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3.7 - EUniverCities Aveiro - Public seminar
1. RIS3 for the Centro Region of Portugal
EUniverCities, Aveiro, 22nd of November 2013
2. Smart Specialisation
Smart Specialisation is a strategic approach to economic
development through targeted support for Research and
Innovation (R&I).
The underlying rationale behind the Smart Specialisation
concept is that by concentrating knowledge resources and
linking them to a limited number of priority economic
activities, countries and regions can become – and remain –
competitive in the global economy.
3. Smart Specialisation
Smart Specialisation is also a key element of the Commission’s
proposal for a reformed cohesion policy as it is the ex-ante
conditionality for the use of the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) in support of research and
innovation in the next programming period.
It involves a process of developing a vision, identifying
competitive advantage, setting strategic priorities and making
use of smart policies to maximise the knowledge-based
development potential of any region, strong or weak, hightech or low-tech.
4. Centro Region in the national context
Population (2011): 2,327,755 inhabitants
Area: 28,200 km2 (30.6% of Portugal)
Gross Domestic Product, GDP (2011): 31.8 x 109 euros
GDP per capita (2011): 13,700 euros
GDP in PPS per inhabitant = 67 (EU27 = 100)
Exports (2012): 8.6 x 109 euros
% of Portugal
22.0
18.6
83.3
18.9
5. 20 %
18
A region that never de-industrialized itself…
16
14
35
34
34
32
32
32
32
31
30
31
31
6
120
110
30
28
8
130
33
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
26
100
28
27
24
26
25
25
25
25
23
24
24
1997
1999
2001
2003
Portugal
2005
2007
2009
80
70
20
2011
4
2
90
22
1995
110
61
60
2005
6,7
6,3
5,0
4,0
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Portugal
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109
63
64
2006
2007
5,5
5,6
120
114
111
8,0
127
120
113
7,7
2007
140
61
2008
62
2009
64
2010
2011
Centro
Relative Resilience of Employment
Portugal
Centro
2005
35
2004
35
na Região Centro
10
2003
34
36
%
36
2002
36
35
36
2001
38
2000
%
2006
12 deExports/Imports of em Portugal e
Taxa
cobertura das importações pelas exportações Goods
GVA in industrial sector
2012
6. Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS)
Evolution of the Centro in RIS
innovation follower
moderate medium
2012
moderate low
2009
2007
The "Miracle" of Regional
Innovation: a remarkable result
7. Science and Technology System
Patents
Networks/
Investors
Clusters
Technological
Centers
Incubators
RIERC
Regional
incubators
network
Universities
and
Polytechnic
Schools
Professional
training
entities
Financing
networks
Technology
transfer
centers
Science and
Technological
Parks
Science, Technology
and Innovation Parks
Interface
Universities/
companies
8. CRER2020 strategy - The collective ambition
CRER no CENTRO de PORTUGAL 2020
[BELIEVE and MOBILIZE CENTRO of PORTUGAL 2020]
The core goals for 2014-2020: Responsible, Structural and
Resilient Competitiveness
Become Innovation Leader (RIS)
[20% of national R&D and 100 gazelles]
Represent 20% of national GDP
Reduce territorial asymmetries by 10%
40% of young people with higher education
Unemployment rate less than 70% of national average
9. Overall shared view for the future of the region: an integrated
approach
Regional Action Plan (RAP)
Regional Operational Programme (ROP)
Regional RIS3
“Centro has been smart in developing RIS3 as part of a package involving its RAP and
ROP. These sit side-by-side under the broad CRER2020 social and economic
development package. This is an admirably integrated approach.”
Phil Cooke (European Commission expert)
10. Differentiating domains of the Centro Region…
Forest
Agriculture
Health
Tourism
Biotechnology
Sea
Energy efficiency
Rural innovation
Cross cutting
domains
Sustainable industrial productivity
ICET
Thematic differentiating domains
Materials
11. … with high potential and interesting results at the
international level
18%
45%
16%
40%
% VAB Centro
Centro in national GVA by domain
2004
2011
% VAB Nacional
14%
35%
12%
30%
10%
25%
8%
20%
6%
15%
10%
4%
5%
2%
0%
0%
Agricultura
Agriculture
Floresta
Forest
Mar
Sea
Materiais
Materials
TICE
ICET
Turismo
Tourism
Saude e bem
Health
estar
Biotecnologia
Biotechnology
12. RIS3: Innovation hubs…
1. Sustainable industrial solutions
2. Valorization and efficient use of natural
endogenous resources
3. Technology supporting quality of life
4. Territorial innovation
13. … that cross differentiating domains and provide a
context for the smart specialisation commitments
14. Governance Model: who has been involved in the process
Universities of
Aveiro, Beira Interior and Coimbra
Polytechnic institutes of
Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria, Tomar, Viseu
Technology Transfer Units
Science and Technology Parks
ABIMOTA, CATAA, CBE, CENTIMFE,
BIOCANT, Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), iParque,
CTCV, CTC/OTIC - IPL, CTIC, DITS – Social innovation
OBITEC – Óbidos Technology Park, PARKURBIS UC, GAAPI – UBI, Inovlinea, ISQ,
Covilhã Science and Technology Park, PCI Aveiro
ADL, IPSSs (Private social
OTIC.IPT, UATEC-UA
welfare institutes), NGOs, - Parque de Ciência e Inovação, TagusValley –
Abrantes Technology Park
PROVERE
Business Incubators (RIERC)
AIRO – Caldas da Rainha Incubator Centre, AIRV –
Enterprises
Viseu Incubator, BIOCANT, Dom Dinis Incubator,
Large enterprises and Main exporters,
Figueira da Foz Business Incubator, IEUA - University Gazelles, SME Excellence, Microof Aveiro Business Incubator, Instituto Pedro Nunes
enterprises,Groups and Associations
(IPN), OPEN - Association for Specific Business
Opportunities, PARKURBIS - Covilhã Science and
Technology Park, TagusValley, WRC - Curia
Tecnoparque
15. Governance Model: structures
CCDRC and Representatives of
Universities
Science and technology parks
Polytechnic institutes
Incubators
Technology transfer units
Clusters
Business people
Local authorities
PROVERE
Fast-growing enterprises ('gazelles')
Exporting firms
SME Excellence
Business Angels
Private social welfare institutes
Local Development Agencies
Regional Council, including
Intersectoral Coordination
Council, and invitees:
all the regional and
national entities relevant
to the regional planning
process and definition of
the smart specialization
strategy
COORDINATION
COUNCIL (CC)
Strategic
Advisory
Group (SAG)
Enlarged
regional council
Managemen
t Team
GT 1
GT 2
GT 3
GT 4
Artur Rosa Pires
Augusto Mateus
Basílio Simões
Carlos Faro
Gonçalo Quadros
Joaquim Borges Gouveia
José Carlos Caldeira
Luís Madureira Pires
Luís Ramos
Manuel Laranja
Paulo Fernandes
Pedro Farromba
Ricardo Miguéis
Sérgio Nunes
Sérgio Simões
Teresa Mendes
Victor Ferreira
16. Role of Universities in regional development
“Universities should be seen in a holistic way, including their three main missions:
teaching and education,
research and creation of knowledge,
regional and social development.”
“Universities […] are anchor institutions
in their regions.”
17. Role of Universities in regional development
“Universities can contribute to regional goals in many different ways, including
Research and Innovation: enhancing innovation through their research activities
Enterprise and Business Development: promoting enterprise development and growth
Human Capital Development: contribution to human capital and skills development
Enhancing Social Equality: improving social equality through regeneration and cultural development
The potentially large contribution of universities to the non-technological needs of the region
was also stressed, such as in social innovation and participation in cultural and artistic life.”
18. Role of Universities in smart specialisation
“The new emphasis on innovation strategies for smart specialisation
in the EU provides a great opportunity for many universities to
engage with regional development issues that, for a number of
institutional and historical reasons, have been perceived as not
relevant. The emphasis on regional partnerships for innovation in
smart specialisation provides the ideal background for this reengagement.”
Report on Joint EUA-JRC expert workshop: The Role of Universities in
Smart Specialisation Strategies