"what is smart specialization?" - ana proykova

What is smart specializa/on?

Ana Proykova CEI EPS Second workshop on

Promo%on of Physics in the CEI Countries and Integra%ng Access to Research Infrastructures in Europe

Sofia University, 24.11.2014

S3 = smart, specializa/on, strategy

Smart specialisa/on is an innova/ve policy concept which emphasizes the principle of priori/sa/on in a ver/cal logic (to favour some technologies, fields, popula/on of firms) and defines a method to iden/fy such desirable areas for innova/on policy interven/on.

Why S3?

For more than 2 decades Europe is lagging behind the US, Japan, and recently China in economical growth, technical achievements despite the fact that Europe is leading in basic research and knowledge accumula/on.

It seems that the knowledge is capsulated in the labs and society is not interested in using it.

S3 ra/onale

•  even in the informa/on age, the logic of specialisa%on is intact, par/cularly for small en//es such as regional economies in Europe

•  the argument that the task of iden%fica%on (of what should be priori/sed) is very difficult and therefore needs a sophis/cated policy design.

In depth S3 concept

Smart specialisa/on is not a planning doctrine that requires a region to specialise in a par/cular set of industries.

Instead, it seeks robust and transparent means for nomina/ng those new ac%vi%es, at regional level, that aim at exploring and discovering new technological and market opportuni/es and at opening thereby new domains for construc/ng regional compe%%ve advantages.

In depth concept for physicists

S3 aims at reducing the overall gradient of an economical poten/al , which depends on many variables

By maximizing the poten/al over a reduced set of variables, for example, k’ = loca)on

achieve both cohesion and compe--veness

U()r

= t, population, regionlocation, topography, ...

S3

S3 is not a method for determining if a hypothe/cal region has a “strength” in a par/cular set of ac/vi/es, e.g., tourism and fisheries,

S3 asks the crucial ques/on if that region would benefit from and should specialise in certain R&D and innova/on projects in some lead ac/vi/es such as tourism or fisheries.

S3 focuses on the regions

The new strategy, now defined as a key component of the future cohesion policy of the EU, retains this emphasis on horizontal measures but adds a new ‘logic’ about smart specialisa/on.

Smart specialisa/on centres on a more ver/cal and non-‐neutral logic of interven/on:

a process of iden)fica)on and selec)on of desirable areas for interven/on, implying choices of technologies, fields, sub-‐systems that could be favoured within the framework of the regional policy.

More about S3 (2013)

h_p://ap.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC82213.pdf

Connec/ng Universi/es to Regional Growth

In mee/ng major societal challenges, which have both a global and local dimension, universi/es and other higher educa/on ins/tu/ons have a key role to play in knowledge crea%on and its transla%on into innova/ve products and public and private services, a process that can engage the crea-ve arts and social sciences as well as scien-sts and technologists.

My personal contribu/on

Crea/ve art & “hard” science:

How to open the imagina%on and use it for ‘technical purposes’

Escher (1948 г.)

Χέρι, χειρ – кира symmetry breaking

Right Hand Rule

Ques/on

What will happen if the sign of charge would be changed?

C -‐> (-‐) C ????????

Noether theorem (CPT=-‐1) is one possible way to answer the ques/on (global approach)

One can answer as well via changing the right to lea hand rule by changing the charge sign

(local approach)

In brief – S3

Ask general ques/ons

Find local solu/ons, which are of benefit to the region BUT

Remember that the other regions are involved in the compe//on as well

COOPERATION

How to posi/on a university?

A guide by Prof. Goddard

h_p://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/presenta/universi/es2011/universi/es2011_en.pdf

Who What How WHO: Public Authori/es

WHAT What is the role of universi/es in regional growth? What are some of the mechanisms for involving universi/es in delivering regional growth?

HOW: Sec%on 1 provides an analysis of how universi/es can impact upon regions and how they can be mobilised for regional economic, social and cultural development Sec%ons 2 to 5 illustrate (using examples from around the EU) some of

the poten/al delivery mechanisms that can be used to maximize the contribu/on of universi/es to regional growth

Physics as an example (science policy) Physics as the only field of interest

This workshop aims at helping in understanding the “large research infrastructure” concept

and how it could be weaved in

S3 concept

HORIZON 2020: CALLS FOR PROPOSALS FOR 'RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES'

•  Research infrastructures are facili/es, resources and services that are used by the research communi/es to conduct research and foster innova/on in their fields. Where relevant, they may be used beyond research, e.g. for educa/on or public services.

•  Research Infrastructure ac/vi/es also contribute to widening par/cipa/on to the programme by suppor/ng the development of Regional Partner Facili/es in ESFRI projects and integra/ng ac/vi/es.

Opportuni/es:

Excellent Science Marie Sklodowska-‐Curie Innova/ve Training Networks (ITN) H2020-‐MSCA-‐ITN-‐2015;

Deadlines: 13/01/2015 Opening Date: 02/09/2014

Excellent Science FET-‐Open -‐ Novel ideas for radically new technologies -‐ Research Projects; H2020-‐FETOPEN-‐2014-‐2015-‐RIA;

Deadlines: 31/03/2015 Opening Date: 11/12/2013

•  E-‐Infrastructures •  Support to Innova/on, Human Resources, Policy and Interna/onal Coopera/on

•  Integra/ng and Opening Research Infrastructures of European Interest

•  Developing New World-‐Class Research Infrastructures

THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION! [email protected]‐sofia.bg