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Montenegro, 8-9 November 2010 – 1st Innovation Dialogue Forum: WBC-INCO.NET project 1

Joint Programming & Foresight: Shaping a Regional Innovation

Action Plan

1st Innovation Dialogue Forum: WBC-INCO.NET Project

Becici, Montenegro, 8-9 November 2010

Cristiano CagninJRC-IPTS European Foresight Team


Innovation Union

Joint Programming

Foresight and Joint Programming

WBC Innovation Action Plan

Outline


Innovation at the heart of Europe 2020 strategy, as a means of tackling societal challenges

Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

Connecting business, research and higher education, and delivering ERA (mobility, infrastructures, networked institutions, knowledge sharing, coordinated and jointly funded RI) -> single innovation market

Framework conditions such as IPR, access to finance, standardisation, regulations and public procurement to promote RI (idea -> market) and boost SMEs

Reduction of fragmentation and duplication, fostering innovation partnerships (challenge-driven, across RI chain, coordinating existing instruments and initiatives, and involving key stakeholders) and stronger cooperation in the EU and beyond

Medium to long-term strategies and policies (including instruments, measures and funding) and monitoring systems

Champion in social innovation and increased governance and social benefits

Innovation Union


“Working together to tackle common challenges more effectively”

Key element to support the realisation of ERA considering results from public consultation on the ERA Green Paper (2007)

Voluntary partnership between MS and FP associated countries for research cooperation based on clear principles and transparent governance

Led by MS (commitment), addressing EU or global challenge but with sufficiently focused objective, added value to research financed from national and EU funds, involving key stakeholders (business, research, society, funding agencies)

Cross-border sharing of information on state of play of national and EU research initiatives in the chosen area for a JPI is critical

General non-binding guidelines with flexible recommendations for implementation

First a pilot JPI on neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer). Three initiatives have been given green light by EU research ministries and the Competitiveness Council: i) agriculture, food security and climate change, ii) cultural heritage and global challenge and iii) a healthy diet for a healthy life. Six initiatives are in the pipeline

Joint Programming


Structure to support establishing JPIs

GPC – High Level Group consisting of nominees from MS set up to identify suitable JP themes. The Commission provides the secretariat and, under the supervision of the Council, monitors the overall process

Competitiveness Council – acting upon recommendations of the GPC selects the priority themes in which to launch first JPIs

ISG – an Inter Service Group that acts as a link between the secretariat of the GPC and the Comission DGs

Three stages to make JPIs operational

i) politically endorsed common vision, long-term objectives based on evidence and broad stakeholder consultation, considering existing programmes and initiatives

ii) translation of vision into a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)

iii) implementation of the SRA with participants’ orientation of programmes and funding

Making JPIs Operational


Combines top-down (policy makers identify societal topics) with bottom-up (researchers and experts define the SRAs) aspects

Need for competition based on excellence

Transparency in the selection process

1st round: identification of priorities done in an ad hoc manner; in future prioritisation processes: need more coherent and robust mechanisms

Need to involve more shareholders (Research Councils, Ministries other than Research) and stakeholders

Foresight can play a role in the systematic prioritisation processes (building upon extensive experience of developing common visions and priorities) and in the systematic involvement of wider stakeholders

Selecting Themes for JPIs


Main foresight functions and contribution to three JPI phases: vision, SRA and implementation

Foresight and JPI

Collection of research interests for EU R&D themes and clusters

Mapping of stakeholder interests and priorities in MS and 3rd countries

Awareness raising and networking activities among R&D community across MS and 3rd countries

Development o scenarios and common EU vision

Development of roadmaps of R&D themes and clusters

Mapping of national priorities and expressions of interest in funding

Recommendations or options for the development of joint calls and programmes

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1. R&D questionnaire (researchers in both private and public sector)

a. R&D themes in line with JP criteria

b. Factors of change (technological, social, industrial, policy)

2. R&D questionnaire assessment: assessments and expressions of interest in research themes among researchers

3. Back-office analysis

a. Network analysis on interests of researchers across MS and sectors

b. Analysis on existing programmes and investments, IPRs, etc

c. Data mining for clustering factors of change

d. Mapping related scenarios and roadmaps

4. R&D clusters workshop for industry, research and policy – outcome: proposals for R&D clusters

A Foresight Approach to JP [1]


5. Scenarios workshop for industry, research and policy – outcome: scenario sketches

6. Online scenario work – outcome: description of scenarios and of R&D clusters

7. Industrial and societal assessment questionnaire for R&D leaders in industrial and policy research centres

a. Assessments of industrial and societal relevance of R&D themes and clusters

b. Timing of R&D themes and clusters

8. Back-office analysis

a. Analysis of relevance assessments on each MS and sector (industry, research, policy)

b. Analysis of timing of R&D themes



9. Vision workshop with industry, research and policy – output: desirable and feasible elements of scenarios; definition of vision; R&D clusters

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10. R&D roadmap workshop (industry, research, policy) – outcome: roadmap of R&D themes and clusters; and recommendations for joint programming R&D themes and clusters for MS

11. Policy workshop on R&D roadmap (policy, MS) – output: refined R&D roadmap

12. Funding interests questionnaire – output: national funding agencies express their type of interest and estimations on financial allocations to participate in different R&D cluster programmes



13. Back-office analysis of funding interests – output: proposals for R&D cluster programmes with participating MS

14. Cluster programme workshops for funding organisations – output: refined cluster programme areas and plans for joint programming in participating MS

Full process estimated between 10 – 16 months



Stocktaking

Update in mapping of the WBC innovation systems and stakeholders; and comparative analysis of the innovation capacity in the region

Identification of future research and market needs (especially SMEs) through survey, and how RI can be geared towards fulfilling these needs through collaboration, including policy aspects that can help generate more innovation from research results

Fostering innovation and adapting good practices

Identification and comparison of good practice examples of innovation policy approaches and instruments; selection of examples suitable to be adapted for the region; and development of adaptation schemes

Action plan for future joint innovation activities + capacity building/networking

Feasibility of funding mechanisms, legal issues, barriers, changes & adaptation required

Identification of priorities for future actions to enhance innovation generated from the research-business linkages

Awareness raising measures at political level, both national and regional; and training research managers and RTDI stakeholders

WBC Innovation Action Plan

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