The document summarizes financing innovation in the Atacama region of Chile. It discusses the process of developing regional agendas and competitiveness programs through public-private partnerships. Funding comes from the government of Chile, development banks, and voluntary contributions from public services. Projects have benefited thousands of enterprises since 2008. Lessons learned include the importance of political commitment, technical support from regional organizations, and developing a regional innovation system and entrepreneurship.

2. Financing Innovation in Atacama, Chile,
New Delhi, December 2010
Financing Innovation in Atacama, Chile,
where the money comes from?
www.ardpatacama.cl

3. Contents:
The Process
Financing
Agendas and
Competitiveness
programs
The Contest The Learnings

4. Contents:
The Process
Financing
Agendas and
Competitiveness
programs
The Contest The Learnings

5. The Process
Join all the parts
We have to sortWe have to sort
them and put them in
their right place.

6. Government of Chile
created Regional
Development Agencies in
its 15 regions (2006)
2008-2010 Regional Pacts
and Competitive Programs
Agendas were formulated
Implementation of Agencies was
financed by the Interamerican
Development Bank and the
Goverrnment of Chile
In 2008 Atacama
launched an Agenda
constructed by a
bottom up model
The Process
2010 opportunity
descentralization
2010 - 2011 ARDP new management model
2011 financing
and regional
structure
2011 onwards 100% of empowerment and
social capital are regional responsabilities.

7. The construction ¿Who have been participating?
The partnership.
Public and private
sector involved
An strategic
partner

8. 2008 - 2009 Agendas

9. We are
evolving, learning
and applying
governance
2010 Agenda
governance
We think of
productive
sectors and
applied
transversal
interventions

10. 2010
Human Factor
Endeavors
Competitive
Intelligence
1
2
Priority
Areas of
improvement
Diferenciation
Productivity
Business
consolidation
New opportunities
Areas fof
improvement
Product
The 2010Agenda and the Competitiveness Programs
2010
Competitiveness
Agenda Water resources
Intelligence
Energy
Environment
Public-private
Institutionality
3
Según ACUERDO N° 3/35/10.08.2009 y ratificado en ACUERDO N° 3/37/02.11.2009, ambos del Consejo Estratégico
Product
development
Business
consolidation
Logistic
Regulation and
environment
Areas of
improvement
Product Positioning
Specialization
Marketing
Framework
4

11. Contents:
The Process
Financing
Agendas and
Competitiveness
programs
The Contest The Learnings

12. Year Projects Number of
beneficiaries
(enterprises)
Number of Public
Services
Public Services
Resources(USMillions)
Some numbers
(enterprises)
2008 64 4.236 11 4, 9
2009 75 9.914 13 9, 0
2010 * estimate 60 6.000 15 9,1

13. ++8484%%20092008 2010
The Agenda Funding
Based on cluster model
In 2010, supplied US$ 3,4 million voluntarily by public services ,
additional of legal commitments enforced by the budget law.

14. Reinforce the competitiveness of the
companies in Atacama
The Competitiveness Programs
13 December 2010 14
Setting up coordinated actions that
can improve the positioning of
companies from Atacama
Providing strategic information for
companies to take individual
strategic decisions

15. 1,6 US Millions
17%
PMC’s
The Competitiveness Programs Financing
Important public support
17%
7,5 US Millions
83%
Recursos vinculados
directamente a PMC
Recursos vinculados Agenda
2010

16. Voluntary Contribution Public Services
Extra funding agenda
The Competitiveness Programs Financing
USD 6 millions.- Articulated outside agreement (legal obligation)

17. Contents:
The Process
Financing
Agendas and
Competitiveness
programs
The Contest The Learnings

18. FIC – 2010 Innovation Fund for
Competitiveness
Innovation Agenda 2009 used for three important pillars in
the region:
Innovation
Agenda as an
instrument of
consensus on the
gaps in regional
innovation on the
basis of 2010
Competiveness
Agenda
Empowerment
and performance
of regional
relevance to the
FIC 2010: real
financing of
projects

19. Innovate from ourselves….
Innovate from our needs...
Transformation is part of our culture
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A
g
e
Innovation Agenda ¿What for?
Innovate from our territory
Creating changes
Creating innovation culture….
Creating space for innovation….
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n
d
a
Dynamizing the system
Developing the culture
Innovating at all levels

20. COMPAÑÍA
MINERA NEVADA
Ltda.
ASPIACOP
ASOMICO
CAMARA DE
TURISMO DE
ORGANIZACIÓN
TURISTICA Y
CULTURAL RUTA
DE LOS
The Consensus: Private Sector partners
CALDERA
CORPORACIÓN
PARA EL
DESARROLLO DE
CHAÑARAL
AGRUPACIÓN DE
EMPRENDEDORES
DE VALLENAR
DE LOS
ESPAÑOLES
CAMARA DE
COMERCIO DE
COPIAPO

21. The Involvement of the academy
Centro de Innovación Ambiental

22. To generate Innovative
companies
What we have achieved ?
División de Innovación Ministery de Economics
To act within all the
systems,

23. Atacama region is dynamic, innovative and
enterprising, with a diversified
economy, with competitive production
sectors, and a strengthened business
network of micro, small, medium and large
companies that have managed to position
the region by offering quality and
competitive goods and services.
Promote Research and Innovation
The Regional Development Agenda
Innovation Agenda
Promote Research and Innovation
The Regional Innovation Agenda
provides a ground wire to the
strategy, through joint initiatives and the
construction of concrete proposals.

24. TerritorialTerritorial
1. Strengthening and cultural
development of entrepreneurship.
1.1.HumanHuman FactorFactor
(1) Development of training initiatives and
advanced technical work for innovation.
(2) Improving capabilities along with innovative
development.
(3) Training program for public officials on
innovation.
The Agenda and its priority
2. Innovative allocation of funds
according to regional needs
3. Definition of needs and gaps
of competitiveness approached
from innovation.
innovation.
(4) Innovations for increasing productivity.
2.2.SustainabilitySustainability
(1) Water resources.
Innovations in irrigation efficiency.
(2) Non renewable Energy.
Surveys in wind, geo-thermal, solar and biomass.
(3) Environment.
Remediation of environmental liabilities.

25. TerritorialTerritorial
1. Strengthening and cultural
development of entrepreneurship.
33.. EndeavoursEndeavours
(1) Development and dissemination of innovation.
(2) Incentives and implementation of innovation
within companies.
(3) Inclusion of youth in developing skills and
business ideas.
(4) Development of initiatives in support of
partnership for innovation.
The Agenda and its priorization
2. Innovative allocation of funds
according to regional needs
3. Definition of needs and gaps
of competitiveness approached
from
innovation.
partnership for innovation.
(5) Enhancement programs for the creation and
strengthening of companies.
4.4.IntelligenceIntelligence
(1) Installation of a network of competitive
intelligence surveillance technology and markets
(2) Observation of technologies and markets.
(3) Development and promotion of innovation.
(4) Assessment of regional relevance of instrumental
support effective innovation.

26. 56 projects
Regional empowerement of innovation
U$1,3 Million
Over US$ 12 Million
2009 / First
Agenda, first
consensus
2010 / 30% of
FIC resources
through a
contest
56 projects
presented, 26
technological
and innovative
institutions
$0

27. Ranking Factor Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología
Orden Región Índice Factor Orden Región Índice Factor Orden Región Índice Factor Orden Región Índice Factor Orden Región Índice Factor
1 13 48,50 1 13 49,58 1 11 70,34 1 10 57,61 1 10 59,43
2 2 46,02 2 12 48,01 2 13 57,62 2 13 56,20 2 13 49,29
3 11 44,22 3 11 45,05 3 8 52,95 3 12 45,00 3 11 48,32
4 8 37,94 4 8 44,52 4 10 52,50 4 2 40,85 4 8 44,37
20081997 1999 2001 2003
To revert
4 8 37,94 4 8 44,52 4 10 52,50 4 2 40,85 4 8 44,37
5 10 31,01 5 10 42,91 5 2 38,68 5 8 40,38 5 12 43,18
6 12 29,14 6 2 42,45 6 12 34,55 6 11 35,00 6 5 41,60
7 5 28,81 7 7 40,07 7 1 30,52 7 4 34,62 7 2 39,28
8 4 26,61 8 1 37,69 8 4 26,57 8 5 33,21 8 3 34,20
9 9 22,36 9 9 28,02 9 9 25,74 9 3 29,26 9 9 29,84
10 7 18,58 10 6 22,41 10 7 25,06 10 1 29,07 10 1 26,03
11 1 18,49 11 5 21,94 11 5 24,45 11 9 23,44 11 7 25,85
12 3 16,40 12 4 19,54 12 6 24,31 12 6 21,77 12 4 24,82
13 6 7,37 13 3 14,23 13 3 15,58 13 7 20,31 13 6 16,47
Source: Subdere 2010

28. Contents:
The Process
Financing
Agendas and
Competitiveness
programs
The Contest The Learnings

29. • Public sector compromise
• Regional Council participation (political)
The learnings:
Political Commitment
• Regional Council participation (political)
• Innovation Commission Commitment
• Private sector “hope”

30. • ARDP
• Regional Gabinet (Agenda, PMC)
• Technological Universities
• Instruments
• Emerging Issues: Energy, Water availability
The learnings
Technical Support
• Emerging Issues: Energy, Water availability
• Industry balance - water - increasing economic development
• Regional innovation system
• Entrepreneurship
• Have much to do…

31. Tao Te King, Lao Tse
A newborn is soft and tender,
A crone, hard and stiff.
Plants and animals, in life, are supple and
succulent.
In death, withered and dry.
So softness and tenderness are attributes of
life, and hardness and stiffness, attributes of
Keep thinking…
life, and hardness and stiffness, attributes of
death.
Just as a sapless tree will split and decay
So an inflexible force will meet defeat;
The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground.
While the tender and weak dance on the
breeze above.
Keep applying…

32. Thank you

33. The contest

34. The contest