Smart Specialization preparation in Lithuania and Baltic States cooperation. The Way Forward.

1. Smart Specialization preparation in Lithuania and Baltic States cooperation. The Way Forward. Dr Albertas Žalys Director of Higher Education, Science and Technology Department Brussels 2 October 2013

2. Why Smart Specialization? • Cohesion Funds 2007-2013 – 86 billion € for innovation - IMPACT? • Lack of inter-institutional coordination • Regions invest in „fashionable“ areas, great overlap • No critical mass • Funding for R&I capacity building, lack of concentration on results • Economical crisis: a) greater orientation towards efficiency; b) need to strengthen economic competitiveness • Transformation requires resource concentration • Need to improve policy development and implementation

3. First stage The process Second stage PIPELINE OF JOINT SCIENCE-BUSINESS PROJECTS

4. Results: Challenges

5. Results: Potential of Research

6. Results: Potential of Economy

7. The concept of priority Priority field – response to the global and national challenges by Lithuanian R&I system. Priority – new technologies or processes that have high potential to transform Lithuanian economy. What‘s new? • Entrepreneurial discovery • Concentration on results • Intersectorial / interdisciplinary approach • Identification and implementation of priorities as an inclusive process

8. Priority fields * - corresponds to the most important challenges identified by analysis; *** - corresponds to the most important challenges identified by analysis and ranked as most important by the survey

9. Priority fields and initial subfields

10. Concept of Priority implementation logic Evaluation Policy Mix Measure 1 Ministry of Economy Measure 2 Ministry of Education and Science Measure N 2014....2020

11. Baltic States cooperation.Situation overview Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding • Establishment of expert group for mapping research infrastructures in the Baltic States • Establishment of the joint ministerial working group which will work as a coordinating body for exchange of information and coordination of the execution of the tasks defined in the MoU • Exchange information about state of play on smart specialization on a constant basis

12. Baltic States cooperation.Situation overview Regular meetings: 19th Meeting of the Baltic Ministers of Education and Research, 13 June 2013, Tallinn Trilateral meeting during Informal Competitiveness Council (research part), 24 July, 2013, Vilnius Trilateral meeting of state secretaries/vice ministers to discuss smart specialization issues on 29 April in Riga; Trilateral meeting during after Competitiveness Council on 26 September in Brussels

13. Trilateral meeting 27 September, Brussels Ministers agreed to: • “Baltic Bonus” idea to be developed (the amount and mechanism of the Bonus tbd.) • Exchange of info/coordination of the positions: • facilitate collaboration between Baltic NCPs • facilitate collaboration between Program committee members. Technical details will be developed on expert level.

14. Future cooperation plans • Launch of data base/website for sharing information on available RI or unique laboratory equipment (foreseen in 2014); • Mapping of intellectual potential and R&D activities; • Coordination of Smart Specialization processes (ongoing); • Looking for possibilities for Baltic States cooperation in Horizon 2020, Joint programming and other European initiatives. For discussion: • Opening national research programs for Baltic States research institutions.

15. Thank You!