1. Alban MARCHÉ Director of Economics Policies Région Centre-Val de Loire
How the next cohesion policy may help industrial regions in building resilient and competitive economies?
Region Centre-Val de Loire feedback on the EC pilot action on industrial transition
Alban MARCHÉ
Director of Economics Policies
Région Centre-Val de Loire

2. Centre-Val de Loire region at a glance
The Loire Valley Region known as The ‘Valley of the kings’
1,56 M inhabitants
2 universities with students
5 main clusters within the Region, focused on the Region smart specialization domains: Polepharma, Elastopole, Cosmetic Valley, S2E2 and DREAM
An agricultural and rural region: 1st French and European region for cereal production

3. The aim of the pilot action on Industrial Transition launched by the DG REGIO (1/2)
EC objective:
Selection of national or regional authorities “willing to work on the basis of their RIS3 to promote broad-based innovation to address the challenges of the industrial transition”
EC expected outcomes:
Develop a comprehensive strategy for economic transformation building on our S3, clusters, and digitalisation
Reinforce link with other regions or clusters
Test new approaches in industrial transition and give recommandations to better support the implementation of RSI3 post 2020
Scheme extracted from the EC call of interest

4. The aim of the pilot action on Industrial Transition launched by the DG REGIO
12 national or regional authorities have been selected:
Focus on more developed and transition regions
In 2 groups of selected Regions (5 + 7)
Source: - EOCIC presentation

5. Why did we join the EC Pilot Action on Industrial transition
The Centre-Val de Loire Region was always involve in the RIS3 strategy
Financial resources: 1,3B€ over (10% EU funding)
5 smart specialization domains:
environmental engineering and metrology for highly resource-consuming activities
biotechnologies for health and cosmetic industries
systems design for energy storage
technology of energy efficiency for the construction and renovation of buildings
ICT and services for tourism heritage

6. Why did we join the EC Pilot Action on Industrial transition
Our regional context regarding industrial transition
Strong industrial activities but without clearly identified spearheads
Strong sub-contractor culture
Our main Challenges
Attract new companies and create new investments
Strengthen human resources: brain drain, loss of jobs in the industrial sector over , low qualification level of young people…
Our objective
Climb up the value chain to retain more value-added and resist delocalization pressure

7. Support and activities resulting from the pilot action
March 2018: Official launch by the DG REGIO
OECD 2-day peer learning Workshops:
April: Jobs of the future - Brussels
May 2018: Broadening innovation - Brussels
June 2018: Energy transition - Manchester
September 2018: Promotion Entrepreneurship - Orléans
October 2018: Inclusive Growth – Finland
Customised advisory services from the European Observatory for Clusters, including a study visit in July

8. Support and activities resulting from the pilot action
Next steps
Autumn 2018: Support of an expert to help the design of our comprehensive strategy
First half 2019:
Early implementation of the actions of the strategy with the financial support of the EC ( €)
Capitalization and assessment of strategy development phase, first half 2019

9. Conclusions so far
An opportunity to prepare from now on the post 2020 new requirements and perspectives
Further long term expectations:
Supporting the internationalization of companies and their positioning along global value chain
How to encourage clusters to use more thematic platforms
Better follow and evaluate the policy mix

10. THANKS TO THE ACTION PILOT TEAM!
Conclusions so far
An opportunity to prepare from now on the post 2020 new requirements and perspectives
Further long term expectations:
Supporting the internationalization of companies and their positioning along global value chain
How to encourage clusters to use more thematic platforms
Better follow and evaluate the policy mix
THANKS TO THE ACTION PILOT TEAM!

11. Thank you for you attention
How the next cohesion policy may help industrial regions in building resilient and competitive economies?
Region Centre-Val de Loire feedback on the EC pilot action on industrial transition
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