1. Pilot actions linked to smart specialisation
Industrial Transition
Interregional Innovation Projects
G1 - Smart & Sustainable Growth DG Regional and Urban Policy European Commission 1

2. Industrial Transition
Pilot Action on
Industrial Transition 2

3. Industrial transition regions
Need to work with empowered regions to ensure that all regions can benefit from the internal market and better prepare themselves for the challenges of globalisation.
Focus on more developed and transition regions
Current obstacles:
lack of appropriate skill-base
high unit labour costs
de-industrialisation
unable to attract extra-regional investment
weakness in the capacity of exploiting funding opportunities (notably, Horizon 2020, COSME)
less funding than less-developed regions under cohesion policy
The Commission has launched a pilot action which will support a limited number of "test regions" expressing their commitment to work on basis of RIS3
Support will be provided by ERDF with targeted support from the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change.
Testing new ways of working with regions on the basis of smart specialisation

4. Pilot Project: Industrial Transition Regions
Extension of RIS3 strategy to include:
Digitalization
Investment barriers
Energy transition
Skills
Creation of regional support groups in Commission
Identification of actions to mobilise EU funds and instruments
Selection of pilot regions
KEY ELEMENTS
Up to € per region split between technical support and, where sufficient progress has been made, a grant
5 pilot regions
Dedicated technical assistance to support them
Possible second call
Support to build on S3 strategies to foster comprehensive regional economic transformation
Proactive support from European Commission services
Technical assistance through dedicated facility to develop strategy (2018)
Possible grant support for early implementation (2019)
 Better targeted use of EU funds to harness globalisation (ESIF, EFSI, H2020, COSME etc.).

5. Development of a comprehensive strategy for economic transformation
Key objectives of broad innovation and inclusive growth building on smart specialisation strategy
Multi-sectoral focusing on jobs, industrial sectors, business models, economy and the society as a whole
Addressing globalisation, automation, decarbonisation, emerging and digital technologies, skills and investment
Support mechanisms:
Regional support team led by DG REGIO
AMI list expert support for strategy development
Deep dives and peer learning on specific challenges (automation, decarbonisation, digitisation, skills and investment etc. (contract with provider)
Customised advisory support services from the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change
Possible grant of € for implementation of strategy in 2019

6. Interregional Innovation Projects
Pilot Action on
Interregional Innovation Projects 6

7. ERDF Operational Programmes
Pilot Project: Strategic interregional investment projects
H2020, COSME, EIT
COSME, EIT, EFSI
S3 + Regions
S3 + Regions
ERDF Operational Programmes
Learn
Connect
Demonstrate
Commercialise
Scale-up
KEY ELEMENTS
1M€ per year
5-10 pilot partnerships
Dedicated technical assistance to support them
Possibility of renewing call
Set of actions to be defined by end of 2018:
(Demonstrate) Commercialise and Scale up
Attract private investment
Explore and strengthen synergies
Capitalisation and evaluation

8. Support for partnerships
Thematic Smart Specialisation Platform
Learn
Connect
Thematic Teams from EC
Thematic expertise from Commission services
ERDF Technical Assistance
( Euro)
AMI list experts on e.g.: financial modelling, IPR, standardisation, technological audit, market research
COSME
WATIFY
RECONFIRM
CLUSTER OBSERVATORY
FINANCIAL ADVISORY
Support on investment
EIB/EIAH
Investment Envoys 8