Complex challenges …

1. Complexchallenges … Laura Ahonen & Tuija Hämäläinen CCIC Kick-off meeting Sofia, 14 March 2012

2. CCIC – COMPONENT 3 Exchange of experiences dedicated to the identification and analysis of good practices Responsible partner of the component: City of Jyväskylä Planned results: Jointly prepare Policy Recommendations and Regional Innovation Implementation Plan for each region

3. Our latest INTERREG IVC experience related to CCIC • CLIQ – Creating Local Innovation through a Quadruple Helix project, project leader • www.cliqproject.eu • Outputs related to CCIC: • Innovation policy action plan (project level) • Toolkit of the best practices • CLIQ-o-Meter self-evalution tool for local authorities • Academic research on the Quadruple Helix model of innovation • Baseline study of the partners’ ”state of the art” • 24 case studies on good practices • CLIQ Declaration - commitment to promote innovation locally

4. CCIC, CP3 Roles • PP6 Jyväskylä, as a Component 3 leader, will manage the activities according to agreed approach and timetable • collection of the good practices identified by all partners • prepare good practice database using the methodology developed by PP14, as well as a template for local/regional implementation plans and best practice transferability guide. • PP14 ARCFund, with expertise in innovation policy formulation and analysis • is responsible for developing methodology, preparing and summarizing stakeholder questionnaires, developing an analytical innovation state-of-art report and guidelines for thematic group meetings, elaborating innovation policy recommendations.

5. Thematic group (TG) leaders Themes selected for analysis and exchange of experience • 1. Innovative financial instruments (Birmingham) • 2. Public procurement and innovation (Lazio Regione) • 3. Publicly owned enterprises and innovation (Sabadell) • 4. Civil society inclusion in public innovation (Aberdeen) Horizontal theme: • 5. Local /regional blind-spots – generalize all critical problems born in the thematic discussions and contribute to the innovation policy recommendations

6. Overview of the result indicators

7. Identification of good practices • Methodology developed by PP14: a guide & a template • Good practices are identified by ALL partners • Database prepared by PP6 (on project website?) • Transfer of 1 good practice to your own region: what would benefit you most? Discuss!

8. In the projectapplication: Output indicators of the component 2 • AnalyticalState-of-the-Art Report on localinnovation in the publicsector • GoodPracticeIdentification Guide • Best PracticeTransferability Guide What is done in CP2/CP3 - needs to bedefined

9. CP3 interregional visits Focus on the partners’ experience in 5 themes Thematic group discussions • Study visits • Deep Delegation visits • ”Sharing expertise and experience to present in depth the best practice selected for adoption” • ”Partner will receive up to 3 learning partners”

10. CP Visit template provided by the leadpartner

11. Regional Innovation Plans • Regional Innovation Plans for the specific features of innovation ecosystem that partners live in and work for. • > each partner organises regional workshops • >” RIPs will contain a clear explanation of the post 2012 intentions of the regional Managing Authorities and their partners in the respect of the CCIC methodologies and good practices imported.” • > As a result each partner will design a pilot project to adopt another partners’ best practice after the project lifetime

12. Regional Innovation Plans Policies addressed and improved? • ”13 regional/local policies addressed in the field tackled by the operation” • Can be considered as a policy area, which each project partner is addressing together in the project. • ”5 regional/local policies and instruments improved” • JTS: clear evidence on impact on policy level is needed.

13. Overview of the firstactivities Activities Jan – June 2012 P14 prepares & all discuss • Preparation of methodology & state-of-the-art questionaire of innovation performance • good practice template • Guidelines for TG meetings May-June: Interviews by all partners to collect regional data and good practices Outputs Jan – June 2012 • 1 Methodology, 1 state-of-the-art questionaire, 1 good practice template prepared • 130 interviews: 10/each partner • 50 good practices mapped • 1 methodology and 5 guidelines for thematic groups • LP: Recruite 6 Correspondents from outside partnership: • To collect regional data/GP, prepare reports, participate in CCIC meetings and one of them to organize deep delegation visit ?

14. Overview of the firstactivities Activities July – Dec 2012 July: Interviews to fill in the State-of-the-Art questionaires, GP identification ends July-Sept: • P14: Analytical State-of-the-Art Report on Public Sector Innovation • P6: Good Practice database • Country correspondents produce reports on innovations based on desk research • Discussion on topics above Sept: Thematic group meeting in Gävle on ”Innovative Financial Instruments” Partners agree on best practices to be studied Local meetings with policy decision-makers and stakeholders on State-of-the- Art report Nov: Study Visit In Birmingham. Study visit report by Birmingham, feedback from the participants OutputsJuly – Dec 2012 • 6 reportsbycorrespondents of 6 non-CCICcountries • 1 AnalyticalState-of-the-Art Report • 13 localmeetings • 1 goodpracticedatabase • 1 thematicgroupmeetingreport on ”Innovativefinancialinstruments” and ”blindspots” • 13 best practices selected • 1 Study Visits Program approved • 1 analytical report on the SV backed up by 7 individual SV reports (???)

15. Jyväskylä’s Experiences Good practices… • Good practices: INTERREG IVC Programme Managing Authority collects good practices from the Lead Partners with standardized system • Minimize double work • There are no best practices, but many good ones. • Consider practices which could be beneficial for other partners • Transfer of good practices is challenging: different needs and priorities, different kind of organisations etc… • Local adjustment is needed • JTS on transfers: ”practices that have actually been transferred within the project. Only a practice introduced by one partner and that has a concrete and measurable impact on anotherpartner”

16. Other thoughts … The responsibility to get most out of the project depends on each and every partner. Jyväskylä is flying the flag of the importance of the local work. Flexibility for the local work & activities is needed. However, don’t forget to share your doings with the network. Look for the possibilites for co-working with the partners. Project visits should not be the only channel for exchanging experiences and views.

17. Tip: Help yourself and the LP - keep your external budget lines in mind Project Application p. 54

18. Your thoughts and ideas?

19. Let’s kick-off!