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ERIK ACTION – Upgrading the Innovation Capacity of Existing Firms

Capitalisation Project: Good Practices and Regional Action Plans Nadia Crivelli Tuscany Region

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Background: Project Origin

Born from the previous projetcs • 51 regions • 4 TWGs • 3 international conferences • 8 workshops • 11 study visits • 1 web site with 40000 visitors / year • Publications and newsletter •

Database with 60 GPs

• Methodology to analyse and compare innovation policies Background: Project Origins

Erik / Erik+

Network

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Background: Project Origin

Consortium

Flanders Bretagne (FR) Toscana (IT) Alentejo (PT) Andalusia (ES)

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Småland med Öarna (SE) Niederösterreich (AT) Banska Bystrica (SK) South East Romania (RO) Emilia Romagna (IT) Western Macedonia (EL)

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Project Themes

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Goal

: to improve: -regional development policies in innovation -knowledge economy -the innovation capacity of existing enterprises The project promotes the transfer of experimented good practices from one region to another one Focus on transfer process methodology

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Project Themes Selection of Good Practices (GPs) Inter-regional exchange within ERIK NETWORK and ERIK DATABASE Decision on regional GPs to offer for transfer Transfer Matching Session to select GPs for transfer Training sessions on key factors for firms’ innovation Stakeholder Involvement Plan Development of transfer actions Transfer workshops for selected GPs Study visits Help desks Staff exchange Individual REGIONAL ACTION PLANS by EVERY PARTNER Description of intended inter-regional transfer incl. resources Approved & signed by the managing authority Mainstreaming Guide

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Lower Austria Tuscany Region

Transfer of good practices, some examples TIP (Technology and Innovation Partner) COACHING

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ROP CREO TOSCANA ERDF 2007-2013 with Innovative Poles - Call for Proposals - December 2010

Upgrading the Tuscany Technology Transfer System: 2010: 12 Innovation Poles (action1.2 Por Creo Fesr 2007-2013) that supported to SMES to purchase qualified consultantcy services (action 1.3 b ROP Creo Fesr 2007-2013) 2011: 5 Technology Districts

Innovation Poles and Technology Districts in accordance win the Regional Strategy of Smart Specialization RIS 3 development

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Dedicated UNIT within the regional institute IRPET to stimulate the participation of SMEs to HORIZON 2020

calls (a qualified service for SMEs innovation process)

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Transfer of good practices, some examples

Tuscany Region Lower Austria Flanders Bretagne

New interreg IV C project COGITA  Promotes social and environmental responsibility within SMEs across Europe  The partnership consists of some Erik action partners (LOWER Austria, Flanders, Bretagne) http://www.cogitaproject.eu

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8 Småland Öarna Andalusia

Transfer of good practices, some examples

 A Business Support Centre in Braila – having the model of

SIDEUM/Sweden GP

 MEDGreen Pole of Competitiveness 3 regions – a big innovative cluster (SE RDA is the management entity) also after includes

SIDEUM/Swede

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GP

imported and adapted SOUTH EAST ROMANIA  A Technology Information Centre in Constanta – having the model of Technology Events of

Andalucia/Spain

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Tuscany Region Flanders

Transfer of good practices, some examples

 higher emphasis on sustainability in the next Flemish ERDF OP 2014 -2020 and integration of innovation course into the extension of the project LED  follow Up: participation in Interreg IVC Cogita project -> improved Public procurement procedures by including aspects of CSR

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Tuscany Region Lower Austria

Transfer of good practices, some examples

     Since ERIK ACTION sustainable public procurement and a stronger interlinking of CSR with innovation are very important topics for Lower Austria’s policy.

follow Up Erik Action Fabrica Ethica GP:

Measure: Sustainability Reporting

project “Nachhaltigkeitsberichtserstattung „Erfolg mit FAIRantwortung“ (sustainability reporting) (2010)

Measure: Lower Austria Trigos award for sustainability

(2011)

Interreg IVC Cogita

project -> improved Public procurement procedures by including aspects of CSR

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Successful Point

Erik Action, the first Capitalisation Project of INTERREG IV C approved by the EU in tried to 2008, “ turning interest into concrete action” by trasfering Good Practices thanks to a

concrete methodology

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learning by doing-

The aim of Erik Action was achieve a to

Regional Action Plan for every partner

were signed by (N. 12). All RAPS the respective Managing Funds

Successful Point

Authority Programmes of Structural 11

Critical Point

Erik Action was approved when ( the mainstreaming Programmes ERDF

ROPs, Regional Programme) were already progress in Critical Points

 To involve actively Stakeholders and Managing Authorities  to import Good Practises in Running Operational Programmes  to evaluate the impact of a 1/2 Good Practices - such in this case on the regional policies

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12 Nadia Crivelli Regione Toscana Settore Politiche Regionali Attrazione Investimenti n [email protected]

Grazie per l’attenzione

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