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PROVINCE OF MILAN
IRE Regional Innovation Systems Working
Group Helsinki, 29 November 2006
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THE PROVINCE OF MILAN Political-Administrative
Framework

• ITALY IS ADMINISTRATIVELY STRUCTURED IN REGIONS,
  PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
• THE PROVINCES ARE AUTONOMOUS BODIES WHICH HAVE
  ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS
• environmental protection and development
• roads and transport
• secondary education and professional training
• economy and employment
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• THE PROVINCIA DI MILANO IS THE POTENTIAL LOCAL
  GOVERNMENTAL BODY OF THE MILAN METROPOLITAN AREA
  
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POPULATION AND TERRITORY
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FIGURES ABOUT MILAN
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THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM small and medium-sized
enterprises

• Companies with high technical ability whose
  competitive advantage lies in
• Production and sale at reduced costs
• Innovation
• Offer of operative responses

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THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM small and medium-sized
enterprises
332.744 Enterprises and 1.713.000
Employees Birth rate 7.2 Mortality
rate5.3 Growth rate 1.9
Source economic figures Milan Chamber of
Commerce - 2004
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TRAINING, INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
Milan 7 Universities
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TRAINING, INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
ALMOST A QUARTER OF THE ITALIAN BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE RESEARCH IS CARRIED OUT IN THE MILAN
AREA (LOMBARDY, 34 OF ITALY).
MILAN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN AREA FOR THE
NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION
AND FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION.
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TRAINING, INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
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The INNOVATION POLICY of the Province of Milan
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THE ROLE OF PROVINCIA DI MILANO

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• PROMOTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• MAIN FRAMEWORKS IN WHICH THE PROVINCE OF MILAN
  HAS DEVELOPED
• ITS STRATEGIC ACTIONS ON THE ECONOMIC LEVEL OVER
  THE LAST FEW YEARS
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• STARTING UP OF A WIDE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE
  DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL ECONOMIES
• PROMOTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE
  EFFICIENCY OF THE LABOUR MARKET
• STARTING UP OF A POLICY FOR THE CREATION OF A
  REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM
• PROMOTION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
• SUPPORT TO THE CREATION AND INITIAL PHASES OF NEW
  ENTERPRISES

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THE STRATEGIES ESTABLISHED BY THE PROVINCE OF
MILAN THE ADOPTED METHOD

• THE APPROACH OF PROVINCIA DI MILANO ACTIONS HAS
  BEEN BASED ON
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• The co-operation between institutions (official
  collaboration agreements)
• The creation of both horizontal and vertical
  relationships and networks (from the European
  Union to the National Government, to the Lombardy
  Region, down to the municipalities themselves)
• The co-operation of public/private sectors (trade
  unions, entrepreneurial associations, companies
• An integrated and multi-sectoral approach
  (policies supporting the labour market, policies
  promoting innovation, policies facilitating the
  services targeted to enterprises and training
  policies, policies for territorial
  requalification and promotion)

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THE STRATEGIES ESTABLISHED BY THE PROVINCE OF
MILAN TOOLS AND SET UP ACTIONS

• Starting up of Agencies for the territorial
  development, Starting up of incubators
• Launching of new tools related to the labour
  market
• Promotion of the "Strategic Programme for the
  development and the support of innovation"
  (The first one for the period 1999-2001, the
  second one for2002-2004)
• Promotion of the "Forum per l'innovazione", the
  first space in Italy created for the interaction
  of public and private operators to improve
  innovation
• Promotion of specific measures and financing
  schemes for SMEs
• Promotion of specific projects and European
  projects

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• SUPPORT TO INNOVATION HAS BEEN PROMOTED THROUGH
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• THE STRATEGIC PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
  SUPPORT OF INNOVATION IN THE PROVINCE OF MILAN
  1999-2001
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• THE STRATEGIC PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
  SUPPORT OF INNOVATION AND THE GROWTH OF
  PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF MILAN
  2002-2004
• 3RD STRATEGIC PROGRAMME 2005-2007 FOR THE
  DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT TO INNOVATION AND
  PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF MILAN

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DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES PROMOTED AND PARTICIPATED BY
THE PROVINCE OF MILAN
Milano Metropoli Agency for the Development of
North Milan, established with the aim of
redeveloping the area called 'Nord Milano'. ASNM
is a share-holding company founded in 1996 by the
Province of Milan, the Municipalities of Sesto
San Giovanni, Bresso, Cinisello Balsamo, and
Cologno Monzese, by the Chamber of Commerce of
Milan, and by Finlombarda and other private
partners. BIC LA FUCINA Business Innovation
Centre started by ASNM in 1996, with the
participation of the Province of Milan and the
support of the European Union. EUROIMPRESA
set up in 1996 with the support of the Province
of Milan, with the aim of redeveloping the areas
in the 'Alto Milanese Metropolitan North Milan
which were once the centre for factories and
heavy metal industries. Euroimpresa, through the
BIC and the Euroimmobiliare company, has the
objective of supporting enterprises, training and
assessing human resources, revitalizing the
territorial system, strengthening and
coordinating services offered by operating
structures within the territory, and building a
technological hub that serves the territory.
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DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES PROMOTED AND PARTICIPATED BY
THE PROVINCE OF MILAN (2)
CAAM Consorzio Area Alto Milanese (Metropolitan
North Milan Consortium) was founded in 1986. This
development agency promotes the regeneration of
the the territory through the recovery of
polluted industrial areas and industrial
reconversion. There are three services which are
most important for this purpose the Employment
Centre, the One-Stop Shop for Enterprises, and
the Promotion of the Territory. AGINTEC a
development agency founded in 1999 for the
territorial promotion of the Brianza-Vimercate
area, with particular attention to the fields of
computer science, telecommunications and
microelectronics. The agency was started to
strengthen cooperation between large enterprises,
public bodies, and representatives of employers
and workers associations.
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Forum for Innovation

• is the first virtual space in Italy which has
  been created for the interaction of public and
  private operators.
• It is space where they can interact and draw up
  strategies.
• promoted by the Province of Milan, is a stable
  structure for coordinating the innovation system,
  and has the following objectives
• promotion of discussion concerning technological
  scenarios and local policies concerning
  innovation.
• coordination for drawing up and carrying out of
  actions and working plans.
• monitoring and assessing of actions and policies
  carried out in the Milanese area related to
  innovation.
• exchange of information among operators.
• promotion of enterprises and operators.

The 5 points mentioned above form the Triennial
Programme for supporting Innovation
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MEMBERS OF THE INNOVATION FORUM
around 60 participants

• Besides the Province of Milan and the Lombardy
  Region, the Innovation Forum also involves the
  representatives of the main institutions and
  organisations in the local innovation system
• Associations
• Business Centres, Technology Transfer Centres,
  Incubators, Research Centres
• Development Agencies
• Public Entities
• Universities
• Financial Institutions

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How does the INNOVATION FORUM work?
The Forum is hold twice a year
It is chaired by the Executive Committee Member
for Employment, Economic Activities and
Innovation Department
The activities are carried out through plenary
meetings and thematic work groups
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FROM THE INNOVATION FORUM TO THE STRATEGIC
PROGRAMME
Innovation Forum
Suggests actions and policies
Economic Activities and Innovation Department
Draw up the strategic plan
The Provincial Council and the Executive
Committee
Approve the Strategic Plan
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THE STRATEGIC PROGRAMMES most important actions
undertaken

• Two Strategic Programmes have been implemented
  SP 1999-2001 and SP 2002-2004.
• The MOST IMPORTANT ACTIONS directly promoted are
  the following
• establishment of new facilities and territorial
  development agencies
• strengthening of technological and technology
  transfer check-up activities
• SPECIFIC MEASURES AND FINANCING SCHEMES FOR SMEs
• tender to support SME Innovation in ICT,
  e-commerce and quality processes
• a special tender to foster women-based start-ups
• tender to support European and international
  patenting processes of SMEs, Universities and
  Research Centres of the province of Milan (has
  allocated grants for a maximum of 20.000,00
  covering up to 50 of patents costs).
• tender to support the creation of new innovative
  enterprises and awards to the best
  entrepreneurial ideas(has allocated grants for a
  maximum of 40.000,00 to cover the 50 of the
  costs)
• call for proposal Creative enterprises aimed to
  support the foundation of new creative
  enterprises with innovative content
• call for proposal to support traditional
  activities and generational transition

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Initiatives /measures of the Province of Milan
(2000-2005)
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Call for proposal We finance your future
(October 2000)

• Object support investments and expenses of SMEs
  located within the Province of Milan which deal
  with the development of information and
  technology tied to communication and quality.
• Amount financed about 13 million Euros
• Enterprises financed 2500

The initiative grew out of the knowledge that
e-commerce and e-business, as well as, the
adoption of environmental management systems and
systems for certifying product quality and
processes are important in increasing
competitivity and enhancing quality within
enterprises.
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The Province of Milan, the Lombardy Region and
the Chamber of Commerce of Milan carried out in
2002 and 2003 2 important initiatives aimed to
increase European and international patents of
the SMEs, Private Research Center and to support
new innovative enterprises in the Milanese area.

• Call for proposal to support the registration of
  European and international patents (has allocated
  grants for a maximum of 20.000,00 covering up
  to 50 of patents costs).
• Call for proposal to support new innovative
  enterprises (has allocated grants for a maximum
  of 40.000,00 to cover the 50 of the costs )

Total EURO allocated 2 Millions
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TWO KEY INTERVENTIONS IN 2002-2003 (1)

• Two important initiatives of the Strategic
  Programme 2002-2004 have been already launched in
  2002-2003 with a total budget of 3.5 Million
  Euro
• - The Measure to support European and
  International patenting processes of SMEs,
  Universities and Research Centres of the
  province of Milan, providing financial
  contribution to cover 50 of patenting process
  costs up to 12.000,00
• Goal to stimulate and increase the patenting
  activity
• Reason IPR protection as competitive advantage
  in domestic and foreign markets
• Total budget 2.155.198,00
• Target groups/beneficiaries Small and
  Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) (affiliated forms
  also included) and private Research Centres,
  working in any economic sector, having legal and
  operative central offices in the province of
  Milan Universities and their Departments,
  University Consortia, and public Research
  Centres, having a location in the province of
  Milan
• Type of support financial contribution for
  multiannual investments and costs of the
  patenting process at European and/or
  international level
• Focus on
• Industrial Invention
• Utility Model
• Ornamental Design or Model
• New Vegetable Varieties
• Topography of Semiconductor Products

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TWO KEY INTERVENTIONS IN 2002-2003 (2)

• The Measure to support the start-up of new
  innovative enterprises and the award of the best
  entrepreneurial ideas, providing financial
  contribution to cover 50 of the start-up process
  of a new entrepreneurial activity up to
  50.000,00
• Goal to favour the start-up and development of
  new enterprises with high innovative content
• Reason the application of new
  technologies/processes/concepts helps the
  generation of new entrepreneurship and new
  employment new opportunities for development and
  growth
• Total budget 1.500.000,00
• Target groups/beneficiaries entrepreneurial
  projects born from university or enterprise
  spin-offs, submitted by young graduates, research
  fellows (doctorate students, contracted
  researchers, etc.), PhDs or specialized
  post-graduates, laboratory technicians,
  professors, and researchers in general
• Type of support financial contribution for
  multiannual investments and expenditures and
  granting awards to the best entrepreneurial ideas
• Focus on
• New entrepreneurial activities
• Any economic sector
• High innovative content in terms of
  product/service, process or management innovation

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Call for proposal SUPPORT NEW CREATIVE
ENTERPRISES 2004

• Object support the foundation of new creative
  enterprises with innovative content
• Beneficiaries aspiring entrepreneurs and newly
  created SMEs and operative in the Province of
  Milan
• Economic sectors Research and Development
• Publishing
• Radio and Tv, cinema, music, variety
  show Design and Advertisement Fashion Ar
  t Games and videogames
• Grants allocated for a maximum of 40.000,00
  destined to cover the 50 of the eligible
  costs.
• SMEs financed 75

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Call for proposal Support to traditional
activities and generational transition
2004

• Object support the set up of micro- enterprises
  in the traditional economic sectors
• Beneficiaries 1) aspiring entrepreneurs who aim
  to set up a one-man firm or a micro
  enterprises
• 2) micro enterprises already existing and
  operative in the Province of Milan
• Total amount allocated 1.500.000 (Province
  of Milan and Chamber of Commerce)
• Grants allocated for a maximum of 25.000,00
  destined to cover the 80 of the eligible costs.
• NEnterprises financed 69

The project carried out in deprived urban areas
of Milan city have been priviledged according to
the list of priorities established by the
technical committee
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New call in 2005

• Innovate your enterprise
  (still ongoing)
• new call for supporting the registration of
  European and international patents
  (will be launched in may 2005)

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• SPECIFIC PROJECTS FOR PROMOTING INNOVATION AND
  AWARENESS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• The CETRA PROJECT, a WEB- PORTAL designed to
  promote the growth of new enterprises among
  industries, universities and research centres.
  This on-line instrument allows the exchange of
  information, competences, know-how, resources and
  set-up partnerships (www.cetraonline.it).
• The FORUM for Innovation, a point of strategic
  discussion and confrontation among
  representatives of the Province of Milan and the
  Lombardy Region Authorities, as well as
  representatives of the main institutions/organisat
  ions of the spheres of finance, universities and
  the associative system (http//www.provincia.milan
  o.it/economia/inglese/innovation/forum_innov.htm).
  
• The EUROPEAN DELCOSI PROJECT, to promote new
  solutions of "technology transfer" and for the
  training of specific professional personnel
  (http//www.delcosi.big-bremen.de/menu.htm).
• The MATREND PROJECT, focused on new ways of
  carrying out technological check-ups of
  enterprises (http//www.provincia.milano.it/econom
  ia/inglese/innovation/matrend.htm).
• BICOCCA PER LE IMPRESE aimed at creating new
  opportunities for exchanges between the world of
  enterprises and the university scientific
  research institutes (http//www.provincia.milano.i
  t/economia/inglese/innovation/bicocca.htm).
• OTHER PROJECTS
• The DEAFIN PROJECT, aimed at giving incentives
  for and supporting investments in the province.
• The EUROPEAN PANEL PROJECT, aimed at building a
  new European network for start-up and venture
  capital.
• METROPOLIS, a transnational network dealing with
  strategic innovation in big European urban
  regions.
• The set up of IBAN, the ITALIAN BUSINESS ANGELS
  NETWORK, hosted by the Bic La Fucina in Sesto San
  Giovanni

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TRANSFER BY HEADS

• TRANSFER BY HEADS
• THE PROVINCE OF MILAN with the support of
  POLITECNICO INNOVAZIONE and THE FOUNDATION BANCA
  DEL MONTE DI LOMBARDIA has supported for the
  years 2002-2003 about 50 Transfer by head
  addressed to graduates or granduants from the
  Politecnico of Milan.
• The Transfer by heads, which is a new model of
  traineeship, relates to high technical and
  scientific projects and initiatives. It allows
  the getting in of a student or a new graduate in
  a firm for a period of 56 months. The student or
  the new graduate will be supervised and
  coordinated by a university tutor who will be
  appointed on the basis of her/his competence and
  disposability.
• In the Transfer by head are therefore involved
  three subjects with complementary tasks and
  objectives
• The firm has the possibility of developing and
  innovative project of research thanks to the
  participation of high technological qualified
  (university tutor) and motivated (student)
  professional resources
• The university tutor has the task of planning,
  monitoring and valuing the activities developed
  during the traineeship/ ad hoc resources
• The student new graduate has the chance of
  applying her/himself to an interesting and
  meaningful experience by putting the theoretical
  knowledge learnt during her/his curriculum into
  practice.

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MATREND PROJECT

• MATREND
• focused on new ways of carrying out technological
  check-ups of enterprises. It was developed by Bic
  "La Fucina", based in Sesto San Giovanni, in
  cooperation with Consorzio Milano Ricerche.
• The prefixed objective concerned the innovation
  of Small and Medium Enterprises through the
  processes of technology transfer and the creation
  of a connecting bridge between with research
  institutes and universities.
• The project has had different operating phases
• Initial assessment of the technological problems
  of 35 companies and of possible research and
  innovation problems
• In depth technological check-ups of 19 companies
  carried out by technical experts from the Milan
  Research Consortium and by Milanese
  Universities
• Putting together of a report showing possible
  technological solutions of a necessary innovative
  type and the possible costs for starting up a
  research project
• Starting up of 10 research projects for which
  the BIC obtained public financing through the
  European Community and through Italian
  Institutions

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CONCLUSION KEY POINTS OF SUCCESSFUL POLICES
INITIATED BY THE PROVINCIA DI MILANO

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•  AN ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF
• NEEDS EXISTING IN THE AREA OF INTERVENTION
  (specific SME needs)
• EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS (research
  institutions and specialised support bodies to
  assist companies)
• PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED (institutions,
  universities, business associations, development
  agencies....)
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• DEFINITION OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (Strategic
  Programme)
• OUTLINED TIMING FOR CONCRETE PILOT ACTIONS
  (Action Plan for Innovation)
• SET-UP OF A PERMANENT CO-ORDINATION SYSTEM
  BETWEEN
• OPERATIONAL ACTORS
• INSTITUTIONAL ACTORS
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1.1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF SPIN-OFFS.
1.1.1 National Framework

• Constitution of University spin-offs in Italy
  very recent.
• Lack for years of a National Law allowing and
  ruling spin-offs constitution and functioning.
• 1999 new law foreseeing the Reorganization of
  the discipline and simplification of the
  procedures to support the scientific and
  technological research, the diffusion of
  technologies and the mobility of researchers.
•  Such Decree regulates in general the
  interventions to support industrial research. In
  particular, it establishes the group of
  admissible beneficiaries of aids (at different
  levels European, National, Regional, Local) to
  support research, valorization of research
  results, and technological innovation.
• Among admissible individuals (firms, research
  centres, consortia between companies and
  Universities), the Decree includes also
  societies of recent creation or in constitution
  aimed at the industrial use of research results,
  with the shareholding or some kind of engagement
  of all or one of the following individuals
  University Professors and Researchers, research
  personnel of research entities, ENEA and ASI, as
  well as research doctorates and fellowships. For
  all theses cases, the Law No. 449 of July 27,
  1997, which establishes the regulation bases of
  Universities and depending entities, in its
  article 51,codicil 6, regulates the authorization
  process for labour temporary licences and the
  conservation of the labour position, as well as
  questions regarding Intellectual Property Rights
  (IPRs) and the limitations to prevent conflicts
  of interests with the new societies.
• It is from this norm that the Italian law
  recognizes the constitution of University
  spin-offs, and orders to each University the
  production of regulations that disciplines the
  constitution and functioning of the University
  spin-offs, as well as all the related activities
  (Universitys shareholding of the spin-off, IPRs,
  use of University infrastructures and labs,
  etc.).

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Economic Activities and Innovation Department
CONTACTS Mr. Pasquale Maria Cioffi Phone
(39) 02.7740.3288 E-mail p.cioffi_at_provincia.mila
no.it