Smart specialization in CEE: from challenges to opportunities

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Smart specialization in CEE from challenges to
opportunities

• Erkki Karo Rainer Kattel
• Ragnar Nurkse School, TUT

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Challenges of SS in CEE

• assessment of success/failure depends on ones
  expectations
• a regional policy approach turned into national
  innovation/industrial policy concept
• contradictory even as a EUs regional/cohesion
  policy approach
• SS as policy approach is needed in
  regions/countries without policy capacities
• specialization and focus vs related variety

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Outcomes of the process in CEE

• ongoing natural experiment
• from smart to fast specialization
• there are strategies and ideas, but limited
  experiences, measures and explicit approaches for
  implementation
• SS overlooks existing policy capacities and
  routines and expects fundamentally different
  policy outcomes

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What do we specialize in?

• Use of ICT in industry - data analysis and
  information management, embedded systems and
  robotics, and production automation and industry
  4.0
• Biotechnologies in medicine and healthcare (red)
  - prognostics and diagnostics, treatment
  therapies using biotechnology, laboratory
  products and services, biobanking, and early
  phase medicine development and production
• Biotechnologies in food production and other
  areas (green and white) - food that supports
  health, and systems technologies
• E-health - remote management and remote
  diagnostics, decision support for clinicians and
  patients, and person-centered health information
  management.
• Nano-technologies in new materials, surface
  coating technologies, and oil shale in the
  chemical industry
• Knowledge-based construction - digitalisation of
  construction processes, automation of
  construction processes, renewable energetics in
  construction, and development of timber
  utilisation technologies

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Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovenia
Use of ICT in industry Advanced ICT Transport, logistics and ICT Smart cities and communities SI_ndustry 4.0 - Smart Factories
Biotechnologies in medicine and healthcare (red) Biotechnologies in food production and other areas (green and white) E-health Biomedicine, medical technologies and biotechnology Knowledge intensive bio-economy Agricultural innovations and food technologies Health technologies and biotechnologies Health - new substances and technologies in biomedicine combined with smart healthcare, high quality food and clean environment
Nano-technologies in new materials, surface coating technologies, and oil shale in the chemical industry Smart materials, technology and engineering Smart use of resources - materials, products, applications and services supporting circular economy, re-use and efficient use of resource, acquisition of alternative fuels.
Knowledge-based construction Smart buildings and
Smart Energy Inclusive and creative society Alternative energy Sustainable tourism and creative cultural and heritage based services
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Estonia Czech Republic Prague Strední Morava Moravskoslezsko
Use of ICT in industry ICT, automatisation and electronics Digital media Smart energy e-Security Smart grids and smart cities Supercomputing methods Industrial automation
Biotechnologies in medicine and healthcare (red) Biotechnologies in food production and other areas E-health Healthcare and medical technology and devices Pharmaceutical clinical research, bio-materials molecular biology Life sciences Regenerative medicine, genomics
Nano-technologies in new materials, surface coating technologies, and oil shale in the chemical industry Treatment and utilisation of secondary raw materials and wastes Advanced materials and materials with low energy demand
Knowledge-based construction
Transport means Engineering industries and electrotechnics Aerospace Business research consultancy Electrotechnics, scientific instruments Mechanical engineering Integrated safety systems Mechatronic systems and facilities
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Estonia Sweden Uppsala (SWE) Skane (SWE) Helsinki-Uusimaa (FIN)
Use of ICT in industry Internet of things ICT - electric components and systems Production 2030 - advanced manufacturing ICT and automation for industrial processes ICT (e.g. gaming and animation) Knowledge intensive business services Smart Sustainable Cities Intelligent services
Biotechnologies in medicine and healthcare (red) Biotechnologies in food production and other areas E-health New bio based materials, products and services Endemic diseases Life science Personal health Wellness technology and services
Nano-technologies in new materials, surface coating technologies, and oil shale in the chemical industry Graphene - industrial use Metallic materials Lightweight materials Energy and environment Smart materials Clean tech
Knowledge-based construction
Innovair aeronautics Mining and metal extraction Knowledge intensive industries (paper, nuclear, tools) Technological solutions and services
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Way forward?

• How to turn ideas into actions? ? policy measures
  to be designed for policy-makers by SS task
  forces (groups of entrepreneurs, academics,
  policy-makers entrepreneurs in the lead)?
• Nordic innovation policy ilab for regional
  cooperation in SS and internationalization of
  innovation policy in general?

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Smart specialization in CEE from challenges to
opportunities

• Erkki Karo Rainer Kattel
• Ragnar Nurkse School, TUT