The role of RIS3 in Cohesion Policy Luisa Sanches Policy Analyst – Innovation DG REGIO Warsaw, 27 June 2012

Cohesion Policy paradigm shift towards innovation Cohesion policy contributes to unlock the growth potential of the EU by promoting innovation in all regions. For , 86 billion to innovation, of which 65 billion come from the ERDF. That is 25% of its total budget. For the less developed regions the ERDF is the most important source and enabler to leveraging national and private funds. Our latest figures show that over 50 billion € have already been committed to operations in the R&I field.

Objectives of cohesion policy Deliver the Europe 2020 strategy objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Focus on results Maximise the impact of EU funding through concentration Conditionalities (smart specialisation )

Concentrating resources to maximise impact Less developed regionsMore developed & transition regions Concentration of ERDF investments on: energy efficiency & renewable energy research & innovation competitiveness of SMEs flexibility – different regions have different needs special arrangements for ex-convergence regions 60% 20% 44% 6% Digital Agenda

Monitoring & up-date of RIS3 Cohesion Policy Timing for RIS3 and Operational Programmes Q2-2012Q3-2012Q4-2012Q1-2013Q2-2013Q Q Development of RIS3 by MS and / or regions Discussion of COM position paper CSF & Legal frame adoption COM position papers Country Specific Rec. Negotiations Draft OPs Draft Partnership Agreement Ex-ante cond. Negotiation Mandate

= place-based economic transformation agendas 1) Focus policy support and investments on key national/regional priorities, challenges and needs for knowledge-based development (= tough choices) 2) Build on each country's/region’s strengths, competitive advantages and potential for excellence (= critical mass, differentiation) 3) Support all forms of innovation 4) Get stakeholders fully involved and encourage experimentation and private sector investment 5) Evidence-based and include sound monitoring and evaluation systems R&I Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) Cohesion Policy urces/docgener/informat/2014/smart_ specialisation_en.pdf

RIS3 is a process …and a journey RIS3 is a process …and a journey of «entrepreneurial discovery» What do they need? With whom to cooperate? Who are your customers / competitors? Is there critical mass / excelence? Clients Markets Services Cooperation (value chains) EnterprisesEnterprisesEnterprises Creativity Talents Research Knowledge Technologies Money Cohesion Policy See:

RIS 3 : As the backbone of the OPs NationalRegional ERDF ESF Other EU Funds, Ex: Horizon 2020 National Competitiveness Programs Regional Programs Synergies with Rural Development Fund Which Funds? Innovation business market Research Education Types of strategies

RIS3: not about sectors but cross-cutting activities Cohesion Policy RIS3 Skills: entrepreneurial, innovation management, creative … KETs for SMEs : Tech.transfer & audits, demonstrators, pilots Forestry Technologies Tourism Bio-Economy Renewable energy Hypothet ical example: Fields of "specialisation": new activities that show potential and have critical mass… or rather differentiation, diversification … Not an whole sector nor one single firm

What people ask us all the time ….  How many RIS3 do I need / allow for my country?

Relation regional – national RIS3 Relation regional – national RIS3 Cohesion Policy RIS3 Region D RIS3 Region C RIS3 Region B RIS3 Region A National level RIS3 Consolidation Hypothe tical example MS without strong regional innovati on compete nce s:

Regional RIS3 only Regional RIS3 only Cohesion Policy RIS3 Region D RIS3 Region C RIS3 Region B RIS3 Region A Coordination/synergies Hypothe tical example MS with strong regional innovati on compete nces National level RIS3

 Incubators  Universities & regional development  Broadband Soon available: ► Clusters ► Social Innovation ► Green growth ► Entrepreneurial spirit ► Creativity ► Service innovation ► …. Inspiration for innovation support: Oslo Manual (OECD) Community framework for State Aid to Research and Innovation Analysis of regional innovation EURADA Directory of "No-Nonsense" Activities to Build S³- minded Regions; All money is not the same Thematic guides 13 Cohesion Policy

Support for RIS3 development  Consultants, experts  European Commission  World Bank  JASPERS (Technical Assistance facility for the New Member States)  OECD.. Cohesion Policy Getting started with the RIS3 Key

Gathering strengths for "priority" countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Croatia S3Platform Facilitator engaging regions and MS, strategy concept, Guide RIS 3 Peer reviews, training, events World Bank Broker for the design of the governance process Supporting the creation of the bodies and working groups for the design of the 6 steps JASPERS Partner for the implementation stage ( ) and Large projects: research infrastructures, science and technology parks guidance at the light of RIS 3, call for proposals, project selection criteria

Information Proposals for the Structural Funds : RIS3 factsheet: n_en.pdf n_en.pdf S3 Platform: innovation/s3platform.cfm innovation/s3platform.cfm RIS3 guide: Cohesion Policy