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Regions and innovation: From research to market. RIS Mazovia Launch Conference 23/03/06 Warsaw Andrea Di Anselmo. Innovation is different from research Subsidiarity matters (EU – Nations – Regions – … - Municipalities) Regional intervention as Market enabler and catalyzer
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Regions and innovation: From research to market RIS Mazovia Launch Conference 23/03/06 Warsaw Andrea Di Anselmo
Innovation is different from research Subsidiarity matters (EU – Nations – Regions – … - Municipalities) Regional intervention as Market enabler and catalyzer Structural funding is a key ingredient Key issues
Regions are the main enablers for facing the innovation challenge Why: Understanding of the needs of players Capability to create consensus Potentiality in integrating all the social and economic actors Proximity to the end users
Not only the relationships between Research and innovation but support targeting at a wider and more effective population of innovative SMEs Technological v/s entrepreneurial innovation Existing companies v/s start-ups Polarize v/s differentiate Market pull v/s technology push Key challenge
Focus on excellence and avoid fragmentation Invest in human capital (“brains” attraction and retention) Remove obstacles, ensure mobility (ideas, people, goods, capitals) Invest in entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurship Boost internationalization (partnerships, markets, …..) Strategic options
Cooperation among SMEs, SMEs and Knowledge producers, Channel investment in SMEs towards innovation Access to high-profiled services Support to knowledge based start ups Integration of dedicated financing tools (debt, risk capital, guarantees, grants) State of the art infrastructures Leverages
It is not difficult to learn new things but to quit old habits Thank you for listening a.dianselmo@meta-group.com