1. COMPONENT 2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION 5 th INNOPOLIS meeting Prague, 19/10/2011 OVERVIEW

2. 6 th Semester5 th Semester4 th Semester3 rd Semester2 nd Semester today 2010 20112012 C2 - INNOPOLIS 18-19 May Manchester meeting overview Tasks for Semester 4 End of project Tasks for Semesters 5 & 6 INNOPOLIS timeline

3. 6 th Semester5 th Semester4 th Semester3 rd Semester2 nd Semester today 2010 20112012 C2 - INNOPOLIS 18-19 May Manchester meeting overview

4. Finished Tasks: 2.1 & 2.2 & 2.3 & 2.7 Development of list of key contacts Development of database of all university city-regions in the EU

5. Task 2.1 Project Web platform

6. 3rd Semester’s EU wide PR release (2nd) on “Reporting from best policy practice identified in Europe, & discussion of its developmental potential for regional innovation & development” Task 2.4 Development & dissemination of EU-wide Press Release For the whole project, 5 PRs to be developed & disseminated Europe-wide: 1 in each semester, excluding Semester 2

7. Task 2.5 Development and dissemination of press releases that are region-specific  Semesters 3 3 PR releases:  1 PR release from Lodz region  1 PR release from MKC  1 PR release from RCM Development & dissemination of 3 regional PR releases. They contextualise in the national context project activities (e.g. experiences accumulated during the study visits).

8. Task 2.6 Development and dissemination of biannual newsletters 3 rd INNOPOLIS NEWSLETTER  Knowledge Exchange in Action in Manchester 4th INNOPOLIS study visit  INNOPOLIS Manchester Seminar: Best Policy Practice for Successful Knowledge Exchange  Knowledge Transfer at Innospace  Findings from 35 interviews on academia ‐ industry Knowledge Exchange practices, in the region of Central Macedonia, Greece  Best Policy Practices Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Manchester  Innovation Managers at the University of Lodz – pilot project The newsletter was edited by the UoS

9. INDICATORS (1/2) Output indicators IndicatorsS1S2S3S4S5S6ActualTarget 1N° of press releases disseminated 3000917 2N° of brochures created 000011 3N° of copies of brochure disseminated 135000335750 4N° of newsletters created 100036 5N° of copies of newsletters disseminated 2030009321500 6N° of dissemination events organised 300035 7N° of other events participated in 700070 Result indicators 8N° of articles/appearances in press and media 4000930 9Estimated n° of participants in events 52000 220 10 Average n° of visits per month on operation’s website 27800092,67100 Up to Semester 3 (30/6/2011)

10. INNOPOLIS timeline C2 - INNOPOLIS 6 th Semester5 th Semester4 th Semester3 rd Semester2 nd Semester today 2010 20112012 End of project Tasks for Semester 4

11. INDICATORS’ STATUS Output indicators IndicatorsActualTarget % completed Statusto GO per Semes ter 1 N° of press releases disseminated91753%V83 2 N° of brochures created11100%V00 3 N° of copies of brochure disseminated33575045%V415138 4 N° of newsletters created3650%V31 5 N° of copies of newsletters disseminated932150062%V568189 6 N° of dissemination events organised3560%V21 7 N° of other events participated in70N/AV00 Result indicators 8 N° of articles/appearances in press and media 93030%X217 9 Estimated n° of participants in events5222024%X168N/A 10 Average n° of visits per month on operation’s website 92,6710093%V1932107

12. 4 th Semester’s EU wide PR release (3nd) on “Success story in regional policy and its effects on individual case study” Task 2.4 Development & dissemination of EU-wide Press Release For the whole project, 5 PRs to be developed & disseminated Europe-wide: 1 in each semester, excluding Semester 2 DISSEMINATION TO: 1.KEY REGIONAL CONTACTS 2.EU UNIVERSITY CITY REGIONS CONTACTS 3.Other partners’ contacts

13. Task 2.5 Development and dissemination of press releases that are region-specific  Semester 4 3 PR releases:  1 PR release from CoH  1 PR release from MKC  1 PR release from RCM Development & dissemination of 3 regional PR releases. They contextualise in the national context project activities (e.g. experiences accumulated during the study visits). According to the deliverables per task file

14. Task 2.6 Development and dissemination of biannual newsletters 4 th INNOPOLIS NEWSLETTER  5 th INNOPOLIS study visit in Prague  INNOPOLIS Best Policy Practice Guide  Development & Innovation Policy in the Czech Republic  ASCR Technology Centre, Innovacentrum, etc.  INNOPOLIS progress (Announcement of Launch of Learning Outputs and Final Conference)  Promotion of the project’s website  Other article(s) from partners Edited by the UoS

15. Tasks to be completed until the end of Semester 4 (1/3)  Task 2.1 - Project Web platform  Task 2.2 - Development of list of key contacts  Task 2.3 - Database of all university city-regions in the EU and key contacts  Task 2.4 - Development & dissemination of 4 th EU wide PR release  Task 2.5 - Development and dissemination of public relations releases that are region specific  1 PR release from CoH  1 PR release from RCM

16. Tasks to be completed until the end of Semester 4 (2/3)  Task 2.6 - Development and dissemination of newsletters  Development and dissemination of the 4 th project newsletter  Task 2.7 - Development of project brochure  Task 2.8 - Development of professional journal  Task 2.9 - Launch of learning outputs events  Task planned for Semester 5 (Jan-Jun 2012)  Task 2.10 - Organisation of Dissemination conference in Thessaloniki  Task planned for Semester 5 (Jan-Jun 2012)

17. Tasks to be completed until the end of Semester 4 (3/3) Output indicators IndicatorsActualTarget% completedStatusto GO per Semes ter N° of press releases disseminated91753%V83 N° of copies of brochure disseminated33575045%V415138 N° of copies of newsletters disseminated 932150062%V568189 Result indicators N° of articles/appearances in press and media 93030%X217 Actions: 1.Dissemination of the EU wide PR and the 3 regional press releases 2.Dissemination of the brochure in relevant events and by emails 3.Dissemination of the project Newsletter 4.Take necessary actions for articles (i.e. regional PR releases) to be published in press and media (1 PR per partner per remaining semester)

18. INNOPOLIS timeline C2 - INNOPOLIS 6 th Semester5 th Semester4 th Semester3 rd Semester2 nd Semester today 2010 20112012 End of project Tasks for Semesters 5 & 6

19. Tasks for Semesters 5 & 6 Semester 5  Task 2.4 - 4 th EU wide PR release  Task 2.5 - Two regional PRs  Task 2.6 - 5 th Newsletter  Task 2.9 - Launch of learning outputs events  Task 2.10 - Organisation of Dissemination conference Semester 6  Task 2.4 - 5 th EU wide PR release  Task 2.5 - Two regional PRs  Task 2.6 - 6 th Newsletter COMPONENT 2

20. Task 2.9 - Launch of learning outputs events The regional launch events of the learning outputs aim to maximise awareness of the results of the project & enhance knowledge exchange in the regions. The events will occur concurrently & will be linked through video conferencing facilities in order to enable access to the learning experiences inter-regionally. BP transfer experiment events (2) occur concurrently in Lodz & Thessaloniki & linked through video-conferencing (observed by P1 in Thessaloniki & P4 in Lodz). Policy makers & other stakeholders will use the policy-transfer simulation to explore the process, implications & potential success of policy transfer (PT) in their area. Data will be fed into the simulation & actions will be taken to produce reactions that participants will have to address. Observers will gather data & review the simulation events

21. Launch of Learning Outputs & BP transfer experiment event The regional launch of the learning outputs & BP transfer experiment event aim to maximise awareness of the results of the project & enhance knowledge exchange in the regions. During the event; policy makers & other stakeholders will use the policy-transfer simulation to explore the process, implications & potential success of policy transfer (PT) in their area. Data will be fed into the simulation & actions will be taken to produce reactions that participants will have to address. Observers will gather data & review the simulation events. The events will occur concurrently & will be linked through video conferencing facilities (observed by P1 in Thessaloniki & P4 in Lodz) in order to enable access to the learning experiences inter- regionally.

22. Facts and benefits  The learning outputs would be presented anyway in the experiment events  The Learning outputs can be presented in own countries’ languages  Avoid duplication of effort; both events:  are implemented simultaneously  are linked through video conferencing  involve all project partners  are addressed to the same target groups  Presentation of the Learning outputs can be implemented by any partner in other event if desired  Avoid overload of stakeholders’ implication (2 INNOPOLIS events in 6 months duration is preferable than 3)  Uniting the events into one make it bigger and more important constituting it more attractive for stakeholders  More interesting event for UK and Finnish participants because the event will include the BP transfer experiment

23. Possible structure of the event Presentations in countries’ languages (with interpretation if needed) INNOPOLIS presentation (aims, objectives, activities, web site promotion, international conference promotion, etc) Launch of Learning Outputs Presentation of 1 or 2 selected Best Policy Practices (UK policies in Thessaloniki and Finnish policies in Lodz) Presentation of 1 identified Knowledge Exchange practice (optional) Videoconference in English (with interpretation if needed) - Discussion on the Learning outputs - Presentation of 2 selected Best Policy Practices through videoconferencing – simulation – interregional discussion Discussion in countries’ language (with interpretation if needed) Final discussion – comments & conclusions

24.  Location: All regions  Duration: Depends on each partner  P1 in Thessaloniki & P4 in Lodz  P5 in Helsinki and P7 in Manchester  Target group: policy makers and other stakeholders  Proposed date: End of February 2012 Launch of Learning Outputs & BP transfer experiment event Additional information:

25. Tasks 2.10 - Organisation of Dissemination conference Dissemination Conference Facts: Semester: 5 th Location: Thessaloniki Duration: 2 days Responsible partner: RCM Main target groups: officials in local & regional authorities senior academic managers, other policy-makers (e.g. in business support agencies), representatives from business associations chambers & industry groups etc. Other budget: External experts, keynote speakers (6000 euros?) Other: 2 weeks before the conference an online community will be launched, allowing participants to interact & explore opportunities for discussion before the event.

26. Possible Conference topics, basis for the conference agenda  Knowledge exchange cases, best policy practice, experience gained from expert views from the EU  Project activities & potential impact  Growth potential of knowledge transfer for enterprises & regions.  Positive effects of knowledge exchange for universities, so as to enhance the legitimacy of such activities among academics.  Importance of collaboration between different stakeholders in order to achieve effective policy transfer  The process and tools that could be used in best policy transfer on knowledge exchange

27. Final conference -To be decided  Final dates (proposed: October 2012)  Agenda - Speakers  Communication and dissemination strategy  Partners’ contribution (i.e. presentations, speakers’ invitations, contacts)  Project meeting?

28. Thessaloniki – GR +30 2310 253477-8 http://www.seerc.org http://www.seerc.org Thank you George Intzesiloglou Research Associate gintzesiloglou@seerc.org