers to implement an efficient innovation policy for growth in terms of planning, implementation and monitoring To examine good practices on themes: Innovative financial instruments, Public procurement and innovation, Publicly owned enterprises and innovation, Civil society inclusion in public innovation, and define local/regional blind-spots (horizontal topic - unequal distribution of opportunities within the region) to be translated into policy recommendations. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Sub- Objectives /2/: To identify and transfer 3 good practices per region for improving knowledge transfer and innovation, leading to planned performance improvement according to EU's "Innovation Union Scoreboard“ To promote innovation support and knowledge-based transfer thru new effective public incentives for fast intelligent economic growth of the cities/regions.To identify and develop/transfer efficient financial instruments for innovation. To secure inclusive growth thru more open innovation engaging all natural stakeholders, civil society included. To adopt Regional Implementation Plans for Innovation, that fully anticipate both the new financial realities of the EU, the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EC's “Innovation Union" initiative. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

CCIC Results : CCIC will lead to 13 Individual RIPs and Innovation Policy Recommendations, thus raising awareness among local and regional decision makers on public sector innovation. CCIC will contribute to the local/regional policy development for the next programming period thru RIPs and the policy recommendations. CCIC will raise level of knowledge of the involved administrative officers and experts as a result of participation in thematic meetings, study visits and deep delegations. CCIC will significantly strengthen relation between public and private sector and knowledge and research partners to achieve greater outputs for society. Cooperation strategy among the partners for the post-project period during the implementation of the RIPs will be designed in the last semester. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

Project key numbers /1/ ; 14 partners + 1 Technical Secretariat; 36 months activities from 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 costs eligible from 15/12/2011 – date of approval by the Monitoring Committee! 3 main components: Management and coordination; Communication and dissemination; Exchange of experience dedicated to identification and analysis of good practices. 7 International meetings among partners; 1 EU WIRE Conference and 12 national events; 5 Deep Delegation meetings and 6 Study Visit meetings; CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

Project key numbers /2/ A minimum of 40 Good practice experiences; 1 Analytical State of the Art Report on local innovation in the public sector; 4 thematic group reports; 13 Local/Regional Implementation Plans on Innovation; 1 CCIC Innovation Policy Recommendations report; 1 Good practice Guide; 1 Best practice Guide; 13 conceptualized pilot projects ready for implementation by the project partners. CCIC project Complex Challenges, Innovative Cities

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