PHASE II (2009 – 2012)
Fostering trans-national cooperation on
support for innovation
Reinhard Büscher
Head of Unit, Support for innovation – DG Enterprise and Industry
Brussels, 26 June 2008
PRO INNO Europe - PHASE I (2006 - 2009): RESULTS
INNO-Nets
INNO-Actions
Practical
cooperation of
national and
regional
innovation
programmes
• Cluster agreement between 9 countries representing
50 Central and Eastern European regions (CEE
Network)
• Cluster policy dialogue with the Baltic Sea Innovation
Initiative (BSR Network)
• International Cluster policy dialogue between CLUNET
partners and Canada
Innovation
Circus
• Participation of 100.000 visitors to
‘Innovation Weeks’ organised in Riga,
Milano, Copenhagen and Berlin
Development and
implementation of
joint actions
• INNET pilot call for proposals for technology clusters
and SMEs (€5 M)
• VALOR pilot call for proposals on trans-European
technology transfer and valorisation schemes (€3 M)
ADMIRE
• Launch of the Design Management
European Award
European Cluster
Alliance
• 60 national and regional ministries and innovation
agencies cooperating on cluster policy
EurOffice
Services
• 71 business innovation centers, science
parks and incubators from 30 countries
European Cluster
Memorandum
• signed by 60 national and regional ministries and
innovation agencies
Tech SME
Partnering
• 300 participants resulting in 88 expected
collaboration agreements
European Service
Innovation
Memorandum
• signed by 9 national and regional ministries and
innovation agencies
IP4INNO
• Creation of 12 training modules on IP
aspects and 66 training events expected in
10 countries
PRO INNO Europe: over 200 innovation policy actors from 33 countries
PRO INNO Europe website: monthly average of 90,000 hits per month
PRO INNO Europe - PHASE II (2009 - 2012)
Policy Analysis
On-going
INNO-Metrics
INNO-Policy TrendChart
INNO-Appraisal
INNO-GRIPS
INNO-Views
Policy Cooperation
PHASE II – Fostering
transnational cooperation
on support for innovation
INNO-Nets
4 new actions
INNO-Actions
3 new actions
Promotion of
PRO INNO Europe results
1 new action
INNO-Nets – 4 new actions
INNO-Partnering
Forum
Services
innovation
Clusters
Eco-innovation
Reflection
group
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To stimulate cooperation
between innovation
agencies and improve
overall quality and
efficiency of innovation
support services.
To develop better and
more efficient policies
and instruments in
support of innovation in
services.
To develop better and more
efficient policies and
instruments in support of
clusters and test policy
approaches in support of the
internationalisation of
clusters.
To develop better and more
efficient policies and
instruments in support of
eco-innovation
Specific
activities
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 Peer reviews
 Annual conferences
 Secretariat to manage the
European Cluster Alliance
 Green Public Procurement
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 Staff exchange
programmes
 New forms of
knowledge transfer
 Quality management
instruments
 New forms of support
for innovation
management
Budget (total
EC contribution)
 Transnational good
practice exchange scheme
 Waste and recycling
 International cooperation,
Investment & Trade
 Outreach activities
 Promotion of
innovative services
through public
procurement
€ 3.0 Mio – 3 years
€ 3.0 Mio – 3 years
 Quality of cluster policies
 Existing legal forms for
cooperation between cluster
organisations
 Policy cooperation at EU
and international level
 Increasing visibility of
clusters through policy
€ 2.5 Mio – 3 years
€ 3.0 Mio – 3 years
INNO-Actions – 3 new actions
European innovation
weeks
Objectives
Specific
activities
Innovation information
days for SMEs
European label for cluster
management excellence
To bring innovation closer to the
citizens by showcasing regional
excellence and innovativeness.
To strengthen the role and visibility of
the EEN in the regions and to foster
cooperation among different providers
of innovation support for the benefit
of SMEs.
To develop a European quality scheme
for cluster organisations in view to
promote the professionalization and
excellence of cluster management in
Europe.
 Preparatory and mobilisation
activities
 Mapping and documentation of all
kinds of innovation support services
for SMEs provided in the region
 Creation of a "European Cluster
Managers' Club“
 Organisation of 6 highly visible
regional innovation awareness
events – contributing to support
the European Year of Creativity
and Innovation 2009
 Organisation of minimum 20 "Open
Doors" events preferentially in
conjunction with other regional events
 Promotional activities
 Development of a European quality
scheme for cluster organisations
 Development, testing and validation of
a training programme for cluster
organisations
 Recommendations for further
developing the concept of
'innovation weeks'
Budget
(total EC
contribution)
€ 2.5 Mio - 2 years
€ 2.0 Mio - 2 years
€ 1.5 Mio - 3 years
Restricted call for proposals to EEN
partners
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Promotion of PRO INNO Europe results - 1 Service contract (€ 1 Mio):
Facilitating the networking of PRO INNO Europe stakeholders (ie. INNO-Nets and INNO-Actions)
and promoting and disseminating the results and services developed under PRO INNO Europe.
www.proinno-europe.eu