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INNOVATION POLICY IN SOUTH

MUNTENIA REGION Regional innovation strategy 2008-2013

“Smart Specialization Strategies in Romanian regions”

Timisoara, April 2nd, 2013

CONTENT

• South Muntenia Regional Profile

• Innovation Policy – Regional Innovation Strategy

2008-2013

• Complementary Initiatives – Working4Talent

• Next steps – Regional Smart Specialization

Strategy

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South Muntenia Regional Profile

• Third region in terms as surface , second

region in terms of inhabitants

• The most complex region in terms of

territorial structure (Bucharest – excessive

polarization, has inhibited the urban

development)

• In 2007, generated 13% of the national

GDP)

• GDP/inhabitant : 9 488,1 RON (ranks 6)

• Index of dispersion – 81,34% of the

GDP/capita

• Structure of regional economy

� Industry – 29% to 25% national average

� Services – 38% to 45% national average

� Constructions – 5 % to 9,12% national average

� Agriculture – 28% - ranks 1st place at national

level

South Muntenia Region – at a glance

• Strong interregional disparities between Northern and Southern part of the

region

• 4 Universities, tradition in petrochemistry

• Main economic sectors

– Automotive industry – DACIA RENAULT;

– Petrochemical industry;

– Metallurgy;

– Electrical and electronics industry.

– Agriculture

• Sectors with cu potential : ITC, Tourism, Ecological Agriculture

• 46 234 enterprises, of which 99% SMEs;

• 457 enterprises – with innovative activities– ranks 6 place

at national level

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Counties specialization : Northern counties – in industry, Southern counties - in

agriculture

Innovating South Muntenia- InnSoM

• Main objective :

Elaborate the Regional Innovation Strategy of South Muntenia Region in

order to improve its sustainable development, in the context of the new

knowledge – based economy, by promoting innovation as regional policy.

• Specific objectives :

- Building regional consensus

- Include innovation into regional programmatic documents

- Know-how transfer among partner regions

Partners:

- Umbria Region – META Group S.r.l.

- North West Region, United Kingdom– Regional Development Agency

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InnSoM • Stage 0 (12 months)

PL1. Set up the organizational structures of the project

PL2. Defining the project implementation methodology

PL3. Building regional consensus

PL4. Raise awareness of the key stakeholders through regional campaign on the project importance for SOUTH MUNTENIA regional development

• Stage 1 (12 months)

PL5. Information gathering and analysis of innovation trends at national and regional level

PL6. Identify the regional companies’ needs

PL7. Analysis of regional offer

PL8. Comparisons between trends, needs and offer in the field of innovation

• Stage 2 (8 months)

PL9. Elaborate and implementation of Strategic Framework and Action Plan

PL10. Set up the monitoring and assessment system

PL11. Set up interregional and transnational cooperation system

Regional Innovation System

- National level

- Regional level

- Local level

Decision-makers Research System

-Universities

-Research Institutes

Financial system

-Banks, others financing

institutions

Innovation support structures

-Industrial and technological parks

-Business Incubators

-Centers of Technological Transfer

-Innovation Relay Centre

Support structures for

companies

-Chambers of Commerce

- Employers associations and

organizations

Enterprise

Customers

Competitors

Suppliers

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REGIONAL ANALYSIS

• NEEDS ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL SMEs

• ANALYSIS OF THE REGIONAL INNOVATION SUPPLY AND

SUPPORT SYSTEM

• ANLYSIS OF NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN TRENDS

• Transversal issues analyzed

� Promotion of entrepreneurship by education system

� Involvment of multinationals and international banks to enhance

the regional development and foster innovation

� Brain drain

SECTORS ANALYSED

• 1. MAIN ECONOMIC SECTORS

– Automotive industry

– Petrochemical industry

– Metallurgy;

– Electrical and electronics industry.

– Agriculture – food industry

• 2. SECTORS WITH HIGH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

– ITC

– Tourism

– Organic Agriculture

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STRUCTURE OF REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY

2008 - 2013

STRATEGY VISION

Increase of

regional

attractiveness

Objective no. 1

Supporting

competitiveness of

the regional economic

system

Objective no.2

Leveraging

endogenous

entrepreneurship

Objective no. 3

Development priorities

Implementation and monitoring

1. INCREASE OF REGIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS

MEASURES

� 1.1. INCREASING REGIONAL ATTRACTIVNESS FOR BUSIESS

ENVIRONMENT

� Support for creation and development of business support structures

and services provided

� 1.2. INCREASING REGIONAL ATTRACTIVNESS FOR TALENTS

ATRACTION

– Support to develop RDI infrastructure and provide opportunities for

researchers to grow up and develop career in this field, especially by

promoting the mobility between industry and research

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2. SUPPORTING COMPETITIVENESS OF THE REGIONAL

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

MEASURES

• 2.1. Raising awareness on innovation and opportunity creation

• 2.1.1. Promoting informal inter-disciplinary exchange of knowledge .

– Support to create and develop knowledge circles – informal activities to boost the cooperation between enterprises, know-how transfer, being an effective tool for introducing the innovation culture in business environment.

• 2.1.2. Maintenance and improvement of human capital

– Aims to extend life long education and training in order to ensure highly qualified human capital, to comply with new technologically changes

• 2.1.3. Promoting cooperation among companies

– Support to the creation and development of networks, associations, clusters, in order to enhance the cooperation, know-how dissemination and implementation of innovative activities

2. SUPPORTING COMPETITIVENESS OF THE REGIONAL

ECONOMIC SYSTEM • MEASURES

• 2.2. FACILITATE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION

• 2.2.1. FACILITATE BRIDGING BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND MARKET

– Match activities of fundamental and applied research to the needs of the regional economy.

• 2.2.2. CREATION AND PROMOTION OF FACILITES FOR RECRUITING BEST–FIT CANDIDATES

– Support for the creation of Industry Liaison Offices

• 2.2.3. PROMOTION OF JOINT PROJECTS FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

– Support to cooperation projects between industry and research;

• 2.3. ACCELERATING THE ASSIMILATION OF INNOAVTION

– Support to investments in new innovative equipment

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3. LEVERAGING ENDOGENOUS ENTREPRNEURSHIP

• MEASURES

• 3.1. FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

– Introduction of entrepreneurial culture at all level of education.

• 3.2. FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE–BASED START-UPS

– Support for infrastructure, business angels, pre-seed capital, advice and mentoring services.

• 3.3. ENHANCE EXPLOITATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS

• 3.3.1 IMPROVING BUSINESS SKILLS OF RESEARCHERS

– Support to acquire entrepreneurial skills

• 3.3.2. FACILITATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

– Support to purchase intangible assets

IMPLEMENTATION

• Partnership approach, through

• Structural Funds

– Regional Operational Programme 2007-2013

– Sector Operational Programme Increase of Economic Competitivness 2007-2013

– Serctor Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013

• Other European and National Programme

– 7th Framework Programme

– INTERREG IV C

– South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme

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MONITORING

Implementation indicators Result indicators Impact indicators

1. Increase of regional attractiveness

1.1. Increasing of regional attractiveness for business environment

1.1.1. Creating favorable conditions for knowledge based inward investments

Number of business support

structures established

- Industrial parks

-Scientific and technological

parks

Number of external companies

attracted in the

-Industrial parks

-Scientific and technological

parks

Number of jobs created

and being maintained

during the management

phase, out of which

-Women

-Permanent positions

Number of international events Number of launched

collaborations between research

centers and companies

Number of firms having

been attracted from

other regions

Number of new services

available on the market

(information, business support )

Number of visitors per week of

the business portal

EVALUATION

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COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – WORKING4TALENT

• Financing– INTERREG IV C

• Budget: 1,650,269.30 €

• Aim – improving local and regional policies and action plans to

generate new job opportunities for highly qualified human capital..

• Objectives

• Generation and filling of job opportunities provided by the regional

innovation system to the highly qualified human capital to local (talent

retention) and external (talent attraction).

� Identify the mismatches between supply and demand and the measures

required to tackle them

� Exchange of experience and best practices

• 11 Partners – Spain, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland,

Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES AND BEST

PRACTICES

• Analyses human capital needs (demand) at the research and

technology centers, innovative companies, interfaces agencies and

start-ups;

• Evaluate the supply of highly qualified human capital and identify

skill weaknesses and mismatches with existing demand;

• Help demand and supply to meet by using innovative instruments

• Identify, assess and transfer of innovative policies and measures to

avoid brain drain

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NEXT STEPS

• SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY –ex ante conditionality

• Current approaches- underlay

• 2012

– Study on the competitiveness and innovation in South Muntenia

Region

– Study on the current state of development of the business

environment in South Muntenia Region

• 2013

– Study on the efficiency energy and use of renewable energy

– Study on agriculture development

QUESTIONS ?

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Thank you for your attention!

Gilda NICULESCU

Head Department - Strategies, Development, Cooperation

SOUTH MUNTENIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Tel. +40 242 33 17 69

Fax +40 242 31 31 67

Email : programe@adrmuntenia.ro

Website: www.adrmuntenia.ro