1. SEE_INNOVA Innovation Voucher - the model and experiences – broader strategy for Regional Growth Sara Pasquali, SVIM Spa Budapest, November 11, 2014

2. SVIM – Sviluppo Marche SpA Development Agency of MARCHE REGION FIGURES Km 2 9.366 in surface 1.545.155 population GDP M€ 41.612,2 GDP pro-capite € 26.652 16 enterprises per 1000 inhabitants Historical districts Low R&D 0,7% PIL 25% enterprises are MICRO Low cooperation for innovation

3. Political mandate for SVIM: Boosting Innovation for the development of ambient intelligence technologies for the Elderly MARCHE REGION S3 MECHATRONICSMECHATRONICS HOME AUTOMATION HEALTH AND WELL BEING HEALTH AND WELL BEING SMART AND SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

4. Marche Region – S3

5. Strategic Vision MARCHE REGION S3: STRATEGIES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ACTIVE AGEING KEY SCIENCES AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES New Materials ICT and Electronics Mechanics and Energy Biotechnologies Social Sciences Economic Specialization Mechanics and Electronics Furnitures Home Applications Fashion Smart Specialization Domotics Mechatronics Sustainable Manufacturing Health and Wellbeing Challenges Demographical Change Manufacturing decline International Competition Brain Drain Risk Environmental Challenges

6. EU TC projects funded in AAL for ELDERLY related sectors GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE SMEsSMEs RESEARCHRESEARCH END-USEREND-USER

7. WHY INNOVATION VOUCHER? Clear focus on regional needs & challenges with a wider market in mind => EU grand societal challenges Stimulate Innovation new products/service development Stimulate Cooperation knowledge providers & SMEs/young researchers Easy and quick process

8. SVIM’S ESPERIENCES in INNOVATION VOUCHERS REGIONAL PILOT ACTION TRANSNATIONAL PILOT ACTIONS 11 22 33

9. INNOVATION VOUCHER as PPI : INNOVATION VOUCHER as PPI : INNOVAGE PROJECT the experience of INNOVAGE PROJECT NEEDS IDENTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT OF A DEMAND MAP MARKET CONSULTATION ROUND IDENTIFICATION OF THE TARGET OF THE INNOVATION VOUCHER CALL: Typology of products listed in the call for innovation voucher (technologies available in the market but that needs to be improved or shaped on the identified need) IDENTIFICATION OF THE TARGET OF THE INNOVATION VOUCHER CALL: Typology of products listed in the call for innovation voucher (technologies available in the market but that needs to be improved or shaped on the identified need) OBJECTIVES:  REPOSITIONING OF ECO-INDIPENDENT LIVING FOR ELDERLY RELATED SMEs  STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKET ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES/SERVICES  TEST NEW INSTRUMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF A RDC IN THE SECTOROBJECTIVES:  REPOSITIONING OF ECO-INDIPENDENT LIVING FOR ELDERLY RELATED SMEs  STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKET ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES/SERVICES  TEST NEW INSTRUMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF A RDC IN THE SECTOR 11

10. INNOVATION VOUCHER for RESEARCHERS : INNOVATION VOUCHER for RESEARCHERS : SEE-INNOVA PROJECT the experience of SEE-INNOVA PROJECT OBJECTIVE : NEW SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL or INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE DESIGN, PROTOTYPE and MARKETING of PRODUCTS or SERVICESTRANSFER of NEW SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL or INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE to REALIZE and/or EXPERIENCE a PROCESS, a PRODUCT or a SERVICE for the DESIGN, PROTOTYPE and MARKETING of PRODUCTS or SERVICES related to ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY for the ELDERLY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARIES: YOUNG RESEARCHERS YOUNG WILLING ENTREPRENEURS YOUNG PROFES SIONALS 22

11. INNOVATION VOUCHER for SMEs REPOSITIONING : WIDER PROJECT the experience of WIDER PROJECT OBJECTIVE :OBJECTIVE : SMEs ALLOW the SMEs REPOSITIONING on the MARKET TOWARDS the ECO-SMART-HOUSING FOR ELDERLY PREPARATORY ACTIONS:PREPARATORY ACTIONS: INNOVATION WORKSHOPS to raise innovation awareness and favour user driven innovation KNOWLEDGE PROVIDERS launch of EoI to create a transnational list of knowledge p roviders (n. 139) SCENARIO WORKSHOPS to show specific innovation and growth potentials 33

12. A COMMON TRANSNATIONAL SCHEME COMMON/SHARED RULES FLEXIBLE to the 9 DIFFERENT PILOT REGIONS’ NEEDS MANAGED AT REGIONAL LEVEL SPECIFIC PROJECT TIME CONSTRAINT UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF ERDF RULES (Need to select KP with public procurement)

13. AIM AND RESOURCES The Innovation Voucher are aimed at the design, prototyping and marketing of products or services related to the assistive technology for the elderly TOTAL Budget: € 60.000,00ENTITY The voucher has a value of € 7,500.00, VAT and all other charges includedBENEFICIARIES Researchers aged up to 35 years with a degree and having their residence or domicile in the territory of Marche Region; Willing entrepreneurs aged up to 35 years; Professionals aged up to 35 years, registered for VAT and entered in the relevant register of one of the Marche Region provinces.

14. SELECTION OF KNOWLEDGE PROVIDER A unique call for expression of interest for knowledge providers was opened from March to End of April, promoted and managed at local level. (No. of 24 EoI received from the SEE area) DURATION OF FUNDING Voucher projects are to be completed within 4 months from the date of voucher issue.

15. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The innovation projects will be assessed according to the main following criteria: Experience and expertise of the beneficiary in the field of interests of the notice 10% Innovation, originality and transferability. Technical / scientific quality of the project and originality of the idea 15% Methodology for the development of the project 20% Consistency of the project with the challenges related to the assistive technology for the elderly 20% Adequacy and adherence of the service provided by the Knowledge Provider with respect to the objectives of the innovation project 20% Financial sustainability - Realistic and consistent Budget 10% New collaborations between the beneficiary and the Knowledge providers of other nationalities 5%

16. Launch dateMarch 5, 2014 Closing dateApril 30, 2014 Assessment and contracting phase May 2014 ImplementationJune – September 2014 Final Service ReportOctober 2014 PaymentNovember 2014 TIMING

17. 6 PILOT REGIONS 6 ecosystems 6 approaches to AAL for elderly Marche RM- SVIM Marche RM- SVIM Trentino CREATE- NET Trentino CREATE- NET Austria Clusterland Austria Clusterland Bulgaria Sofia Municipality Bulgaria Sofia Municipality Romania Geron Romania Geron Hungary Innoskart Hungary Innoskart

18. FIRST FIGURES: APPLICATIONS ARRIVED NUM. OF SMALL INNOVATION PROJECTS PRESENTED NUM. OF EoI from Regional KNOWLEDGE PROVIDERS ITALY 7 16 HUNGARY 3 1 ROMANIA 1 1 BULGARIA 1 3 AUSTRIA 4 3

19. … LESSONS LEARNT

20. Transnational scheme is useful to stimulate and support SMEs to internationalize and get in contact with international advanced systems and business environment. Transnational scheme is considered easy and quick. Transnational scheme as PPI with involvement of end users is a good instrument for the application of a quadruple helix approach. The Voucher gave the chance to young researchers who want to build up something new to: get in contact with new players, meet others with similar ideas, merge them and raise with something better, build first prototypes. It is an opportunity to connect different people to help them work together in the future. It is an opportunity to use different eligible services that are not available in the region pushed SMEsThe Voucher pushed SMEs to work in the specific sectors of S3. The Voucher helped Regions to: establish a new open market centralized mostly to SMEs and boost active cooperation among all involved actors, offer high-quality knowledge facilities or services that probably would not have been available in the region.

21. SMEs need support to develop innovation and deal with foreign KP POSSIBLE SOLUTION POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Have an expert/facilitator that help SMEs in the application and in the choice of foreign KP Regions are different, the call should be UNIFIED but FLEXIBLE and built on common EU standard/regulation POSSIBLE SOLUTION: POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Draft a common framework that can be tailored to local needs and economic situation within a EU label of innovation voucher scheme Knowledge providers need to be “certified” POSSIBLE SOLUTION: POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Use existing platform for certification Voucher scheme linked to specific sectorial needs has to be managed by specialized managers POSSIBLE SOLUTION: POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Contract expert to support the scheme Voucher scheme as it is does not stimulate itself innovation and may have a limited impact POSSIBLE SOLUTION POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Plan a process of support for innovation capacities

22. Sara PASQUALI SVIM – Sviluppo Marche SpA Via Raffaello Sanzio, 85 60125 Ancona - Italy spasquali@svimspa.it For more INFO on: WIDER project www.wider-project.eu INNOVAGE project www.innovage-project.eu SEE-INNOVA project www.seeinnova.eu