1. Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation
November 2017

2. Thematic Areas (up to now)
Advanced manufacturing
for energy applications
3D Printing
Innovative use of non-food biomass
Efficient & Sustainable Manufacturing
Nano-Enabled Products
Industry 4.0
Textile
Innovation
Medical
Technology
Sports
Innovation
Photonics
Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism

3. 64 regions involved in the Platform (so far)
Regions that participate in 5 or more partnerships in GREEN
Regions that participate in 2 to 4 partnerships in YELLOW
Regions that participate in 1 partnership in ORANGE

4. Services provided (so far)
5 Vanguard pilots
Textile
Innovation
JRC services by the S3 Platform
REGIO and ReConfirm experts
2 REGIO Pilot actions
KETs Observatory (value chains)
Call on Strategic Cluster partnerships
New COSME Action on technical assistance
Discussions with the EIB and the Advisory Hub
Joint Events (REGIO Open Days, RTD on 3D Printing, ECFIN on investment platforms, CoR on Tourism etc.)
Web site development
Industry 4.0
Sport
Innovation
Medical
Technology
Photonics
Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism

5. Next steps
Finalise all Scoping Notes and ensure an efficient transition of the support services
Finalise the map analysis (KETs, Cluster Observatory, RTD/JRC mappings etc.)
Start involving the industry (Reconfirm, Cluster Calls, Watify)
Integrate the new REGIO pilot actions (where applicable)
Launch the Technical Assistance project (by the end of the year)
Continue to work with the EIB and the Advisory Hub (especially for the 5 Vanguard pilots)
Work on possible cooperation between existing partnerships
Work with INTERREG and Macro-regions
Work on the next MMF
Continue to work with any new thematic partnership; involve more regions to the existing ones

6. Web site