1. PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS A EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INNOVATION SPACE
Arturo Menéndez, MADRI+D
Sarajevo, 5-6 November 2012

2. Innovation?
OECD - Oslo Manual: „An innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product (good or service), or process, a new marketing method, or a new organisational method in business practices, workplace organisation or external relations.“
Europe Innovation Union: Change that speeds up and improves the way we conceive, develop, produce and access new products, industrial processes and services. Changes that create more jobs, improve people‘s lives and build greener and better societies“

3. Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
Source: adapated from Global Competitiveness Report 2010/2011 4

4. The policy context   The UfM / UpM : Horizons 2020 ,    
Relevant Projects & initiatives : ASBIMED, MED7, ESTIME, MEDA, Medibtikar, ANIMA etc
Barcelona process 1995 : creation of (EMFTA) by 2010 
Euro-MED
Partnership 
The UfM / UpM : Horizons 2020 ,
Association Agreements : transfer of new technologies + dissemination of know how + industrial cooperat  
European Neighbourhood Policy (Instruments): ENPI  
ERA & FP7 (EMRA?) , Lisbon Strategy 2000: A series of schemes and initiatives
The instrument: the Monitoring Committee of the EU-MPC cooperation in RTD (MoCo),

5. EMIS 6

6. EMIS (MIRA WP 8)
RA, AM, …
EMIS Charter (poiltical /strategic documents)
MPC INNOVATION ANALYSIS
Mapping actors / stakeholders
MIRA FP7 Training
- Organisation
- Procedures
- Nat. Corresp.
JMG, AM, …
IA, AM, HZ, …
RTD projects (FP7-WP2011)
IA, RN, AM, …
EMIS WEBSITE
EMIS WG
RESEARCH DRIVEN CLUSTERS
NETWORKING
TT / EEN
ANIMA- Invest
Tech Platforms
Diasporas
Twinning
Water Clusters
INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
IA, RN, …
DGENTR, …
IA, RN, …
EMIS Fora
IA, RN, JH, YK, …

7. Objective of EMIS
The mobilization of innovation stakeholders in common framework and mutually beneficial partnership to develop a more intelligent and competitive Euro-Med space.

8. Tasks of EMIS
Identification of stakeholders and development of EMIS discussion platform
Setting up EMIS Fora (RDC)
Mediterranean Technology Transfer Network (workshops)
Promotion of EC & MPC networks
Monitoring and dissemination of EMIS activities

9. Monitoring and Analysis
EMIS Activities
Innovation
Levels
Context related Innovation (e.g. governance, framework conditions, policies, infrastructures)
Process related Innovation (e.g. technology transfer, knowledge generation, knowledge application and integration)
Objective related Innovation (e. g. new products, services, new projects)
Macro-Level
Meso-Level
Micro-Level
Monitoring and Analysis
Institutional co-operation, Networking, sharing knolwedge, benchmarking (e.g. MoCo, DG Enterprise, EIB)
Research driven Cluster, EMIS Fora, Technology Platform Co-operation, Technology Transfer, link to BILAT and Inco Net projects, Cluster Observatory
Sharing Knowledge, Capacity Building, (e.g. FP-training)
Firms & Entrepreneurship, Networking (strategic partners ANIMA, EIB)
5-6 November 2012
MIRA - WBC INCONET

10. EMIS Research and Innovationsystems
Framework Conditions in the EMIS finances, taxation, incentives, mobility…
Demand
Market, consumer, producers
EMIS Industrial Systems
EMIS Education/ Research Systems
EMIS Political Systems
EMIS Intermediaries, TT-Agencies
Infrastructure in the EMIS Banking, venture capital, IPR, information, innovation and business support, standards and norms

11. Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
Innovation in the region
Mediterranean Partner Countries: low amounts spent by countries on research and development have a negative impact on Arab innovation performance in quantitative and qualitative terms
Outside of educational institutions, countries have made only modest efforts to transfer knowledge to the general public or to transfer either locally produced or imported knowledge to the production and service sectors
Heterogeneous structures and capabilities 12

12. Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
Drivers for innovation
Public/private support for renewable energies (Plan Solaire, DESERTEC, Mediterranean Solar Plan)
Offshoring of ICT services to the MENA region (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey)
Growing automotive sector as part of the supply chain for the European market (Morocco, Tunisia)
Health services?
Ongoing demand for innovation in the agricultural sector due to water scarcity, pollution, … 13

13. Contributions to a wider MED picture
Joint CMI-EC-EIB workshop for Mediterranean Research Centers Managers: “Strategy for internationalization and research valorization”(Marseille, October 3-6)
DG Enterprise Workshop on Support for Euro-Med industrial co-ooperation supporting Dimension 6 of the Euro-Med Charter for Enterprise (Milan th October)

14. DG Enterprise Workshop on Support for Euro-Med industrial co-ooperation supporting Dimension 6 of the Euro-Med Charter for Enterprise (Milan th October)
The objectives of this study were to:
How could Mediterranean countries benefit/learn from the case studies presented?
What knowledge or results can possibly be transferred into the Mediterranean countries?
Are there any best practices that can be added to the EuroMed good practice database? How can they be selected and described?
Are there any tools that can be added to the directory of online tools to progress under the Charter?
How can Mediterranean countries implement guidelines of the Charter?
How can Mediterranean countries evaluate their progress under the Charter in ?

15. Euro-Mediterranean charter for Enterprise
Contains the common principles on which the Mediterranean partners can base enterprise policy:
Simple procedures for enterprise
Education and training for entrepreneurship
Improved skills
Easier access to finance and investment-friendly taxation
Better market access
Innovative companies
Strong business associations
Quality business support schemes and services
Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean networks and partnerships
Clear and targeted information

17. Thank you for your attention
Arturo Menéndez
MIRA Mediterranean Innovation and Research Cooperation Action
7th Framework Programme INCO-Net