THESSALY : INNOVATIVE REGION

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THESSALY INNOVATIVE REGION

• ASS. PROF. Y. L. BAKOUROS
• UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY
• PROJECT SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
• RIS-NAC / Sofia, 5.12.2003

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RIS
RIS
TRIPS
INNOREGIO
INVENT
. . .
INNOVATION POLICY FOR THESSALY
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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY - RIS (1/3)

• THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE
• ANALYSIS OF THE STRENGTHS AND THE WEAKNESSES OF
  SIGNIFICANT SMEs SECTORS IN THE REGION
• INCREASING THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE
  IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION AMONG LOCAL FIRMS
• UPGRADING THE INTERNAL RESOURCES WITH WHICH
  COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR NEEDS AS
  WELL AS THEIR CAPABILITIES TO ADOPT INNOVATION
• INVENTORY OF SME DEMAND AND IN PARTICULAR,
  DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSED AND LATENT NEEDS,
  ASSESSMENT OF THEIR CAPACITY TO ABSORB NEW
  TECHNOLOGIES
• INVENTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS, OF THEIR
  MISSIONS AND OF THEIR STRATEGIES IN TRANSFER
  INFRASTRUCTURE.

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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY - RIS (2/3)

• THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIS ACTION PLAN
  INCORPORATED
• EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
• PREFECTURAL MEETINGS, 1ST NATIONAL FORUM ON
  INNOVATION STRATEGIES IN GREECE.
• PILOT PROJECTS
• ORGANIZING AND OPERATING A FASHION BUSINESS
  CENTER, ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER OF COMMON
  SERVICES FOR TIMBER AND FURNITURE INDUSTRY, THE
  ROLE OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKS IN INNOVATION
  FINANCING.
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• STUDIES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOCAL PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM,
  TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRENDS IN KEY
  SECTORS AFFECTING THE REGION, TECHNOLOGY AUDITS
  AND TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS, POSTAL SURVEY ON THE
  DEMAND FOR HORIZONTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION
  SUPPORT SERVICES, ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND
  INNOVATION SUPPLY SIDE IN THESSALY, COLLECTION
  AND EVALUATION OF RELEVANT STUDIES AND
  PROGRAMMES, CREATION OF A DATABASE FOR THE LOCAL
  BUSINESSES IN A GIS FORM.
• PROMOTION - NETWORKING
• HELLENIC REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGIES NETWORK,
  PARTICIPATION IN A GREAT NUMBER OF EVENTS
  ORGANIZED EITHER BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION OR BY THE
  RIS/RITTS NETWORK.

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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY - RIS (3/3)

• THE REGIONS ACTION PLAN FOR INNOVATION IS
  ARTICULATED
• AROUND SIX ACTION AXES
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• PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE MENTALITY,
• TECHNOLOGICAL RESTRUCTURING OF THE PRODUCTIVE
  STRUCTURE AND STRENGTHENING OF THE INNOVATIVE
  COMPETENCE OF BUSINESSES,
• DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SERVICES BY THE
  RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL
  AS BY THE BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS,
• DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND BUSINESS
  CAPABILITIES,
• DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCING MECHANISMS,
• MONITORING, EVALUATION AND RENEWAL OF THE
  REGIONS STRATEGY AND ITS COMPETENCE TO LEARN AND
  EVOLVE.

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RIS (1/3)

• ESTABLISHMENT OF A COHERENT AND DEMAND DRIVEN
• STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION IN THESSALY.
• THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• THE FORMATION OF AN INNOVATION MENTALITY AND
  REGIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS,
• THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS WITH
  RESPECT TO INNOVATION,
• THE STRENGTHENING OF THE INNOVATIVE COMPETENCE OF
  BUSINESSES.

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RIS (2/3)

• THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIS ACTION PLAN
  INCORPORATED
• EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
• PREFECTURAL MEETINGS, 1ST INNOVATION WEEK
  THESSALY, 1ST ANNUAL MEETING BETWEEN
  UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY.
• PILOT APPLICATIONS
• CREATING AWARENESS CONCERNING INNOVATION AND
  STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN BUSINESS AND
  ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, AGREEMENT OR PROTOCOL OF
  INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION
  AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HACCP SYSTEM, COMPANIES
  SELF-ASSESSMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN RTD
  PROJECTS, ACCREDITATION OF LABORATORIES, SEMINARS
  AND BUSINESS MISSIONS.
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• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• THE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEST, THE
  INNOVATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.
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• PROMOTION - NETWORKING
• PARTICIPATION IN A GREAT NUMBER OF EVENTS
  ORGANIZED EITHER BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION OR BY THE
  RIS/RITTS NETWORK, WEB SITE (www.innothessaly.gr).

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RIS (3/3)

• RIS EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED DIRECTLY
• TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO OTHER INITIATIVES
• THAT REINFORCED THE ACTIONS
• INCLUDED IN RIS ACTION PLAN.
• INNOVATION PROGRAMME - TRIPS ECONOMIC
  INTELLIGENCE - INFORMATION TO ACT PROJECT,
• RECITE - THE INNOVATIVE REGION - INNOREGIO
  PROJECT.

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INNOVATIVE REGION - INNOREGIO (1/3)

• TRANS-REGIONAL CO-OPERATION PROJECT
• WHICH IS A FOLLOW-UP OF REGIONAL INNOVATION
  STRATEGIES
• (RTP-RIS-RITTS) APPLIED IN EUROPEAN REGIONS
• (CENTRAL MAKEDONIA, BASQUE COUNTRY, CRETE, NORTE,
  THESSALY, WALES).
• TO DEVELOP, DIFFUSE AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND
  INNOVATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO A LARGE
  NUMBER OF SMEs AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS IN THE
  REGIONS INVOLVED.
• TO DEVELOP A LIGHT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  INFRASTRUCTURE, BASED ON A NETWORK OF WEB SITES,
  IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE DISSEMINATION OF
  INNOVATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, IN TERMS OF
  DEMONSTRATION AND HELP FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
• TO SUSTAIN INTER-REGIONAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN
  REGIONS ELABORATING REGIONAL INNOVATION
  STRATEGIES.

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INNOVATIVE REGION - INNOREGIO (2/3)

• FIVE PHASES ARE COMMON FOR ALL THE PARTICIPATING
  REGIONS
• KNOWLEDGE/INNOVATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
  DEVELOPMENT,
• ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF TECHNIQUES,
• TRAINING SEMINARS ON KNOWLEDGE/INNOVATION
  TECHNIQUES,
• APPLICATION OF INNOVATION DIAGNOSTIC TOOL,
• PILOT APPLICATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION
  TECHNIQUES.

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INNOVATIVE REGION - INNOREGIO (3/3)

• INNOVATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN THE REGION OF
  THESSALY
• INNOVATION FACTOR DIAGNOSIS AND ACTION PLAN,
• TECHNOLOGY WATCH,
• BENCHMARKING,
• BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING,
• VALUE ANALYSIS,
• QUALITY MANAGEMENT.

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Thessaly Innovation Strategy

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• Identify fragmented streams of innovation
  activities which could be coalesced with a new
  common innovation framework
• Define the collaborative framework of shared
  prosperity and
• Suggest a blueprint for a dialogue, which may
  chart a direction toward the emerging 'world
  trade of ideas'.

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The synchronization of regional innovation
resources

• Retooling the innovation process with on-line
  tools
• Upgrade the human resources depository in the
  region
•   Empower the innovation process inside SMEs
  with pilot actions

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Thessaly comprehensive strategy

• NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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INNOVATION VENTURES IN THESSALY - INVENT
(1/3)

• MAIN OBJECTIVES and ACHIVEMENTS
• THE APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR
  PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT,
• THE CREATION OF REGIONAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES
  PROMOTING PRODUCT INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
• BUILDING OF REGIONAL AWARENESS WITH DEMONSTRATION
  AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW PRODUCT MODELS AND
  PRACTICES AIMS TO INCREASE REGIONAL AWARENESS FOR
  NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES.

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INNOVATION VENTURES IN THESSALY - INVENT
(3/3)

• HIGH-TECH START-UPS AND SPIN-OFFS
• IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL INNOVATIVE
  ENTREPRENEURS THIRD PARTY FINANCING SOURCES,
  EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS,
  FINANCING INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS WITH STURT-UP
  CAPITAL.
• MECHATRONICS PROTOTYPING CENTRE (MPC)
• CREATION OF MECHATRONICS PROTOTYPING CENTRE,
  DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE NEW PRODUCTS, PROMOTION OF
  MPCs SERVICES.
• INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS IN TOURISM
• THESSALIAN QUALITY TRADE MARK IN TOURISM,
  PRODUCTS IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM.
• REGIONAL INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT
  CENTRE (RISC)
• CREATION OF A REGIONAL INNOVATION SUPPORT
  CENTRE, LAUNCH OF AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT
  INNOVATION AWARENESS IN REGIONS SMEs AND
  PROMOTION OF THE OUTCOMES OF INVENT.
• LEARNING NETWORKS AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
• CREATION OF LEARNING NETWORKS, ESTABLISHMENT OF
  A DOCUMENTATION CENTER, CREATION OF A DIGITAL
  INNOVATION CENTER.

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INNOVATION VENTURES IN THESSALY - INVENT
(2/3)

• RESULTS of the IMPLEMENTATION OF A SERIES OF
  INNOVATIVE ACTIONS
• DEMONSTRATE AN ORIENTATION TOWARDS NEW PRODUCT
  DEVELOPMENT
• ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISES
  WHICH ARE LINKED WITH UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH
  CENTRES
• PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SPIN-OFF AND START-UP
  EFFORTS IN THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM AND
  METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY VENTURES
• PROVIDE A SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK, REGIONAL
  INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT CENTRE
  (RISC), DEDICATED TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE ACTIONS
  BY THE CREATION OF NEW PRODUCTS IN THESSALY
• REINFORCE THE CREATION, DISSEMINATION AND
  INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE PRODUCTIVE
  FABRIC AS A PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF INNOVATION AND
  REGIONAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

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• REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
• OF THESSALY
• ANASTASIOS PAPPIS
• DIRECTOR OF R.F.D.
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• e-mail ptathes_at_otenet.gr

UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY IOANNIS BAKOUROS ASS.
PROFESSOR Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
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