6/5/2014 muntpunt, brussel esf innovation environment scan for flanders benedict wauters project...
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6/5/2014
Muntpunt, Brussel
ESF innovation environment scan for Flanders
Benedict WautersProject leader
ESF Agency of Flanders
When thinking about how to use ESF to support social innovation, it is a good idea to understand how support in general in the country/region is already organised…
Hence, the partners in the project conducted a “social innovation environment scan” for their own country/region
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Gravity centre of innovation
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Gravity centre of innovation
All kinds of innovation project subsidies
+ contact for international R&D subsidies
5 provincial centres, free services to help innovate,
find funds, partners…
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Flemish Innovation Structures/ Competence poles
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Flemish Innovation Structures/ Competence poles
Workplace innovationNot free / membership
based. Research, support, training…
“Design” in product and service
developmentNot for free support, training,… Research.
Social entrepreneurship +
generic social innovation. Similar as “Innovatiecentrum”
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Entrepreneurial creativity, drawing on
creative sectors.Free 1 to many
events, research, networking, …
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Strategic Research Centres
Who is present in Flanders?
MIX
Call voor Innovatie met de Creatieve Industrieën
Strategic Research Centres
R&D, technology oriented but also
concerningageing population
R&D on ICT, also have incubation
(business development)
convertible loans
Mediainnovation
Other Flemish networks and platforms (project/programmes)
…. Probably more
Other Flemish networks and platforms (project/programmes)
…. Probably more
Wrote guide on runs blog on social
innovation
Network, gives label
Developed instruments
ESF OP in Flanders 2007-14
• 5% of total funds in dedicated priority:– Max 240 000 EUR (50%ESF) for 2 years– If validated another 85 000 (50% ESF) for
dissemination for one year – Validation = experts and peer reviewing (organised by
ESF)– Monitoring = annual report of progress against plan
• Transnationality priority (also 5%) also funded innovation
• Some calls in other priorities were “pilots”