smart specialization strategies: concept, framework and...
TRANSCRIPT
Smart Specialization Strategies: Concept, Framework and Design
Diego Martínez LópezS3 Platform, IPTS (DG JRC), European Commission
Smart Specialization Strategies: Concept, Framework and DesignSantiago de Compostela, 21st May 2013
OUTLINEOUTLINE
1.Smart specialisation: the concept and challenges
2.Steps towards a successful Smart Specialisation Strategy
3.The S3 Platform: background and activities
Just a short personal backgroundJust a short personal background
-BA in Economics, Ph. D. in Economics.-Associate professor-Research fellow in the JRC-IPTS, EC-Visiting fellow in Swedish universities (Umea, Uppsala) and ECB
-Previous jobs: research officer at regional level, research department in banking sector
-Research interests: regional economics, fiscal federalism and ICT
= evidence-based
= no top-down decision, but dynamic/entrepreneurial discovery process inv. key stakeholders
= global perspective on potential competitive advantage & potential for cooperation
= priority setting in times of scarce resources
= getting better / excel with something specific
= focus investments on regional comparative advantage
= not necessarily focus on a single sector, but cross-fertilisations
What is Smart Specialisation ?What is Smart Specialisation ?
What does "smart specialisation" really mean?What does "smart specialisation" really mean?
� It means avoiding duplication and fragmentation of effort with scarce public resources within the Union.
� It means being selective and support the R&I activies that are relevant in view of existing conditions and assets
� It is not « café para todos » (« coffee for all ») : it implies policy choices and breaking away from established lobbies and rent-seekers.
What does "smart specialisation" really mean?What does "smart specialisation" really mean?
� Functional regions in terms of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy may not match administrative/political boundaries of regions
� There is a number of formal criteria to make explicit which are the roles of national and regional governments in terms of STI policy: Constitution, S&T laws, other laws and regulations, etc. …
� …but there may be de facto asymmetric decentralisation due to differences in regional capacity, financial or otherwise, even within the same country
National vs regional strategies: Which level?National vs regional strategies: Which level?
� There has been a trend towards an increased regional share over total country STI spending. Recent economic crisis does not seem to have modified substantially this pattern
� Certain STI policy instruments are reported to be more commonly used at one level relative to another (OECD)…
� …but country structure (federal, administrative regions, unity elected regions, etc.) does not seem to be determinant by clarifying this issue.
National vs regional strategies: Which level?National vs regional strategies: Which level?
� Horizontal coordination (across governments at the same level) is becoming a powerful strategy to generate positive synergies and efficient results
� Mechanisms for regular dialogue are generally considered among the most important tools in many country. They can build useful relationships and promote information sharing as well.
National vs regional strategies: Which level?National vs regional strategies: Which level?
� What a region can be good at producing? In economics, this question cannot be empirically answered...BUT....
� …entrepreneurship becomes a key issue to determine competitive advantages and capturing niches of innovation
� But uncertainty and other problems: entrepreneurship and innovation are not determined in standard competitive markets, information asymmetries, lack of prices, private incentives damaging social welfare (i.e., through lobbies and rent-seeking), etc.
Entrepreneurial process of discoveryEntrepreneurial process of discovery
� In a nutshell, how can policy-markers be oriented by the entrepreneurs? One challenge and one risk (at least):
� The challenge: why entrepreneurs are willing to share their plans, new ideas, new processes or methods, etc.?
� The risk: maybe some of them are looking for rents? Political and financial support?
� Heterogenous experiences
Entrepreneurial process of discoveryEntrepreneurial process of discovery
� Just a proposal: Martinez and Palazuelos (2013). Theoretical model + Empirical checks + Policy tools
� Idea: To follow-up the entrepreneurs that make less mistakes by predicting key economic variables.
� Incentives by policy-makers and entrepreneurs are (more) alligned: the latter, making real (and committed) choices on demands for factors and others, reveal how good they are when make expectations � they can be used by the policy-makers as a guide
Entrepreneurial process of discoveryEntrepreneurial process of discovery
12
Key steps for developing a 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)
� Assess existing regional assets
� Identify regional competitive advantage
� Combine methods
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context –looking out – and potential for innovation (II)
� Outward-looking Analysis
� Flows of:oknowledgeoskills
Step 1 – Analysis of regional context and potential for innovation (III)
� Entrepreneurial dynamics
� Future opportunities
� Involvement of different types of actors
Step 2 – Governance
� Ensuring participation and ownership
� Collaborative leadership
� Governing bodies
Step 3 – Shared vision
� Developing an overall vision of the region’s future
� Produce a positive tension towards the future
Step 4 – Identification of priorities
� Where top-down meets bottom-up
� Limited number of areas
� Avoid capture by interest groups!
Step 5 – Policy mix
� Implementation, definition of :oa coherent policy mix o roadmapsoaction plan
Step 6 – Monitoring and evaluation
� Integration of mechanisms for:
oMonitoring �
oEvaluation �
� Measurable targets and indicators (profiling, result/outcome indicators (not output)
� Launched in June 2011
� Team of JRC-IPTS, European Commission
� Steering Team incl. different DGs: REGIO, RTD, ENTR, EAC, INFSO, SANCO, AGRI, CLIMA
The S3 Platform
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Main activities of S3 Platform in support of the countries/regions preparing RIS3
2. Peer Review workshops & trans-
national learning
4. RIS3 assessmentand support to DG
REGIO
3. Outreach & Country Events (Seminars in Member States & EU
Macro-regions)
6. Newsletter and Website with special access for regions &
interactive tools
1. The RIS3methodological
Guide
5. Thematic workshops &
working groups
7. Research agenda
BELGIQUE• Région de Bruxelles-Capitale• Vlaanderen• WalloniaČESKÁ REPUBLIKA• Jihomoravský kraj• Capital City of Prague DEUTSCHLAND• Berlin• Brandenburg• Freistaat Sachsen• Weser-Ems• Sachsen-AnhaltELLADA• Attiki• Eastern Macedonia and Thrace• Western Greece• CreteESPAÑA• Andalucía • Aragón• Canarias • Cantabria• Galicia • La Rioja• Madrid • Navarra• País Vasco• Principado de Asturias• Región de Murcia• Illes Baleares• Extremedura• Castilla y León• Castilla-La Mancha• Catalunya• Comunidad ValencianaFINLAND• Kainuu • Oulu• Päijät-Häme • Uusimaa• PohjaEtelä-Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia)• Satakunta • Lapland• Etelä-Pohjanmaa (South Ostrobothnia)• Tampere region
FRANCE• Alsace• Aquitaine• Bretagne• Centre• Champagne-Ardenne• Corse• Guadalupe• Guyane• Languedoc-Rousillon• La Réunion• Limousin• Martinique• Nord-Pas-de-Calais• Picardie• Rhône-AlpesITALIA• Lombardia • Marche• Piemonte • Puglia• Sardinia • Emilia-Romagna• Toscana • Umbria• Veneto • Sicily • Basilicata • Campania• LiguriaLITHUANIAMAGYARORSZÁG• North-Hungarian Region– Miskolc• Észak-Alföld • Dél-Alföld MALTANEDERLAND• Noord NederlandÖSTERREICH• Niederösterreich• OberösterreichPOLSKA• Dolny Śląsk (Lower Silesia)• Lubelskie• Lubuskie• Mazowieckie• Podkarpackie• Pomorskie• Świętokrzyskie• Wielkopolska• Województwo Podlaskie• Kujawsko-Pomorskie • Łódzkie• Warminsko-Mazurskie• MałopolskiePORTUGAL• Alentejo (Alto, Baixo, Central e Litoral)• Centro• Norte• Região Autónoma dos Açores• Lisboa e Vale do Tejo• Algarve• Região Autónoma da MadeiraROMÂNIA• VestSLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA • Bratislavský krajSLOVENIASVERIGE• Skåne• Västerbotten• Västra GötalandUNITED KINGDOM• Buckinghamshire• Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly• Kent• Northamptonshire• Northern Ireland• West Midlands • Wales • DevonNORWAY • Nordland
Reg
iste
r h
ere
:
Over 115 registered regions
+ 6 countriesOver 115 registered regions
+ 6 countries
Edited by JRC IPTS in association withDG REGIO and with contributions from:
� D. Foray, P. McCann, J. Goddard,K. Morgan, C. Nauwelaers, R. Ortega
� Commission officials from various DGs
� S3 Platform research team
Target group: policy-makers, academics, innovation support providers
Available on the S3 Platform webpagehttp://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu
The RIS3 Guide
Peer Review Exercises1° Workshop in Sevilla (Jan 2012)
2° Workshop in Sevilla (May 2012)
3° Workshop in Ponta Delgada (June 2012)
4° Workshop in Pisa (Sept 2012)
5° Workshop in Strasbourg (Dec 2012)
6° Workshop in Palma de Mallorca (Feb 2013)
7° Workshop in Brno (Mar 2013)
8° Workshop in Vaasa (May 2013)
9° Workshop in Germany?/Hungary?
RIS3 Peer Review Methodology• Features:
• - Structured and focused presentations
• - switching roles
• - concentrating peer-learning in space & time
• - integrating expertise/knowledge from a variety of sources
Informal RIS3 assessmentHow it works in practice
Informal exercise on volunteer basis, based on the RIS3 guide and its Annex III (expert assessment questionnaire)
Procedure:
• Regions submit their RIS3 to DG REGIO
• Expert assessment by an expert appointed by DG REGIO
• Complementary assessment by S3 Platform focusing on the main
« novelties » of the RIS3 approach + assessment wheel
• Feedback to the regions facilitating their path towards a full RIS3
S3 Platform support: streamlined S3 Platform support: streamlined ““ easyeasy--toto--useuse”” assessment tools assessment tools which ensure consistency with methodological approachwhich ensure consistency with methodological approach
RIS3 GuideRIS3 Guide Assessment Report (AR) with the Assessment Report (AR) with the Assessment Wheel (AW)Assessment Wheel (AW)
Monitoring
Policy mix
Priorities
Vision
Governance
Analysis
RIS30
1
2
3
4
5
Thank you for your attention!
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu