1. 2nd Steering Committee Meeting Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation “Sport Partnership” coordinated by ClusSport Consortium & EPSI 8th November 2017, Valencia version 06/11/2017

2. Vision and mission of the partnership
Vision and mission of the partnership why we've set up the partnership? -
Vision
“The Sport Partnership aims to support EU regions committed to generate a pipeline of business investment projects in the sport sector”
Rationale
“Following a bottom-up approach - implemented through interregional cooperation, cluster participation and business involvement as well as aligning specialization profiles of the partner regions”

3. Basis of the investment thesis
Basis of the investment thesis background / basis of the partnership -
Importance of Sport
Physical activity and sport are drivers for economic growth. Their cross sectoral influence with many disciplines such as for instance tourism, health, construction, environment and transport has exponential spillover effects for the development of strategic business.
ClusSport Consortium
The objective of the consortium formed by 8 regions (Lapland (FI), Kainuu (FI), Valencia (ES), Catalonia (ES), Flanders (BE), South Netherlands (NL), Auvergne-Rhône Alpes (FR), Upper Austria (Au) and Dalarna (SE) is to help strengthening the sport industries at EU level, following a bottom-up approach, implemented through interregional cooperation, cluster participation and business involvement, as well as aligning specialisation profiles of the partner regions.

4. Status and next steps - advancement and planning -
Source: Padilla, 2017 (based on the European Commission TSSP Model)

5. Final Validation of the scoping note and submission to the EC
Next Steps in Practice
Timing 1
Scoping Note
End of October 2017 2
Validation rounds: amendments/additions to the scoping note by partners
November 2017 3
Final Validation of the scoping note and submission to the EC 4
Mapping
November January 2018 5
Operationalisation and actions toward funding mix
January-April 2018