ERRIN August 2013 www.errin.eu
Contents ERRIN Mission Members ERRIN 4 Ps Working Groups Activities EU Projects Opportunities Contacts
ERRIN is a Brussels-based platform of regions strengthening regional research and innovation capacities by exchanging information, sharing best practice, supporting project development, policy shaping and profile raising.
ERRINhelps regions get their voice heard in Brussels and supports the implementation of the Europe2020 Strategy, the Innovation Union flagship initiative and Smart Specialisation.
THE ERRIN JOURNEY 2012 90 Regions 2004 2006 FP6 Regions of Knowledge 2008 60 Regions Oct. Relaunch with Management Board, Subscription fee 2001 Informal network
ERRIN Member Map
+100 members 5 4 5 ERRIN membership per country 1 6 13 13 7 3 6 5 1 1 1 11 1 5 4 1 1 1 1
ERRIN: FOUR P s
Four Ps Influencing EU Research and Innovation Policy Policy Policy working group Brokerage sessions 13 thematic working groups Projects Partnership Profile 2 ERRIN events per week 2012 Supporting project development and engaging ERRIN regions in EU projects Raising the profile of ERRIN and member regions in Brussels
Shaping EU Research & Innovation policy
ERRIN is part of: - Smart Specialisation - European Enterprise Network -EIP Water -RIMPlus - Smart Specialisation Mirror Group -EEN Raising the profile of the network and member regions in Brussels
Added value: A strong partnership to organize big projects Working together in ERRIN and with the other networks
Partnership
January 2013 Intelligent Energy 150 participants Supporting project development and engaging ERRIN regions in EU projects
Working Groups Strategic Cross-cutting Societal Challenges Policy Projects Smart Specialisation Smart Cities and Regions New!!! Innovation Health ICT Innovation Tools and Funding Inclusive Societies and Security Energy and Climate Change Transport Water Advanced materials and nano Industrial Competitiveness Bioeconomy, food and agriculture Tourism Design and Creativity
Working Groups and Leaders 2013 Excellence Policy Scotland Europa, East and North Finland, EURAC Projects South Denmark, West Midlands, Eindhoven and Lombardy Societal Energy Scotland Europa, South Denmark, VLEVA Health South Denmark and Flanders Inclusive societies and security Bremen Transport and Logistics Aragon and Ile de France Water Aragon, Fryslan, Skane and Puglia Industry Advanced manufacturing and nano Twente University and Rhone-Alpes, Basque Country Bio economy and food and agriculture Navarra, Lombardy and Northern Ireland Design and creativity Paris CCI, Flanders, Central Denmark, Lombardy and Stuttgart ICT North Denmark, Amsterdam and Wallonia Innovation Funding Wales Higher Education, Cantabria, Eindhoven Tourism Tampere and Valencia X-cutting Smart Cities and Regions Eindhoven, Cantabria, East/North Finland Smart Specialisation Scotland Europa, Northern Ireland, Murcia, Skane, Paragon
Events Jan-Dec 2012 2 activities per week + 100 activities in 2012 + 2 per week 2013
Previous, Activities June 2013 4 th -5 th June: ERRIN organises Design session at University Business Forum Staffordshire, Eindhoven, Lombardy rapporteur 5 th -6 th June: ERRIN at WIRE 2013 in CORK 12 th June ERRIN AGM at Ile de France Office 13 th June: RIMPlus Workshop on Bioeconomy organised by ERRIN 14th June: Policy WG Leaders meeting with DG R&I 17 th June: Innovation Funding WG SME Instrument 18 th -19 th June: EcoRegions Meeting in Cremona 19 th June: Water WG 19th June: Chair signs MoU with EUREKA
Activities June and July 2013 20th June: EEN Consultative Committee meeting 20th June: ICT WG meeting with Celtic Plus (EUREKA Cluster) 20 th -21 st June: PLACES Conference on cities of scientific interest organised by ERRIN in Turin 25 th June: ERRIN in two events at Sustainable Energy Week (Stuttgart and Eindhoven) 27 th June: ERRIN event at Sustainable Energy Week 1th July: Offshore Renewables WG 2 nd July: Smart Specialisation Mirror Group 3rd July: Smart Specialisation WG 4 th July: Nanotech WG 4 th July: University subgroup in Innovation Funding and Tools WG 9 th July: Design and Creativity WG 9 th July: Innovation Funding Tools WG 10th July: Transport WG 11th July : ERRIN and SmartSpec meeting
Activities coming up later in 2013 25 th September: Creative Industries Workshop / Design & Creativity WG 26 th September: Design Days 2013 Open Days 7 th or 8th Oct: Resilient regions fringe event (host region needed) 8 th Oct: From Regions of Knowledge to Structural Funds, ERRIN on panel of Commission event 9 th Oct: ERRIN moderates Capital City event 29 th Oct: RIMPlus conference 8th Nov; Smart Specialisation Conference 26 th Nov: RIMplus Cross-border regional innovation strategies with OECD Flanders/Eindhoven; Copenhagen/Skane; Alsace/Baden Wurtemburg; Friuli Venezia Giulia/Slovenia 27 th Nov: Committee of the Regions Innovation Union Conference
Horizon 2020 the need for a territorial dimension Three broad H2020 priorities should be linked to the regional dimension Excellence Bottom up ERC, European Research Area Excellence Societal challenges Top down, outcome focused Health, food, energy, transport, climate action, inclusive societies Societal challenges Regional dimension Industrial Leadership Leadership in key enabling technologies Risk finance and innovation Regional dimension Place-based Partnership Competitive innovation eco-systems Smart specialisation Regions of Knowledge Programme(continuation)
Future programmes Structural Funds Inside region Funding predictable Smart specialisation Operational programme Priorities Capacity building Horizon 2020 Working outside region Unpredictable funding Understanding of Work programmes Calls Partnerships Projects
Combining structural funds and Horizon 2020 Structural funds provides the structure Research and innovation funding Completes the structure warning it is competitive! Can you finish the building
ICT Innovation Vouchers Structural Funds Provide grant to SMEs EU + regional funding 75% EU/25% cofinancing Pilot scheme will start in 2013 More info from Helen.KOPMAN@ec.europa.eu Horizon 2020 May cover set up costs and administration Identifying SMEs Admin Suppliers Monitoring EU funding 100%???
Water Opportunities Cohesion Horizon 2020 Territorial Cooperation SMEs Education and training ICT Research infrastructure Ecoinnovation Marie Curie EIT PPPs Innovation Partnerships Procurement Future Internet Knowledge Alliances Key enabling technologies JTIs Entrepreneurship Venture capital Healthy Ageing Social innovation Agri-food & CC JPIs Eurostars ERA- NETs Water Internationalisation Living Labs Urban Climate Oceans Smart Cities Raw mats Agri ELENA JESSICA EEB/FoF /SPIRE/ GC Climate Energy ETPs EIB KICs European Enterprise Networks
Widening opportunities under Horizon 2020 PPPs Future Internet, Green Vehicles, Factories of the Future, Energy Efficient Buildings, SPIRE, Photonics and Bio-based industries JTIs Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, Innovative Medicines Article 185 Ambient Assisted Living, Eurostars EIPs Healthy Ageing, Water, Smart Cities, Raw materials, Agriculture EIT /KICS Climate, ICT, Energy, Food, Raw Mats and Healthy Ageing KETs ICT, nano, bio, advanced materials JPIs Urban, Climate
Regional Partnerships Regional Innovation Ecosystem A Compare Compete? Collaborate? Complement? Regional Innovation Ecosystem B Interreg VC H2020 Societal challenges Marie Curie - COFUND RIS3 Strategy RIS3 Strategy PPPs EIT/KICs JTIs EIPs Erasmus
Key messages Key focus of EU policy (Europe 2020 Strategy) Competitiveness, Jobs and Growth Competitiveness driven by research and innovation More emphasis in R+I policy and therefore more funding Two major sources of future funding for research and innovation Structural funds Horizon 2020 Plus other related funding opportunities Key role for regions - synergies
Marco Canton Communication & Project Manager communication@errin.eu Linn Ahlman Dahlquist Member Relations Manager members@errin.eu Anett Ruszanov Projects Manager projects@errin.eu Richard Tuffs Director director@errin.eu 3 rue du Luxembourg B-1000 Brussels Tel +32 2 503 3554 www.errin.eu @ERRINNetwork ERRINNetwork for listening