2. ERRIN contributing to regional collaboration
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ERRIN contributing to regional collaboration

3. ERRIN - Purpose
To contribute to and shape European Research and Innovation Policy from a place-based (city/regional) perspective.
To promote research and innovation as key drivers of a competitive EU economy contributing to economic, social and territorial well-being.
To support regional and other place-based stakeholders improve their research and innovation capacity through the construction of effective regional research and innovation ecosystems.

4. ERRIN Four Ps Influencing EU Research & Innovation Policy
FP9
Cohesion Policy
Synergies
Smart Specialisation
Innovation Council
Influencing EU Research & Innovation Policy
Policy
Projects
Partner-
ship
Profile
Project Brokerage sessions:
‘Going Green in Seventeen’ 19th Jan 2017
Brokerage Week, Nov 2017
Working with our members
Joint events – EURADA/ERRIN and AER/ERRIN…
MoUs - Quebec
Partner Searches on website
Average of +2 events/invitations to speak per week
ERRIN in ‘SmartSpec Project’ with ten ERRIN regions
Supporting project development & engaging ERRIN regions in EU projects
Raising the profile of ERRIN & member regions in Brussels

5. ERRIN Working Groups 2017 Energy & Climate Change
Bio-economy/ Food & Agri
Health
Water
Transport
Smart Cities
Tourism
Advanced manufacturing/ Nano
Blue Growth
Design & Creativity
ICT
Opening Science
Innovation & Investment
Smart Specialisation
Policy

6. ERRIN and Smart Specialisation
S3 an effective tool
Strengthen the quadruple helix
Strengthen regional profile and inter-regional value chains
Synergies – policy and funding
Strengthen training and competences
Encourage political buy-in
7. More research needed to strengthen academic base 8. Internationalisation – an EU export! 9. Simplification of programmes and state aid 10. Clarity of the regulatory framework under new ESIF regulations post-2020

7. Collaborating across borders
Projects – ERRIN supports
Project development (November 2017 Brokerage Session)
Direct involvement: SmartSpec FP7
Project
Advisory Boards – ‘Thinking Smart’ project
Dissemination
Policy – ERRIN supports
Effective regional innovation ecosystems (innovation)
Joining up in the region
Networking between regions (internationalisation)
Mapping and knowledge sharing
Expanding Interreg actions and budget post-2020
Supporting strategic cluster partnerships
Supporting value chains (Vanguard Initiative)
Supporting S3 Thematic Platforms

8. The learning journey Smart-Spec FP7 Project Linking theory
and practice
Identifying practical
challenges
Benchmarking
conceptual knowledge
Building a
learning community

9. Topics SmartSpec The Learning Journey Regions Governance Monitoring
Social innovation
Business engagement
Clusters
Internationalisation
Public sector …
SmartSpec
Regions
The Learning Journey
5.Northern
Ireland
10. East Sweden
4. Bremen
3. Lodz
Building a learning community
Identifying practical challenges
Benchmarking conceptual knowledge
Linking theory and practice
7.South
Moravia
9. Eszak-
Alfold
2. Slovenia
6. Navarra
8. Basilicata
1. Murcia

10. Joining up inside the region
Regional Innovation
Ecosystem
Industry
Government
Civil society
R&I
JRC Report on Place-based
Innovation Ecosystems 2017

11. Joining up in the region – territorial impact needs synergies
Awareness of the territorial
dimension:
Research infrastructure
Capacity building
Skills
Cohesion Policy
Smart Specialisation
FP9
Synergies:
e.g. Seal of excellence
Regional Research &
Innovation Ecosystem
Combining funding
National
Regional EU
Building critical mass:
Quadruple helix
Concentration

12. Joining up outside the regionC
ERDF
Smart Specialisation
FP9
Region A
Expand
Interreg
post 2020
Region B
Encourage Strategic
Cluster partnerships
ERDF
Smart Specialisation
FP9
Support Value
Chain Initiatives
Strengthen S3
Thematic Platforms
Projects at the
right functional
dimension

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