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EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the Western Balkan Countries

EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the Western Balkan Countries. Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat. 1 st Innovation Dialogue Forum: Towards a regional innovation s y stem Becici , 8 -9 November 2010. EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the WBCs.

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EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the Western Balkan Countries

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  1. EUREKA focus on the innovation environmentin the Western Balkan Countries Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat 1st Innovation Dialogue Forum: Towards a regional innovation system Becici, 8-9 November 2010

  2. EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the WBCs Content of presentation • EUREKA in glance • Innovation system in general • EUREKA a tool for European innovation • EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries • Summary

  3. EUREKA is a market-oriented network • Projects are co-funded by national or regional public and private sources • Non-bureaucratic • Obey the EU/WTO rules Operates in Europe from Iceland to Turkey and from Portugal to Russia Large strategic projects and SME projects • Business links • High quality R&D to the market • Innovation • Competitiveness BOTTOM-UP APPROACH Since June 1985 ...

  4. EUREKA mission statement WHY? The objective is to bring high quality research and development efforts to the market and to use the multiplying effects of co-operation. WHAT? EUREKA offers a platform for short-term as well strategic cooperation to SMEs and large companies alike. It offers flexible and dynamic support, national financing and expertise for close to the market R&D projects on the principle of not interfering in the management of co-operation activities. TO WHOM?EUREKA operates through its network of members always remaining open to global co-operation.

  5. Funding principles of EUREKA The money is invested by national decision The money is invested in your country The consenquences are: The success of the companies contributes to the economy, growth and employment of the state. The development carried out will have higher opportunity to success if there is international co-operation. EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy.

  6. What is an innovation? Innovation can be characterized as an idea, which has proven to be marketable i.e.it is entrepreneurship achievement. Innovation comes often from business models and from customer needs. Innovation is essential for company’s competitiveness Innovation must be supported locally.

  7. Research and Innovation New knowledge Curiosity Business models Customer needs Research Innovation R & D WORK Scientific excellence Turnover/earnings Growth and Employment

  8. Innovation policy Innovation policy should include: • Talent – the human dimension of innovation, including knowledge cration, education, training and workforce support. • Investment – the financial dimension of innovation, including R&D investment, support for risk-taking and entrepreneurship, and encouragement of long-term innovation strategies. • Infrastructure – the physical and policy structures that support innovators, including network for information, intellectual property protection and structures for collaboration among innovation stakeholders.

  9. SOCIETY ORIENTED EUREKA as a tool for innovation within the ERA FP builds strong links within the European Community EUREKA supports national Innovation policy COMPETITIVENESS PROSPERITY GLOBALISATION MARKET ORIENTED LAYING FUNDAMENTS: FP (RESEARCH, knowledge creation) CREATING BENEFITS: EUREKA (EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT BY INDUSTRY, problem solving) Co-operation

  10. goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries

  11. EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries • EUREKA members • Croatia (2000), Serbia (2002), FYR of Macedonia (2008) • EUREKA NIP • Albania (1992), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009) • Ad hoc relations • Montenegro • No regular relations • Kosovo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Slovenia(EUREKA member since1994) • Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007-2008) • Enlargement of EUREKA's geographical boundaries to the Western Balkan countries (FYROM´s membership; contacts with Montenegro) • Projects generation with the WBCs

  12. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-1 Croatia • EUREKA member since 2000 • Business Innovation Centre Croatia - BICRO • NPC: Ms. Antonia Mrsic • antonija.mrsic@bicro.hr • Project involvement • 22 running projects • total value: 24.66 M€; national value7.70 M€ • 38 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 4, Research: 4, Universities: 10, Nat. Adm.: 3) • 31 finished projects • total value: 137.10 M€; national value11.04 M€ • 57 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 3, Research: 9, Universities: 26, Nat. Adm.: 2)

  13. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-2 Participation in 22 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 31 finished EUREKA individual projects

  14. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-1 Serbia • EUREKA member since 2002 • Ministry of Science and Technological Development • NPC: Ms. Snezana Omic • snezana.omic@nauka.gov.rs • Project involvement • 48 running projects • total value: 49.05 M€; national value:20.23 M€ • 114 organisations (SMEs: 42, Companies: 6, Research: 8, Universities: 53, Nat. Adm: 3, Other: 3) • 22 finished projects • total value: 148.18 M€; national value:8.23 M€ • 52 organisations (SMEs: 14, Companies: 5, Research: 6, Universities: 25, Nat. Adm: 2)

  15. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-2 Participation in 48 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 22 finished EUREKA individual projects

  16. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-1 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • EUREKA member since 2008 • Ministry of Education and Science • NPC: Ms. Julijana Balevska • jbalevska@mn.gov.mk • Project involvement • 4 running project • total value: 3.45 M€; national value:0,66 M€ • 8 organisations (SMEs: 1, Companies: 2, Research: 0, Universities: 5) • 3 finished projects • total value: 12.84; national value:0,32 M€ • 5 organisations (SMEs: 0, Companies: 2, Research: 1, Universities: 2)

  17. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-2 Participation in 4 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 3 finished EUREKA individual projects

  18. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina • EUREKA NIP status since June 2009 • Ministry of Civil Affairs • NIP: Mr. Ammar Mirascija • ammar.mirascija@mcp.gov.ba • Project involvement • 2 running projects • total value: 3.89 M€; national value:0.020 M€ • 2 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 2) • 1 finished project • total value: 32.04 M€; national value:0.010 M€ • 1 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 1)

  19. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-2 Participation in 2 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 1 finished EUREKA individual project

  20. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: AL, ME, KS Albania • EUREKA NIP status since 1992 (but status is dormant) • Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation • NIP: Ms. Erisa Lame • erisa.lame@akti.gov.al Montenegro • Contacts during Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007/2008) Kosovo • No regular relations • EUREKA projects involvement not yet

  21. EUREKA in WBCs: Project statistics - summary Participation in EUREKA individual projects(status: 31/10/2010)

  22. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Tech areas Predominate technological areas of EUREKA projects • Croatia • Information and telecoms technologies (running & finished projects) • Industrial manufacturing and materials (finished projects) • Health care and environment (running projects) • Other industrial technologies (running projects) • Serbia • Information and telecoms technologies (finished projects) • Health care and environmnet (running projects) • Agrofood technology (running & finished projects) • Energy technology (running & finished projects) • FYROM • Industrial manufacturing and materials (running & finished projects) • Bio sciences and technologies (running & finished projects) • BiH • (3 projects only: Chemistry, physical and exact sciences; Measurement and standards; Health care and environment) • Is there pursuing of national R&D priorities and strategy ???

  23. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Co-op countries Country projects partners • Slovenia is the principal projects partner of the WBCs in EUREKA projects (bilateral /majority/ and multilateral) • Austria and Czech Republic are significant projects partners (multilateral projects) • Wider porfolio of other countries involved mostly in multilateral projects – Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Israel, Latvia • Co-operation within WBCs • 1 bi-project: Serbia-Croatia • 2 multi-projects: Croatia-Serbia + Slovenia Croatia-FYROM + Slovenia

  24. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-1 Current weaknesses • Low political visibility of the programme • Lack of national R&D financial support in general • Weak co-operation link between academia and industry • Varying link to the most active players in EUREKA Current strenghts • Serbia and Croatia on the right truck of projects generation • Slovenian interest for broader EUREKA project co-operation with the WBCs

  25. EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-2 EUREKA is a tool for European innovation • EUREKA projects are co-funded locally • International co-operation is sharing risk and cumulating more sources of co-funding • Wider and cross-boder market application of results but EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy

  26. Thank you for your listening Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat rue Neerveld 107, B-1200 Brussels svatopluk.halada@eurekanetwork.org www.eurekanetwork.org www.eurostars-eureka.eu

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