SUPER-SME PROJECT SWOT ANALYSIS OF CATALONIA Aliye Ceren Tan European Projects FUNDITEC 1 ST KICK-OFF MEETING (6 TH -7 TH OF March 2006) SWOT ANALYSIS OF CATALONIA

2 de 21 INDEX  CATALONIA GENERAL INFORMATION  R&D IN CATALONIA : FACTS AND FIGURES  PRI: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PLAN  R&D IN CATALONIA : MAIN ACTORS  R&D IN CATALONIA : CIDEM  SME´S PROBLEMS IN CATALONIA

3 de 21 Catalonia General Information  Catalonia has 6.5 million inhabitants, (which constitutes the 6% of the whole Spanish population) 1.7 million of whom live in its capital, Barcelona.

4 de 21 Catalonia General Information

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6 de 21 Catalonia General Information MAIN UNIVERSITIES:  UPC  UB  UAB  UPF  URV  URL  UDG

7 de 21 KEY ACTIVITIES:  Food  Metallurgy  Footwear  Car manufacturing  Electrical Equipment  Textile  Aeronautics  Pharmaceutical SME´s  Chemicals  Leather Catalonia General Information

8 de 21  Catalonia GDP 16% of the whole Spanish GDP. (One of most economically developed Region)  The private sector financed 66.4% of Catalonia's R&D expenditure.  R&D expenditure in Catalonia  23.6% of the total R&D Spanish expenditure. GDP: Gross domestic product R&D in Catalonia: Facts and Figures

9 de 21  European Council of Barcelona (2002)  3% of GDP to be invested in R&D and Innovation activities until the year 2010 Source: INE 2005 (Spanish National Institute of Statistics and Eurostat 2005). R&D in Catalonia: Facts and Figures R&D EU  1,90% of its GDP (2005) SPAIN  1,07% of its GDP (2004) CATALONIA  1,44% of its GDP (2004)

10 de 21  In 2004, there were researchers and support personnel in Catalonia  This means 5.5 researchers for every 1,000 employed inhabitants. R&D in Catalonia: Facts and Figures

11 de 21  Regional Government of Catalonia (Generalitat) developed and applied different successful strategic lines through the PRI (Research and Innovation Plan)  Generalitat has to promote and support different innovation policies in different ambits;  economic,  political,  educational,and  socio levels; R&D in Catalonia: Facts and Figures  Public actors: Universities R&D and Innovation centers, Development Agencies Chambers of Commerce  Private actors: Association of enterprises Technological and Innovation Centers etc... MAIN INNOVATION ACTORS:

12 de 21 KEY ISSUES: To strength the role and position of Catalonia at the European level. Catalonia has to become one of the innovation poles of EU To foster and impulse the research, technology and innovation systems, To stimulate the integration and the collaboration of public and private actors and to promote the sustainable economical development. The PRI is developed by regional and local public institutions, within a framework of collaboration between different private and public stakeholders, among them, universities, R&D centres, technological and innovation centres, enterprises and non profit organizations. PRI: Research and Innovation Plan

13 de 21 REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CATALONIA MINISTRY OF UNIVERSITIES REGIONAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND ENERGY DURSI (Department of Universities, Research and the Information Society) CIDEM (Centre for Innovation and Business Development) CIRIT (Commission for Research and Technological Innovation R&D in Catalonia: Main Actors

14 de 21 The main governmental actor in R&D and Innovation activities  CIDEM Promotes Innovation activities and technology transfer, specially focused on enterprises. Regional Networks of CIDEM;  Xarxa Trampolins Tecnologics (Xarxa TT): Network of Technology Boards  Xarxa Innovació Tecnológica (Xarxa IT): Network of Technological Innovation  Xarxa d’Assesors Tecnológics (Xarxa AT): Network of Technology Advisors  Xarxa de Punts d’Informació (Xarxa PIC): Network of Information Points  Xarxa d’Inversors Privats (Xarxa IP): Network of Private Investors  Xarxa de Centres Tecnológics (Xarxa CT) i de Difusió Tecnológica (Xarxa CDT): Network of Technology Centres and Centres for Technological Diffusion R&D in Catalonia: CIDEM

15 de 21 CIDEM develops and supports several activities related with the promotion of  Innovation and technology transfer,  business development and industrial location,  in strong collaboration with local institution working in Innovation and R&D management,  Matching public R&D and innovation resources with the private sector (specially SMES) R&D in Catalonia: Facts and Figures

16 de 21  The economy of Catalonia depends on SME´S (%90)  But the big enterprises and the public sector are the leader in the productivity.  So there is a degrease in the productivity of SMEs  negative effect on the Catalan economy PROBLEMS  DIFFICULTY IN GROWING SMES PROBLEMS IN CATALONIA

17 de 21 PROBLEMS  Not only problems about technological innovation  But also there are other types of necessities for SME´s Strategically problems Contact problems (lack of internalization) Problems in professionalization Human resources  Lack of adaptation; Labor ambit Fiscal Reality of the SMEs SMES PROBLEMS IN CATALONIA

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