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“Innovation and cohesion policy “ Policy lessons for Spain Seville, 22-24 November 2011 Andrea MAIRATE, Head of unit Spain DG Regio European Commission. Outline. Trends and structural problems Current state of regional policy and the role of innovation

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  1. “Innovation and cohesion policy “Policy lessons for SpainSeville, 22-24 November 2011Andrea MAIRATE, Head of unit Spain DG RegioEuropean Commission

  2. Outline • Trends and structural problems • Current state of regional policy and the role of innovation • EU 2020 as strategic response to the economic crisis • Future challenges for Spain

  3. Introduction • Innovation central to future cohesion policy • Complex relations between innovation and regional development – no single approach • Clear focus on policy objectives, i.e. growth and jobs • Governance challenges – strategy formulation, capacity building and effective coordination • Shift towards an integrated regional development model – regional competitiveness and equity

  4. Regional Trends Source: Eurostat 2000-2008 – Average annual % change

  5. Regional Innovation Scoreboard - 2009 See:http://www.proinno-europe.eu/page/regional-innovation-scoreboard 6

  6. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010

  7. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010

  8. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010

  9. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010

  10. Cohesion Policy Funding for RTD and innovation 2007-2013 • Cohesion Policy support for Innovation: • 4% in 89’-93’ • 7% in 94’-99’ • 11% in 00’-06’ • 25% in 07’-13’

  11. Targeting R&D in Spain

  12. R&D programmes: main features • R&D/innovation ~17% ERDF funds for Spain (around € 6 bn, 9 bn with national co-financing) • Actions delivered through 2 operational programmes (POEC , POFT) • Targeting on convergence regions (77% en POEC y 70% en POFT) • Special focus on SMEs • Part of actions embedded in the national plan for R&D and innovation and Plan Avanza

  13. Socioeconomic impact of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) in Spain 5,539 companies and research bodies within 47 Spanish STPs (gathered in APTE) 21.475 mill. EUR revenues within Spanish STPs The direct contribution to the economy by the companies and centres in STPs sums up to 10,090 mill EUR, i.e. 0.96% of the Spanish GDP. total impact on the GDP reaches 2.2% on the regional GDP in the regions where STPs exist. This impact increases at provincial level, where the impact of the existing STP is 2.74% of the provincial GDP. 145,155 persons employed in Spanish STPs (direct employment) 17.56% of the employment in STP are jobs dedicated to R&D activities, i.e. 25,443 persons. This corresponds to 11.5% of all R&D jobs (full-time-equivalent) in Spain (in 2009). total impact of the Spanish STPs corresponds to 2.67% of the regional employment in the CCAA where STPs exist, and to 3.42% of the provincial employment These effects are even higher, when we analyse specifically the cases of consolidated STP, like PT Bizkaia, PTA in Malaga and PT Boecillo

  14. SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH EUROPE 2020 INNOVATION EDUCATION DIGITAL SOCIETY Contribution to EUROPE 2020: STP • Agglomerations and infrastructures dedicated to the transfer of knowledge, “bridges” between innovative key players: • Consolidated STPs can contribute to the transfer of knowledge and the creation of innovative companies, as well as to the channelling and attraction of innovative resources. • STPs can be cornerstones in education and training for innovation, and regional strategies to foster mobility of RTDI personnel and of talent attraction/retention schemes. • STPs are key players in the promotion of emerging technologies and in the physical support of (virtual) technology clusters. • STPs have a key role in the internationalization of RTDI and business services 16 infyde@infyde.eu

  15. STP SMART, SPECIALI-ZATION STRATEGIES • STPs are pioneering the detection and support of new technological and innovative activities in a given territory. The can be a valuable living laboratory for the identification and set-up of smart specialization. • STPs are important nodes, visible at national and international level, for RTDI trends and activities. They can contribute to the coherent integration of specialised R&D in global value chains. • STPs are spaces of cross-fertilization between science and industry. The can extend their role and stimulate the cross-fertilization between disciplines, as well as between technology (IT, bio, nano) and fields of application (health, mobility, energy). SMART SPECIALIZATION SPECIALIZATION COHERENCE CROSS-FERTILIZATION Contribution to SMART SPECIALIZATION: 17 infyde@infyde.eu

  16. Mapping Europe 2020 in Cohesion policy … an example

  17. More concentration and added value – greater selectivity of innovation projects Stronger emphasis of results/outcomes in programme management Promotion of entrepreneurship culture and creativity – innovation beyond technology Make more extensive use of financial engineering, (loans, guarantees, revolving funds, venture capital) Build effective governance – smart specialization strategies adapted to different types of regions Challenges 19

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