1. The Open Method of Coordination in the area of Innovation Policy
European Commission
Enterprise Directorate General Innovation Policy
The Open Method of Coordination in the area of Innovation Policy
Birmingham, 26 November 2004
Christophe Guichard
Innovation Policy Unit
DG Enterprise, European Commission

2. Structure What is innovation Evolution of EU innovation policy
Innovation Trend Chart
First pillar: Innovation Performance
Second pillar: Policy analysis
Third pillar: Exchange & collaboration
Efficient Innovation Governance

3. What is innovation ? Innovation … Is more than research and technology
Is a key tool to competitiveness and entrepeneurship
Is a multi-dimensional concept
Is a driver of growth and structural change

4. EU innovation Policy The milestones
Green Paper and 1st Action Plan (1995/96):
“Innovation” emerges as a new policy
Lisbon Summit (2000):
global competitiveness goal by 2010
“Open Method of Co-ordination”
Innovation Trendchart & Scoreboard (2001)
Commission Communication (2003)
New, broader ”definitions” of innovation
Forthcoming 2nd Action Plan (2005)
More efficient European innovation governance

5. Innovation Trend Chart
A EU policy learning tool:
Implement the OMC on Innovation policy
Enhance innovation policy learning across national boundaries
Pilot project launched in 1999, fully operational since 2000
Relies on a network of national correspondents in EU Member States, Associate and Candidate countries
Implementation advised by a Group of senior Officials from the Member States

6. Innovation Trend Chart
Three complementary “pillars”:
European Innovation Scoreboard
requested at the Lisbon Council
Analysis of national Innovation Policies
Data base of > 700 schemes on the web
Country reports; Annual Synthesis report
Workshops with national policy makers
Peer reviews of specific themes

7. “First pillar”: Innovation performances
European Innovation Scoreboard
20 indicators on:
Human resources
S&T graduates; tertiary education; LLL; hi-tech jobs
Research and creation of new knowledge
Public and private R&D; hi-tech patents
Knowledge transfer and efficient use of technology
Innovation expenditure; etc
Innovative markets and infrastructures
Hi-tech VC; internet access; ICT expenditures; etc

8. EU / US comparison

9. Spread between EU Member States

10. “Second pillar”: policy analysis
Analysis of national policy developments
Database of > 700 policy measures
“Who-is-who” (quick links for networking)
Annual “Country reports” on 33 countries
Annual report: “Innovation Policy in Europe”
Subscription to an electronic news service

11. “Third pillar”: exchange & collaboration
Policy Workshops
Facilitate transnational exchange
Identify policy makers involved in similar schemes
Identify opportunities for “twinning”

12. “Third pillar”: exchange & collaboration
Past Trend Chart workshops (selection):
April 01: Policies promoting active IPR use
March 02: Spin-offs from universities and PRI’s
May 02: Corporate tax and innovation
June 02: Innovation policies in candidate countries
September 02: Life-long learning and innovation
November 02: Trans-national policy learning
Feb 03: The future of the “Innovation Scoreboard”
May 03: Innovation “hot spots” in Europe

13. “Third pillar”: exchange & collaboration
Trend Chart workshops 2004
04/04: Innovation governance
06/04: Making innovation policies more “user friendly” for SMEs
10/04: Benchmarking and promoting innovation excellence
12/04: Skills for innovation

14. Spring Council 2003
Article 36:
“The European Council recognises the importance of innovation in developing new products, services and ways of doing business; calls upon Member States and the Commission to take further action in order to create the conditions in which business innovates, in particular, by bringing together research, financial and business expertise; and urges that a framework of common objectives for strengthening innovation in the EU should be set up, including an assessment mechanism for taking stock of the progress achieved.”

15. Efficient Innovation Governance
Monitoring innovation progress
Common framework of objectives
Identification of national challenges
Annual exercise assessing innovation Progress
Progress Report submitted to autumn competitiveness Council

16. Efficient Innovation Governance
Policy coordination
Innovation Policy Group (Member States)
European Innovation Forum (stakeholders)
Integrated Programme on Competitiveness and Innovation

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Conclusion
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