Las Estrategias Regionales de Investigación e Innovación para la Especialización Inteligente.

1. Antonio García Gómez
European Commission, DG REGIO
R&I Programme Manager - EU policies – Spain Unit
Senior expert for matrix interaction with Competence Centre for Smart
and Sustainable Growth

2. "One-size-fits-all" impossible!
Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/regional-innovation/index_en.htm

3. Cohesion Policy funding
for R&I 2007-2013
Cohesion Policy
innovation
support over total
aid:
 4% in 89’-93’
 7% in 94’-99’
 11% in 00’-06’
 25% in 07’-13’

4. Cohesion Policy
2007-2013:
Issues:
►Lack of institutional coordination
between levels of government and
across departments
► Strategies without external
perspective – duplication
► Lack of critical mass
► Measures mainly for R&I and
capacity building, but not for new
forms of innovation
► Focus on fashionable themes /
prestige projects
€86 billion for innovation:
- RTD incl infrastructures
- Entrepreneurship
- ICT development & up-take
- human capital
► Focus on existing industries and not
on emerging sectors and services
See: Regional Innovation Monitor
www.rim-europa.eu

5. Ex ante Thematic Conditionality 1
Thematic Objectives
1. Strengthening
research,
technological
and innovation
(R&D target)
(referred to in Article
9(1))
Ex ante conditionality
1.1. Research and Innovation:
The existence of a national or
regional smart specialisation
strategy in line with the National
Reform Programme, to leverage
private research and innovation
expenditure, which complies with
the features of well-performing
national or regional research and
innovation system
Criteria for fulfilment
1) A national or regional smart specialisation
strategy is in place that:
–is based on a SWOT or similar analysis to
concentrate resources on a limited set of
research and innovation priorities;
–outline measures to stimulate private RTD
investment;
–contains a monitoring mechanism.
– A framework outlining available budgetary
resources for research and innovation has
been adopted.
2) An indicative multi-annual plan for
budgeting
and
prioritization
of
investments linked to EU priorities, and
where appropriate, the European Strategy
Forum on Research Infrastructures – ESFRI
has been adopted.

7. Thematic guides
 Incubators
 Universities & regional development
 Broadband
 Service innovation
 Creative industries
 Green growth
 Entrepreneurial mind-set
 Social innovation
Soon available:
► Clusters
► Public procurement for innovation
► Synergies Horizon2020, COSME – CSF funds ► SME innovation
► Technology Parks
Inspiration for innovation support:
•
Review of regional innovation (OECD)
https://community.oecd.org/community/smartspecialisation
•
State Aid framework for Research and Innovation
•
Analysis of regional innovation http://www.rim-europa.eu
•
EURADA • Directory of "No-Nonsense" Activities to Build S³-minded Regions;
http://www.insme.org/files/3019
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8. Assessment Grid
Criteria fulfilled?
Criteria for fulfilment
YES/NO
A national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation is in
place…
The relevant operational programme contains a reference to the name of the framework
and indicates where it of its different elements are published (in a form of a link)
… that:
–
is based on a SWOT or similar analysis to concentrate resources on a limited set of
research and innovation priorities:

there is evidence that a SWOT or a similar analysis has been conducted in order to
establish priorities for investment;

there is a description of the methodology used for the analysis;

There is a description of the prioritization/elimination process, including the
involvement of stakeholders, and of its results.
Outlines measures to stimulate private RTD investment:
–

There is a description of the policy-mix planned to be used for the implementation
of smart specialisation and indication which programme/instrument will be used
for their funding;

There is an explanation on how these measures are tailored to the needs of
enterprises, in particular SMEs (e.g. description of the “entrepreneurial discovery
process” used for the strategy developments) and other private R&I investors
and/or which other measures are undertaken to incentivise private research and
innovation investments.
Elements of non-fulfilment

9. Assessment Grid
Criteria fulfilled?
Criteria for fulfilment
YES/NO
A national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation is
in place…
The relevant operational programme contains a reference to the name of the
framework and indicates where it of its different elements are published (in a form of
a link)
… that:
–
Contains a monitoring mechanism:

There is a description of the methodology, including the chosen indicators, and
governance structure of the monitoring mechanism.

There is a description of how the follow-up to the findings of the monitoring
will be ensured.
A framework outlining available budgetary resources for research and innovation
has been adopted.
The relevant operational programme contains a reference to the name of the
framework and indicates where it is published (in a form of a link)
A framework outlining available budgetary resources for research and innovation
has been adopted, indicating various sources of finance (and indicative amounts)
(EU, national and other sources as appropriate).
Elements of non-fulfilment

10. Thematic concentration of the ERDF
Research and Innovation
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
+ ICT access and use
SMEs competitiveness
Transition regions: 60 % concentration
(incl. 15%- 20% for energy/renewables)
60%
20%
Developed regions and
transition regions
20-22%
6%
10-12%
44%
Less developed regions

11. Investment Priority* 1 for the ERDF
Result of trilogue between EP, Council and Commission:
1. strengthening research, technological development and innovation
through:
(a) enhancing research and innovation (R&I) infrastructure and capacities to
develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of
European interest;
(b) promoting business investment in innovation and research, and developing
links and synergies between enterprises, R&D centres and higher education,
in particular product and service development, technology transfer, social
innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation,
networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation and
supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product
validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first
production, in particular in Key Enabling Technologies and diffusion of general
purpose technologies
*) other innovation-related IPs are for ICT take-up, SME competitiveness, entrepreneurship and other skills, etc.. Also the
ESF, EAFRD and EMFF plan to invest in innovation.

12. Thank you!
Any questions ?
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