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Five years of regional foresight in Flanders (Belgium)

Regional technology Foresight Flanders 2015 Expert validated priority setting on technology and innovation within 6 strategic clusters in Flanders (Belgium).

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Five years of regional foresight in Flanders (Belgium)

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  1. Regional technology Foresight Flanders 2015Expert validated priority setting on technology and innovation within 6 strategic clusters in Flanders (Belgium) Elke Smits1, Bart Van Looy2, Koenraad Debackere2, Elisabeth Monard3, Vincent Thoen1, Elie Ratinckx1, Danielle Raspoet1, Karel Vinck1 1Flemish Science Policy Council, Brussels, Belgium 2Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics, K.U.Leuven, Belgium 3Research Foundation - Flanders, Brussels, Belgium The second international Seville seminar on future-oriented technology analysis

  2. Five years of regional foresight in Flanders (Belgium) • Methodological framework for S&T-foresight • Technological foresight studies for the technological industry, the food and chemical sectors in Flanders • Flanders 2015: “Which priorities in technology and innovation do we need for the future to create wealth in Flanders?”

  3. Debackere et al., 2000 Methodological framework for S&T priority setting

  4. Process for priority setting in technology and innovation in Flanders (started 2005) • Step 1: Strength-weakness analysis of Flanders • Science – Technology – Innovation – Economic performance • Step 2: Matching strenghts&weaknesses to trendanalysis • Analysis techno-economic trends (2015) • 6 strategic clusters • Validation by Flemish techno-economic experts (first session) • Step 3: Priority setting • Delphi-survey (electronically) • Panels of Flemish techno-economic experts (second session)

  5. Criteria for priority setting • Which development in technology and innovation has the greatest potential to create wealth in Flanders starting from a current technological strength? • Which development in technology and innovation has the greatest potential to create wealth in Flanders starting from a current economic strength? • or both

  6. Six strategic clusters for Flanders Transport – Logistics – Services – Supply Chain Management ICT and Services for Health Care Health care – Food – Prevention and treatment New materials – (Nanotechnology) – Manufacturing Industry ICT for Socio-economic innovation Energy and Environment for Services and Manufacturing Industry

  7. Cluster 1: Transport – Logistics – Services – Supply Chain Management Expert panel Cluster 1: Chairman: Prof. Sleuwaegen, K.U.Leuven21 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 1: • Intermodal Transport • Intelligent supply chain management • Intelligent transport • Virtual design and production

  8. Cluster 2: ICT and Services for Health Care Expert panel Cluster 2: Chairman: Freddy Librecht, Agfa-Gevaert17 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 2: • E-health: electronic medical file and integration of health care information systems • Innovative health care services and products • Medical imaging: computer-assisted reading, diagnosis and therapy – molecular and functional imaging • Multidisciplinarity: bioinformatics – cheminformatics - neuroinformatics

  9. Cluster 3: Health care – Prevention and Treatment – Food and Agriculture Expert panel Cluster 3: Chairman: Staf Van Reet, Janssen Pharmaceutica20 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 3: • Molecular diagnostics and biomarkers • Preventive and therapeutic vaccins • Cell therapy • Molecular biology research for diagnosis and threatment • Translational medicine • Interdisciplinarity with applications in health care: system biology and biomedical engineering • Relationship between food and health • Agricultural biotechnology • Industrial Biotechnology

  10. Cluster 4: New materials – (Nanotechnology) – Manufacturing Industry Expert panel Cluster 4: Chairman: Prof. Gilbert Declerck, IMEC20 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 4: • Structured micro and nanomaterials • Materials for nanoelectronics, microoptics, fotonics, micromechanics • Materials with unique composition • Biomaterials, metals, ceramic materials, polymers • Materials and material systems interacting with the environment • Enabling technologies

  11. Cluster 5: ICT for Socio-economic innovation Expert panel Cluster 5: Chairman: John Dejaeger, BASF Antwerp25 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 5: • Advanced networks: broadband – mobile – wireless (multi-access and always connected) • Criteria for advanced networks: user friendly and ambient intelligence – context awareness – security and privacy • Converging technologies and application development • E-applications: E-health and E-society

  12. Cluster 6: Energy and Environment for Services and Manufacturing Expert panel Cluster 6: Chairman: Marc Van Sande, Umicore20 experts from industry and academia in Flanders Priority setting within Cluster 6: • Efficient energy use in industry and buildings • Smart Grids • Energy generation: photovoltaics – biomass – efficient use of fossil fuels – nuclear energy – fuel cells • Sustainability of production processes and products: environment friendly production processes – industrial biotechnology – agricultural biotechnology – decontamination of water, air and soil

  13. 15 critical innovation factors identified for Flanders ACTUAL POSITION FLANDERS Average competitive Dual use S&T communication Education R&D settings Human capital International networking Regulatory process Venture capital Longterm vision on research funding Innovation SME Labour market Labour cost researcher Fiscal matters Public procurement Bureaucracy Low competitive Very Important IMPORTANCE FOR INNOVATION Not important Important Essential

  14. Priority setting on Technology and innovation for Flanders 2015 130 experts from industry and academia: • 30 priorities within 6 strategic clusters • 15 critical innovation factors

  15. Hands-on Making choices Priority settings Selection framework Strategic research centres Poles of competence INVOLVEMENT POLICY Verification framework ‘Service Level Agreements’/ Round tables Inspiration for R&D Hands-off Top-down Bottom-up INTENSITY Valorisation foresight exercise: reference framework to government – industry – academia

  16. For further information Please visit our website at www.vrwb.be or contact elke.smits@ewi.vlaanderen.be

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