Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Components and Systems, European Commission
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1. High Technology Network
Systemic technology excellence in Emilia-Romagna
Background, evolution, main data
Sept. 2014
2. When?
Since 2005
The establishment of the net
Who?
Emilia-Romagna Region, through the Regional Programme for Innovation,
Industrial Research and Technology Transfer
How?
Assembling into a synergic network companies, research laboratories and
innovation centres
What purpose?
To improve innovation capabilities of regional organizations and to enlarge
critical mass of industrial research system
3. The Emilia-Romagna region overall and economics data
Source: ISTAT 2013
Surface: 22,453 Km2
Inhabitants: 4,471,104 (7%
Italy)
Population Density: 199/Km2
Source: ISTAT 2011
GDP: 140,942 M€ (8.8 % Italy)
GDP per Capita: 31,688 €
GDP per Capita Index: 127EU 27 average equal to 100,
2008)
Source: ISTAT 2010
N. Companies: 382,186
N. Manufacturing Companies: 39,998
Advanced productions also in traditional industries :
Automotive and Motorcycles | Food Industry | Ceramic Tiles | Mechatronics |
Machining & Tools | Packaging | Health, Wellness Biomedical Equipment | Agriculture l Machinery |
Woodworking Machinery | Leisure & Crafts |
12. The Emilia-Romagna region
Main Research Centers highly specialised
CNR - National Research Council (16 institutions)
ENEA - Italian National agency for new technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development (4 centers)
INFM - National Institute for Material Physics
IASF – Italian national institute for astrophysics
INGV – National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
CINECA - the largest Italian computing centre
IOR – Orthopedic Institute Rizzoli
CNIT - the National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications
SSICA – Preserves’ Experimental Centre in Parma
CMR - Regenerative Medicine Center “Stefano Ferrari”
6 Universities (11 locations): Bologna, Ferrara, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Parma, Piacenza,
Over 150,000 Students
33%
11%
Reseachers
56%
Research infrastructure
Universities
Research Institutions
Enterprises
Full time
Researchers/Scientists:
23,100
13. Timeline innovation regional policy
1980 In ER an explicit policy for the growth of companies through tangible and intangible services
1985 ASTER is created
1996-98 The ERDF for ER ob. 2 operational plan includes the concept of Knowledge Economy,
sustainability of development, quality
2000 In Italy the responsibility on industrial research and technology transfer moves from National to
Regional level
2001 A MoU has been signed among the Regional Authority, the universities and the research centres
for the establishment of a Regional Network for Research and Innovation: the High Technology
Network
2001 Policies for advanced skills (SPINNER)
2002 In ER the first Italian regional law for Innovation
2003 the Regional Programme for Innovation launched
2004 Calls for proposals
14. 2007-2013 - European Regional Development Funds include important objectives based on Industrial
Research and Innovation. Establishment of Polytechnic Institutes
August 2007 - Operating Plan of Emilia-Romagna for European Regional Development Funds is approved
and Technopoles Programme is launched
December 2010 - Contracts for Technopoles Programmes are signed
2013 - 2014 – Smart Specialisation Strategy
Timeline innovation regional policy
15. • 6 regional thematic platforms
• A common tool-box
– Steering committees
– Research catalogue
– Instruments
– Technology foresight tasks
• Coordinated by ASTER
The High Technology Network
16. What?
A group of organisations sharing common interests and skills
composed by research bodies and businesses
Where?
Located in several sites in the regional territory
Thematic Platforms
Actions?
They act as pilot cases in selected topics and diffuse the obtained results
multiplying the impact of investments
17. Mission?
Give support to industrial enterprises upgrading its labs with the most suitable instrumental
equipment and tooling
Define international scenarios relevant to the regional development patterns
Foster company innovation attitude
Keep a close contact with the European Technological Platforms
Define still to be developed or further to be specialized in areas
Outline Marketing and Product Development tools
Disseminate information among the regional enterprises
Regional Thematic Platforms
18. The platforms and their potential
88 research and technology transfer organisations
567 new skilledjobsfull-time involvedin programmesin the period2007-13
1200available instruments and test facilities
134 M€
of research contracts signed from September 2010 (updated Sept 2014)
19. - raw materials quality and safety
- final products and processes
- industrial equipment and plants
- the valorization of typical productions
- health
- functional foods
The High Technology Network
Platforms
20. new construction methods :
• urban design and planning materials, components
building equipment and processes
• energy saving, environmental sustainability restoration and
• maintenance of historical and artistic monuments and their economic
valorization
The High Technology Network
Platforms
21. innovative technologies and methods regarding:
• environmental quality control
• natural resources management
• renewable energy sources
The High Technology Network
• optimize the use and maximize material and energy recovery
Platforms
22. ICT for:
• tackling social challenges depending on ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
AGEING
• supporting business organizations through intelligent management of
process and product information
The High Technology Network
Platforms
23. The Life Science Platform aims at:
The High Technology Network
Platforms
• transferring advanced scientific research results towards personalized
medicine
24. industrial research for:
• product and process optimization
• high performing materials
• efficiency and productivity increase
The High Technology Network
The Platform is also dealing with Mechatronic components to help
companies to integrate electronics with processes and products
Platforms
26. The coordination of the net
The Network is coordinated by Aster the Governmental Agency for regional
policies to foster competitiveness through Research and Innovation.
Emilia- Romagna
Regional Government
ASTER
Since 1985
Industries
SMEs
Universities
Research
Centers
27. The regional innovation is supported through :
The research catalogue
The research contract template
The technology reports
The laboratory facilities
The technology foresight
The High Technology Network
support to regional innovation
28. The research catalogue
The Research Catalogue is a new tool for enterprises: a unique
source for accessing the complete offer for skills and facilities of the
Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network Laboratories.
AGRIFOOD CONSTRUCTION ENERGY &
ENVIRONMENT
ICT &
DESIGN
MECHANICS &
MATERIALS
LIFE
SCIENCE
29. The research contract templates
What is it?
The standardization model of the industrial research contract as the
convergent result of a work made by ASTER with universities and enterprises
Why does it exist?
It exists to make available to the network and its operators - companies and
research facilities - a immediate tool that is easy to activate for regulate
meeting the demand-supply on the activities and projects of industrial
research.
What is the final output?
Template that allow a smart matching between university and companies
30. The technology report
What is it?
It’s the tangible results collection of the collaboration between research
laboratories and enterprises.
What can I read inside?
Inside it, examples that show how the industrial research can give answer to
the needed innovation of productive sector, with personalized solutions.
31. The laboratory facilities
What is it?
The database of facilities is an open
instrument to companies to know the
offer of equipments for research
activities, tests and analysis by the
regional laboratories
What kind of information are there?
For each facility are available different
types of information: features,
functionalities, localization and terms
of access
How is the usability?
Through Aster web site & mobile
app
32. The technology foresight
What things did define it?
Technology paths in a medium-time perspective, coherent with global
megatrends and applicable in regional economic system in order to improve its
market position.
What purpose?
Technology foresights for regional companies and researchers, in the fields of
Green economy
Innovation of manufacturing
Health sciences technologies
Pervasive ICT
Who did create it?
It has been created by Aster with the participation of the regional innovation
community – the researchers and the companies – through a work approach
specifically studied.
