Innovation Support in WBC-INCO.NET Elke Dall Coordinator WBC-INCO.NET With input from GSRT and WP8 team Steering Platform meeting, Ohrid,

Our Workpackage 8 Objectives to Support Innovation Promoting the dialogue of the regional innovation stakeholders Identifying policy measures to improve the framework conditions Providing an overview of the WBC innovation systems Identifying the research and market needs and analysing the needs in innovation policy accordingly Identifying good practices of innovation activities from the EU and the WBC Organizing training in the fields of technology transfer and market innovation needs

1.Stocktaking 2.Fostering Innovation and Adapting Good Practices 3.Action Plan for Future Joint Innovation Activities 4.Capacity Building and Networking Devided in tasks and sub-tasks

Stocktaking Task Leader: Ivo Pilar The task includes: 1.Updated mapping of the WBC innovation systems and stakeholders. Comparative approach (ZSI-supported by the WBC partners and experts) 2.Identification of future research and market needs (esp. of SMEs). Two on-line questionnaires have been designed accordingly (JRC-IPTS supported by Ivo Pilar) (starting date: early 2011) 3.Comparative analysis of the innovation capacity in the WBC. Focus on joint cooperation needs (Ivo Pilar) 2 nd half 2011: results to be expected

Mapping of Innovation Infrastructures AlbaniaExpert reviewed, some further comments to be included. 70 pages BiHFirst expert review, additional one planned. 50 pages CroatiaIvo Pilar reviewed, expert review pending. 106 pages FYR of Macedonia Expert reviewed, pre-final.59 pages MontenegroDDSME reviewed, expert review pending. 58 pages SerbiaExpert reviewed, pre-final.57 pages Kosovo UN Res Expert reviewed, pre-final.27 pages More than 400 pages!

Mapping of Innovation Infrastructures Key Government Players and State Agencies Key Programmes and Instruments Key Innovation Infrastructures –Technology/Innovation Centres –Clusters –Technology and Science Parks –Business Start-Up Centres/ Technology Incubators –Others, related Organisations References; Akronyms; Sources

Good practices

Fostering Innovation and Adapting Good Practices Task Leader: PT-DLR/BMBF At the moment drafting of the methodology 2 nd half of 2011: collection of good practices; Early 2012: selection of good practices (review meeting); Autumn 2012: the selected good practice examples will be presented and analysed (review meeting) aiming at developing adaptation schemes; End 2012: draft proposals for the implementation of adaptation schemes will be elaborated. Final report presenting adaptation schemes, policy recommendations and suggestions for joint activities

Action Plan for Future Joint Innovation Activities Task Leader: ZSI Core objective: Action Plan on Research and Innovation for enabling the WBC to develop policies and strategic frameworks on innovation support at regional level In close cooperation with (and as an input to) the project Regional R&D Strategy on Innovation

1 st IDF

2nd Innovation Dialogue Taking up results from 1st IDF and questionnaire developed: experts and policy makers selecting topics and discussing steps for implementation of regional actions –Regional Training on Innovation Management –Regional Strategy on R&D for Innovation –Regional Approach Towards International Institutions –Regional Voucher Scheme –Regional Best Technological Innovation Competition –Regional Projects within existing schemes (EUREKA)

Task Leader: SEERC 1.training for RTDI stakeholders in the field of technology transfer and innovation support (Montenegro, autumn 2011) 2.training of the key research managers on the market demands (Serbia, early 2012) 3.WBC-INCO.NET supports ICEIRD 2011 & 2012 as large networking events (Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development) Capacity Building and Networking

ICEIRD 2011

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