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Lifelong Learning and Lifelong Learning and innovation in Europeinnovation in Europe

Confindustria Veneto SIAV SpAMestre, February 25-26, 2008

Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

MOTIVATIONS

The European Regions have very different levels of innovation capacity.

Differences are due to:

• their capacity of strategic view and investments in SMEs;• their level of relationships with LEs – multinationals and/or

internationalisation levels;• the connection between applied research centres and enterprises;• the offer of professionalism and innovative knowledge present in the

different areas• public policies and investments

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Innovation drivers – - S&E graduates - Population with tertiary education - Broadband penetration rate - Participation in life-long learning - Youth education attainment level

LEARNING TO INNOVATE

The EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD (EIS) is the instrument developed at the initiative of the European Commission to provide a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of EU Member States.

EIS examines the effect of 26 indicators measuring various aspects of a country’s wider socio-economic environment on 5 innovation dimensions:

Innovation drivers – - S&E graduates - Population with tertiary education - Broadband penetration rate - Participation in life-long learning - Youth education attainment level

Knowledge creation - Public & R&D expenditur - Business R&D expenditur - Share of med-high/high-tech R&D - Enterprises receiving public funding - Business financed university R&D

Innovation & entrepreneurship - SMEs innovationg in-house - innovative SMEs co-operating with others - Innovation expenditures - Early-stage venture capital - ICT expenditures - SMEs using non-technological change

Application - Employment in high-tech services - Export in high technology products - Sales new-to-market products - Sales new-to-riem not new-to-market products - Mid-hi/high-tech manufacturing employment

Intellectual property - New EPO patents - New USPTO patents - New Triad patents - New community trademarks - New community designs

Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

UNICE AND THE EU STRATEGY FOR INNOVATION

“Innovation is the key to competitiveness, creating jobs and growth. A favourable climate for innovation will enable the European Union (EU) to turn the challenges of globalisation into opportunities and encourage innovative companies to stay in Europe.

We believe that enhancing Europe’s technological and non-technological innovation capacity can deliver high value-added European products, processes and services that are competitive in open, constantly changing global markets.”

UNICE COMMENTS ON THE COMMISSION’S TEN POINT, PRIORITY ACTION PLAN FOR INNOVATION. - 27 November 2006 - pg. 1

Action 1: ESTABLISH INNOVATION-FRIENDLY EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS

THE COMMISSION’S TEN POINT

Action 2: ESTABLISH A EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Action 3: WORK TOWARDS AN ATTRACTIVE LABOUR MARKET FOR RESEARCHERS IN EUROPE

Action 4: STRENGTHEN RESEARCH-INDUSTRY LINKS

Action 5: FOSTER REGIONAL INNOVATION THROUGH THE NEW COHESION POLICY PROGRAMMES

Action 6: REFORM R&D AND INNOVATION STATE AID RULES AND PROVIDE BETTER GUIDANCE FOR R&D TAX INCENTIVES

Action 7: ENHANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION (IPR)

Action 8: DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES – INITIATIVE ON COPYRIGHT LEVIES

Action 9: DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR INNOVATION FRIENDLY “LEAD MARKETS”

Action 10: STIMULATE INNOVATION THROUGH PROCUREMENT

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

INNOVATION PERFORMANCE PER INNOVATION DIMENSION

Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – SWEDEN

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – ITALY

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – FRANCE

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – HUNGARY

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – POLAND

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

Performance chart – LATVIA

European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

LEONARDO BELT IS AN EXAMPLE HOW TO BE COHERENT WITH THE EU STRATEGIES AND THE LLP PROGRAMME CROSSING AT LEAST THREE PRIORITIES:

1. TO IMPROVE THE LOW LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN ADULT TRAINING IN MANY MEMBER STATES WHICH ARE AN OBSTACLE TO EMPLOYMENT AND PEOPLE’S CAPACITY TO ADAPT RAPIDLY CHANGING WORKING ENVIRONMENTS

2. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND INNOVATION OF THE TRAINING

3. TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2010 WORK PROGRAMME, AIMING AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY, PROMOTING COHRENCE BETWEEN ALL STAGES OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND TRAINING SYSTEMS AND IMPROVING FLEXIBLE LEARNING PATHWAYS

PRESENTATIONS

Confindustria Veneto SIAV SpA (I)

EuroFortis Ltd (LV)

Warmia and Mazury Vocational

Training Centre in Olsztyn (PL)

ICUS (F)

RSO (I)

Kopernikusz Association for

Innovation (HU)