1. Innovation measures and EIP networking activities : Estonian experience 08. December 2015 Nordic-Baltic NRNs 14th meeting Estonian experience Konstantin Mihhejev National Rural Network

2. RDP 2014-2020 measures for research and knowledge transfer new products, practices, processes and technologies The development of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors (Measure budget 6 300 000 euros). Cooperation with other EIP Initiatives Innovation cluster Innovation cluster to develop both national and international co- operation/innovation, based on EIP concept, but developed according to the sector specific needs (Measure budget 8 400 000 euros). short supply chains Development of added value and marketing in short supply chains (Measure budget 4 000 000 euros).

3. Second half of 2016 – Implementation of the projects. New call of applications. First half of 2016- Approving of the projects incl. Clusters. End of 2015 – First calls of the applications (all measures). Evaluation by the Paying Agency.

4. Estonian EIP/innovation-network activities 2015+ The change we initiate is to modify officially name of our department: as Rural and Innovation department or Rural and Innovation Network. We are members of “The development of new products, practices, processes and technologies” and “Innovation cluster” measures evaluation commission formed by our paying agency. We are invited by Agricultural Research Centre as experts in to the group who are directly dealing with RDP 2014-2020 ongoing evaluation and it means that we directly contribute to the implementation of the RDP

5. Estonian EIP/innovation-network activities 2015+ We plan disseminate first results of the approved projects at Estonian and European level using: New information channels (collaborative actions) with Estonian media as “ERR Novaator” news portal and with our Innovation clusters we can probably join Estonian Clusters webpage managed by Tallinn City Enterprise Board. Certainly, we will continue cooperate with the EIP-AGRI Service Point: good example of that is EIP workshop carried out in Tallinn (end of October 2015), we start with translation of some EIP brochures to Estonian and first initiative came from our soybean growers And all other activities connected with finding potential partners for our clusters (existing and coming) and EIP operational groups.