1. Setting the scene for S3 Partnerships Kick-Off Event Smart Specialisation Platform Agri-Food
Rudolf Niessler
Smart & Sustainable Growth
and Southern Europe
DG Regio - European Commission
Florence, 6 December 2016

2. Overview Why this is an important initiative
Feed the world: challenges for agricultural productivity and sustainability; need for overhaul of our food systems
TSSP Agri-Food uses a value chain approach to connect agro and food sectors, to connect research and market, to demonstrate solutions with bottom-up cooperation
What is special about the TSSP Agri-Food
Smart Specialisation as transformation strategy in the regions through targeted innovation and demonstrating new solutions based on strengths
Partnerships for bottom-up interregional cooperation in EU value chains (commitment inspired by the Vanguard Initiative)
Investment Pipeline to accelerate private investments for new growth opportunities (inspired by the European Investment Plan)
How will we proceed
Further work at this Event
Perspectives

3. POLICY FRAMEWORK Thematic SSP Agri-Food
R&I priorities for economic transformation
New EU
Agro-Food
Value-Chains
EIP
AGRI
RIS3
FOOD 2030
Food System approach
Challenge-driven
Demonstration of solutions
Using S3 complementarities

4. S3 PARTNERSHIPS INVESTMENT PIPELINE
Thematic Smart Specialisation Platforms: 3 layers
S3 PARTNERSHIPS
INVESTMENT PIPELINE

5. S3 PLATFORM '2.0': implementation
S3 Implementation
S3 Investments
121 RIS3 ready:
Community of Practice
€ 41 billion
earmarked
for RIS3
Capacity Building effective Innovation Systems
Diagnostic Monitoring & Governance for EDP
Interregional Cooperation

6. Interregional cooperation
S3 - PARTNERSHIPS
Interregional cooperation
Alignment
Bottom-up Mobilisation
Commitment

7. S3 – INVESTMENT PIPELINE
Integrated EU Suppport
Synergies in practice
Tailored approach
Focus on Pilots & Demonstration

8. Next Steps Perspectives
May 2017 Communication on Smart Specialisation
S3 Investments
Partnerships
Working Arrangements
EU Support Instruments
KIC Food
KICKOFF
Smart Regions Event June
H2020 Calls

9. Questions and Answers