1. 4-5 July, Vilnius, Lithuania Derek Jan Fikkers
Punctuated equilibriums The added value of the Ex-Ante Evaluator in R&D and Innovation focused Operational Programmes
4-5 July, Vilnius, Lithuania
Derek Jan Fikkers

2. R&D and Innovation focussed Operational Programmes
“Innovative and competitive business and research environment”
is the 1st funding priority for most countries (Mendez et al. 2013)

3. The Netherlands in the 2014-2020 period

4. The Netherlands in the 2014-2020 period
Three main priorities:
Insufficient R&I intensity and uptake by businesses
Unsatisfactory labour market participation
More efficient and sustainable use of resources, in particular of renewables.
For ERDF: #1 ≈ 80%
Main challenge for the 4 MA’s: draft ERDF OP’s:
increase R&I intensity, and
enable en masse uptake by businesses

5. Pre-2014: bottlenecks in the process of drafting the OP’s
Autumn 2012:
Financial: Substantial budget cuts;
Institutional: Osmosis in the innovation system;
Early 2013:
Cultural: MA’s traditional focus on universities;
Semi-smart specialization: University focus often ≠ business focus
Continuously:
Political: sectoral advocacy coalitions
May 2013: 80%
September 2013: 100%

6. Two unconventional roles of the ex-ante evaluatorII
III IV V

7. Thank you Derekjan.fikkers@technopolis-group.com
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