Valencia Region Case Study Laura Escribá International Projects, CEEI Valencia Palermo, 30 th Nov 2010

Partners (I)

Non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs and innovative SMEs CEEI offers: Advice (marketing, management, quality, strategic planning) Guides for basic financing Encourage innovation and diversification Aims of the CEEI: Creation of new companies Setting up entrepreneurs´ projects New lines of activity Consolidation of companies

Existing platforms The existing platforms contain general information, tools or resources related to business creation: Information Training Management Articles Interviews …

Partners (II)

Non-profit association with its own legal personality FVMP offers to local governments: Information for municipalities Business activities that contribute to local economic development and to employment growth Development of local interests Training programmes aimed to politicians and civil employees Studies of the problems/circumstances in local life

FVMP & CEEI will think global and act local. The FVMP will be the connection between CEEI and local actors. This will stimulate the integration of innovation policies in the industrial sector of the Valencia Region. CEEI  Innovative Valencian companies. Part of a network with local, provincial, regional, national and EU entities. FVMP  Local authorities of Valencia Region and homologous associations at national and regional levels. Spatial scales CEEI Network FVMP 25 CEEI

FOCUS INITIATIVES for the development and improvement of the use of ENERGY in RURAL AREAS

Thematic focus What? Innovation awareness raising on energy using knowledge economy Where? In rural areas of the Valencia Region (Inland zone!!) To Whom? Citizens, scholars, housewives, agriculture, micro/SMEs, majors Why? All innovations in technology have to be known in rural areas to be implemented in their daily environment, to augment energy sustainability in rural areas Through which channel? Local Development Agents network How? Inform about possible alternatives for production and best use of energy (renewables, energy efficiency, good practices, etc.)

Why this focus? Because rural areas in the inland are less developed Possibilities to create new jobs The renewable energy sector is not growing so fast, but… …renewables and energy efficiency are the future! EU Policies:Kioto Protocol, Lisbon Strategy, etc. – 20% reduction CO2 emissions, 20% Increase efficiency, 20% renewables Possibility to get funds to develop this initiatives in rural areas Transferibility to other regions of the Knowing Project and EU

How do we contribute to new Policies We are dealing with rural areas in the Valencia Region which were not priorities in current policies of energy production and efficiency. In the capitalization seminar we will gather: Minister of Industry Minister of Agriculture and Environment Minister of civil works Valencia Energy Agency (AVEN) Technical Institute of Energy (ITE) Energy Departments of University Business asociation of Energy Institute of PYMES (IMPIVA) etc. The results will be transmited in order to be implemented in rural areas Association of Municipalities (Mancomunidades) Municipalities (Majors, councillors) Local Development Agens Others…

Data on policies of innovation and knowledge CEEI Valencia and FVMP have a wide and diverse network at different level The access to policies, actors, activities, enterprises, etc. won't be a handicap.

Local level - Local Agencies of Development and Employment - Local Action Groups - Local Governments Actors of innovation (I) AYUNTAMIENTO DE CASTELLÓN

Actors of innovation (II) Regional level -Private Sector (enterprises) -Academic Institutions Universities (Univ. de València, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia) Networks (RUVID, OTRIS, FUE) -Regional Government Regional Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Innovation -Financial Institutions Reciprocal Guarantee Company Official Credit Institute Valencian Institute of Finance -Other organizations to support R&D Institute of Valencian SMEs (IMPIVA) Technical Institutes network (REDIT) Valencian Chamber o f Commerce Valencian Export Institute (IVEX ) CEEI Valencia Region Network

National level -Private Sector (enterprises) -Academic institutions -National Government Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Ministry of Science and Innovation Ministry of Economy and Finance -Other organizations to support R&D National Innovation Company (ENISA) Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) Centre for Industrial Technology Development (CDTI) CEEI National network (ANCES) Society for the Development of Design & Innovation (DDI) Spanish federation of technology centers (FEDIT) Spanish Association of Scientific & Technological Parks (APTE) Actors of innovation (III)

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