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SMART SPECIALISATION THE GOVERNMENT
PERSPECTIVE
- Cardiff University - 28 June 2012
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BACKDROP - CHALLENGING TIMES Economic landscape : recession &
Eurozone crisis EU budget focus on driving high end
growth & maximising impact Concentration of investment on top
drivers of growth UK National Reform Plan targets Stronger performance management &
accountability More flexibility to align EU funds
(regional, social, rural and fisheries)
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EU ‘COMMON STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK’ INVESTMENT THEMES
1. Innovation and R&D2. ICT: Improving access; quality and usage3. SMEs: Improving competitiveness, incl. in the
agricultural and aquaculture sectors 4. Shift to low carbon economy5. Climate change adaptation and risk management6. Environmental protection & resource efficiency7. Sustainable transport and unblocking key networks8. Employment and labour mobility9. Social inclusion and fighting poverty10. Education, skills and lifelong learning11. Improving institutional capacity for efficient
public administration
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UK CHALLENGES FOR STRUCTURAL FUNDS
Increasing R&D spend & ‘localising’ national investment plans (TSB)
Improving access to finance for SMEs More renewable energy use NEETS / youth unemployment Higher level skills Financing through ‘financial
instruments’ (more loans / fewer grants)
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‘LESS DEVELOPED’ REGIONS 2014-2020
GDP/head below 75% EU27 average
75%-85% EU co-financing available for wider range of activities
Safety net” of 2/3 of previous allocation for regions moving ‘up’ and out of this category
At least 25% spend must be from European Social Fund
Likely to be West Wales and the Valleys + Cornwall and Scilly Isles
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‘TRANSITION’ REGIONS 2014-2020GDP/head between 75% and 90% of EU27
average60% EU co-financingSafety net” of 2/3 of previous allocation for
regions moving ‘upwards’ into this category
At least 40% spend must be from European Social Fund, of which 70% of each programme must focus on only 4 priorities, with 20% earmarked for tackling social exclusion at national level
80% ERDF to focus on only 3 priorities Likely to include :
– Devon– Lincolnshire– East Yorkshire & N. Lincolnshire– Shropshire & Staffordshire– South Yorkshire – Merseyside – Lancashire– Tees Valley & Durham– Highlands & Islands – Cumbria – Northern Ireland
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MORE DEVELOPED’ REGIONS 2014-2020
GDP/head more than 90% EU27 average
50% EU co-financing
At least 52% spend must be from European Social Fund, of which 80% of each programme must focus on only 4 priorities
At least 20% ESF to focus on social exclusion at national level
80% ERDF to focus on only 3 priorities:InnovationSME competitivenessLow carbon and energy efficiency (at least 20%)
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SMART SPECIALISATION: WHAT WE NEED VS WHAT WE WANT
UK strategy for stimulating R&D excellence Proven track record of world beating
innovation Smart specialisation as a ‘precondition’ for
receiving UK ERDF....does not apply...but We want....Locally transparent and locally
engaged innovation / R&D investment decisions.
We want....National innovation investment woven into local investment plans
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NATIONAL LEVERS: TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
Technology Strategy Board (UK national innovation agency) works with top companies in R&D to:Accelerate ‘the journey between concept and commercialisation’Connect the innovation landscapeTurn Government procurement into innovation driver & business opportunity Invest in priority areas based on potential to generate sustainable UK economic growth
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TSB DELIVERS THROUGH....
Technology & Innovation (Catapult) Centres
Demonstrator Projects : Innovation Platforms (eg. Low Carbon Vehicles)
Support for networking & collaboration (incl. Knowledge Transfer Networks)
Support for SMEs (Grant for R&D, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Eurostars)
Procurement : driving innovation through government procurement
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LOCAL LEVERS?
Universities Private sector R&D Social / business innovation?
? SMART SPECIALISATION: How do we deliver local impact from a partnership between national & local investment in innovation ?
Need to avoid cathedrals in the desert + sub-optimal fragmentation
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KEY QUESTIONS What will shift the economic game?
How will the difference be measured?
How much & when?
Fuzzy boundaries?: o Different partnerships for different
issues? o Different geographies for different
issues?
Leadership? Governance?