5. Societal Innovation
Evolution of key themes NOVEL
Creative potential
in Innovation in Europe
Social innovation
Demand driven innovation
Eco-innovation
CONSTANT
Research Industry cooperation
Skills
Framework conditions
1996 Access to finance 2010
Regional dimension
Services innovation
CHANGING Policy learning
POPULARITY
Public procurement
Governance
Innovation culture Public sector innovation
High growth Lead Markets
enterprises Clusters
Start-ups
6. Europe: Wealth of Good Practices but also
Agony & Failures (Ernst & Young, 2011)
It is not the quantity of public funding of R&D and innovation, but rather its
quality that hampers EU’s economic recovery.
Imbalance of responsibility for innovation policy between Brussels and national
capitals as well as to mainstream research and innovation policy (Now Common
Strategic Framework)
Within the European Commission, several Directorates General, DGs, and sub-
offices have been sharing policy portfolios linked to innovation policy.
There are so many different programs for the funding of innovation that puzzle
companies wishing to receive funding.
In addition
Today in the EU, one person in three aged 25–34 has completed a university
degree, compared with more than 50% in Japan and 40% in the US.
European basic research still competes, in many traditional sectors, with other
regions of the world. However, in terms of bringing innovative products to
market, Europe compares poorly next to its global competitors.
Although Europe has taken the lead in proposing ambitious emission reduction
targets, the technologies that Europe and other regions of the world will employ
to achieve these target will not be European.
7. From crisis towards a greener economy?
Environmental technology (ET) investments and
stimulus packages
Environmental Technologies
stimulus globally 2009- (total
Technologies USD 478
billion)
Asia 64%
Europe 11%
Koreaα 7%
Americas
Europe
Others 12%
Asia
Korea
Others
China 45%
China
Americas 25%
Source: HSBC, May 2009
9. Methodology : Where we are and
where to go
Green Paper on Innovation in Europe
Trend chart& innovation scoreboard indicators
Target: The country to move from a modest innovator
to an innovation follower based on a knowledge
based economy
10. Inno Policy -Main Output -1.5 years
Collaboration with Donors (UNIDO, UNICE, STCU, GIZ…)
Proactive collaboration with other projects (INNO)
Advising Regions (3+1)
CONTENT
Knowledge Diffusion
• Action Plan (4)
150 people in
• Policy Driven
InnoPolicy Roundtables
Legislation
project 6x150 people in big
Proposals
conferences
• 13 studies (policy)
400 people in
• 12 studies (legal)
seminars
• Key features on
50 trained public
Innopolicy (pub)
officers
• Monograph on EU
4x10 people in study
legislation
Main tours
• Monograph on
Stakeholders 20 publications
Innopolicy
10 Numerous
• Trend Chart
consultations to
• Innovation
stakeholders
indicators
Twinning scheme
• Newsletters (150p) 50 WEBSITE
• Proceedings of 5
Communication
conferences
Platform
11. Action Plan:
Main proposed action lines
Better governance in favour of
innovation
Enhancing innovation in enterprises
Bridging R&D potential with Industry
More Innovation in Regions
Developing an innovative culture
Globally competitive on Eco-innovation
12. In policy development there no
hurdles …only challenges
Big Country – multiple structures
Many players – Many opinions
Innovation culture & entrepreneurship
Often changes in the public officers
Absence of entrepreneurs
14. Some ideas for near
future actions
Agency and other institutions capacity
building. Use of EU Twinning
instrument.
Evaluation & impact analysis of the four
Innovation projects.
Promising innovation ecosystems in the
country combining
R&D, innovation, sectors and sub-
sectors and major initiatives.
Regional and city development in
relation to central policy and
decentralisation for innovation
