An EIT for Europe Closing the gap between Research and Innovation Roland Strauss, Platte Strauss Par

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An EIT for Europe? Closing the gap between
Research and Innovation Roland Strauss, Platte
Strauss Partners European ParliamentBrussels,
23 January, 2006
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Background and Motivation

• Innovation based on new technologies and
  knowledge is widely recognised as one of the key
  drivers for economic growth and prosperity
• There is agreement that Europe has a huge
  innovation potential but obviously there is a
  need to increase efficiency and effectiveness of
  the research to market cycle
• To move the European Innovation Agenda forward
  there is need for an enhanced dialogue at various
  levels

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Need for action

• Improving Europes innovation performance
  requires
• A joint effort from stakeholders and policy
  makers at all levels and across borders
• An enhanced dialogue closing the gap between
  policy goals and market reality
• A permanent European Innovation Dialogue that
  addresses shortcomings in the innovation
  processand helps unfolding of invention into
  the economy

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Vision

• The European Innovation Dialogue aims to become a
  major contributor to accelerating the successful
  exploitation and commercial use of knowledge
  assets in Europe
• The European Innovation Dialogue will address
  issues relevant to technology innovators at
  various levels, local, regional, national and EU
  by initiating and facilitating a dialogue
• Between EU policy makers and innovation
  practitioners
• Among innovation actors from across Europe
• Between large corporations and small and medium
  sized companies

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Objectives

• Getting the right policy environment by
• Adapting legislation affecting innovation i.e.
  state aid, taxation, public procurement
• Improving access to and information on patents
  securing the protection of investment in
  innovation
• Reviewing SME policy
• Optimising access to finance through
• Applying enhanced financial engineering
  mechanisms
• Improving availability of equity financing at
  various stages
• Establishing structures that facilitate cross
  border funding for private investors
• Improving the innovation process by sharing best
  practices on e.g.
• Science park concepts
• Proof of the technological concept
• Developing and valorising managerial talent

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First European Innovation Dialogue on 6, 7
December 2005

• Agenda Day 1
• A new Entrepreneurial Culture for Europe
• From Knowledge Creation to Jobs and Growth
• The European Dimension of Innovation Financing
• Agenda Day 2
• Perspectives for a permanent European Dialogue
• Online consultation ongoing
• Viability?
• Focus?
• Expectations?
• Contribution?

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Conference results

• Gaps identified
• Lisbon objectives difficult to achieve
• Research-to-market cycle is lacking efficiency
• There are few success stories
• Regional and national initiatives are not enough
• Recommendations
• Innovation Community to raise voice aiming to
  ensure adequate policies and allocation of budget
  are put in place at the EU level
• EID will act as a federator of interests building
  an innovation ecosystem at the EU level
• EID will be a platform for the exchange of best
  practices facilitator for joint actions
• EID will actively shape and implement EU
  innovation policies and programmes

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Next Steps

• Online consultation synthesis in process
• Setting up foundation committee 2/2006
• Stakeholders that volunteer to shoulder founding
  burden
• Local, regional, national stakeholders
• Establishing basics 6/2006
• Achieving community buy in 6/2006
• Getting regulators buy in 6/2006
• Agreeing on legal, formal basics 10/2006
• Launch and Annual Conference 11/2006

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Website Contact Details

• www.innovationdialogue.org
• ahadrovicz_at_innovationdialogue.org
• Platte Strauss Partners
• 32 2 738 00 60

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Implementation objectives

• Establish European Innovation Dialogue as the
  voice of the European innovation community
  recognised as independent and inclusive
• Build credibility that the European Innovation
  Dialogue is considerably contributing to
  achieving more innovation necessary for growth
  and prosperity
• Become the counterpart for European Policymakers
  to discuss measures stimulating the exploitation
  and use of knowledge assets
• Advocate at the European level the interests of
  innovative organisations including firms dealing
  with new technologies