1. 1 AER Committe ”C” ”Regional policies” Meeting The Regions and the Lisbon Strategy Exeter, Devon 2005-10-20

2. 2 Position paper on the 7th Framework Program and Research South Sweden Lars Malmborg, Sydsam

3. 3 Science Park Network of South Sweden: Subnational Co-operation Jönköping (Science Park) Växjö (Videum, InternetCity) Kalmar (Kalmar Science Park, Kalmar BioScience) Karlskrona (TelecomCity, Karlskrona Innovation Center) Ronneby (Soft Center) Kristianstad (Krinova) Medeon, MINC) Malmö (Ideon) Lund (Teknocenter) Halmstad

4. 4 “Facing the Challenge. The Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Employment.” Wim Kok’s report, November 2004

5. 5 The knowledge society The internal market The business climate The labour market Environmental sustainability Five areas of policy:

6. 6 If we want to reach the the Lisbon Strategy goals of growth and employment, we all must take actions. The Kok report suggest that all levels have to be prepared: European Council Member States European Commission European Parliament Regions and Cities Political action is needed:

7. 7 The Knowledge Society is a larger concept than just an increased commitment to R&D. It covers every aspect of the contemporary economy where knowledge is at heart of value added:  from high-tech manufacturing and ICT  through knowledge intensive service  to the overly featured industries. Knowledge Society

8. 8 USA threatens to consolidate its leadership, China has begun to compete not only on low but also in high value added goods markets, India’s challenge is no less real – it is especially noticeable in the service sector. Today only Sweden and Finland meet the Lisbon strategy goals on 3% of GDP for R&D. EU is challenged

9. 9 Making R&D has to have a top priority all around EU! Knowledge Society

10. 10 R&D % of GDPC o u n t r yR&D % of GDPC o u n t r y 4,3Sweden1,2Ireland, Czech Rep. 3,4Finland1,1Italy 3,0EU TARGET1,0Spain, Hungary 2,8USA0,9Portugal 2,5Germany, Denmark0,8Estonia 2,2Austria, Belgium, France0,7Lithuania 1,9Holland, UK0,6Greece, Poland 1,5Slovenia0,4Slovakia Reference: Lars Malmborg, based on Wim Kok’s report. R&D as % of GDP

11. 11 Skype “...Skype could hardly be a more typical Silicon Valley company but for its location...” “...but Skype is hardly all-American. It is headquartered in Luxembourg, its main marketing and administration office is in London, software is handled from Estonia and Skype was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, a Swede and a Dane.” From FINANCIAL TIMES. Friday, September 9, 2005

12. 12 The link between the 7th Framework Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme has to be much more clearer. CIP and R&D must both be seen as parts of the process to make EU competitive. R&D is not enough if you cannot produce innovations out of it. The Link

13. 13 It is challenging to Create sustainable innovation systems Make entrepreneurship a vocation of fundamental importance However, today’s Europe is not “entrepreneur-minded” enough... The Challenge

14. 14 We must build a WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE for the world’s largest internal market. ICT is vital to get the links working from Early Stage Financing, in terms of local grants, to an “European Nasdaq”. Infrastructure

15. 15 PAXIS HIGHEST START SPRING Madrid TorinoVenetoVienna Alpes- Maritimes Berlin Hamburg Stuttgart Cambridge Edinburgh Copen- hagen South Sweden Stockholm Helsinki PANEL KREO Commission’s initiative within the Lisbon agenda Networks within the PAXIS:

16. 16 HIGHEST H I G H E S T +++F O C U S O N Alpes-MaritimesEarly Stage Financing HelsinkiBusiness Exploitation of Research TorinoIncubation Management BerlinEURO-office, Networking in EU South SwedenPolitical Awareness on Innovation

17. 17 SydSam considers the European Commission’s proposal to be satisfactory. The 7th Framework Programme is a significant step towards achieving the aims of the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies. Position Paper of South Sweden However, looking from the general point of view, SydSam notifies that a stronger commitment from EU is required in order to strengthen the social and humanitarian perspectives.

18. 18 More R&D has to be focused on SME’s. Regions of Knowledge and the Triple Helix concept. Capacities Programme University Corporate sector Public sector The Triple Helix model

19. 19 Co-operation Programme Health - more from a social and humanitarian point of view, - biotechnology as a driving force for SME’s. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology ICT – from a multi-disciplinary point of view Energy and Environment - environmentally-driven business development Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities - Europe’s ageing population and migration

20. 20 Co-operation Programme SydSam identifies a number of research initiatives that are partly lacking in the Commission’s proposal. For instance:  Interplay between research and practice in the service sector  How public bodies can increase their capacity for innovation  How to handle employment and unemployment in a long perspective

21. 21 65+ 200020102020203020402050 Sweden 2729354042 Italy 273137465961 EU 242732414849 Germany 243034445049 France 242533404546 U.K. 24 29374342 Population, aged 65+ as a percentage of population aged 15-64 Reference: Lars Malmborg, based on Wim Kok’s report.

22. 22 Employment rate Country% % % Sweden 68,6 Ireland 49,0 France 36,8 Denmark 60,2 Holland 44,8 Austria 30,4 USA 59,9 Lithuania 44,7 Italy 30,3 U.K. 55,5 Latvia 44,1 Hungary 28,8 Estonia 52,3 Czech Rep. 42,3 Begium 28,1 Portugal 51,1 Greece 42,1 Poland 26,9 TARGET 50,0 Spain 40,8 Slovakia 24,6 Finland 49,6 Germany 39,5 Slovenia 23,5 Reference: Wim Kok’s report. Employment rate of elder workers, % of age group between 50-65

23. 23 The links between R&D and Innovations are vital for Europe’s future The Regions have an important role:  Regions link the regional clusters to the European 7th Framework Programme  Regions clarify the links to CIP in their Regional Development Programmes Conclusions The way of doing it - Make Regional Innovation Strategies

24. 24 SydSam Lars Malmborg Box 762 Ph. + 46 705 76 99 43 SE-391 27 KALMAR lars.malmborg@kalmar.se Swedenhttp://www.sydsam.se Thank You for Your attention!