Regional Innovation Strategies

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Regional Innovation Strategies First
Methodological Workshop
INVOLVING BUSINESS IN A RIS PROJECT
Tony Haynes Project Manager RIS Yorkshire
Humber
Chief Executive - YH Regional Technology Network
Ltd, Tel [phone]Mob 44 (0)7711
122201e-mail tony.haynes_at_rtn.co.uk Visit our
web site at www.rtn.co.uk
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OBJECTIVES
RIS PROCESS
KEY ACTORS
CONSENSUS
COMMUNICATION
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OBJECTIVES

• PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
• ENHANCE THE REGIONS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH
  THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE BASED BUSINESSES
• SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
• CONSENSUS BUILDING BETWEEN REGIONAL ACTORS
• HIGHER LEVELS OF RD

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WEALTH CAN ONLY BE CREATED BY BUSINESS Therefore
the primary CUSTOMER for RIS is WEALTH CREATING
BUSINESS.
The best businesses in the world are the most
Customer Focussed the ones that understand
their customers the best. The best RIS projects
will be the ones who best understand their
customers.
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• What did we do in Yorkshire to understand
• our primary CUSTOMER? TALKED TO THEM
• What did we find out?
• BUSINESS LEARN BEST FROM OTHER BUSINESSES
• BUSINESS NEEDS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER
• BUSINESS TIMESCALES ARE SHORT
• BUSINESS USES THEIR OWN LANGUAGE
• What did we do, how did it effect our RIS?

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THE FIRST THING WE DID FOLLOWING THE ANALYSIS AND
CONSULTATION PROCESS REVIEW RIS
OBJECTIVES RIS PROCESS CHANGE THEM IF NECESSARY
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APPOINTED A BUSINESS BASED RIS PROJECT DIRECTOR
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IN YORKSHIRE WE DECIDED ON A STRATEGIC PROCESS
BASED ON BUSINESS CHAMPIONS BUSINESS SECTORS
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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY for YORKSHIRE THE
HUMBER
R E G I O N A L A G E N C Y
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• REGIONAL CONSENSUS
• Particularly amongst Public Sector Agencies.
• NEED TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED WITH RIS
• In YORKSHIRE we did this in a number of ways
• Representation on Steering Group.
• Each Business Sector Group had a Secretariat
  provided by one of these agencies.
• They were encouraged to develop and deliver RIS
  specified interventions.

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RIS NEEDS AN EXIT STRATEGY

• YORKSHIRE CLUSTER STRATEGY
• ADVANCED MATERIALS
• CHEMICALS
• BIOSCIENCE
• FOOD
• DIGITAL INDUSTRIES

DONT WAIT TO THE END OF THE PROJECT
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• RIS must
• DEVELOP
• DELIVER
• COMMUNICATE
• CHANGE TO REFLECT NEED

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• YOU BUY IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE YOU SELL IN YOUR
  CUSTOMERS
• YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO TELL SOMEBODY
  SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME

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• RIS must
• DEVELOP
• DELIVER
• COMMUNICATE
• CHANGE TO REFLECT NEED

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THE WORLD CAN ONLY BE GRASPED BY ACTION,
NOT CONTEMPLATION
JACOB BRONOWSKI THE ASCENT OF MAN
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TONY HAYNES
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