WP5 – SEE Cluster Policy Learning
Mechanisms
3° Steering Committee Meeting
Thessaloniki, 18-19.09.2013
Overview
Goal: To come up with useful and practical outputs that respond to SEE
needs
Ensure a strong impact, both short-term and long-term, on cluster development in
the participating countries (and beyond) enabling SEE to develop new activities in
the future and to maximize its regional innovation potential, and as a side-effect to
enable a stronger cooperation and a more targeted communication among policy
makers, cluster organisations, clusters and cluster members.
Activities
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Act. 5.1 Development of new policy learning mechanisms in SEE priority area
Act. 5.2 Testing by pilot initiatives of policy learning mechanisms
Act. 5.3 Evaluation of selected policy learning mechanisms
WP5 – Act. 5.1 / Tasks | Outputs
Task | Output
Description of Status
Due date
NEW Date
WGs Physical Meeting
COMPLETED
April 2013
WGs on-line Meeting (#1)
COMPLETED
July 2013
Six (06) “New Policy Learning
Mechanism Reports”
WG1: section 4 missing
WG2: complete
WG3: no input yet (informed that there is a final draft)
WG4: no input yet (informed that there is a draft)
WG5: section 4 missing
WG6: complete
August 2013
“New Policy Learning Mechanism
report on cross-cutting issue”
WG7: Input/feedback from LP missing
Sept. 2013
?
Reflective Policy Making
Mechanism Pattern
Input / feedback from LP missing
Sept. 2013
?
Set of Policy Measures
Very Important Output:
(a range of suggested interventions, initiatives, and actions
supporting cluster development that respond to SEE main
challenges -needs)
Sept. 2013
It will be based on the six (06) New Policy Learning
Mechanisms reports and especially “section 4.
recommendations”
30.09.2013 (?)
mid-October2013
WP5 – Act. 5.2 / Tasks | Outputs
Task | Output
Description
Due date
NEW Date
Oct.2013 - Febr.2014
Nov2013- May2014
Pilot Actions Implementation
Ongoing Activity
Guideline for Pilot Actions
Implementation Scheme
Will address the implementation structure,
involved
parties
responsibilities
and
obligations, budgetary principles, financial
and reporting management provisions and
pilot action implementation rules
September 2013
October 2013
WGs on-line meetings
WG meeting (#3)
WG meeting (#4)
WG meeting (#5)
September 2013
November 2013
February 2014
October 2013
January 2014
March 2014
March 2014
June 2014
Mid March 2014
June 2014
Report on WGs meetings (#5)
Implementation report of pilot
actions
One report for each WG meeting (#2 already
accomplished).
After each meeting the WG leaders send their
report to COR (within 15 days). Suggestion to
use common ToCs provided by COR
PAs are responsible to deliver the reports.
Insert the PAs
WP5 – Act. 5.3 / Tasks | Outputs
Task | Output
Due date
NEW Date
Jan/Feb 2014
Feb 2014
Evaluation report of pilot actions
A combination of accurate description, a blend
of existing and new information (evidence),
analysis and interpretation of facts, and
general conclusions about whether and why
the intended results were (not) achieved.
April 2014
August 2014
WGs
Final
workshop
Evaluation results are discussed and shared
with European Cluster Cooperation Forum in
order to receive recommendation and further
suggestions,
during
the
WGs
final
transnational workshop in Brussels.
June 2014
September 2014
CALL FOR EXPERTS
Transnational
Description
Building up a team of evaluator experts.
Outputs at a Glance
till Sept 2013
till June 2014
 7 reports on New policy learning
mechanisms
 6 Implementation reports of pilot
actions
 1 report on Reflective policy
making mechanism pattern
 5 Reports on WGs meetings
till October 2013
 1 Call for Expert
till September 2014
 1 Set of policy measures
 1 Evaluation report of pilot actions
 1 Guideline for pilot actions
implementation plan
 European Cluster Cooperation
Forum recommendations
Workplan at a Glance
Issues for Clarifications
Finalization of the content of
1. Set of policy measures
Will be based mainly on the 6 new policy learning mechanisms (section 4
recommendations)
Suggested policy measures per thematic area ? All WG leaders to support!
2. Guideline for pilot actions implementation scheme
Shall it be generic or dedicated to the Pilot regions according to the pilot action
they will implement?
• Pilot actions implementation
- How and when will it be defined who of the assigned partners will
implement which action?
• Mutual agreement for the NEW WP5 time plan
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Thank you!