This document discusses interregional cooperation in innovation between European regions. It outlines reasons for cooperation, including critical mass, visibility, complementarity of products/services/competences, and integrating value chains. It presents examples of pilot projects between regions in advanced manufacturing areas like 3D printing, efficient and sustainable manufacturing, and manufacturing for energy applications in harsh environments. The Vanguard Initiative involves over 20 regions working together on these types of cross-border innovation projects.

1. 14-11-2014
JOSÉ CARLOS CALDEIRA
President of the Board
jcaldeira@aninov.pt
EMERGING INDUSTRIES, OPEN INNOVATION
AND INNOVATION POLICIES
The Example of the Vanguard Initiative
Regions
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2. COOPERATION IN INNOVATION
REASONS FOR COOPERATION
DIMENSION (CRITICAL MASS, VISIBILITY, RELEVANCE, EFFICIENCY )
COMPLEMENTARITY (PRODUCTS, SERVICES, COMPETENCES, ETC.)
VALUE CHAINS (INTEGRATION, GLOBALIZATION, ETC.)

3. INNOVATION CONTEXT (Industry Led)
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Capital = 1250 k€
VISION
STRATEGY
INNOVATION
CHALLENGES
RESEARCH
NEEDS
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
INDUSTRY
(Companies)
RESEARCH
ORG.
PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES
EXPLOITATION
(Results and
Impact)
NEW SOLUTIONS
(Development,
tech. transfer and
integration)
RESEARCH
RESULTS
(Knowledge)

4. INNOVATION CONTEXT (Industry Led)
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Capital = 1250 k€
VISION
STRATEGY
INNOVATION
CHALLENGES
RESEARCH
NEEDS
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
INDUSTRY
(Companies)
RESEARCH
ORG.
PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES
EXPLOITATION
(Results and
Impact)
NEW SOLUTIONS
(Development,
tech. transfer and
integration)
RESEARCH
RESULTS
(Knowledge)

5. INNOVATION CONTEXT (KET’s)
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KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: A VALUE CHAIN PYRAMID

6. INNOVATION CONTEXT (KET’s)
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KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: A VALUE CHAIN PYRAMID

7. INNOVATION CONTEXT (KET’s)
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KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: A VALUE CHAIN PYRAMID
CROSS FERTILIZATION
OPEN INNOVATION
N/R FUNDING

8. Asturias
Baden-Württemberg
Basque Country
Catalonia
Dalarna
Flanders
Lombardy
Malopolska
Navarra
Nord-Pas de Calais
Norte
Nort Rhine-Westphalia
Skåne
Rhône-Alpes
Scotland
Silesia
South Netherlands
Tampere Region
Upper-Austria
Wallonia
Zuid-Holland

9. Letter of Engagement to President Van Rompuy
Three Objectives
• Political engagement of regions for interregional cooperation
in European strategic priority areas on the basis of smart
specialisation : exchange of good practices and alignment of
roadmaps to achieve complementarities.
• Focus on an investment boost in demonstrators and pilots for
deploying European lead-markets (such as KETs, bio-based
products, sustainable construction, clean vehicles, smart grids,
…), supported by instruments at all policy levels
• Upgrading regional clusters into world-class clusters through
cross-border cooperation and networking in international value
chains.

10. How we work together
Political
level
Operational
level
Leading by
example
Cooperation
with the EC
Annual Meetings of
political leaders
(Milan 13 Nov)
Thematic Meetings
on initiative of
individual regions
(Skane 4 June)
Reg. Representatives
(18 regions)
Coordination Group (5)
Chair (Scotland)
Secretariat (Flanders)
Task Forces:
- SSP AM
- Funding synergies
Pilot SSP
+
Pilot
networks
…
Regional Public Private Partnerships / Cluster
platforms
Companies and innovation actors in the regions
Engaging:
Policy Officers
Experts
Lead-companies

11. ‘HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION
with 3D PRINTING’
• This is one of pilot actions of the Vanguard Initiative started by
Flanders, South-NL and Norte, to implement a ‘Smart Specialisation
Platform Advanced Manufacturing’ in cooperation with the EC.
• Building a European network of demonstrators and industry-led
pilots for 3D-printing solutions, to contribute to:
– Acceleration of the uptake of 3D-printing solutions by a combined effort of industry led
clusters in a large number of European regions.
– Co-creation of growth markets for 3Dprinting applications, based on smart specialisation
and on the mutual learning from the experiences in demonstrators and pilots in different
application areas
– Breakthroughs in the industrial organisation of manufacturing in Europe
• Kick-off on 26 September with 16 regions:
– Starting ‘mapping’ and ‘matching’ the potential for collaboration
– Open to other regions and clusters that share the ambition
and build critical mass.

12. Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing - ESM
Outcome:
To realize a network of demosites and pilot lines at Regional level that will
enable manufacturing companies of different sectors, including SMEs, to
develop and introduce highly efficient and sustainable processes,
technologies, systems and methods.
Participants regions:
Asturias
Nord – Pas de Calais
Scotland
Baden – Württemberg
Noord Brabant
Skane
Basque Country
Norte
South Nederland
Catalonia
Pays de la Loire
Tampere region
Flanders
Rhone – Alpes
Upper Austria
Lombardy
Saxony
West Finland
Pilot Action on Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing

13. PILOT PROJECT ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FOR
ENERGY RELATED APPPLICATION IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
Vision
EU as global leader in manufacturing robust high integrity
components for marine renewables and offshore energy applications
Outcome
The creation of a new and improved EU value chain in Offshore Oil
and Gas, Unconventional Oil and Gas, Marine Renewables and Deep
Sea Mining
How
By exploiting a suite of manufacturing technologies developed across
research networks with complementary specialisms. Industry will set
the agenda for research, contribute to the funding and adopt the
technologies.
Regions participating in the value chain mapping
Scotland, Basque Country, Flanders, Asturias, Dalarna, Skåne,
Lombardia, Norte, Syddanmark, Bretagne, Northern Ireland, East of
England, Vastra Gotaland, Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ostrobothnia and
Veneto.

14. COMPETE PROGRAMME
Using Structural Funds to Support the Innovation Cycle

15. PRODUTECH CLUSTER
Integrating EU and N/R Programmes

16. PRODUTECH CLUSTER
Integrating EU and N/R Programmes

17. COOPERATION IN INNOVATION
CONCLUSIONS
THERE ARE ALREADY SEVERAL EXAMPLES THAT ILLUSTRATE
INTERREGIONAL COOPERATION
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IS A RELEVANT AREA FOR
TRANSREGIONAL COOPERATION
THE CONTEXT IS FAVOURABLE AND THE
INSTRUMENTS ARE THERE

18. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
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