Smart specialisation across Europe Achieving better synergies between

Smart specialisation across Europe Achieving better synergies between ESI Funds and other EU Funding Programmes Andrea Conte, Ph. D European Commission DG Joint Research Centre Catanzaro, 3/11/2016

Smart Specialisation Platform Since 2011 supporting Member States & Regions to design and implement their S 3 by identifying a limited number of R&D and industrial activities with high innovation potential.

Main activities of the S 3 Platform Synergies ESIF-H 2020 "Stairway to excellence" Targeted Support to regions Guidance and analysis: RIS 3 Guide & assessment; S 3 policy briefs Trans-national focus Peer Reviews Interactive web tools Value chains and alignment of innovation roadmaps Thematic focus on actors, process, learning and common priorities Support to REGIO desks Focused approach on digital growth; energy; agro-food and industrial modernization (TSSP)

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Other S 3 Tools Ø Benchmarking Regional Structure Ø Revealed Competitors & Regional competitiveness scoreboard

Other S 3 Tools Ø R&I Regional Viewer Ø ESIF viewer: planned ESIF Investments 7

Integrated Territorial Modelling • RHOMOLO and LUISA are analytical instruments to capture territorial and economy-wide effects of investments and reforms. GDP and Demographic trends (Reference) GDP impacts by 2023

Stairway to Excellence (S 2 E) Initiative Pilot Project funded by the European Parliament Objectives: Ø Assistance to Member States and Regions to enhance the value of these two EU funding sources for R&I by promoting their combination (2015/2016: focus on EU 13). Ø Stimulating the effective implementation of RIS 3. Stakeholders Involvement: Ø COM services (JRC, REGIO, RTD, ENER, CNECT, GROW) Ø Other European Institutions (EP, Co. R, EIT) Ø Stakeholders' Representatives (EARTO, EBN, ERRIN, KICs) Ø Regions and Member States (S 3 P network, S 2 E events) Ø FP / H 2020 (NCP, regional networks, innovation agencies)

Stairway to Excellence (S 2 E) Initiative Economic Background Ø Composition of GBAORD at the European Level Ø New ESIF Thematic Concentration towards knowledge investments Economic Rationale Ø Efficiency-related leverage effect of EC R&I funding by matching programmes with: ü (apparently) different objectives ü different management of the programmes (shared vs central management & ex-ante vs competitive-based allocation). ü different support to innovation life cycle (innovation capacity building & innovation absorption capacity). Legal Novelties Ø Synergies under the new MFF 2014 -2020 (COM Guide on Synergies, spring 2014)

National S 2 E Events • • • A better understanding of the national innovation ecosystem Raising awareness of the actions needed to enable synergies Sharing experiences in combining different EU funds Cyprus (September 2016) Events open to national and regional MAs, NCPs, national Bulgaria (July 2016) authorities in charge of RIS 3, selected experts and Romania (June 2016) representatives from business and research organisations. Hungary (May 2016) Poland (April 2016) Slovenia (April 2016) Estonia (March 2016) Czech Republic (March 2016) Lithuania (October 2015) Malta (July 2015) Slovakia (June 2015) Latvia (April 2015) Croatia (March 2015)

General macro-economic indicators Source: Compiled and calculated by using Eurostat 2013 * EU 13 aggregate not available in EUROSTAT ** R&D personnel refer to the number of full time equivalent R&D personnel. ***Unemployment uses latest available figures for 2013 age group 15 years and over.

Funding Distribution of 7 th FP and SFs

S 2 E Facts and Figures

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An Estonian Story • ERA Chairs: Currently Estonia holds 3 ERA Chairs from H 2020 and 1 from FP 7. Support from Mobilitas Pluss up to 200 000 € per project • European Research Council grants. Support for reapplication for researchers who achieve high results in ERC evaluation, but who do not receive a positive financing decision (in the amount of national personal grant up to 100 000 € per year, for up to 1, 5 years). Trainings and study visits for researchers (to prepare for a successful application) • ERA Net Support for participation in the ERA-NET calls, which are not financed by the European Commission. Support from Mobilitas Pluss is up to 150 000 € per project • EIT KICs. Support from Mobilitas Pluss is up to 60 000 € per 19 project

A German Story • Every third student who begins a course at a university in eastern German originally comes from the west of the country. And for every two Germans who move from the east to study in the west, three go in the other direction. • 10 years ago only one in six students in the east came from the west, federal statistics show. • A major factor in this change is a marketing campaign that comes to an end this year: Study in the Far East. • The campaign, which began in 2008, is supported by the federal education ministry and coordinated by Saxony-Anhalt’s ministry of sciences and economic affairs. • “Science has contributed a great deal to German reunification. Students and scientists know no borders any more. ” Source: Research Professional 20