WP8 – Innovation Support

Kelly VavasiGeneral Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT)

SP meetingBecici, 11 November 2010

WP8 – Innovation Support

Objectives

• Providing an overview of the WBC innovation systems• Identifying the research and market needs and analysing the

needs in innovation policy accordingly• identifying good practices of innovation activities from the EU

and the WBC• Identifying policy measures to improve the framework

conditions • Promoting the dialogue of the regional innovation

stakeholders• Organizing training in the fields of technology transfer and

market innovation needs

WP8 – Innovation Support

• Task 8.1- Stocktaking

• Task 8.2- Fostering Innovation and Adapting Good Practices

• Task 8.3- Action Plan for Future Joint Innovation Activities

• Task 8.4- Capacity Building and Networking

Task 8.1 Stocktaking

Task Leader: Ivo PilarTask Leader: Ivo Pilar

The task includes:

1. Updated mapping of the WBC innovation systems and stakeholders. Comparative approach (ZSI,MPI, Ivo Pilar, WBC partners)

2. Identification of future research and market needs (esp. of SMEs). A questionnaire will be prepared accordingly (JRC-IPTS supported by Ivo Pilar)

3. Comparative analysis of the innovation capacity in the WBC. Focus on joint cooperation needs (Ivo Pilar)

In meeting series in m42 (June 2011) the identified needs will be assessed and aprioritisation will be made.

Task 8.2 Fostering Innovation andAdapting Good Practices

Task Leader: PT-DLR/BMBFTask Leader: PT-DLR/BMBF

In order to elaborate proposals for the implementation of good practice examples

suitable to be adapted to the WBC the following activities are planned :

1. Identification and comparison of good practice examples of innovation policy approaches and instruments of EU MS and WBC;

2. Selection of some good practice examples of innovation policies, instruments and activities;

3. Development of adaptation schemes for the selected good practice examples taking into account the institutional and political environment in the WBC

Task 8.2 Fostering Innovation andAdapting Good Practices (step by step)

Task Leader: PT-DLR/BMBFTask Leader: PT-DLR/BMBF The selection will be done during a T8.2 review meeting ( beginning

of 2012);

The selected good practice examples will be presented and analysed

during a second review meeting (autumn 2012) aiming at developing

adaptation schemes;

Draft proposals for the implementation of adaptation schemes will be

elaborated;

The final T 8.2 report (end 2012): adaptation schemes for the selected

good practice examples realistically transferable to the WBC. Policy

recommendations and suggestions for joint activities (input in T 8.3 Action

Plan) and recommendations for training and capacity building

Task 8.3 Action Plan for Future Joint Innovation Activities

Task Leader: GSRT/GreeceTask Leader: GSRT/Greece

Fostering coordination and cooperation between regional innovation

stakeholders, in order to: • develop common research and innovation strategies• draw up corresponding joint activities (stand alone or integrated into

Europe- wide schemes)• possible future SEE-ERA.NET on Innovation

Action Plan on Research and Innovation(based on the input of WP8 tasks and also on the existing Joint Action Plan

for SEE developed under the SEE-ERA.NET project)

Task 8.3 Action Plan for Future

Joint Innovation Activities Task Leader: GSRT/GreeceTask Leader: GSRT/Greece

Input by Innovation Dialogue Fora/IDF (workshops) organised to:

support the further development of a regional research and innovation area in SEE

promote the inter-regional dialogue and explore synergies via liaison with networks outside SEE

continue the dialogue with multilateral initiatives and programmes for the targeted region

• eligible participants: project partners, policy makers, innovation program managing authorities from national funding agencies, other research institutions and innovation stakeholders coming from the industry, WBC Innovation group of experts, other experts at national, regional and European level.

Task 8.3 Action Plan for Future Joint Innovation Activities

1st IDF (Becici, 8-9 November 2010)

3 sessions (NIS, regional aspects, EU experience)

nearly 60 participants (project partners, WBC Innovation group of experts, policy makers, other experts at national and european level, representatives from academia and SMEs) coming from 16 different countries and more than 31 organisations

1st IDF

How to change…….?

Lack of coordinated innovation policy/strategy Lack of funding (public and private) Brain drain Lack of linkages between research and business sector Lack of knowledge transfer No supportive environment for the innovators Lack of / invalid statistical data

Also:• What needs to be done at a regional level. Which are on-

going regional initiatives.

1st IDF

Proposals (indicatively)

Monitoring mechanism Legal systems Financial incentives Platform for the coordination of the on-going regional

programs/initiatives Good practice examples from other countries/regions suitably

adopted to the needs of the region Teaching the young people how to be creative and innovative ……………… ………………..

Task 8.4 Capacity Building and Networking

Task Leader: SEERC/GreeceTask Leader: SEERC/Greece

In order to enhance the capacity building in the region the following learning groupsare being scheduled:

1. training of the key research managers on the market demands (Serbia, spring 2011)

2. training for RTDI stakeholders in the field of technology transfer and innovation support (Montenegro, autumn 2011)

Also: Participation in a big conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and RegionalDevelopment with participants from WBC-INCO.NET ENHANCED partner countries,but also from other countries interested and the respective EC DGs(Skopje,spring 2011. Also in 2012)

Virtual meeting at the end of 2013

WBC Innovation group of experts

The role of this group is to give feedback on the situation of the

innovation systems in the region and also

• to provide their expertise in the WP8 activities • to support the ministerial partners to be engaged in future transnational

cooperative activities in the WB region

Future scope: orientation towards the further commitment of the

countries of the region into joint future initiatives in the selected fields of

innovation support and innovation policy.

WBC Innovation group of experts

Who?

Stakeholder organisations in the field of Innovation with experience in EU

Programmes/Innovation schemes mainly from WBC.INCO.NET ENHANCED partner

countries, but also from other countries in the SEE and EU MS.

Innovation stakeholder organisations committed to future regional

collaborative activities in innovation and thus are in favour of developing and

implementing the Action Plan, and also being involved in a possible ERA-NET

on Innovation

Kelly VavasiGeneral Secretariat for Research & Technology,International S & T Cooperation Directorate14 -18 Messogeion av., 115 10 Athens, Greecetel: +30 210 7458101fax: +30 210 7714153email: kvavasi@gsrt.gr

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