DIHNET Smart Specialisation Maurits Butter 8 th of
DIHNET: Smart Specialisation Maurits Butter 8 th of October 2019
Overall aim of the project “to create a sustainable European network of DIHs, by developing a set of tools and boosting the collaboration of the different DIH networks, DIHs and other key DIH stakeholders in Europe” A coordination role and source of inspiration DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Work packages show it all DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Why is European collaboration important Improving the competitiveness of the European industry and achieving European Leadership 1. Collaboration in R&D&I to make better use of existing research; 2. Increased shared use of expertise and infrastructure, multi-partner use; 3. Efficiency and effectiveness of translating technologies into business, time to access 4. Improving industrial value chains to use existing partners networks; 5. Exchange experience on how to efficiently and effective run DIHs; 6. Alignment of national and regional funding, reducing duplication and increasing its impact; DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Why smart specialisation? “Smart Specialisation is a place-based approach characterised by the identification of strategic areas for intervention based both on the analysis of the strengths and potential of the economy and on an Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) with wide stakeholder involvement. It is outward-looking and embraces a broad view of innovation including but certainly not limited to technology-driven approaches, supported by effective monitoring mechanisms” • Better usage of the place-based characteristics of regions • Improving the competitive advantage of Europe at large by: • Collaboration in R&D&I to make better use of existing research; • Increased shared use of expertise and infrastructure, multi-partner use; • Alignment of national and regional funding, reducing duplication and increasing its impact; DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Different specialisation layers within the European landscape The region Specialise between competitors within a region, aligning the capacities and optimizing the use of public investments Interregional Specialise between regions based on place-based available capacities Every one wants to export, but a limited number of regions see importing needs Smart Specialisation is more about coordination of additional EU funds, then aligning existing regional investments DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
It is about a sound business model Potential new business model for interregional collaboration Traditional business model for interregional collaboration service request local service costs other region EC-funding DIHNET local success fee knowledge contact customer network local contact local project management tech service contact other region 18 -9 -2020
Looking at defence and security A strong assessment is available about the threats to the European safety and security A sound overview is available what capacities Member States have Bilateral and trilateral collaborations between nations to strenthen the capacities Alignment of investments Agreements between Member States DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Lessons to be learned: Actions! Smart assessment of needed for capacities Smart inventory of available capacities Coordination of alignment of investments A mission oriented approach? Creation of focused projects to enhance digital capacities Coordination support on EU level, but action between regions DIHNET 18 -9 -2020
Thank you Website: https: //dihnet. eu/ E-mail: maurits. butter@tno. nl, ruud. baartmans@tno. nl 18 -9 -2020
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