Synergies between research and regional development

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Synergies between research and regional
development
DG Research European Commission Unit B4 Regions
of Knowledge Research Potential Jean-David MALO
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Financial crisis in the world economy

• Serious societal and economic implications
• Cuts in RTD related expenditure in the private
  and public sectors
• Call for more structured and strategic mix of
  Community, national and regional policies

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Synergies of design

• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE
  EUROPEAN REGIONS THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
  A contribution
• to more growth and more and better jobs
• COM(2007) 474 final (16.08.2007)
• COMMISSION Staff Working Paper
• SEC(2007) 1045 (16.08.2007)

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Importance of synergies

• Complementarity established for 2007-2013
• 5 instruments
• Research FP7
• Innovation CIP
• Cohesion Structural Funds, ERDF ESF
• and EAFRD (Agriculture)
• offering greater potential for coordinated use
  within the same time-horizon
• possibility of use of the different instruments
  according to the development stage of a project
• Synergy is not reduced to complementarity

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Mixing EU funding sources the rules of the game

• Co-financing
• Complementary financing
• Simultaneous
• Subsequent
• No double financing !

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From synergies of design to synergies of action

• strong signal coming from the regions
• 50 billion  of SF to research and innovation
  only, that equals the budget of FP7!
• BUT more can be done at national and regional
  levels in terms of
• coordinated use of the instruments to support
  RDI
• improved information / communication
• stimulation of actors

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Overcome barriers to synergies (1)

• Access to information
• Practical Guide to EU funding for research and
  innovation
• http//cordis.europa.eu/eu-funding-guide
• Mind mapping

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Overcome barriers to synergies (2)

• Gather RTDI actors
• Conference on "Research infrastructures and the
  regional dimension of ERA
• Workshops on governance during SE Presidency
• Innovation week during ES Presidency
• Get inspired by good practices

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Conclusion

• EC resolved to make it happen
• Involvement of all stakeholders required,
  particularly at the regional level
• Develop a true partnership for regional
  development in a knowledge-based society
• make the European Research Area a reality