Networking Workshop on the Smart Specialisation Cooperation in Central Europe December Zagreb CONCLUSIONS

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1 Netwrking Wrkshp n the Smart Specialisatin Cperatin in Central Eurpe 8-9. December Zagreb CONCLUSIONS Backgrund The Directrate General fr Reginal and Urban plicy (DG REGIO) f the Eurpean Cmmissin has launched an initiative in mid-2016 that aims at cntributing t the setting up f a type f lng-term dialgue fr an efficient and enhanced cperatin and exchange f knwledge between actrs f the knwledge triangle (Business/Gvernment/Research&Educatin) in Central Eurpe. The participating Member States are the fllwing: Austria, Cratia, the Czech Republic, Germany (Bavaria, Saxny), Hungary, Pland, Slvakia and Slvenia. The prject cnsists f 2 initial phases: 1/ A prspective cmparative analysis f the Smart Specializatin Strategies f the MS/regins cncerned Expert assessment f synergies and areas f ptential cperatin related t Smart Specializatin Strategies in Central Eurpe; 2/ a netwrking wrkshp (held in Zagreb n 8-9 December) with as main bjective t facilitate cperatin and cnnect different stakehlders f the natinal knwledge triangles. The verall target f the initiative is t stimulate cperatin between these reginal players in implementing RIS3s, t crdinate RIS3s ver brders and t vercme the inward-lking apprach. Objectives f the Wrkshp A key bjective fr this peratinal netwrking meeting was t identify and agree n the areas with the highest ptential fr cperatin in the field f Smart Specialisatin amng partners frm the Central Eurpean Member States. The event aimed t result in initialising several wrking parties t be led by leading rganisatins / regins fr certain f the identified Technlgy Pririty Areas (TPAs) r sub-areas.

2 The next steps shuld allw regins/key partners t cllectively activate such partnerships and encurage partner regins t fcus n jintly-funded pilts and demnstratin prjects leading t the elabratin f a pipeline f bankable investment prjects and/r cperatin agreements. Participants At the clsure f the registratin the event had 68 registered participants frm 8 Member States, with a gd balance between authrities respnsible fr the implementatin f smart specialisatin, research rganisatin, universities and enterprises. Cratia and Slvenia had the highest number f representatives. Further verview: Natinality Amunt Austria 5 Cratia 14 Czech Republic 6 Germany 6 Hungary 12 Pland 7 Slvakia 3 Slvenia 15 Sum 68 TPA Amunt Energy and Envirnment 24 Public health, medicine and life sciences 24 Agr- and bi-ecnmy 21 Advanced materials and nantechnlgy 15 Transprt and mbility 13 Advanced manufacturing systems 13 ICT and electrnics 17 Type f Participant Amunt Natinal / Reginal authrities in charge f S3 23 Regular Participant 45 Sum 68

3 Main cnclusins and ways frward There appeared t be a high interest amng the Central Eurpean Member States regarding cperatin in the area f RTDI. The wrkshp has identified a series f specific CE pririties and tpics f pssible cperatin which are usually belw the radar f macr data. The wrkshp represents the first step in the prcess f identificatin f cmmn interests but als in the prcess f identificatin f interested stakehlders and TPA champins r rganisatins that see their bjectives as being clsely linked t establishing and enhancing CE cperatin in their respective areas f activity. There are already existing frms f cllabratins, but their activity is nt always well crdinated and mstly lacks funding. Cperatin between the different stakehlders within the knwledge triangle and the plicy are nt sufficient and may lead t verlapping prjects thus duble funding. The Wrkshp als cnfirmed the diversity f sub-sectrs within the identified 7 TPAs in the preparatry study. In general, frms f cperatin have t be elabrated at the level f well-defined sub-sectrs. Such sub-sectrs may be linked t different parts f the prduct value chain. It has emerged frm the exchanges in the respective wrking grups that the need fr filtering ut crucial pillars f pssible cperatin amng relevant stakehlders frm CE, determining the fcus areas, and prviding targeted supprt t cme as sn as pssible t break-thrugh results regarding prducts, technlgies, and services. The wrkshp identified the fllwing areas fr actin: TPAs identified with the highest ptential fr cllabratin: Slvenia prpsed t lead the fllw-up in Agr-fd and Smart cities Hungary prpsed t take the lead rle in Industry 4.0 Czech Republic prpsed t take the lead rle in Health, especially related t translatinal (?) medicine and bimarker research (a wrking grup meeting is freseen n 2 March, as a side event f the Bimedicine cnference in Prague) Bavaria ffered t prvide supprt in Energy efficiency. An event is rganised n 9th March with Bavarian stakehlders in the field f Energy efficiency. A side event fr Central Eurpe (CE) partners may be rganised in parallel if sufficient interest. Bavaria and Slvenia agreed t discuss further cperatin in the autmtive sectr a bilateral meeting is freseen fr Spring 2017 but ther regins may jin.

4 Participants have agreed that establishing Central Eurpean platfrm fr the circular ecnmy shuld be a pririty. CE partners may be interested t cperate in rder t prepare cmmn applicatins fr the planned Interreg Central Eurpe call fr prpsals in the field f innvatin and S3. This call is freseen fr Autumn Other ptential stakehlders/partners will cnsider what type f fllw-up actins (subsectrs/regins) may be cnsidered and their rle therein. Next steps: It is prpsed that each f the interested lead regins will prepare a first verview f planned fllw-up actins including the list f interested stakehlders in a specific area, including a preliminary time schedule and ptins fr funding. EC supprt wuld remain very much needed, bth as a facilitatr and rganiser f specific events; EC will evaluate and ntify the MSs f ptential fllw-up pssibilities including ptential surces f funding. REGIO hwever cannt take the rle f gate keeper r champin in this respect. In this regard, the best use f ther existing initiatives e.g. platfrms, netwrks, events - shuld be made. As a next step, each cnfirmed TPA wrking grup will need t prepare crdinated and clear cperatin actin plan. This actin plan may include an initiative t elabrate a cmmn prpsal fr submissin t the Interreg CE calls in autumn. Fr bringing tgether stakehlders, the lead regin may request funding supprt under the Cmmissin Peer t Peer initiative. If the distinctive wrking grups will be frmed and start their active planning f pssible cperatin and f cncrete areas / prjects (with identified, and linked stakehlders and main rle players), a matchmaking event by (sub-)tpa with a large number f stakehlders may be rganised ver the summer. Each TPA will evlve at a different speed and will als adpt a unique gvernance mdel. The mst challenging task will be t invlve managers frm the current relevant EUnetwrks t ensure synergetic effects and maximise the success f pssible cperatin.

5 Main cnclusins per specific TPA Envirnment and energy mst active players: Bavaria, Hungary, Cratia and Austria Tpics: energy savings, energy efficiency, smart cities and cmmunities (pllutin), waste water treatment lack f visibility f players frm the CE regin (excellent engineers and results, but lack f marketing) Fragmentatin f research is a big prblem and bstacle fr efficiency Circular ecnmy in the cntext f resurce efficiency and energy harvesting Ptential t cperate in prjects related t Danube river and micr plastics in water Surces f funding are varius: H2020m Teaming, ERA-Chairs t natinal and ESIF Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: Knwledge transfer Access t data, cmmn data Access t finance, funding Cmpetence abut each ther efficiency in supply and planning Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin cmpetitive prducts and cntent Cmmercializatin f ideas specificatin f tpics meeting fcusing n real prject develpment facilitatin supprt frm DG REGIO in fstering the cllabratin Bavaria ffers its knwledge and expertise, but will nt act as a lead partner itself, therefre there is a need fr finding lead partners fr ne r several f the subsectrs identified. Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cperatin: renewables, bi energies energy efficiency smart energy planning Health mst active players: Czech Republic, Hungary, Pland Tpics: innvative therapies, diagnstics, ICT and cmmunicatin e-health, medical devices Translatinal research Innvative drugs Regulatry requirements

6 Crdinatin f legislatin Persnal data prtectin laws vary between member states which can be a prblem fr cperatin; a wide variety f medical data is available in mst f the Visegrad 4+2, cmmn analysis f this data is f high imprtance fr detecting areas f ptential cmmn research. Cancer registers are extremely imprtant and shuld be financed Brain drains frm the regin Surces f funding- varius: Ptential t cllabrate with big pharma, ESIF, interreg... Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: need t supprt translatinal research in medicine Cmbinatin f bricks, brains and experience in CE Mapping studies need t be dne n the genetics f peple living in CE There is n venture capital funding in this field and there is a need t attract high rick prject venture capitalists due t the fact that these prjects cst a lt and it is highly regulated Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin Critical mass Open access t infrastructure Crdinatin f legislatin and analysis f available medical data Benchmarking expertise wrking grup which wuld benchmark legislatin pprtunities and barriers facilitatin supprt frm DG REGIO in fstering the cllabratin Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cperatin : translatinal medicine Bimedical therapeutics Bi markers and diagnstics ICT applicatins fr e-health Agr and bi ecnmy mst active players: Slvenia, Hungary Tpics: Implementatin f circular ecnmy pririty areas (sustainable energy, bimass, alternative raw materials, recycling, functinal materials, prcesses and technlgy); applicatin f ICT and manufacturing slutins in the fd chain Lcal fd Shrt fd supply chains are imprtant fr lcal fd which shuld be supprted Slutins frm the ther sectr shuld be used in fd sectr In rder t be sustainable the scial cmpnent is als imprtant. Frming new jbs and businesses invlving yung peple - prjects fr students prmting new fd prducts - Bst new cmpetences, skills, jbs There is strng crrelatin with the health areas as the results f the fd sectr directly impact it Envirnmental sustainability Limit r reuse f fd by prducts Mdels fr better functining fd systems Entrepreneurship and pen innvatin Cnsumer led new prduct develpment

7 Nutritin, public health Surces f funding- varius:, natinal and ESIF funds, interreg, H2020 Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: New prducts New services New slutins and new appraches Interdisciplinary cllabratin Imprving the technlgy transfer and knwledge in the sectr there are a lt f already existing netwrks that need t be cnnected and supprted Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin Supprt f platfrms Supprt fr pilt actins Netwrking Higher invlvement f SMEs Facilitatin supprt frm EC Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cperatin: Circular ecnmy Suggestin t establish a CE circular ecnmy platfrm Agr fd ICT active players: Pland, Hungary, Slvenia, Cratia Tpics: security, smart cities, jint slutins, test beds Crsscutting with smart cities and industry 4.0 mst cmmnly but in general acrss all areas creating test beds fr different slutins frm different cuntries in rder t cmmercialize Cybersecurity Slvenia and Cratia cperatin in the field f fibre t hme prjects Skills testing Surces f funding: different surces butmay be difficult t access Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: There is a lack f cperatin in pen data, data prtectin and IP rights there are different regulatins which shuld be unified and benchmarked IP plicy (patenting) and data prductin different regulatins, need t harmnise Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin imprving staff capacities and skills build jint value chains In the framewrk f smart cities there is a cncrete idea fr creating test beds f clud cnnecting all smart cities (large and midsized cities) Cybersecurity The wrkshp was the beginning which shuld be fllwed by a series f wrkshps, dedicated t different areas It is essential t get t knw each ther and what partners in the different MS d, t build trust is crucial

8 cperating ver large distances can smetimes be difficult suggestin was set ut t first fcus n neighburing cuntries and regin, befre ging EU wide r glbal build testing envirnment fr different slutins created in different regins, t cmmercialise them in internatinal envirnment Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cp : wide range f areas cyber security Advanced manufacturing active players: Slvenia, Slvakia, Bavaria, Hungary Tpics: rbtics, phtnics, nantechnlgy, new materials, mechatrnic, lgistics, value chains, ICT... Adaptive manufacturing cperatin exists between Slvakia and Slvenia, wrking n sensrs and ge smart drive systems that cnnect machines and humans Tling in cmbinatin with rbtics in cnnectins with the autmtive sectr Surces f funding: varius Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: Optins fr industry 4.0 need t be further identified Knwledge and peple need t be cmbined t btain better results A challenge is self-adaptive manufacturing including human resurces Ways t wrk tgether fr the lng run Issue f finding sufficient cmpetent staff Successful technlgy transfer is still an issue faster adaptatin frm research t industry Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin Bavaria and Slvenia intend t cperate n the autmtive sectr with tling frm SI feeding int the car prductin partners may start discussins in the Spring 2017 cmbining "little pieces" frm different regins filter ut crucial pillars, see the psitive and negative things, and determine fcus areas a d supprt them in rder t achieve results. Business driven issues shuld be supprted The main directin is definitely industry the SME manufacturing paradigm needs t be changed. Cmpetitive sustainable manufacturing needs t be achieved Supprt business driven issues Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cperatin: New prcess slutins New business mdels Tling in cmbinatin with rbtics in cnnectins with the autmtive sectr

9 Mbility and transprt active players: Bavaria, Pland, Cratia, Slvenia, HU Tpics: use f water waste, CO2 reductin, varius autmtive tpics New mbility cncepts, new mbility services, and related technlgies (digitalisatin, cnnectivity, new materials) Electrificatin f the drive train Safety and Cmfrt Car2X cmmunicatin systems Inland water transprtatin (HR, PL) use f waterways and shipping is imprtant fr Cratia and Pland. Ship manufacturing is a key element fr Cratia. Bavaria has engine prductin which culd fit int shipbuilding. Autmtive sectr and cperatin has significant imprtance, especially taking int accunt the crss cutting nature f the sectr. The questin is what is cming up next, these are new autmtive cncepts and here the cperatin f many fields is needed. Cybersecurity an issue that has t be tackled. Surces f funding: Structural Funds, Interreg, natinal and private funds Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: future f vehicles, cmmn infrastructures, cmmn test fields and cmmunicatin between them is crucial Future vehicles Cncrete steps twards sustainable transprt Establishing a cmmn understanding and infrastructure Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin Test beds - smart mbility in cities, e-mbility prjects, cmmunicatin between these fields t share data etc. Cperatin f stakehlders ptential partners cver Different regins Way frward: meet, discuss, put tgether a prpsal, apply t next interreg call tgether need fr new platfrms f bringing stakehlders tgether Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cperatin: test beds autmtive new cncepts e-mbility Advanced materials active players: Bavaria, Slvenia (linked t transprt), CZ, HU and PL Lightweight structures Multimaterials Hybride Design (extreme cnditins, e.g. in high temperatures) Functinal surfaces Additive manufacturing Surces f funding: Structural Funds, Interreg, natinal and private funds

10 Prblems that may be slved thrugh future cllabratin: Reductin f fuel cnsumptin, energy and raw materials Expectatins frm the S3 CE cperatin intelligent cperatin t bring these material tgether Develpment f traditinal branches fr new industrial applicatins Ptential frms f cperatin between Bavaria and Slvenia is being discussed in a fllw-up meeting Mbilising the existing netwrks in ther CE cuntries and regins will be required Pssible sub-areas fr Interreginal cp : autmtive aernautics