1. Innovation and regional development Prof. Gianfranco Viesti (University of Bari and ARTI, Agency of Innovation Regione Puglia, Italy)

2. 1 the scenario 2 the strategies 3 the policies

3. globalization

4. reduction of transport and information costs ITC connections (millions) Fonte: IDC, 2006 | * Previsioni

5. growing high tech production and trade

6. Outsourcing and trade by tasks (from sectoral competitive advantages to product differentiation)

7. Increasing role of technology in the production and trade of traditional goods and services: (ICT, materials, automation…)

8. Innovation and learning are cumulative processes: there are two-ways interactions between research, innovation and production

9. Geographical concentration of innovative regions

10. Innovation is a localized process: it is generated by the interaction of firms and institution in a city/region

11. 2 Strategies

12. It is impossible to compete only on costs Every country and region (whatever it produces) need innovation to increase productivity and competitiveness

13. This means: more technology and innovation in what is produced (both goods and services); new competitive, differentiated, “niches” more technology-based

14. Competitive regions are specialized and different: no single way or recipe for development (Giorgio Fuà)

15. How? Market is not enough Public policies are also needed to create “regional innovation systems”

17. 3 Policies

18. The goal of regional innovation policies: building and reinforcing a regional innovation system

19. Building and reinforcing a regional innovation system means: -stronger actors -more cooperation -long term strategies -”culture of innovation”

20. Stronger firms - Incentives for firms’ R&D - Incentives for skilled employment -…

21. New firms - Attraction of talents and enterpreneurs - Attraction of foreign firms and labs - Spin offs - New innovation –based firms - Finance for high-risk new firms

22. RD expenditures of foreign-owned affiliates as % of total RD

24. Stronger public production of knowledge -Schools, schools, schools -Funding universities and RD labs (based on evaluation)

25. Public private cooperation - Joint research projects - joint research labs - technology transfer bodies

26. Long term strategies for clusters -Foresight -Risk reduction -Long term goals

27. “Innovation culture” -Education -Evaluation -Change

28. Policy implementation: the experience in Puglia -An Agency for innovation (ARTI) -Goals; budget; evaluation -Small with a large network -International cooperation and benchmarking

29. Policy implementation: -development not dreams -avoid ideological extremes (picking the winners, market alone) -build trust and cooperation -regional-national cooperation Thanks