Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship

A forum established byDG Internal Market, Industry,Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Executive summary:Key actions of the activities ofthe Strategic Policy Forumon Digital Entrepreneurship

July 2016

From recommendationsto actions: impact of theStrategic Policy Forum

EU actions and communications influenced by the reports

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Four reports influencing EU policy making

Acceleratingthe digital

transformation

Big data and B2B digitalplatforms:The next frontier forEurope’s industry andenterprises

Upskilling Europeanindustry:New operational toolswanted

Cities and regionsas launch pads fordigital transformation

A digital compass fordecision makers:Toolkit on disruptivetechnologies, impactand areas for action

inspire

‘encouraging the genuinegenerators of innovationand value in Europe’

mobilise partners

facilitate

create value

motivate

industry-led

exchange

‘providing leadershipeducation with relevant

senior-level training andtalent development’

Model regions andcities of digitaltransformation

• Develop a commonframework forbenchmarking at localand regional level;

• Roll out and update theblueprint for regions andcities of digitaltransformation

• Promote experimentationamong smaller and lessadvanced cities

• Offer expert advisoryservices, coaching,mentoring, facilitation, toregions and cities

Supporting theorganisation of

digital compass for EUpolicy-makers• Disruptor Cockail

organised at the “DigitalEconomy: let’s get readyfor the new jobs!”conference inLuxembourg(November 2015)

• High-level Conference onthe digital transformationof European industry andenterprises in Brussels(February 2016)

• Digital compassorganised at the InformalMeeting of Ministersresponsible forCompetitiveness inBrastislava (July 2016)

Blueprint for sectoralcooperation on Skills

• Identify sectoral skillsneeds and development ofconcrete solutions

• Implementation followingthe Upskilling EuropeanIndustry toolbox

• Pilot sectors: automotive,maritime technology,space, defence, textile andtourism

Smart specialisationplatform on industrial

modernisation andinvestment• Matching smart

specialisation prioritiesrelated to industrialmodernisation

Public-Private Partnershipon cybersecurity• Trigger €1.8 billion of

investment by 2020

Accelerating the uptake ofBig Data and set-up of B2Bdigital platforms• Encourage data-driven

business models• Stimulate strategic

investments on EU datainfrastructures

Digital Single Markettechnologies andpublic services

modernisation communi-cation package (April 2016)

New Skills Agendacommunication(June 2016)

• Improve the quality andrelevance of skillsformation

• Making skills andqualifications more visibleand comparable

• Improving skills intel-ligence and information forbetter career choices

Source: PwC Analysis

4 critical attributes and 12 success factors for a successful digitaltransformation process

S1.Transform your local students

and workforce into digital talent

S2. Attract global digital talents:

S3. Develop an entrepreneurial

culture

L1. Create a forward-looking

digital strategy and build a

shared vision around it

L2 Build long-lasting

partnerships and trust

relationships

L.3 Collaborate across

sectoral boundaries and

value chains

Cities &regions

as digitallaunch pads

T1. Develop a smart city strategy

T2. Open access to data through

the launch of open data platforms

T3. Ensure local access to digital

technologies

I1. Ensure the availability of critical

digital infrastructures for the digital

transformation of local businesses

I2. Secure investments in digital

infrastructures

I3. Ensure the economic

sustainability of local investments

in digital infrastructures

Blueprint for cities and regions as launch pads for digital transformation

Blueprint for cities and regionsas launch padsfor digital transformation

Cities and regions are entering a new era of transformation. A digital trans-formation embracing social, economic, urban, mobility, educational, techno-logical and cultural changes. The smart city concept which is gainingmomentum globally already highlights the key investments being made forthe technological transformation of cities and regions. Further, territorieshave an important role to play as launch pads for digital transformation byall and for all.

Download your copy:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8820

Find out more and submit your own digital transformation initiatives at:www.digitallytransformyourregion.eu

Release of the Blueprint at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference – May 2016

Upcoming EC initiative

Model regions and cities of DigitalTransformation:• Develop a common framework for

benchmarking at local and regionallevel;

• Funding of the roll out and update ofthe blueprint for regions and cities ofdigital transformation

• Promote experimentation amongsmaller and less advanced cities

• Offer expert advisory services,coaching, mentoring, facilitation, toregions and cities

1. Amsterdam’s collaborativeeconomy

2. Rejuvenating Barcelona with digitaltechnologies

3. Bilbao’s digital transformationstrategy

4. Bristol: the world’s first open city

5. Espoo, an established high-techhot-spot

6. Hamburg: Capitalizing on itsentrepreneurs

7. Lisbon’s engines of growth

8. Lodzkie, a region specialized in ICT

9. Lund, the City of Ideas

10. Turning Luxembourg into a digitalnation

11. Côte d’Azur: anchoring its leadingposition

12. Tallinn: a city of the future

13. Trento: Building on pastachievements

Case studies

Big data and B2B digital platforms: the next frontier by Europe’s industry and enterprises

❶ Appoint Chief Data Officers (CDOs) in each Member State to take full advantage ofbig data based on non-personal or anonymised data; promote data quality andstandards, champion effective data curation; and, maximise the social andeconomic value of public sector open data.

❷ Invite the CDOs to work collaboratively and develop European guidance forenterprises on how to harness the benefit of big data in the public and privatesectors, in the light of European values and sensibilities.

❸ Develop an EU-wide action plan for the deployment of 5G that involves allstakeholders from industry, the public sector and funding providers, as well asexplores innovative financing models.

❹ Develop multi-vendor test beds for new generation digital solutions. These multi-stakeholder funded facilities would allow for the mutualisation of cyber-security,big data tests and third party assurance, thus facilitating the market uptake ofthese technologies by large corporates.

❺ Promote European digital identity management solutions for objects and people.

❻ Carry out a sector-by-sector analysis of the opportunities for the development ofEuropean business-to-business platforms. Establish multi-stakeholder groups inpromising sectors to develop a sector action plan for such platform development.

Six recommendations

Big data and digital platforms present enterprises with significant newopportunities. This report looks into the potential to create new value inthree important industries: automotive, healthcare/pharma and mechanicalengineering. It sets out the key challenges of digital transformation in eachof these industries, assesses key success factors, and providesrecommendations on how to overcome remaining problems and speed up themodernisation process.

Download your copy:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8794

Big data and B2B digital platforms:The next frontier for Europe’sindustry and enterprises

Release of the report at theHannover Messe – April 2016

Upcoming EC initiative

Smart specialisation platform onindustrial modernisation andInvestment• Foster interregional cooperation

based on matching smartspecialisation priorities related toindustrial modernisation

Accelerating the uptake of Big Dataand set-up of B2B digital platforms• Encourage data-driven business

models• Stimulate strategic investments on

EU data infrastructures

Public-Private Partnership oncybersecurity:• Trigger EUR 1.8 bn of investment by

2020 to better equip Europe againstcyber-attacks and to strengthen thecompetitiveness of its cybersecuritysector

Related EC communication

Digital Single Market technologiesand public services modernisationcommunication package (April2016)• Communication on Digitising

European Industry: Reaping the fullbenefits of a Digital Single Market

• Communication on a European CloudInitiative-Building a competitive dataand knowledge economy in Europe

• Communication on an EU e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020.Accelerating the digitaltransformation of government

• Communication on Priorities of ICTStandardisation for the Digital SingleMarket

Make Europe the first market forautonomous vehicles

Put big data at the heart of aproject to improve healthoutcomes and reduce care costsassociated with a major disease

Create a pan-European smartindustry programme

Three transformational pan-European initiatives

A

B

C

❶ Create an industry and socialpartners-led toolbox with specificaction recommendations

❷ Foster company, sectoral,regional and multi-stakeholderdigital academy initiatives

❸ Promote and support entrepreneur-ship as an opportunity for acquiringdigital skills and career conversion

❹ Define a pan-European financialscheme between the EuropeanSocial and Regional Funds, theCommission, Member Statesand Industry

Four key recommendations

Upskilling European industry: New operational tools wanted

Europe is facing a widening skills gap that is having an impact on the abilityof EU businesses and governments to benefit from the opportunities ofadvanced technologies and digitalisation. At the same time, the advent ofnew technologies and digital tools is making many manual jobs obsolete,while creating demand for new types of skills. This has created an urgentneed to upskill and re-employ the workforce that is becoming redundant.

Download your copy:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8893

Upskilling European industry:New operational tools wanted

Release of the report at the Informal Meeting of Ministers responsiblefor Competitiveness – July 2016

An industry and social partners-led toolbox for upskilling the workforce

Trainingsuppliers

Financingschemes

Techologytrends

1. Industrydiagnosis

2. Tailoredcompanysolutions

3. Pilottest

Industrytrends

4. Impactmonitoring

Digitalshift

DigitalWorkforcePlanning

Upskillingplan

Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperationon Skills• Identify sectoral skills needs and

development of concrete solutions• Implementation following the

Upskilling European Industry toolbox• Pilot sectors: automotive, maritime

technology, space, defence, textileand tourism

Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition:• Identify and share best practices• Develop comprehensive national

digital skills strategies

Related EC communication

New Skills Agenda (June 2016)• Improve the quality and relevance of

skills formation,• Make skills and qualifications more

visible and comparable,• Improve skills intelligence and

information for better career choices.

Upcoming EC initiative

A digital compass for decisions makers: toolkit on disruptive technologies, impact and areas for action

Digital transformation and technological advances are giving rise todisruptive business models which profoundly impact on industries,businesses and citizens and drastically challenge current regulatoryenvironments. It is essential for policy makers to understand the functioningof new technological applications, as well as their social, economic andregulatory implications, so as to be able to set the framework conditions thatwill allow Europe to take full advantage of digital opportunities.

Download your copy:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8893

A digital compass for decisions makers:toolkit on disruptive technologies,impact and areas for action

Demonstratingthe technology

The three stages of a digital compass

Focus on its impact Moving forward

1 2 3

Entrepreneurs and innovators areinvited to showcase their disruptivetechnologies to an audience of decisionmakers. This presentation is immer-sive, with decision makers beinginvited to try the technologies bythemselves so they can develop a betterunderstanding of their applications andtheir economic and social potential.

This final stage enables policy makersto reflect on the next steps to be takento support the uptake of thetechnology. Key drivers and obstacleswill be identified together with theentrepreneurs and innovators andpolicy recommendations will beformulated. The objective is to identifytopics and areas where action isrequired in order to take theseopportunities further.

The goal of this stage is to provide asound understanding of the social,economic and regulatory implicationsof each disruptive technology. Theimpact on jobs, on existing businessesand on the creation of new businessesis explored, as well as the implicationsin terms of skills requirements andeducation. Finally, the legal aspects areanalysed with the issues of adapting theexisting legal framework and of theneed for new legislation.

Release of the report at the Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible forCompetitiveness – July 2016

Supporting the organisation ofdigital compass for EU policy-makers• Disruptor Cockail organised at the

“Digital Economy: let’s get ready forthe new jobs!” conference inLuxembourg(November 2015)

• High-level Conference on the digitaltransformation of European industryand enterprises in Brussels(February 2016)

• Digital compass organised at theInformal Meeting of Ministersresponsible for Competitiveness inBrastislava (July 2016)

Upcoming EC initiative