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Mediterranean Innovation and Research
Coordination Action - MIRA (Euro-Mediterranean
Innovation Space - EMIS) Roman Noetzel,
DLR International Bureau of the Federal Ministry
of Education and Research, Germany
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Agenda
• Overview on MIRA
• Innovation Activities Euro-Mediterranean
  Innovation Space
• Starting conditions for innovation activities in
  the region
• EMIS Fora
• Research Driven Cluster Initiative

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• MIRA Overview
• Coordinator Prof. Rodriguez, CSIC (National
  Research Council), Spain
• Co-coordinator PROF . EL MAJID ZAYER, Moroccan
  Ministry of Education and Research
• Duration 2008-2011 (2012)
• Budget Line FP-INCO-2010-1
• Partners 30 (28 from the Med area UK, Germany)

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• MIRA Overview
• Work Packages (selection)
• Observatory of UFM COUNTRIES cooperation in ST
• Capacities building in the MPC for participation
  in the FP, and support to the Information Points
• Enhancing the MPC ST cooperation, especially
  within FP7 task lead DLR for Priority Setting
• Support to Programme Horizon 2020
• Towards the Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
  (EMIS)Task Lead CNRST, Morocco / MadridD, Spain

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Innovation in the region
• Mediterranean Partner Countries low amounts
  spent by countries on research and development
  have a negative impact on Arab innovation
  performance in quantitative and qualitative terms
  
• Outside of educational institutions, countries
  have made only modest efforts to transfer
  knowledge to the general public or to transfer
  either locally produced or imported knowledge to
  the production and service sectors
• Heterogeneous structures and capabilities

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Source adapated from Global Competitiveness
Report 2010/2011
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Drivers for innovation
• Public/private support for renewable energies
  (Plan Solaire, DESERTEC, Mediterranean Solar
  Plan)
• Offshoring of ICT services to the MENA region
  (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey)
• Growing automotive sector as part of the supply
  chain for the European market (Morocco, Tunisia)
• Health services?
• Ongoing demand for innovation in the agricultural
  sector due to water scarcity, pollution,

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Key factors for innovation!

Research / technological capacities
Market knowledge
Userknowledge
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Objective of EMIS
• The mobilization of innovation stakeholders in
  common framework and mutually beneficial
  partnership to develop a more intelligent and
  competitive Euro-Med space.

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EMIS Architecture
Research and Innovation Areas
New Topics (e.g. Transport, )
Energy
Health
ICT
Environment (water management,.)
Cross cutting aspects
Building Capacities
Sharing Knowledge
Monitoring RDI
EMIS Management and tools
Strategic Information (Webpage)
EMIS Fora
Skills development
EU-MPC-Clustering
EU-MPC-Technologytransfer
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• What is innovation?
• OECD Oslo Manual An innovation is the
  implementation of a new or significantly improved
  product (good or service), or process, a new
  marketing method, or a new organisational method
  in business practices, workplace organisation or
  external relations.
• Europe 2020 - Innovation Union Change that
  speeds up and improves the way we conceive,
  develop, produce and access new products,
  industrial processes and services. Changes that
  create more jobs, improve peoples lives and
  build greener and better societies

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Innovation / Levels Context related Innovation (e.g. governance, framework conditions, policies, infrastructures) Process related Innovation (e.g. technology transfer, knowledge generation, knowledge application and integration) Objective related Innovation (e. g. new products, services, new projects)
Macro-Level (Policy)
Meso-Level (Inter- mediaries)
Micro-Level(firms)
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Research Driven Cluster Initiative
• What is the aim? Within our EMIS activities we
  aim at the promotion of a Research Driven Cluster
  Initiative (RDCI) to enhance growth and
  competitiveness in the field of Water and Waste
  Water Management at transnational scale in the
  Mediterranean region.
• What is a cluster initiative? We perceive the
  transnational Research Driven Cluster Initiative
  as an organised international effort to increase
  the growth and competitiveness of cluster or
  network structures within a macro-region (EU-MPC)
  involving the research community, clusters,
  industry and government/ administration

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space
Source Roman Noetzel, DLR, P-06, own design
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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• Nature and Role of the EMIS Fora
• The EMIS For a shall seek to validate the aim
  and structure and identify appropriate approaches
  of the Research Driven Cluster Initiative
• Targeting the macro (policy makers, ministries)
  and meso level (intermediaries, business
  associations, technology transfer units)
• Applying the triple helix concept by involving
  research, industry and public players

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Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space

• EMIS Fora (Morocco 2nd half 2011)
• Innovation in the EMIS
• What role can the concept of Research Driven
  Cluster play in line with the nature of
  innovation? insights and experiences from
  existing clusters in the EU
• State of the Art Clusters in the Mediterranean
  a new concept or reality already?
• Cluster Policies, funding opportunities and other
  instruments at EU level to support cluster
  development
• The Need for Innovation and Clustering in the
  Sector of Waste Water Management / Presentations
  by EU, EIB, ANIMA, EEN, MIRA,
• Parallel Sessions in small working groups on
  cluster development / Trainings

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Cluster Development Stages and EMIS Fora
Cluster Activities
RDC task 7activities/2
EMISForum 2 RDC task 7 activities/1EMIS Forum
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• Thank you for your attention!
• Roman Noetzel, DLR
• International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of
  Education and Research, Germany