Diapositiva 1

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REGIONAL INNOVATION POLICY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND
BENCHMARKING PROJECTS MEETING Ljubljana, 6th June
2005
EMERIPA
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SUMMARY
Project Main Data Project Objectives and General
Goals EMERIPA Methodology Partnership How the
partners will use EMERIPA results?
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Project Main Data
European MEthodology for Regional Innovation
Policy Impact Assessment and Benchmarking
Project Full Title
Project Acronym
EMERIPA
Instrument
Specific Support Action
Programme
FP6- INNOV-4
Priority
Priority 1.2.2.B.1 Innovation policy impact
assessment at regional level
Duration
32 months
Partnership
8 partners. EMERIPA consortium represents all
geographic areas and different regional
innovation strategies (EU and non-EU funded)
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Project Main Data

• The Consortium
• Fundación LABEIN Technology and Research
  Centre. Basque Region (ES)
• Advantage West Midlands Regional Development
  Agency. West Midlands (UK)
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Urban and
  Regional Innovation Research Unit. Central
  Macedonia (EL)
• Regione Toscana Tuscany Regional Government.
  Tuscany (IT)
• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH
  Stuttgart Region Economic Development
  Corporation. Stuttgart (DE)
• The Ark Fondation. Valais region (CH)
• Naujos Ekonomikos Institutas New Economic
  Institute. Alytus (LT)
• South Bohemia Chamber of Commerce. South Bohemia
  (CZ)

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Project Objectives and General Goals
Overall Objective

• To develop and test a transferable European
  Methodology and associated tools which will
  enable the regional actors to
• Assess the effectiveness of their regional
  research and innovation policies within European
  framework.
• Benchmark and recommend policies for increasing
  their regional performance in terms of
  sustainable development.

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Project Objectives and General Goals
Goals

• To assess the impact of the regional innovation
  strategies (both co-funded and not co-funded by
  the EC) in the participating regions.
• Introduce a method for systematic review of the
  regional research and innovation policies.
• To elaborate common qualitative and quantitative
  indicators for regional innovation policy impact
  assessment and benchmarking.
• Share experiences and knowledge, making these
  experiences accessible for other regions
• Build up a framework for regions in which they
  can develop and test methodologies and tools in
  transnational partnership project aiming at the
  assessment of the impact of their innovation
  policies and allowing benchmarking of these
  processes
• Policy recommendations for increasing the
  efficiency and the impact of the regional
  innovation policies.
• Awareness and Dissemination and Training.

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EMERIPA Methodology
EMERIPA Methodology focus on

• EMERIPA
• European Methodology
• New common tools
• Indicators

Co-funded by the EC
Non-EC funded initiatives
RTP
RIS
RIS
RITSS
Other Innov. Strategies
Regional Research Innovation Policy
Feedback
Regional Innovation System/ Economy
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EMERIPA Methodology
EMERIPA addresses to
Regional Governments
Policy makers
Regional Development Agencies
Research and Innovation Centres
Chambers of Commerce
Universities
Other Regional Stakeholders
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EMERIPA Methodology
WP1. European Methodology, tools and indicators
for regional innovation policy impact assessment
and benchmarking
WP0. Project Management
WP4. Awareness, dissemination, training and
exploitation
WP2. Evaluation of the impact, which the
regional research and innovation policy framework
is having on the regional innovation
system/economy of the participation regions
WP3. Benchmarking, exchange of good practise,
conclusions and policy recommendations -building
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EMERIPA Methodology
Management Activities
WP0. Project Management (leader LABEIN)

• Establishment of the management structure for
  the project
• Consensus building
• Overall coordination for the project
• Gender issues plan

Support Activities
WP1. European Methodology, tools and indicators
for regional innovation policy impact assessment
and benchmarking (Leader AUTH-URENIO)

• Analyse the methodologies, tools and indicators
  used for assessing the short-long term impacts of
  RIS, RIS and RITTS or equivalent in the involved
  regions
• Develop a transferable methodology, tools and
  set of indicators for introducing a systematic
  review to the Regional research and innovation
  policies

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EMERIPA Methodology
Support Activities
WP2. Evaluation of the impact, which the regional
research and innovation policy framework is
having on the regional innovation system/economy
of the participation regions (Leader LABEIN)

• The methodology, tools and indicators will be
  tested in all the involved regions
• First conclusion on the impact of the regional
  policy framework
• Compare the results with the conclusions of the
  WP1.

WP3. Benchmarking, exchange of good practise,
conclusions and policy recommendations (Leader
WRS)

• Benchmarking and good practices
• Integration of the refined methodology, tools
  and indicators into the mainstream regional
  research and innovation policies in the regions

WP4. Awareness, dissemination, training and
exploitation (Leader AWM)

• Awareness and Dissemination
• Training in the use of the methodology and tools
• Exploitation plan

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EMERIPA Methodology. WP0
WP0. Project Management

• Tasks
• 0.1 Establishment of the management structure
  for the project
• 0.2 Consensus building
• 0.3 Overall coordination for the project
• 0.4 Gender Issues Action Plan

• Duration
• WP0 will lasts 32 Months.

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EMERIPA Methodology. WP1

• WP1 European Methodology, tools and indicators
  for regional innovation policy impact assessment
  and benchmarking
• Tasks
• 1.1 Analysis of the short and long-term effects
  of the RIS, RIS and RITTS processes and
  dynamics.
• 1.2 Analysis of the short and long-term effects
  of regional innovation strategies (other than
  RIS, RIS and RITTS) processes and dynamics.
• 1.3 Analysis of past, recent and on-going
  experiences on methodologies, tools and
  indicators for regional policy impact assessment
  at regional and Community level.
• 1.4 Establishment of a set of common indicators
  for regional innovation policy impact assessment
  and benchmarking.
• 1.5 Development of a European methodology for
  regional innovation policy impact assessment and
  benchmarking.
• 1.6 Associated tools development.
• 1.7 Refining methodology and associated tools.

• Duration
• WP1 will lasts 30 Months (from Month 1 to Month
  30).

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EMERIPA Methodology. WP2
WP2. Evaluation of the impact, which the regional
research and innovation policy framework is
having on the regional innovation system/economy
of the participation regions

• Tasks
• 2.1 Gathering primary and secondary data.
• 2.2 Analysis of the efficiency of the
  methodology, tools and indicators in the frame of
  a field analysis.
• 2.3 Comparative analysis of the impact of the
  research and innovation policy during the RIS
  analysis phase and the current situation.
• 2.4 Evaluation of the impact, which the
  regional research and innovation policy framework
  is having on the regional innovation system /
  economy of the participating regions.

• Duration
• WP2 will lasts 11 Months (from Month 15 to Month
  25)

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EMERIPA Methodology. WP3
WP3. Benchmarking, exchange of good practise,
conclusions and policy recommendations

• Tasks
• 3.1 Benchmarking and good practices exchange.
• 3.2 Analysis of the reasons for the different
  performances of the regions.
• 3.3 Consensus building on conclusions about the
  regional situation and performance and exchange
  of good practise.
• 3.4 Regional research and innovation policy
  recommendations.
• 3.5 Integration of the refined methodology,
  associated tools and indicators into the
  mainstream regional research and innovation
  policies in the regions.

• Duration
• WP3 will lasts 6 Months (from Month 25 to Month
  30)

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EMERIPA Methodology. WP4
WP4. Awareness, dissemination, training and
exploitation

• Tasks
• 4.1 Awareness and Dissemination
• 4.2 Training
• 4.3 Exploitation

• Duration
• WP4 will lasts 32 Months

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EMERIPA Methodology. Gantt Chart
Work planning and timetable
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Regional Partnership
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Partnership
Region and Country
Experience in Regional Innovation Strategies
Partner
Basque Region (Spain)
Fundación LABEIN (coordinator)
RIS and RIS, co-funded by the EC
West Midlands region (UK)
Advantage West Midlands
RIS and RIS, co-funded by the EC
Central Macedonia region (Greece)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-URENIO
RIS and RIS, co-funded by the EC
Toscana region (Italy)
Regione Toscana
RIS and RITTS, co-funded by the EC
Stuttgart region (Germany)
Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart
Regional competence and Innovation centres
Valais canton (Switzerland)
In April 2005 an official RIS project has been
launched for 6 cantons of Switzerland
The Ark Fondation
Regional approach to the innovation policy was
taken only in recent years. Through the
supporting of EU PHARE 2001 the Lithuanian
Innovation Centre was established
Alytus Region (Lithuania)
Naujos Ekonomikos Institutas
The Chamber of commerce was the executor of the
RIS in the region. Started up in 2003 and
finished by the end of 2004
South Bohemia Chamber of Commerce
South Bohemia Region (Czech Republic)
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Application of EMERIPA results by the partners

• To implement a permanent mechanisms
• To create added value to the systematic
  evaluation
• To formulate concrete recommendations and
  actions
• To allow the exchange/transfer of experiences
• To foster participating regions integration in
  ERA

Implementation of permanent mechanisms
Regional Innovation Policy Culture

• Creation of added value to the systematic
  evaluation
• Creating favourable conditions for regional
  research and innovation actors
• Rising further awareness regarding the regional
  environmental supportive to Research, Innovation
  and Technology Transfer
• Developing conclusions on the efficiency of the
  Specific Regional Research and Innovation policy

Policy-making Decision-taking
Policies
Formulating concrete recommendations and actions
SMEs Enterprises
Research Centres
Others
Universities
Allow transfer to other European regions
Society
Fostering participating regions integration in
ERA
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THANK YOU! ?
Begoña Sánchez Fundación Labein- Tecnalia C/
Geldo- Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia. Edif
700. E-48160- Derio bsanchez_at_labein.es