1. Regional Sustainability, Innovation and Welfare through an Adaptive Process Model Kjell-Erik Bugge (presenter), Bill O’Gorman, Ian Hill, Friederike Welter Leeuwarden, The Netherlands June 28 th, 2008

2. Creating a RTD (Research and Technology Development) Investment Policy for Regions in Emerging and Developed Economies

3. Intertwined Objectives 1. Develop an Adaptive Model for RTD policy and investment strategies that takes region specific characteristics into account 2. Develop feasible RTD strategies / plans for participating regions based on thorough analysis and real commitment

4. Conceptual and Process input Theory on: Regional economics Strategic and interactive planning Complex decision-making Process management Innovation and entrepreneurship Regional actors actively involved in defining constraints and objectives, feed-back on drafts, testing, and application

5. Adaptive Model Improved regional RTD and innovation performance CRIPREDE Adaptive Model Strategy Development Tool Audit Tool Guidance for Process Facilitators Current RTD and innovation policy and practices Continuous improvement

6. Interdependency & Continous Improvement Regional profile PolicyInstruments RTD- processes

7. Example of visualization scores Access to Information Role of public authorities Enterprises and innovation Cooperation between actors inside region Development of Human capacity Cooperation with actors outside region

8. Experiences & Reflections (I) Common multi-actor structural approach to regional RTD was non-existent in all regions Regions face similar challenges, but need different strategies based on regional characteristics and ambitions Make region accept ownership of process, project team facilitating Facilitators therefore needed to adapt approach to fit ongoing processes Timing is crucial: project ‘came to the region just at the right moment’

9. Experiences & Reflections (II) Openness to change vital and seems to be present in all regions However, (implicit, not articulated) preference for incremental change building on existing institutions and networks Small groups of ‘high communicators’ adopted processes Protectionism by ‘establishment’ and closed networks?

10. Experiences & Reflections (III) Good practises vs. best practises: reality is always need to adjust (International) bench-marking very difficult: need for regional antennae Value of good governance and common development of strategies widely recognised, but embeddedness / continuity of process remains an important challenge Involve experienced process facilitator

11. Contribution to Sustainability The Adaptive Model stimulates and facilitates ‘triple helix’ collaboration between regional stakeholders, eye-opening reflection, and builds ‘bridge’ between process and pragmatic strategic content (welfare) Our approach does not ‘enforce’ sustainability through ‘command and control’ and ‘hard bottom- lines’, but represents an innovative and integral process aimed at improving quality of discourse, assessments, and decision-making as well as regional commitment to strategies

12. Kjell-Erik BuggeIan Hill Friederike WelterBill O’Gorman Thank you for your attention. The authors surrounded by the complete project team