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WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THE EUROPEAN REGIONS? THE EUROCOOP- Project Ronald POHORYLES

WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THE EUROPEAN REGIONS? THE EUROCOOP- Project Ronald POHORYLES. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences, Vienna & Paris. Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006. The aims of the presentation.

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WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THE EUROPEAN REGIONS? THE EUROCOOP- Project Ronald POHORYLES

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  1. WHAT STRATEGIES FOR THE EUROPEAN REGIONS?THE EUROCOOP- ProjectRonald POHORYLES The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences, Vienna & Paris Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  2. The aims of the presentation • The Background: Innovation Strategies and multi-level governance in a globalised system • Co-operation and Competition • Knowledge-Based Politics: The interaction between stakeholders, researchers and other experts Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  3. The Context of the EUROCOOP - Project • The EUROCOOP Project is a Specific Supportive Action of the Priority 8 “Structuring the European Research Area - Research and Innovation” of the 6th Framework Programme • Its full title describes the task at hand: “Regional Innovation Policy Impact Assessment and Benchmarking Process: Cooperation for Sustainable Regional Innovation” Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  4. 1° The Background: Innovation Strategies and multi-level governance in a globalised system • “The key message of this Communication is thus, that European regions may now prepare to fully play their part in the new European and global economy, by developing consistent agendas in research and innovation.” The Regional Dimension of the European Research Area, COM/2001/0549, p.27 Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  5. 1° The Background: Innovation Strategies and multi-level governance in a globalised system • “To this end, integrated strategies supported by relevant Community policies (as it is the case with research and cohesion policy) will bring faster results, interconnecting regions into the fabric of a truly European Research Area”. The Regional Dimension of the European Research Area, COM/2001/0549, p.27 Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  6. 2° Cooperation in a competitive environment • The big risk: One-size-fits-all… How can you be so similar? We are not similar!!! Xavier Gorce, La lettre du Monde, 20/9/2004 Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  7. 2° Cooperation in a competitive environment • …or, the fore-runner’s risk: I‘ll be remembered as a pioneer! The first flying penguin! Xavier Gorce, La lettre du Monde, 9/11/2004 Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  8. 3° Innovation and regional systems The traditional problem, far from being trivial:What is a region? • Region in the traditional sense • “Virtual” or “horizontal regions” (Networks) • UN-Definition, or OECD-Definition Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  9. 3° Innovation and regional systems Another problem, far from being trivial:What is innovation? • Technological innovation, benchmarking & scoreboards: the quantitative approach • Qualitative indicators: a simple add-on, or towards a new strategy? • The sustainability issue Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  10. 3° Result of the traditional approach: the paradigm of the technology gap Diagnosis of the Commission: • “Data and analyses indicate that the technology gap between the less favoured regions and those in the Member States where research and innovation related expenditure is highest (Germany, France, Sweden and Finland) has widened rather than narrowed (with the notable exception of Ireland). This technology gap is reflected at the level of the regions.“(COM 2001/549) Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  11. 3° The findings of the qualitative approach: Towards sustainable innovation • Lisbon as European Agenda and the issue of the European Constitution: Sustainability as key issue • European Welfare as the main issue: Employment, Growth and (Democratic) Culture • Technological innovation as only one mean for the welfare of the European Citizens • Competition over social standards • Competition over a cleaner environment • Competition over culture • Citizen participation as core issue for regional development plans and for civil rights: towards differentiation based on an integrated citizenship policy Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  12. 3° The sustainability approach: Science, Research, Innovation and Democracy Differentiation in Europe: • Where do we want to go? • How do we want to come there? • What infrastructures do we need? • What innovation do we need to achieve the development we aim at? Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  13. 3° The sustainability approach: Science, Research, Innovation and Democracy Issue 1: Innovation and policy-making • Definition of „innovation“ specific to the region, related to regional development goals/vision of the region? • What are thus the innovation needs/ideologies? • Indigenous vs. imported innovation. Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  14. 3° The sustainability approach: Science, Research, Innovation and Democracy Issue 2: Multi-level governance • Who “owns” the policy, who pays for it? • How is the interaction between different levels of government, namely European, national and regional? • What network between the what actors? • What role the public, what role the SMEs, what power the major entreprises? Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  15. 3° The sustainability approach: Science, Research, Innovation and Democracy Issue 3: Assessment and evaluation of innovation policy • What is the objective of evaluation – to assess against your own strategy and/or assess against other regions?· • Which are the indicators used for evaluation?· • How does evaluation foster change in your region? • What are the steps being undertaken to include evaluation in the region in the future? Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  16. 4° The collaboration between public authorities and research centres: The challenge • The Knowledge-Based Society requires the collaboration between public authorities and research organisation. I wish you‘d solve all my problems I can‘t be more explicitely implicite What do You mean, Sir? Xavier Gorce, La lettre du Monde, 13/10/2004 Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  17. 4° Collaboration between public authorities and knowledge-producers: The Answer of the "EUROCOOP“-Consortium • This is the context for the "EUROCOOP“ project “Impact assessment of regional innovation policies and benchmarking: European cooperation for sustainable regional innovation” The main objective of EURO-COOP is to develop a research and innovation policy impact assessment system at the regional level in order to improve the measurement of the various impacts of regional research and innovation policies. Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  18. 4° The cooperation between regional public authorities and research centres Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  19. 4° The cooperation between regional public authorities and research centres Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  20. 4.1 Cooperation between metropolitan areas and research organisations Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  21. 4.2 Cooperation between less favoured regions and research organisations  Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  22. 4.3 Co-operation between research organisations and cross-boundary regions Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  23. 5° The Workpackages Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

  24. Thank you for your patience! Contacts: Coordinator: Ronald J Pohoryles r.pohoryles@iccr-international.org www.iccr-international.org/eurocoop Task Officer: Agnieszka Turynska a.turynska@cec.eu.int Warsaw Workshop 24 May 2006

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