The document introduces the concept of the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) and presents results from a survey on its implementation. The EDP is a legal requirement for developing smart specialization strategies and involves stakeholders in an interactive process to identify new economic opportunities. The survey found the EDP often involves a triple helix of public sector, research, and businesses. It also found regions desire more engagement from civil society and citizens. Overall, the EDP is seen as continuous, involving stakeholders through the policy cycle, and having positive impacts and high satisfaction, though some desire more engagement in the future.
Iohn Ecwards: Smart specialisation and partnership for economic transformatio...Apulian ICT Living Labs
1) The document discusses the concept of smart specialization and its application through regional innovation strategies (RIS3) across Europe.
2) RIS3 aims to promote economic transformation through an entrepreneurial discovery process that identifies regional strengths and supports them through public policy.
3) The process emphasizes stakeholder involvement, outward collaboration, experimentation, and priority setting to determine a limited number of areas for specialization.
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On July 15th, 2014, Caux Round Table Japan, EIRIS and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, jointly held a conference to introduce the proposal of EIRIS (Ethical Investment Research and Information Service) to integrate a global human rights performance benchmark.
View the full report of the event at http://www.crt-japan.jp/EN/press/140715_EIRIS_report_E.html
1) The document discusses the DEDALUS and ARIANNA projects which aim to disseminate knowledge about trade unions and promote transnational cooperation through training, communication, and networking.
2) It outlines the strategic goals of raising awareness, sharing experiences, and involving different stakeholders.
3) The main activities described include national seminars, an international seminar, developing communication strategies and tools like newsletters, websites and social media to share project results.
Foresight Methods and Practice: Lessons Learned from International Foresight ...Totti Könnölä
This document provides an overview of foresight methods and lessons learned from international foresight exercises. It discusses how foresight can contribute to the entire policy cycle from agenda setting to evaluation. It emphasizes that foresight designs must always be customized and that foresight tools should not be the first step, but should engage stakeholders. Key methods discussed include scenarios, roadmaps, and integrating different foresight techniques. Case studies from Chile and the IMS 2020 project are also summarized.
Helping the 3rd Sector be more efficient and effectiveThe OR Society
Pro Bono O.R. provides volunteer analysts to third sector organisations in the UK to help leaders make more effective decisions and build more productive systems
This report documents the collective output of research activities undertaken by the Institute for Employment Studies in response to a request from EU-OSHA to undertake a review of successful OSH benchmarking initiatives. The overarching aim was to review OSH benchmarking schemes that have been set up at sector, Member State or European level in order to assess the benefits that such schemes can deliver, as well as their limitations, and to identify the key factors of and main obstacles to their success.
TCI 2015 From The Blind Angle to Strategical Internationalisation in ClustersTCI Network
This document discusses internationalization strategies for clusters in Denmark. It begins by noting that six years ago, international activities were not integrated into cluster strategies in Denmark. Now, Cluster Excellence Denmark works to professionalize and internationalize the 50 major Danish clusters.
Over the past six years, 21 clusters have co-organized international matchmaking events, 14 have done market visits, and all have found partners for collaboration. Surveys show 65% of clusters have internationalization strategies and activities like partner search, study tours, and innovation projects help clusters access new knowledge, markets, and partners.
The document outlines a four phase model for cluster internationalization: 1) understand the cluster, 2) develop a strategic plan, 3) implement
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1) The document analyzes entrepreneurial ecosystems at the macro, meso, and micro levels in the Netherlands.
2) It discusses frameworks for benchmarking conditions that support fast-growth firms, such as income tax rates and access to financing in the short term and attitudes toward entrepreneurship and smaller government in the long term.
3) The document presents a case study of the LED lighting ecosystem in the Netherlands, which involves around 260 SMEs collaborating and competing to develop innovative LED lighting products and share knowledge through a network supported by the government.
Iohn Ecwards: Smart specialisation and partnership for economic transformatio...Apulian ICT Living Labs
1) The document discusses the concept of smart specialization and its application through regional innovation strategies (RIS3) across Europe.
2) RIS3 aims to promote economic transformation through an entrepreneurial discovery process that identifies regional strengths and supports them through public policy.
3) The process emphasizes stakeholder involvement, outward collaboration, experimentation, and priority setting to determine a limited number of areas for specialization.
Introducing the Proposal of a "Global Human Rights Performance Benchmark"CRT-Japan 経済人コー円卓会議
On July 15th, 2014, Caux Round Table Japan, EIRIS and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, jointly held a conference to introduce the proposal of EIRIS (Ethical Investment Research and Information Service) to integrate a global human rights performance benchmark.
View the full report of the event at http://www.crt-japan.jp/EN/press/140715_EIRIS_report_E.html
1) The document discusses the DEDALUS and ARIANNA projects which aim to disseminate knowledge about trade unions and promote transnational cooperation through training, communication, and networking.
2) It outlines the strategic goals of raising awareness, sharing experiences, and involving different stakeholders.
3) The main activities described include national seminars, an international seminar, developing communication strategies and tools like newsletters, websites and social media to share project results.
Foresight Methods and Practice: Lessons Learned from International Foresight ...Totti Könnölä
This document provides an overview of foresight methods and lessons learned from international foresight exercises. It discusses how foresight can contribute to the entire policy cycle from agenda setting to evaluation. It emphasizes that foresight designs must always be customized and that foresight tools should not be the first step, but should engage stakeholders. Key methods discussed include scenarios, roadmaps, and integrating different foresight techniques. Case studies from Chile and the IMS 2020 project are also summarized.
Helping the 3rd Sector be more efficient and effectiveThe OR Society
Pro Bono O.R. provides volunteer analysts to third sector organisations in the UK to help leaders make more effective decisions and build more productive systems
This report documents the collective output of research activities undertaken by the Institute for Employment Studies in response to a request from EU-OSHA to undertake a review of successful OSH benchmarking initiatives. The overarching aim was to review OSH benchmarking schemes that have been set up at sector, Member State or European level in order to assess the benefits that such schemes can deliver, as well as their limitations, and to identify the key factors of and main obstacles to their success.
TCI 2015 From The Blind Angle to Strategical Internationalisation in ClustersTCI Network
This document discusses internationalization strategies for clusters in Denmark. It begins by noting that six years ago, international activities were not integrated into cluster strategies in Denmark. Now, Cluster Excellence Denmark works to professionalize and internationalize the 50 major Danish clusters.
Over the past six years, 21 clusters have co-organized international matchmaking events, 14 have done market visits, and all have found partners for collaboration. Surveys show 65% of clusters have internationalization strategies and activities like partner search, study tours, and innovation projects help clusters access new knowledge, markets, and partners.
The document outlines a four phase model for cluster internationalization: 1) understand the cluster, 2) develop a strategic plan, 3) implement
8. meijaard, brouwer and van der veen open and less open networksOECD CFE
1) The document analyzes entrepreneurial ecosystems at the macro, meso, and micro levels in the Netherlands.
2) It discusses frameworks for benchmarking conditions that support fast-growth firms, such as income tax rates and access to financing in the short term and attitudes toward entrepreneurship and smaller government in the long term.
3) The document presents a case study of the LED lighting ecosystem in the Netherlands, which involves around 260 SMEs collaborating and competing to develop innovative LED lighting products and share knowledge through a network supported by the government.
ICT Sector Assessment Presentation prepared by IESC's Mehdi Sif and delivered in a public workshop in 2004, middle east telecommunications sector assesment, Free Trade Agreement, IESC, USAID, International Executive Service Corps
The document discusses innovation platforms (IPs) that bring together different stakeholders along agricultural value chains to jointly solve problems. It provides an overview of the implementation of the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) concept through the Sasakawa Africa Fund-supported project in three phases since 2004. The project used IPs as operational instruments to foster interactions between actors like farmers, traders, researchers and policymakers to increase innovation and promote scaling up of solutions. Some lessons learned include that market-led processes catalyzed innovations, quality facilitation influenced innovation, and policy support was useful for involvement.
Evaluating stakeholder engagement: Practices in OECD countries, Laura Seiffer...OECD Governance
Presentation by Laura Seiffert, Junior Policy Analyst, and Daniel Trnka, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD, at the 6th Expert Meeting on Measuring Regulatory Performance: Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy, Breakout Session 1, The Hague, 16-18 June 2014. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/
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Presentation by Christiane Arndt, Programme Co-ordinator Measuring Regulatory Performance, OECD, at the 6th Expert Meeting on Measuring Regulatory Performance: Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy, Introduction, The Hague, 16-18 June 2014. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/
Developing a framework for measuring public procurement of innovation. What a...STIEAS
OECD expert workshop on the measurement of public procurement of innovation. Developing a framework for measuring public procurement of innovation. What are the key user needs? Can they be met? presentation by John Rigby
TCI 2014 Evaluating the human element in clustersTCI Network
This document discusses evaluating the human element in clusters. It proposes that the human element includes dimensions like engagement, internal collaboration, and external interaction. It suggests measuring these dimensions at the firm and cluster level through surveys and self-assessment tools. Measuring the human element can provide evidence of impacts and the relationship between the human element and economic performance. Next steps include countries collecting data on the human element and discussing results to advance frameworks for evaluating and benchmarking the human element internationally.
ocial support and long term care for older people – GhentaCARER+ Project
This document summarizes a conference presentation on social support and long-term care for older people. It discusses the objectives of researching potentials for social innovation and active aging. Key points included analyzing the current state of long-term care across different countries, identifying drivers and barriers to social innovation, and providing indicators for future active aging scenarios. The presentation also covered defining active aging and long-term care, differences in long-term care systems across European countries, and factors influencing social innovation initiatives in long-term care.
TCI2013 The evaluation of internationalisation activities of cluster organisa...TCI Network
This document discusses research on the internationalization activities of cluster organizations in the Czech Republic and their economic impacts. It finds that older, larger clusters with more employees are more engaged in internationalization. Two-thirds of clusters have internationalization strategies, focusing on establishing partnerships. The most common and impactful internationalization activities are marketing, accessing new technologies, and international projects. Internationalization enhances innovation environments and university relationships, while also increasing employment and investments. The document concludes that internationalization benefits clusters by identifying new knowledge and markets, and that involvement in projects and accessing strategies increases with cluster maturity.
The document outlines a strategy for scaling up development partnerships to transform livestock value chains through three stages: local take-off, scaling locally to nationally, and scaling nationally to globally. It proposes establishing learning platforms to identify issues, form tactical partnerships to collaborate on solutions, and strategic partnerships to spread innovations transnationally. The strategy would be implemented over three years by facilitating partnerships in initial countries, then expanding methods and alliances to additional locations while providing knowledge services to support partnership platforms. The goal is widespread development impact through coordinated action across whole livestock systems.
ILRI Seminar_Presentation by AHall_Our search for effective research and inno...Food_Systems_Innovation
International agricultural research has long searched for effective models to connect research to innovation and impact with mixed success. This has led to a need to invest in understanding innovation practice through learning rather than reliance on universal models. The document argues that establishing a scientific basis to link multi-stakeholder partnership practice with impact requires a framework and evidence on what works. The CGIAR is well positioned to contribute knowledge on how innovation processes work and to develop practices that enable effective contribution to impact.
The document presents findings from a phase 1 survey conducted as part of the Convention 2020 study. Key findings include:
- The biggest current barriers to event effectiveness are seen as cost of attending, poor organization, and lack of focus in design.
- For 2020, quality of networking was the top reason for delegates to attend, less than 50% cited price, and only 1% said they wouldn't attend live events.
- 74% said their organization would maintain investment in live events in 2020, while 46% said time/cost pressures could deter sending delegates.
- Emerging trends include fewer but larger events, growth in smaller specialized meetings, and more low-cost evening-only meetings.
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
This document outlines the process for developing a cluster strategy and action plan. It discusses key steps like forming a leadership team, conducting analysis, developing networks, and organizing initiatives. It emphasizes involving stakeholders through workshops and interviews to understand expectations, conduct SWOT analyses, and define strategic objectives and action fields. Methods are presented for prioritizing actions based on impact, effort, and number of beneficiaries. The document provides templates for planning actions, assigning responsibilities and resources, and calculating staff and funding needs to implement the cluster strategy.
NordForsk Open Access Reykjavik 14-15/8-2014:Sim4rdmNordForsk
This document discusses testing and improving research data management (RDM) maturity levels using tools created by the SIM4RDM project. Four use cases involving researchers in different disciplines and countries used a questionnaire to assess RDM maturity levels and provide recommendations. Main findings include that terminology created a barrier, one-size-fits-all did not work, and linking tools to examples and monitoring would help improve RDM. Addressing all RDM features systematically helped initiate practical improvement steps. Future steps include demonstrating maturity levels with examples and raising broader RDM awareness.
Madeline Smith, Presentation TCI2018 European Conference SofiaTCI Network
This document discusses cluster evaluation and outlines key topics from a conference on the subject. It notes that evaluation should focus on learning rather than auditing, and should evidence the difference clusters make for participants, partners, funders, and policymakers. The document summarizes emerging issues in cluster evaluation like capturing human dynamics and balancing program and initiative evaluations. It also lists principles that should guide evaluation, such as reflecting real-world contexts. Overall, the summary emphasizes that evaluation is an important part of the policy process and should influence both policy and cluster management improvements.
Evidencing the Benefits of Cluster Programmes by Madeline Smith, James Wilso...TCI Network
The document discusses challenges around evaluating cluster programs and proposes a framework to assess their effects. It reviews literature finding clusters positively impact firm innovation, productivity, and regional growth. Case studies of cluster programs found effects on collaboration, economic performance, and regional competitiveness. Participants discussed populating the framework with indicators and applying it to a UK cluster initiative case. Key questions for cluster evaluation include what level and types of effects the policy aims to achieve. The working group seeks to advance understanding and practice of cluster evaluation.
This document provides information about technology roadmapping from Global Vision, an international open innovation group. It discusses Global Vision's approach to technology roadmapping, which involves partnering with companies to solve technical problems, accelerate R&D, and detect new markets. The document then provides an overview of technology roadmapping, including its history, definitions, typical objectives for corporate and industry roadmaps, and the use of market-driven and innovation-driven approaches. It concludes with discussing initial steps for roadmapping, including market and SWOT analyses as well as conventional and Global Vision's preferred approaches.
ICT Sector Assessment Presentation prepared by IESC's Mehdi Sif and delivered in a public workshop in 2004, middle east telecommunications sector assesment, Free Trade Agreement, IESC, USAID, International Executive Service Corps
The document discusses innovation platforms (IPs) that bring together different stakeholders along agricultural value chains to jointly solve problems. It provides an overview of the implementation of the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) concept through the Sasakawa Africa Fund-supported project in three phases since 2004. The project used IPs as operational instruments to foster interactions between actors like farmers, traders, researchers and policymakers to increase innovation and promote scaling up of solutions. Some lessons learned include that market-led processes catalyzed innovations, quality facilitation influenced innovation, and policy support was useful for involvement.
Evaluating stakeholder engagement: Practices in OECD countries, Laura Seiffer...OECD Governance
Presentation by Laura Seiffert, Junior Policy Analyst, and Daniel Trnka, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD, at the 6th Expert Meeting on Measuring Regulatory Performance: Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy, Breakout Session 1, The Hague, 16-18 June 2014. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/
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Presentation by Christiane Arndt, Programme Co-ordinator Measuring Regulatory Performance, OECD, at the 6th Expert Meeting on Measuring Regulatory Performance: Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy, Introduction, The Hague, 16-18 June 2014. Further information is available at http://www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/
Developing a framework for measuring public procurement of innovation. What a...STIEAS
OECD expert workshop on the measurement of public procurement of innovation. Developing a framework for measuring public procurement of innovation. What are the key user needs? Can they be met? presentation by John Rigby
TCI 2014 Evaluating the human element in clustersTCI Network
This document discusses evaluating the human element in clusters. It proposes that the human element includes dimensions like engagement, internal collaboration, and external interaction. It suggests measuring these dimensions at the firm and cluster level through surveys and self-assessment tools. Measuring the human element can provide evidence of impacts and the relationship between the human element and economic performance. Next steps include countries collecting data on the human element and discussing results to advance frameworks for evaluating and benchmarking the human element internationally.
ocial support and long term care for older people – GhentaCARER+ Project
This document summarizes a conference presentation on social support and long-term care for older people. It discusses the objectives of researching potentials for social innovation and active aging. Key points included analyzing the current state of long-term care across different countries, identifying drivers and barriers to social innovation, and providing indicators for future active aging scenarios. The presentation also covered defining active aging and long-term care, differences in long-term care systems across European countries, and factors influencing social innovation initiatives in long-term care.
TCI2013 The evaluation of internationalisation activities of cluster organisa...TCI Network
This document discusses research on the internationalization activities of cluster organizations in the Czech Republic and their economic impacts. It finds that older, larger clusters with more employees are more engaged in internationalization. Two-thirds of clusters have internationalization strategies, focusing on establishing partnerships. The most common and impactful internationalization activities are marketing, accessing new technologies, and international projects. Internationalization enhances innovation environments and university relationships, while also increasing employment and investments. The document concludes that internationalization benefits clusters by identifying new knowledge and markets, and that involvement in projects and accessing strategies increases with cluster maturity.
The document outlines a strategy for scaling up development partnerships to transform livestock value chains through three stages: local take-off, scaling locally to nationally, and scaling nationally to globally. It proposes establishing learning platforms to identify issues, form tactical partnerships to collaborate on solutions, and strategic partnerships to spread innovations transnationally. The strategy would be implemented over three years by facilitating partnerships in initial countries, then expanding methods and alliances to additional locations while providing knowledge services to support partnership platforms. The goal is widespread development impact through coordinated action across whole livestock systems.
ILRI Seminar_Presentation by AHall_Our search for effective research and inno...Food_Systems_Innovation
International agricultural research has long searched for effective models to connect research to innovation and impact with mixed success. This has led to a need to invest in understanding innovation practice through learning rather than reliance on universal models. The document argues that establishing a scientific basis to link multi-stakeholder partnership practice with impact requires a framework and evidence on what works. The CGIAR is well positioned to contribute knowledge on how innovation processes work and to develop practices that enable effective contribution to impact.
The document presents findings from a phase 1 survey conducted as part of the Convention 2020 study. Key findings include:
- The biggest current barriers to event effectiveness are seen as cost of attending, poor organization, and lack of focus in design.
- For 2020, quality of networking was the top reason for delegates to attend, less than 50% cited price, and only 1% said they wouldn't attend live events.
- 74% said their organization would maintain investment in live events in 2020, while 46% said time/cost pressures could deter sending delegates.
- Emerging trends include fewer but larger events, growth in smaller specialized meetings, and more low-cost evening-only meetings.
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
This document outlines the process for developing a cluster strategy and action plan. It discusses key steps like forming a leadership team, conducting analysis, developing networks, and organizing initiatives. It emphasizes involving stakeholders through workshops and interviews to understand expectations, conduct SWOT analyses, and define strategic objectives and action fields. Methods are presented for prioritizing actions based on impact, effort, and number of beneficiaries. The document provides templates for planning actions, assigning responsibilities and resources, and calculating staff and funding needs to implement the cluster strategy.
NordForsk Open Access Reykjavik 14-15/8-2014:Sim4rdmNordForsk
This document discusses testing and improving research data management (RDM) maturity levels using tools created by the SIM4RDM project. Four use cases involving researchers in different disciplines and countries used a questionnaire to assess RDM maturity levels and provide recommendations. Main findings include that terminology created a barrier, one-size-fits-all did not work, and linking tools to examples and monitoring would help improve RDM. Addressing all RDM features systematically helped initiate practical improvement steps. Future steps include demonstrating maturity levels with examples and raising broader RDM awareness.
Madeline Smith, Presentation TCI2018 European Conference SofiaTCI Network
This document discusses cluster evaluation and outlines key topics from a conference on the subject. It notes that evaluation should focus on learning rather than auditing, and should evidence the difference clusters make for participants, partners, funders, and policymakers. The document summarizes emerging issues in cluster evaluation like capturing human dynamics and balancing program and initiative evaluations. It also lists principles that should guide evaluation, such as reflecting real-world contexts. Overall, the summary emphasizes that evaluation is an important part of the policy process and should influence both policy and cluster management improvements.
Evidencing the Benefits of Cluster Programmes by Madeline Smith, James Wilso...TCI Network
The document discusses challenges around evaluating cluster programs and proposes a framework to assess their effects. It reviews literature finding clusters positively impact firm innovation, productivity, and regional growth. Case studies of cluster programs found effects on collaboration, economic performance, and regional competitiveness. Participants discussed populating the framework with indicators and applying it to a UK cluster initiative case. Key questions for cluster evaluation include what level and types of effects the policy aims to achieve. The working group seeks to advance understanding and practice of cluster evaluation.
This document provides information about technology roadmapping from Global Vision, an international open innovation group. It discusses Global Vision's approach to technology roadmapping, which involves partnering with companies to solve technical problems, accelerate R&D, and detect new markets. The document then provides an overview of technology roadmapping, including its history, definitions, typical objectives for corporate and industry roadmaps, and the use of market-driven and innovation-driven approaches. It concludes with discussing initial steps for roadmapping, including market and SWOT analyses as well as conventional and Global Vision's preferred approaches.
Explore the key differences between silicone sponge rubber and foam rubber in this comprehensive presentation. Learn about their unique properties, manufacturing processes, and applications across various industries. Discover how each material performs in terms of temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and cost-effectiveness. Gain insights from real-world case studies and make informed decisions for your projects.
3. JRC work on Smart Specialisation
Areas of work Analytical tools
4. Structure of the presentation
Origin and
evolution of the
concept
Survey: 4-
ple helix
Survey:
Continuous
EDP
Survey:
Self-
evaluation
5. Legal basis
• S3s shall be developed through involving […]
managing authorities and stakeholders […] in
an entrepreneurial discovery process.
• ERDF Regulation
EDP: the legal basis
6. Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) – Evolution of the
concept
• An intact logic of the EDP… as interactive and inclusive process
to:
─ open new technological and market domains
─ inform governments’ policy and decision-making
• …for an evolved concept:
─ The continuous nature of the EDP
─ The cyclical nature of the EDP;
The EDP is embedded in the strategy
EDP – Evolution of the concept
7. Defining and testing the concept of continuous EDP
• RIS3 Strategies, policy literature,
JRC Activities
• Feedback with JRC and experts
RIS3 Handbook
Chapter 1
• Conceptual Model
• based on good practice
• Operationalisation of
concept
• Development of the survey
• Feedback with JRC and
FORO ADR
EDP Survey
• Model validation
• Identification of
learning
opportunities
8. The EDP survey – Key components
EDP in
RIS3 Design
• Role of stakeholders
• EDP mechanisms
EDP in
RIS3
Implementation
• Test the concept of
Continuous EDP
EDP:
Self-evaluation
9. EDP in the design phase: key features
•Adapted - 37.3
•New - 25.4
•New & adapted - 13.6
•None of the above - 23.7
•Effective for identification
of priorities 93.2
•Positive experience 96.6
•Conflicts 39
•Collect views on regional
development - 83
•Build consensus on
investment - 76
•Both – 63
• Informative: Surveys,
Bilateral dialogue, Public
meetings
• Interactive: Workshops,
Participatory methods
• 6 regions only informative Methods
Aims -
use (%)
Structur
es: (%)
Assessm
ent
(% yes)
10. Stakeholders in the EDP – Design phase
Higher education institutions
Research organisations
Regional government and agencies
Local government
European Commission
National government
Regional SMEs
Regional Large firms
Business associations
Clusters organisations
Incubators, accelerators, etc.
Foreign firms
National firms
Civil society organisations (NGOs, etc.)
Labor unions
User-centered communities and labs
Business Research
Societal
actors
Public
sector
14. Stakeholders in the EDP: – Design phase
First glimpse
The usual suspects
Top 4 Actual,
Desired,
Expected
engagement
Clusters,
Research org,
Universities and
regional gov.
You don't always get what you want!
On average Desired engagement>Expected
engagement >Actual engagement
But…
16. Stakeholders in the EDP – Design phase
Actual-Expected
• Top 4: most often good knowledge
• Good: research, public sector, national
firms, private associations
• So-So: individual firms, civil society or user-
centered facilities
19. Stakeholders in the EDP: – Design phase
Unsatisfactory relationship
Actor not well-understood
Actor well-understood
Often invited Rarely invited
Individual
firms
Local
government
Civil society &
user-centred
Unions
Satisfactory relationship
The decent rival
Unexplored
potential
Not so-secret love
Peripheral actor
21. 64.4
57.6
88.1
present calls
for
clarification
present pre-
calls for
feedback
do either or
both
Stakeholders and calls
78%
61%
45%
22%
88.10%
do either of the three
users' participation
PCPP-type
shared action plans
consortia as beneficiaries
Instruments and Consortia
EDP in RIS3 Implementation – Investment decision
23. Role of stakeholders in monitoring
47.50%
33.90%
45.80%
40%
57.60%
26%
100%
Definition of
indicators
Monitoring
committee
Both Informed
about
evidence
Involved in
decisions
based on
monitoring
Both Direct or
Indirect
Involemnt
Direct involvement Indirect
Involvement
EDP in RIS3 Implementation – Monitoring
24. Stakeholders in the EDP
Private sector mainly involved in
implementation
Civil society -similar engagement to firms in
monitoring and governance
25. Stakeholders in the EDP
Across most actors (EC, Regional gov, National
firms, Unions, Risk, Other) approx 50% would like
more engagement in the future.
26. 3.4%
20.3% 23.7% 23.7%
22.0%
59.3%
59.3%
47.5% 47.5%
20.3% 16.9%
28.8% 27.1%
Increase trust among
stakeholders
Increase trust towards the
public sector
Engage stakeholders in
regional development
Improve policy decision
making
Not satisfied Somewhat satisfied Satisfied Very satisfied
Self-evaluation of the EDP
27. Demands more engagement
From all stakeholders through the cycle
Is continuous
Stakeholders involved through the policy cycle
Has tangible impacts
Changed or adapted structures
Has some core actors and non-core actors
Different roles
Is positive and effective
High satisfaction
Is mainly internal
Infrequent outsourcing
Self-evaluation of the EDP
The cyclical nature of the EDP: Discovering or learning what a country or a region is good at requires an investment in a concrete process of exploration. However, the experience accumulated over the past five years has shown that this is only the initial step of EDP. In other words, the EDP in practice goes beyond the prioritisation phase and the subsequent related investments. Hausmann & Rodrik (2003). It is critical to ensure continuity to the EDP. Breaking the EDP means disrupting a trust-building process that is crucial for the sustainability of the S3 itself.
The new role of government: The inclusive governance and evidence-based policy, required for the EDP, demands that the public sector acts as a platform to enable targeted stakeholders’ interaction and policy coordination. This should sustain and guide stakeholders’ participation across the entire policy cycle. Here, the government operates as a service provider enabling its user community. As such, the EDP brings new opportunities to policy- makers, as well as important challenges. O’Reilly, (2010).
The need to adapt EDP to contextual factors: The afore-mentioned challenges need to be addressed starting from the contextual factors. At the core of the S3 concept lays the conviction that development paths are place-based, which is why one EDP size does not fit all. A place-based approach is about extracting and building on local knowledge with the aim to mobilise it nationally and internationally, taking into account local specificities and constraints McCann and Ortega-Argilés (2015).
The local, regional, national or transnational structures for EDP: The EDP approach has triggered new institutional arrangements beyond the regional scale. Such structures are based on the awareness that ‘bottom-up approaches’, which mobilise stakeholders in the pursuit of innovation and which requires multiple points of view to combine technology with market opportunities, have the potential to add value at different levels.
Informative: Surveys, Bilateral dialogue, Public meetings
Interactive: Workshops, Participatory methods
(6 regions only informative)
Frequency of stakeholders as expected.,. Virtually everyone invited HEIs and Research sectors… in fact I think there is a mistake about Emilia Romagna.
Public and Business sector – clear preference for local/regional actors and institutionalised ones (business associations/clusters)
"Other" unsurprisingly less represented! Civil Society and Users' centered most interesting to follow-up. They are closer to citizenship . Unions – institutionalised presence they are often invited.
Other includes a mix of civil society and various socio-economic actors, peripheral to the innovation systems.
Frequency is correlated with the role stakeholders are expected to have in the EDP process as indicated in the next slide
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Local firms more than 50% would like them more engaged. Same with Civil society (i.e. fairly frequent invited stakeholders). Approx 25% want local firms substantially more involved. Opportunity – get those who are satisfied with the involvement to chat with those who are not
It seems that there were some bad experiences in relation to Risk Capital (anyways not frequently invited).
EC – more than 50% Equally engaged or less engaged!
High levels of satisfaction across 5 dimensions. Though 3.4% unsatisfied with ability of EDP to improve decision making.