ris3 guide: research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation athens, 4 september 2012
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RIS3 Guide:Research and Innovation Strategies for
Smart Specialisation
Athens, 4 September 2012
Dr Ruslan Rakhmatullin(ruslan.rakhmatullin@ec.europa.eu)
S3 PlatformEuropean CommissionDG JRC (IPTS)
Building on the past
• Widespread experience of national/regional innovation strategies in the framework of the EU cohesion policy
• Strategy development exercises (RIS, RITTS, RISI)
• Inter-regional best practice demonstration (RTT, RISI2)
• Pilot actions (RIS+, RISI+)
and on its achievements …
• Greater co-operation, transparency and strengthened expertise available in the regions
• Better communication between technology providers and clients (including policy-makers)
• General increase of innovation funding
• Sustainability: continuance of activities and funding
… but breaking away from the past
Previous RIS have often suffered from one or more of the following weaknesses:
• They lack an international and trans-regional perspective, the regional innovation/economic system is considered in isolation.
• They are not in tune with the industrial and economic fabric of the region; there is too much public involvement in R&D which is not sufficiently business driven.
• There is a ‘narrow’ vision of innovation.• There is a ‘picking winner's syndrome’.• The best performing regions are copied without
consideration of the local context.
What is RIS3?
• RIS3: (National/Regional) Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation that are:
• - integrated, • - place-based,• - economic transformation agendas;
… to identify areas of specialisation / differentiation
But: How to say NO?Lack of critical mass / excellenceLack of future perspectivesLack of mobilisation/ a shared vision of the actorsConsulting other regions (‘peer reviews’) Evaluation of the strategies / previous experimentation (a check-list) …
RIS3 is a process …RIS3 is a process …
Smart Specialisation PlatformSmart Specialisation PlatformLaunched in 2011 to assist EU Member States and regions in
their development processes for RIS3: • Based in the IPTS institute in Seville• Managed by a team of representatives from the DGs of the
European Commission (REGIO, EMPL, RTD, ENTR, EAC, INFSO, SANCO, CLIMA, AGRI and JRC)
• Supported by a group of high level experts, representatives of networks and organisations
Services offered:• Website: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home • Guidance on process for development of RIS3, analytical
support• Organises ‘peer-reviews’ of national / regional strategies• Conferences, working groups, trainings …
80 registered
regions
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1.Alsace (FR)2.Andalucía (ES)3.Aquitaine (FR)4.Aragón (ES)5.Bretagne (FR) 6.Canarias (ES)7.Castilla y León (ES)8.Catalunya (ES)9.Centre (FR)10.Comunidad Valenciana (ES)11.Corse (FR)12.Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (UK)13.Dolny Śląsk (Lower Silesia) (PL)14.Emilia-Romagna (IT)15.Freistaat Sachsen (DE)16.Guadalupe (FR)17.Guyane (FR)18.Illes Baleares (ES)19.Jihomoravský kraj (CZ)20.Kainuu (FI)21.Kent (UK)22.La Réunion (FR)23.La Rioja (ES)24.Lombardia (IT)25.Lubelskie (PL)26.Lubuskie (PL)
27.Madrid (ES)28.Marche (IT)29.Martinique (FR)30.Navarra (ES)31.Niederösterreich (AT)32.Noord Nederland (NL)33.Nord-Pas-de-Calais (FR)34.Northamptonshire (UK)35.Northern Ireland (UK)36.Oberösterreich (AT)37.Podkarpackie (PL) 38.Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia) (FI)39.Päijät-Häme (FI)40.País Vasco (ES)41.Picardie (FR)42.Piemonte (IT)43.Puglia (IT)44.Região Autónoma dos Açores (PT)45.Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (BE)46.Región de Murcia (ES)47.Sardinia (IT)48.Skåne (SE)49.Świętokrzyskie (PL)50.Toscana (IT)51.Västerbotten (SE)52.Västra Götaland (SE)53.Vlaanderen (BE)54.Vest (RO)55.Wallonia (BE)56.Weser-Ems (DE)57.West Midlands (UK)58.Województwo Podlaskie (PL)59.Sachsen-Anhalt (DE) 60. Berlin (DE)61. Brandenburg (DE)62. Champagne-Ardenne (FR)63. Mazowieckie (PL)64. Bratislava (SK).65. Picardie (FR)66. Buckinghamshire (UK)67. Satakunta (FI)68. Wielkopolska (PL)69. Castilla la Mancha (ES)70. Asturias (ES)71. Norte (PT)72. Galicia (ES)73. Centro (PT)74. Alto Baixo (PT)75. North-Hungarian Region (HU)76. Cantabria (ES)77. Pomorskie (PO)78. Attiki (GR)79. Oulu (FI)80. Languedoc-Roussillon (FR)
Register here: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/registration
Support to regions in preparing RIS3
Informal Peer Review workshops
Assessment of draft and final RIS3
Seminars in Member States and
Regions
Website with special access for
regions and interactive tools
RIS3 GuideThematic working groups
Edited by JRC IPTS in association with
DG REGIO and with contributions from: D. Foray, P. McCann, J. Goddard,
K. Morgan, C. Nauwelaers, R. Ortega Representatives of various EC DGs S3 Platform research team
Available on the S3 Platform site:http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu
The RIS3 Guide
Key steps for developing RIS3
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context/potential
Step 2 – Governance
Step 3 – Vision for the future
Step 4 – Selection of priorities
Step 5 – Policy mix
Step 6 – Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring
Policy mix
Priorities
Vision
Process
Analysis
RIS3
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context and potential for innovation (I)
A broader definition of innovation, not just
RTD-oriented Assess existing regional assets Identify regional competitive advantage Detect emerging niches for smart
specialisation Combine methods (e.g. regional profiling,
SWOT approach; surveys)
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context – looking out – and potential for innovation (II)
Assess region’s positioning within the EU
Beware of global companies and value chains
Flows of knowledge and skills Avoid ‘blind’ duplication, discover
possibilities for collaboration Combine methods (e.g. studies;
interviews; interregional work groups)
Outward-looking Analysis:
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context and potential for innovation (III)
Different types of actors Spirit of the entrepreneurial environment Involvement of entrepreneurial actors in
the regional economy Firms, but also Universities, Technology
Centers, Venture Capitalists, Regional Development Agencies..
Identify economic differentiation potential Combine methods
consultation with firms, clusters; technological audits; foresight studies
Analysis of entrepreneurial dynamics and identification of future opportunities:
Step 2 – Governance: Ensuring participation and ownership
Include the demand-side perspective Quadruple Helix
Collaborative leadership Boundary spanning individuals
and organisations Dedicated Steering Group/
Knowledge Leadership Group, Management Team, Working groups
Wider engagement of stakeholders:
Step 3 – Developing an overall vision of the region’s future
Formulate different scenarios based on analyses and debate where your region wants to go
Produce a positive tension towards the future
Guarantee long-term engagement of stakeholders
Mobilising power
Shared vision of the region’s potential and main directions for its international positioning:
Step 4 – Identification of priorities
Focus on a limited number of areas with potential for smart specialisation as emerged from entrepreneurial discovery
Areas where the region hopes to excel
Pay attention to horizontal priorities (Key Enabling Technologies, social innovation, etc.)
Avoid capture by interest groups!
Decision-making step where top-down meets bottom-up:
Step 5 – Definition of a coherent policy mix, roadmaps and action plan
Roadmap will include: Action plan target groups,
objectives, timeframes, indicators, sources of funding and budget allocations
Pilot projects experiment with unprecedented policy mixes, obtain inputs for updating RIS3 strategies
Organising and detailing rules and tools:
Step 6 – Integration of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
Monitoring to verify the correct and efficient implementation of activities
Evaluation to verify whether and how strategic goals are met
Importance of ex-ante setting of measurable targets and output/outcome indicators
Mechanisms integrated in the strategy:
The importance of communication of RIS3
To ensure RIS3 endorsement by all stakeholders
To engage new stakeholders To inform the general public Communication is needed at
every stage of the process
Good communication is crucial:
= Evidence-based considering all assets and problems in a region, incl. External perspective / internal / global market (critical mass? Opportunities? excellence? cooperation? Value chains?)
= No top-down decision, but dynamic /entrepreneurial discovery process uniting key stakeholders around shared vision = Mobilisation of investments and synergies across different departments and governance levels (EU-national-regional)
= All forms of innovation – no only technology driven
= Differentiation: SWOT analysis (all types of assets), competitive advantages, potential for excellence, opportunities
= Concentration of resources on priorities, problems and core needs (no sprinkler principle, no picking the winners, yes to catalytic investments)
= Place-based economic transformation: rejuvenating traditional sectors through higher value-added activities, cross-sectoral links, new market niches by sourcing-in and disseminating new technologies rather than re-inventing the wheel; exploiting new forms of innovation
What is Smart Specialisation ?What is Smart Specialisation ?
(Peer) Review and update of RIS3
Need to adapt and update the strategy
Information is gathered during implementation and incorporated into an updated RIS3
Peer-review exercise:1st Workshop in Seville (January 2012)
2nd Workshop in Seville (May 2012)
3rd Workshop in the Azores (June 2012)
4th Workshop in Pisa (September 2012)
Formulating and implementing a RIS3 is a continuous process:
Peer Review and Transnational Learning
• 4 volunteer regions prepare presentations of their RIS3 based on template with the 6 key elements of the guide;
• Presentations of 4 volunteer regions are distributed in advance to ‘critical friends’ together with additional background documents (on the regions’ territorial innovation systems and experience);
• Peer discussion at the workshop moderated by the S3Platform. MG members involved as speakers;
• Feedback report prepared by S3Platform and forwarded to reviewed region: ‘feedback from the workshop’;
• Follow-ups in 3 and 6 months after the workshop.
Peer-review: current levels of participation
• 1. Seville, January 2012 - 19 regions participating coming from 10 countries
• 2. Seville, May 2012 – 21 regions participating coming from 11 countries
• 3. The Azores, June 2012 – 18 regions participating coming from 10 countries
Peer-review: upcoming events
4. Pisa, Italy, 27-28 September 2012
5. Peer Review Workshop, Nov-Dec 2012
6. Peer Review Workshop, Jan-Feb 2013
Thematic workshops and working groups
• New tool for mutual learning – will be launched in autumn 2012
• Gather groups of regions/countries around common subjects linked to the RIS3 approach (the 6 steps of the guide)
• Liaise with other projects/activities on-going (e.g. OECD)
• Regions agree to develop a common position / brief / document for reflexion + schedule
• Discuss with the wider audience (all regions registered in the S3 Platform)
• Some themes: (i) profiling indicators; (ii) outward-looking dimension; (iii) multi-level governance; (iv) involvement of appropriate stakeholders; (v) entrepreneurial process of discovery
Thank you!
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu
JRC-IPTS-S3PLATFORM@ec.europa.eu
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