Leonardo da Vinci BeLT - Blended Learning Transfer Lifelong Learning and innovation in Europe Confindustria Veneto SIAV SpA Mestre, February 25-26, 2008

Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation MOTIVATIONS The European Regions have very different levels of innovation capacity. Differences are due to: their capacity of strategic view and investments in SMEs; their level of relationships with LEs – multinationals and/or internationalisation levels; the connection between applied research centres and enterprises; the offer of professionalism and innovative knowledge present in the different areas public policies and investments

European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart Innovation drivers – - S&E graduates - Population with tertiary education - Broadband penetration rate - Participation in life-long learning - Youth education attainment level LEARNING TO INNOVATE

The EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD (EIS) is the instrument developed at the initiative of the European Commission to provide a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of EU Member States. EIS examines the effect of 26 indicators measuring various aspects of a country’s wider socio-economic environment on 5 innovation dimensions: Innovation drivers – - S&E graduates - Population with tertiary education - Broadband penetration rate - Participation in life-long learning - Youth education attainment level Knowledge creation - Public & R&D expenditur - Business R&D expenditur - Share of med-high/high-tech R&D - Enterprises receiving public funding - Business financed university R&D Innovation & entrepreneurship - SMEs innovationg in-house - innovative SMEs co-operating with others - Innovation expenditures - Early-stage venture capital - ICT expenditures - SMEs using non-technological change Application - Employment in high-tech services - Export in high technology products - Sales new-to-market products - Sales new-to-riem not new-to-market products - Mid-hi/high-tech manufacturing employment Intellectual property - New EPO patents - New USPTO patents - New Triad patents - New community trademarks - New community designs Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

UNICE AND THE EU STRATEGY FOR INNOVATION “Innovation is the key to competitiveness, creating jobs and growth. A favourable climate for innovation will enable the European Union (EU) to turn the challenges of globalisation into opportunities and encourage innovative companies to stay in Europe. We believe that enhancing Europe’s technological and non-technological innovation capacity can deliver high value-added European products, processes and services that are competitive in open, constantly changing global markets.” UNICE COMMENTS ON THE COMMISSION’S TEN POINT, PRIORITY ACTION PLAN FOR INNOVATION November pg. 1 Action 1: ESTABLISH INNOVATION-FRIENDLY EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS THE COMMISSION’S TEN POINT Action 2: ESTABLISH A EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Action 3: WORK TOWARDS AN ATTRACTIVE LABOUR MARKET FOR RESEARCHERS IN EUROPE Action 4: STRENGTHEN RESEARCH-INDUSTRY LINKS Action 5: FOSTER REGIONAL INNOVATION THROUGH THE NEW COHESION POLICY PROGRAMMES Action 6: REFORM R&D AND INNOVATION STATE AID RULES AND PROVIDE BETTER GUIDANCE FOR R&D TAX INCENTIVES Action 7: ENHANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION (IPR) Action 8: DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES – INITIATIVE ON COPYRIGHT LEVIES Action 9: DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR INNOVATION FRIENDLY “LEAD MARKETS” Action 10: STIMULATE INNOVATION THROUGH PROCUREMENT

European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

INNOVATION PERFORMANCE PER INNOVATION DIMENSION Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – SWEDEN European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – ITALY European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – FRANCE European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – HUNGARY European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – POLAND European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

Performance chart – LATVIA European Innovation Progress Report Trendchart

LEONARDO BELT IS AN EXAMPLE HOW TO BE COHERENT WITH THE EU STRATEGIES AND THE LLP PROGRAMME CROSSING AT LEAST THREE PRIORITIES: 1.TO IMPROVE THE LOW LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN ADULT TRAINING IN MANY MEMBER STATES WHICH ARE AN OBSTACLE TO EMPLOYMENT AND PEOPLE’S CAPACITY TO ADAPT RAPIDLY CHANGING WORKING ENVIRONMENTS 2.TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND INNOVATION OF THE TRAINING 3.TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2010 WORK PROGRAMME, AIMING AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY, PROMOTING COHRENCE BETWEEN ALL STAGES OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND TRAINING SYSTEMS AND IMPROVING FLEXIBLE LEARNING PATHWAYS

PRESENTATIONS Confindustria Veneto SIAV SpA (I) EuroFortis Ltd (LV) Warmia and Mazury Vocational Training Centre in Olsztyn (PL) ICUS (F) RSO (I) Kopernikusz Association for Innovation (HU)