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Renata Anna Jaksa: Innova/on Strategy in the Danube macroregion
European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) – Launch Event for the 5th wave of Living Labs
16 May 2011
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§ ICEG European Center: an independent research ins/tute based in Budapest, Hungary, founded by Dr Pál Gáspár in 2001. § Main research areas include: R&D and innova/on, informa/on society, knowledge based economy § Main clients: DG JRC, DG INFSO, DG ENTR § Unique capaci/es: a very stable expert/ins/tu/onal partnership in the Eastern EU member states – > capable of covering the whole region as coordinator or subcordinator in EU27+ research exercises
ICEG European Center
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Original plan: innova/on, service innova/on...
But instead focus shi5ed towards: Is the Danube only a cover word for this strategy, or
does the Danube offer enough challenges for innova@on in this macro-‐region?
-‐ The Danube Strategy and the role of innova/on
-‐ Specific aspects of the Danube Strategy
An ongoing research exercise in the framework of the EU2020: DG ENTR, InnoGrips:
Global Review of Innova/on Policies , 2009-‐2012 by empirica, (DE) and ICEG
European Center (HU)
Two recent research projects on inland waterways, especially regarding the Danube
The presenta@on will focus at:
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European Union Strategy for Danube Region -‐ Accepted on 13 April, 2011
-‐ Key challenges iden@fied by the Strategy: -‐ Mobility -‐ Energy -‐ Environment -‐ Risks (natural and industrial) -‐ Socio-‐economic (poverty, insufficient level of educa/on) -‐ Security, serious and organised crime
-‐ Is lack of innova@on listed? NO. -‐ Can any of these challenges be met without (local) innova@on? NO. -‐ Innova@on is listed in the Strategy as one thema@c area to develop, but indeed: -‐ Innova@on is a key enabling factor laying behind the solu@ons to any of these
challenges.
The Danube Strategy and the role of innova@on in it:
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How important the Danube is in the Danube strategy? Because of being interlinked with so many socio-‐economic developments, Danube does offer a large set of challenges for future innova@ve solu@ons.
The Danube, as a river, faces mul@ple challenges: Danube as a natural ecosystem that requires on the one hand: • INNOVATIVE solu/ons to protect its wildlife and biological value (by: environment-‐
friendly agricultural, industrial, trade ac/vi/es around it) • and the Danube as a cultural en/ty, needing the protec/on of cultural heritage (by
protec/ng its tradi/onal seelements, minori/es, languages, customs, etc while at the same /me allowing for informa/on society and knowledge based economy to support these goals)
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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On the other hand: Danube as Europe’s key inland waterway (2415 km) (together with the Rhine-‐Main
waterways 3504 km) which needs to increase its capacity for waterway transport (freight, most importantly) by innova/ve solu/ons regarding the navigability for ships.
Waterway transport is the most eco-‐friendly transporta/on way in terms of emissions
(17% compared to railway+road emissions per ton-‐kilometre) (-‐> issues of Energy in the Danube Strategy),
New European strategy (Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area) targeted: by
2030, 30% of road freight transport over 300 km should be put on water or railways
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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Percentage of inland waterways freight transport in all freight transport in Europe (Eurostat) – s/ll higher for EU15
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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If we want to address these contradictory challenges (in order to save the environment while adding to economic development), innova@ve solu@ons must be find that resolve the contradic@on.
Selected key areas for innova/on that address natural and economic challenges*: -‐ Protec/on of wildlife and ecosystem while ensuring navigability (tradi/onal
solu/ons would be: sweeping the riverbed, building dams). Ques/on: are there any other, innova/ve technological solu/ons?
-‐ Innova/ve ships and waterways transport means -‐ Innova/ve ICT solu/ons to enhance navigablity, taking into account meteorology,
accidents, and to achieve a beeer trackability of shipments -‐ Innova/ve solu/ons for trimodal transport: currently the infrastructure is
fragmented and expensive -‐ Innova/ove solu/ons for ports – handling of liquid and hazardous materials, etc. -‐ Clustering economic ac/vi/es that may need waterway transport
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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*: What are those economic challenges? To name a few: • Regional demand for inland waterways transport, clustering • Just-‐in-‐/me logis/cs • Lack of capital – smaller quan//es of supplies ordered • Foreseen changes in export/import demand for agricultural goods • Shioing market division due to economic recession (road transport moved into
market areas tradi/onally covered by waterway/railway transport) • Poten/al to increase the share of higher value added services in waterway transport
(currently: dominated by bulk goods)
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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The above challenges call for innova/ve solu/ons in the following sectors/areas: -‐ Environment protec/on, -‐ Responsive/smart materials, -‐ Transport means and transport infrastructure, -‐ Logis/cs and supply-‐chains, -‐ ICT manufacturing (sensors, etc), -‐ ICT services, -‐ Financial services -‐ Educa/on, provision of capable workforce -‐ Business and innova/on friendly environment
Ques@on: is Europe and are the relevant countries innova@ve enough in these sectors to find the solu@ons?
The Danube Strategy thema@c focus: The Danube itself
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The Danube Strategy involves: 8 EU countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
Bulgaria and Romania) and 6 non-‐EU countries (Croa/a, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and
Moldova).
-‐ Important to note, how the geographical coverage relate to the Danube but covers a larger area, historically, economically interlinked.
-‐ Two aspects: Enlargement process of the EU + European Neighborhood Policy
-‐ For Hungary, the Western Balkans and Ukraine has been key neighbouring areas, crucial for a.) historical-‐ cultural-‐social, b.) economic-‐ trade -‐ logis/cal etc. aspects. The Danube Strategy offers a possibility, a chance to realise the long-‐awaited strengthening of those coopera/ons.
An important geographical aspect of the Danube strategy:
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Propor/on of innova/ve enterprises, 2008 (%of all enterprises) Eurostat Community Innova/on Survey 2008
Innova@on in Europe: EU 27+ picture
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Total innova/on expenditure, 1000 eur Eurostat Community Innova/on Survey 2008 (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova not included)-‐
Innova@on ac@vity of these countries
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Hungary Austria Romania Slovenia Slovakia Croa/a
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Crucial points to realise the Danube Strategy:
§ What are the main ecological-‐natural values that must be preserved at any costs, and is there any room for compromises when it comes to realisa/on of economic advantages? § What is the maximum demand for inland waterways freight transport in Europe, and where are the shortcomings today in achieveing the realisa/on of that? (regional economic development , industry, agriculture)
§ What are the shortcomings in terms of human skills, development (languages, ICT, business aqtude, innova/ve capabili/es) in order to meet the challenges?
§ How can – and there comes a strong role for Networking Living Labs! – the role of par/cipa/ng countries other than Germany be increased in innova/on?
§ What are the exis/ng and missing na/onal policies and European policies to meet our goals? What are the best and worst prac/ces? Are there specific features related to the different types of innova/on related to the sectors men/oned before? What kind of measures can be regarded as a support, or, on the contrary, as a burden for innova/on in these sectors?
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Thank you for your aeen/on! Renata Anna Jaksa [email protected]