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Innovating Regions in Europe Network - 2nd
Plenary Meeting Call for Proposals for the
"INNOVATING REGIONS IN EUROPE NETWORK AND
REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY PROJECTS IN NEWLY
ASSOCIATED COUNTRIES"
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INTRODUCTION

• Call for proposals provides two complementary
  measures
• Innovating Regions in Europe Network and
• Regional Innovation Strategy projects in
• Newly Associated Countries
• Scope of the Call
• to bring together the Movers and Shakers of
  Innovation
• in the European regions
• to help the Newly Associated Countries to
  develop regional
• strategies for the promotion of innovation
  in enterprises

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The futureInnovating Regions in Europe
Network

• Under the Call for Proposals the Network shall
  be strengthend
• and amplified
• Main objective of the future Network to provide
  a platform
• for all European regions, which are interested
  in regional
• innovation strategies, policies and schemes to
  exchange
• experience and get access to good practise
• Network will consist of
• global network
• restricted number of thematic networks (OBJECTIVE
  OF THIS CALL)

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Innovating Regions in Europe Network Role and
tasks of Global Network

• Co-ordination of the thematic networks
• Linkaging the thematic networks activities with
  each other
• Dissemination of the outcomes achieved in the
  thematic networks
• Web site
• Linking the Innovating Regions in Europe Network
  with other external networks
• Network events (all regions)
• Giving support for project promotion
• The global network will be animated by a Central
  Unit

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Innovating Regions in Europe Network Thematic
Networks

• The aim of the thematic networks is to enable the
  regions
• to upgrade their home strategies and actions in
  the field of regional innovation policies
• to get knowledge of successful schemes in other
  European regions
• to develop new and innovative strategies and
  actions
• to identify measures to be submitted under the
  ERDF Innovative Actions program (2000-2006)
• to prepare co-operation structures and projects
  between regions (e.g. INTERREG III)
• to deploy larger scale Innovation projects under
  structural funds Operational Programs

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Innovating Regions in Europe Network Thematic
Networks activities, examples

• Identification of good practice, research work
• Presentation of good practise
• Animation and Monitoring of exchange of
  experience and information
• Stimulation of interregional co-operation
• Organisation of networking events
• Staff exchange / study-visit programs
• Open conferences to all interested regions
• Actions addressed specifically to decision makers
  of regional innovation policies
• Diffusion of information in various forms

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Thematic networks Thematic issues, examples (1)

• Co-operation between European Economic Area/EU
  and Newly Associated Countries
• Economic and technological intelligence for
  enterprises, regional observatories
• Regional strategies to enhance innovation within
  entrepreneurship
• Regional strategies for placing key personal to
  SMEs, staff training and innovation management
• Performance of regional innovation support
  infrastructure
• Promote intellectual property rights in
  enterprises
• Monitoring of innovation performance,
  benchmarking

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Thematic networks Thematic issues, examples (2)

• Network of regional top decision makers
  (politicians) in the field of regional innovation
  policies
• Regional supply chains linking SMEs with large
  enterprises
• Interregional innovation networks
• Regional strategies promoting innovation in the
  service sector, including e-commerce
• Regional strategies enhancing SMEs to open up
  international activities
• Regional strategies concerning clusters and
  (virtual) innovation networks

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Participants in the thematic networks

• Principal contractor(s) responsible for
  contract
• execution and for network activities
• Members of the thematic networks the movers
• and shakers of innovation in the regions

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Thematic networks (1)

• Principal contractor(s) (co-ordinator)
• What to do?
• Contract with the Commission including work
• program for thematic network
• responsible vis-à-vis the Commission to
  implement
• this work program
• conclude membership agreements with the members
• of the thematic network (the regions)
• administer the Community funds provided under
  contract
• for the members
• responsible vis-à-vis the Commission for
  financial
• execution of contract

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Thematic networks (2)

• Principal contractor(s) (co-ordinator)
• organise network events, animate and monitor
  network,
• provide the contents for the network activities
  and for the
• learning process
• diffuse information
• execute - in case - small studies
• act as information channel between Commission
  and
• regions
• Who is eligible?
• Any legal entity (not necessarily a regional
  body) which
• demonstrates substantial experience
• Various entities can form consortia, one acts as
  co-ordinator

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The Thematic networks (1)

• Members of the thematic networks
• the movers and shakers of innovation in their
  
• respective regions
• Any region from the European Economic Area or an
  
• Associated Country to the Framework Programme
• 10-20 regions per network, at least 1 from Newly
• Associated Countries (NAC)
• Project proposals must be supported by letters
  of intent of at
• least 6 regions ( NAC support not yet
  necessary)
• Regions should spend at least 10 working days
  per year on
• the networking activities

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The Thematic networks (2)

• Members of the thematic networks
• Elegible entities
• regional administrative/political authorities
• regional (economic, structural) development
• agencies/organisations
• regional innovation support agencies/organisation
  s
• all other organisations charged with regional
• innovation/economical/structural development

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Thematic Networks Contract and financial issues
(1)

• Contract type thematic network
• (see Guide for Proposers Part 1)
• Duration of contract 24 months, with an option
  to be
• extended for up to 24 further months (after
  evaluation of
• performance)
• Total budget foreseen for thematic networks
  around
• 4 millions

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Thematic Networks, Contract and financial issues
(2)

• Commission contribution (period of 24 months)
• could be 500 000 per network(indicative figure
  of 24 months)
• Principal contractor(s) receives up to 100 of
  the additional
• costs
• allocate the equivalent of a full-time manager
  for the project execution
• Members (regions) receive up to 100 of the
  additional travel and subsistence costs and for
  hosting network events
• Members (regions) spent at least 10 workings days
  per year to participate. These personnel costs
  are not reimbursable.
• Nature of contract non-profit
• Elegible costs financial rules guide for
  proposers Part 1

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Regional Innovation Strategy projects in Newly
Associated CountriesObjectives

• To help regions in Newly Associated Countries to
  develop regional innovation systems by using the
  RITTS/RIS project scheme and methodology
• A core element of the project scheme is to ensure
  that in every step of the project the experiences
  gained in EU (EEA) partner region(s) are fully
  available for the implementing region(s).

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Participants in the Regional Innovation Strategy
Projects in NAC (1)

• Projects to be implemented exclusively in NAC
  regions
• At least one region from a Newly Associated
  Country (NAC) (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
  Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
  Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia)
• At least one region from an EU member state which
  has done/ is doing a RITTS/RIS/RTP or similar
  project
• Further regions can join (EEA, NAC, further
  associated Countries)
• Important asset Create larger partnerships to
  allow the transfer of expertise between several
  regions

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Participants in the Regional Innovation Strategy
Projects in NAC (2)

• Elegible entities
• regional administrative/political authorities
• regional (economic, structural) development
• agencies/organisations
• regional innovation support agencies/organisation
  s
• all other organisations charged with regional
• innovation/economical/structural development

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Regional Innovation Strategy Projects in NAC
Contract and financial issues

• Contract type accompanying measure (see Guide
  for Proposers Part 1)
• Region(s) from the NAC shall act as project
  co-ordinator
• Duration of project 32 months
• Community financial contribution up to 75 of
  the eligible costs of project (all partners)
• Commission contribution could be around 350 000
  per project. The total budget of a project could
  be around 460.000 (indicative figures for a
  partnership of 2 regions)
• International consultancy can be covered fully
  by (Western)
• partner region(s)

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Regional Innovation Strategy Projects in NAC
Contract and financial issues

• Nature of contract non-profit
• Elegible costs and financial rulers see Guide
  for Proposers Part 1

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The Regional Innovation Strategy project stages,
Stage 0 Definition stage (1)

• Duration approximately 12 months
• Establishment of project management structure
• Selection of national and international experts
• International expertise can be provided fully
  by
• partner region(s) (EEA, others)
• Building a regional consensus in the NAC region
• Awareness raising
• Definition of the project methodology
• Agreement with the main actors on project
  objectives, work programme and methodologies

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The Regional Innovation Strategy project stages,
Stage1 Implementation (2)

• Duration approximately 12 months
• Analysis of the regional demand
• identification of regional firms needs
• Analysis of the regional research infrastructure
• identification of regional scientific and
  technological expertise
• Analysis of the regional innovation support
  system
• ?identification of the regional innovation
  support services for
• enterprises (intermediary structures)
• First conclusions to develop strategic framework
  and action plan
• SWOT analysis of the region including an analysis
  of future economic growth sectors

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The Regional Innovation Strategy project stages,
Stage 2, Evaluation and monitoring, action plan,
pilot actions

• Duration 8 months
• Definition, implementation and testing of a first
  set of concrete actions
• Setting up a monitoring system to follow and
  evaluate the actions
• Setting up trans-regional structures which will
  allow co-operation in the field of innovation
  promotion with the partner region(s) or/and the
  promotion of business activities between the
  regions

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CALL INFORMATION

• Call published on 15th of June 2000, to be
  closed on 15th of September 2000
• Information day in Luxembourg on 7th of July 2000
• Internet
• http//www.cordis.lu/innovation-smes/calls/calls.h
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• http//www.innovating-regions.org/
• Innovation Help Desk in DG ENTERPRISE
• e-mail innovation_at_cec.eu.int
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]