EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

The 2nd year capitalisation analysis: Eco-innovation

RECOMMEND Peer Assessment WorkshopAscoli Piceno – 31st March - 2nd April 2014

Laura Roman, Technopolis Group

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INTERREG IVC Thematic Capitalisation Eco-Innovation Projects

ECOREGIONS www.ecoregionsproject.eu Aims to improve effectiveness of local and regional development policies in the areas of eco-innovation – and particularly green technologies, with focus on SMEsEuropean clusters and regions for eco-innovation network plus (ECREIN+) www.ecreinplus.eu Works on developing an effective regional policy mix to support eco-innovation Cleantech-incubation Europe (CIE)www.cleantechincubation.euFocuses on good practices and knowledge transfer on regional policies for cleantech incubation Producer services for European sustainability and competitiveness (PROSESC) www.prosesc.org Focuses on regional policies to promote environmental sustainability and competitiveness of road transport (from two-wheelers to e-vehicles and fuel cell buses).

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INTERREG IVC Thematic Capitalisation Eco-Innovation Projects

Forwarding regional environmental sustainable hierarchies (FRESH) www.freshproject.eu Focuses on regional policies to support and measure eco-innovation in the construction sector Developing sustainable regions through responsible SMEs (DESUR) www.desur.eu Focuses on improving regional policies to promote responsible innovation in SMEs through Corporate Social Responsibility programmes Regions using eco-Management for eco-innovation development (RECOMMEND) www.recommendproject.eu Focuses on regional policies to promote eco-management as an instrument for corporate eco-innovation

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Types of good practices identified

Development and uptake of eco-innovative technologies • PROSESC has supported the development of electric vehicle technologies• ECOREGIONS and FRESH projects have identified good practices of using clean technologies (e.g. heat pumps, low impact buildings, biogas production etc.)

Focus on particular sectors • road transport (PROSESC project)• sustainable construction (FRESH)

Improving regional policies• Strengthening regional policies and the role of policy-makers through regional strategies• Improving innovation support: eg. Cleantech incubation, eco-management and eco-design, cluster policies

Capacity building in regional administrations • PROSESC: transfer of expert know-how to regional policy-makers• ECREIN+: capacities to design, implement and evaluate eco-innovation measures• CIE: Capacity building for incubation and innovation support to SMEs

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Results

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Good Practices Transferred - CIE

Start-up Sauna in Helsinki 1) internship program for aspiring entrepreneurs to

work at high-growth companies in Helsinki and in

Silicon Valley 2) An accelerator for early

stage entrepreneurs3) The Slush conference,

gathering the entire ecosystem of stakeholders

LaunchLab Pre-Incubation Facility in Delft based on the Lean

start-up conceptStart-ups enter a 12-week

programme where they test their ideas with potential

customers.

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Opportunities for scaling up and impact

• Projects have given a push to the dialogue between policy makers and industry and expect it to continue in future

• All projects generally provide guides, handbooks, toolboxes, recommendations and lessons learned based on the experience they had.

• Many good practices are in INTERREG database of

GPs. All are potentially useful to other regions, players.

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Good Practices Upscaled - FRESH

Sustainable procurement

regulation Kainuu region, Finland

Results of FRESH incorporated regulation standards for sustainable

construction

Regional Planning GuidelinesMid-West Regional Authority, Ireland

Methodology for evidence-based policy decisions in land use, urban

infrastructures, environmental protection and accessibility to

services

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Good Practices Upscaled – ECREIN+

Innov’R Rhone Alpes, France

“One-stop-shop” grant scheme for applied R&D for SMEs & clusters

developing eco-innovative projects (in energy, construction, sustainable

land development Upscaled into Innv’R

experimentationBusinesses test the viability of newly

developed products in public administrations

Energy House Uppsala county council, SwedenBased on traditional cooperation

between industry, universities, public sector and aims to:

1) Establish demand-driven initiatives to capitalise on research findings and

shorten road to market2) Establish user-driven

demonstrations and field studies to verify new solutions

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Preparing for future INTERREG Europe programme

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Preparing for future INTERREG EUROPE

Thematic Objectives selected• Strengthening Research, Technological

Development and Innovation• Enhancing the competitiveness of SME• Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy• Protecting the Environment and promoting Resource

Efficiency

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Success factors for good practice transfer

Feasibility of the actions planned depends on

framework conditions for eco-innovation, the local market

demand, social responsiveness

Focus on real regional needs in

good practices and innovative solutions

Bringing partners to the same knowledge base and understanding of

eco-innovation

Cooperative attitude, the willingness of other partners to share their

insights and results

Having a partner region with extensive

experience in eco-innovation promotion

Site visits: seeing with your own eyes what’s happening at

a specific site

Multiple types of local stakeholders on board:

regional authorities, SMEs, universities etc

ensures their commitment

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Success factors for regional eco-innovation policies

Long-term development strategy includes sustainability targets

Commitment to sustainability targets provides stable market signals for private investments

Work across multiple levels of governance, and where needed involve national policy-makers

Committe

d leadership of regional authorities

Strategic choices in regional planning made based on regions’ uniqueness: local assets and resources

Role of eco-innovation adopters through GPP and greening their activities

Further enhance demand for EI: voucher schemes for eco-innovation in SMEs, support standardisation etc.

Regional

authorities

as eco-

innovation push & pull facilitators

Link main stakeholders in implementing EI actions (businesses, R&D providers, consumers)

Develop local skills and build local capabilities for the green economy

Raise awareness, improve access to knowledge on eco-innovation to all stakeholders

Framework conditions for

eco-innovatio

n

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Thank you!

Laura.roman@technopolis-group.com