La Réunion France Towards a RIS3 strategy

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1 La Réunion France Towards a RIS3 strategy Ponta Delgada, 5-6 June

2 June 2011: Presentation of S3 Platform Sept 2011: Conference Research and Innovation at La Réunion Initiative from President D. ROBERT to Commisioner Hahn for the participation of OR to the S3 platform Nov 2011: Conference des Présidents des RUP Jan 2012: First reunion «peer-review» at Seville June 2012: A step towards RIS 3, Thank you Commisioner HAHN and DG REGIO for support. Let s go further! 2

3 Reunion Island : regional profil French Department Overseas (as well as Mayotte) Unique Outermost Region of Europe in Indian Ocean (up to 2014, Mayotte remains a PTOM) Unique place where european standards stands in the area 3

4 Reunion Island : regional profil People GDP/people Growth rate : 4,5% for 5 years High unemployment rate : 29 % (2010) Poverty Rate : 49 % (2008) Diversity and youthful of the population (35% above 20 years old) Low level of education of the population Population: hab Area: 2504 km² Energy supply: 2700 GWh (33,5 % from renewable energies) Protected Area: 42% of total area (National Park, Unesco World Heritage) 4

5 Reunion Island : regional profil compagnies (2010) new compagnies (2010) GDP : 14,9 Md en 2010 = 30% less than national average, bu the higher GDP in indian ocean zone o 2% primary sector o 15 % secondary sector o 83 % tertiary sector Historic strengths : Sugar industry, Buildings Asset : an island at the crossroad of Europe, Africa and Asia 5

6 Reunion Island : regional profil (suite) 1 university with a regional influence in Indian Ocean 40 research units R&D mainly from public sector (1400 people : 3 time lower national average) Many actors in the innovation system (no leadership but a network) Hightech research infrastructure financed by EU (to observe, in the health field ) Regional strategies : A Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) launched at the end of 2010 A Regional Scheme for Economical Development (RSED) driven by regional Council, launched en 2011 (cluster policy in 6 key sectors ) Several objectives : Become self-sufficient in energy by 2030 thanks to renewable energy Increase tourism number and linked industries : tourits in 2020 Main target countries : South Africa, Australia, China, India, Mauritius 6

7 Our Regional Innovation Strategy A macro-economic analysis based on severals planning documents A shared regional diagnosis A long way with rich exchanges within several working groups, instead of contracting with a consultant, for a better appropriation by those who will make innovation and create jobs. L innovation c est la valorisation d une idée, nouvelle dans son usage et/ou dans son utilité, pour le développement économique, mais aussi social et culturel (SRI La Réunion 2010) 7

8 Our Regional Innovation Strategy A wide definition of innovation, taking into account societal and organisational aspects Innovation: any idea meeting its market A long-term shared vision : 8 strategic directions Implementation - 17 ideas for action - Specific governance - Who does what analysis 8

9 Our Regional Innovation Strategy 3 pilars: human (education, qualification, societal challenges, ), economic (innovation, new markets, international business) and territorial (transport, energy, water, TIC, ) competitiveness And 8 strategic orientations A - Raise the level of qualification in correspondence with the realities and economic potentials especially those of Strategic Business Areas B - Build innovative tools to fight against illiteracy C - Optimize local resource for networking both structures and tools D - Put companies in a position to innovate E - Create conditions for implementation of projects (from upstream to downstream) F - Implement the integrated approach to planning G - Provide greater visibility for innovation H - Put innovation in the consistency and durability 9

10 Our Regional Innovation Strategy Human, Economic and Territorial competitiveness Human Economic Territorial 10

11 Our Regional Innovation Strategy For instance, innovation projects from SME are awarded a bonus in public funding 11

12 Our Regional Innovation Strategy For instance, a common service will be available to survey calls and to help stakeholders in responding to the calls (FP7, Horizon 2020, national & international calls for funding) 12

13 The way we built our RIS: a success for credibility and adaptation? 15 Months for : discussion, selecting ideas and writing 150 peoples concerned Regional Innovation Strategy Launched 1 main debate with all participants and open to other view Regional Innovation Strategy Adopted Participated process dicussions for 10 months - 5 working groups - Synthesis 13

14 Implementation Srategic decisions Peer Discussion as a Step towards RIS 3, 5-6 juin 2012, Ponta Delgada - Açores A specific Gouvernance Strategic Committee STATE representative REGIONAL COUNCIL representative DEPARTEMENT CONCIL representative + president of the Régional Committee for innovation Technical team Regional Committee for Innovation (CRI) Operators Committee (COP) President 11 entities (public or private organisation about companies, university, banks/funders, young entrepreneur, representing research organizations) + 4 VIP + members of the strategic committee 28 organizations with links to innovative Projects or businness man 14

15 Open ourselves to the world Engage in excellence Capitalize our territory A global cluster initiative Our valors Co-development Network Accessibility, Visibility, readability 6 priority areas : Biotech / life science Sea/fishing/aquaculture/water Energy ICT Tourism Environment Clusters are business-oriented Need to improve the phase «proof of concept» 15

16 A global cluster initiative The development of Clusters in sectors that offer promises for the future in terms of growth, productivity and job creation is a priority. The six key Clusters for technologic and economic development are : Biotechnologies / Life Sciences (e.g. Biofuel) Energy (e.g Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) Sea-Fishing-Aquaculture-Water (e.g. Marine Innovative platform ) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) (e.g. SEAS-OI, Environmental Monitoring Satellite Aided station) Tourism (Pole of excellence) Environment 16

17 One asset: the tropical context The place to be to adapt european technologies and products, and propose solutions on topics that are of main interest for the intertropical market Inter-tropical countries Z.O.I. 17

18 An example for marine Biotechnology: Biofuel from alguae 1 18

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20 We place ourselves in a logic entrepreneurial to improve the whole innovation chain: Our objective : to serve the project management and go to success, considering all stakeholders NOW Generate Detect Qualify Faisability Development 6 Follow up TO REACH Identify local expertise on each of the sequences Strengthen if necessary Ensure good transmission of information between structures and post-project monitoring 20

21 La Réunion expectations from Peer-Review workshop How to develop a RIS 3 in the particular Outermost Regions neighborhood? What are the key elements for appreciation of this ex-ante condition? How to make synergies between several funds and avoid the cut off between leaders regions that will access to all funds and less developped regions that will access to their structural funds? How to facilitate european transborder cooperation when we cannot, in fact or with difficulty, access to the European tool INTERREG IV C? Learn from the past and from the way that we chose thanks to peer review, in line with the new exercise that must be done 21

22 La Réunion Key elements and La Reunion: has adopted and develop a Regional Innovation Strategy in a bottom-up process provided an adequate gouvernance scheme that allow both bottom-up and top-down initiatives Gave a strong boost and positive signal to create business-oriented clusters Make cooperation within neighborhood (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, India, China, Australia) Is strenghtening thanks to its RIS the whole path of innovation (from R&D+I to proof of concept and market) to produce and catch knowledge and transform it into new products Enhance participation in FP7 Cooperation some concluding remarks Can be an european leading territory to develop and access specific technologies, in competition with USA and Japan (first prototype in OTEC for instance) Can adress important societal challenges like living together in presence of 4 religions Manage both Structural Funds, FEADER and RIS in a partenarial way: Etat-Region- Departement, allowing synergies 22

23 La Réunion Key elements and some concluding remarks Some open questions that are of interest for us: Synergy means optimal combination of several tools (Structural Funds, FEADER, Horizon 2020, national, regional and local public and private funds) -> What are the rules to access to these funds Excellence is mandatory to access to FP7 / Horizon 2020 R&D+I funds. What is the definition of excellence for such particular territory like an Outermost Region, La Reunion for instance? Critical mass is also a keyword. What is the part of european researchers that work on our problems (in others words, is the point of view from a southern region an added value?): how to reach critical mass on the OTEC technology if Europe does not allow funding to develop R&D projects on this thematic or support such projects? How to develop a RIS 3, ex-ante compliant for the period , that will help La Reunion and Europe to get smart, sustainable and inclusive growth? 23 Let s be innovative!

24 Obrigado pela vossa atençã Merci de votre attention I thank you for your attention Prof. Frederic CADET Vice-President of Regional Council of La Reunion frederic.cadet@cr-reunion.fr 24