Urban innovation: success factors, challenges and role for cities in the light of the UIA experience?

Moderator:Eddy Adams, UIA Expert

Speakers:Laura Čodere, NextGen Microcities, Ventspils (LV)

Hendrik-Jan Bosch, BRIDGE, Rotterdam (NL)Sena Segbedzi, OECD

Martina Pertoldi, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Hendrik-Jan Bosch, BRIDGE, Rotterdam (NL)

Highlights from OECD/Bloomberg Survey

on Innovation Capacity in Cities

Top 3 important factors supporting

innovation in cities :

Leadership commitment & support

Strong team/dedicated staff

Focus on data and measurement

I NTERNAL BARRI ERS

● W eak w or kp lace i ncen t ives

● L im i t ed budge ts / f i sca lcons t ra in ts

● Fr agment ed appr oaches / Com pl ex o r g an i sa t i ona l c on f i gu ra t i on

● Red t ape , i ne r t i a & r i s k ave r s e c u l t u re

● Lack o f m echan isms f o r f ac i l i t a t i ng l ea r n ing

Attracting talent

Lack of public buy

in

Tech infrastrut

ure

Gov’t restriction

s & mandates

Opportunity for development:

Only 16% of cities* systematically monitor

and conduct comprehensive evaluations of local

innovation strategy*cities surveyed For more on innovation capacity in cities visit:

https://cities-innovation-oecd.com/

Sena SegbedziOECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions & Cities, OECD

Key messages

• Favorable EU frameworks in place. On the one

hand integrated and place-based approach is

gaining importance in EU innovation policy, and on

the other hand cities are regaining control of the

innovation agenda at local level

• EU integrated approach to urban development

has built capacity for city administrations to perform

activities conducive to innovation

• Better coordination with the EU innovation agenda

promoted by Cohesion Policy, which is

operationalised through Smart Specialisation

Martina Pertoldi, Joint Research Centre