Shaping tomorrows innovations today EUREKA EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the Western Balkan Countries 1 st Innovation Dialogue Forum: Towards a regional innovation system Becici, 8-9 November 2010 Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat

> 2 EUREKA focus on the innovation environment in the WBCs >EUREKA in glance >Innovation system in general >EUREKA a tool for European innovation >EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries >Summary Content of presentation

> 3 EUREKA is a market-oriented network Business links High quality R&D to the market Innovation Competitiveness Operates in Europe from Iceland to Turkey and from Portugal to Russia Projects are co-funded by national or regional public and private sources Non- bureaucratic Obey the EU/WTO rules Large strategic projects and SME projects Since June BOTTOM-UP APPROACH

> 4 EUREKA mission statement WHY? The objective is to bring high quality research and development efforts to the market and to use the multiplying effects of co-operation. WHAT? EUREKA offers a platform for short-term as well strategic cooperation to SMEs and large companies alike. It offers flexible and dynamic support, national financing and expertise for close to the market R&D projects on the principle of not interfering in the management of co-operation activities. TO WHOM? EUREKA operates through its network of members always remaining open to global co-operation.

> 5 Funding principles of EUREKA The money is invested by national decision The money is invested in your country The consenquences are: The success of the companies contributes to the economy, growth and employment of the state. The development carried out will have higher opportunity to success if there is international co-operation. EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy.

> 6 What is an innovation? Innovation can be characterized as an idea, which has proven to be marketable i.e. it is entrepreneurship achievement. Innovation comes often from business models and from customer needs. Innovation is essential for companys competitiveness Innovation must be supported locally.

> 7 Research and Innovation Scientific excellence Turnover/earnings Growth and Employment Business models Customer needs New knowledge Curiosity R & D WORK InnovationResearch

> 8 Innovation policy >Talent – the human dimension of innovation, including knowledge cration, education, training and workforce support. >Investment – the financial dimension of innovation, including R&D investment, support for risk-taking and entrepreneurship, and encouragement of long-term innovation strategies. >Infrastructure – the physical and policy structures that support innovators, including network for information, intellectual property protection and structures for collaboration among innovation stakeholders. Innovation policy should include :

> 9 EUREKA as a tool for innovation within the ERA COMPETITIVENESS PROSPERITY COMPETITIVENESS PROSPERITY CREATING BENEFITS: EUREKA (EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT BY INDUSTRY, problem solving) LAYING FUNDAMENTS: FP (RESEARCH, knowledge creation) GLOBALISATION MARKET ORIENTED EUREKA supports national Innovation policy SOCIETY ORIENTED Co-operation FP builds strong links within the European Community

Shaping tomorrows innovations today EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries

> 11 EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkan countries EUREKA members Croatia (2000), Serbia (2002), FYR of Macedonia (2008) EUREKA NIP Albania (1992), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009) Ad hoc relations Montenegro No regular relations Kosovo Slovenia (EUREKA member since1994) Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship ( ) Enlargement of EUREKA's geographical boundaries to the Western Balkan countries (FYROM´s membership; contacts with Montenegro) Projects generation with the WBCs

> 12 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-1 Croatia EUREKA member since 2000 Business Innovation Centre Croatia - BICRO NPC: Ms. Antonia Mrsic Project involvement 22 running projects total value: M; national value 7.70 M 38 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 4, Research: 4, Universities: 10, Nat. Adm.: 3) >31 finished projects >total value: M; national value M >57 organisations (SMEs: 17, Companies: 3, Research: 9, Universities: 26, Nat. Adm.: 2)

> 13 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Croatia-2 Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment Croatian cooperation with Slovenia 1810 _______________ HR mp: 5 HR op: 5 81 multi-project HR-RS-SI 1 multi-project HR-MA-SI Croatian cooperation with other countries 43 _______________ HR mp: 2 HR op: 1 1 Participation in 22 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 31 finished EUREKA individual projects Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment Croatian cooperation with Slovenia 199 _______________ HR mp:4 HR op:5 10 Croatian cooperation with other countries 124 _______________ HR mp:2 HR op:2 81 bi-project RS-HR

> 14 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-1 Serbia EUREKA member since 2002 Ministry of Science and Technological Development NPC: Ms. Snezana Omic Project involvement 48 running projects total value: M; national value: M 114 organisations (SMEs: 42, Companies: 6, Research: 8, Universities: 53, Nat. Adm: 3, Other : 3) 22 finished projects total value: M; national value: 8.23 M 52 organisations (SMEs: 14, Companies: 5, Research: 6, Universities: 25, Nat. Adm: 2)

> 15 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Serbia-2 Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment Serbian cooperation with Slovenia 3126 _______________ RS mp: 6 RS op: multi-project HR-RS-SI Croatian cooperation with other countries 1714 _______________ RS mp: 7 RS op: 7 3 Participation in 48 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 22 finished EUREKA individual projects Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment Serbian cooperation with Slovenia 138 _______________ RS mp:4 RS op:4 51 multi-project SI-RS-MA-IT-CZ Croatian cooperation with other countries 94 _______________ RS mp:2 RS op:2 51 bi-project RS-HR

> 16 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-1 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia EUREKA member since 2008 Ministry of Education and Science NPC: Ms. Julijana Balevska Project involvement 4 running project total value: 3.45 M; national value: 0,66 M 8 organisations (SMEs: 1, Companies: 2, Research: 0, Universities: 5) 3 finished projects total value: 12.84; national value: 0,32 M 5 organisations (SMEs: 0, Companies: 2, Research: 1, Universities: 2)

> 17 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: FYROM-2 Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment FYROM´s cooperation with Slovenia 4221 multi-project SI-CZ-SK-MA 1 multi-project SI-HR-MA FYROM´s cooperation with other countries 000 Participation in 4 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 3 finished EUREKA individual projects Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment FYROM´s cooperation with Slovenia 2021 multi-project SI-IT-CZ-RS-MA FYROM´s cooperation with other countries 1011 multi-project DE-RS-LV-IT-GR-MA

> 18 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina EUREKA NIP status since June 2009 Ministry of Civil Affairs NIP: Mr. Ammar Mirascija Project involvement 2 running projects total value: 3.89 M; national value: M 2 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 2) 1 finished project total value: M; national value: M 1 organisations (SME: 0, Companies: 0, Research: 0, Universities: 1)

> 19 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: BiH-2 Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment BiH´s cooperation with Slovenia 1011 multi-project SI-RF-BA BiH´s cooperation with other countries 1011 multi-project PL-RF-ZA-BA Participation in 2 running EUREKA individual projects Participation in 1 finished EUREKA individual project Involved countriesTotal number of projects Bilateral projectsMultilateral projects Comment BiH´s cooperation with Slovenia 000 BiH´s cooperation with other countries 1011 multi-project ES-SE-IT-AT-BE-SK-BA

> 20 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: AL, ME, KS Albania EUREKA NIP status since 1992 (but status is dormant) Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation NIP: Ms. Erisa Lame Montenegro >Contacts during Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007/2008) Kosovo >No regular relations >EUREKA projects involvement not yet

> 21 EUREKA in WBCs: Project statistics - summary Participation in EUREKA individual projects (status : 31/10/2010) CountryProject involvement RP FP TP Value of projects (M) R-TV R-NV F-TV F-NV Number of organisations RP FP SME LC RI UN OT | SME LC RI UN OT Comment Albania NIP Bosnia and Herzegovina | NIP Croatia | MC FYROM | MC Kosovo Montenegro Serbia | MC

> 22 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Tech areas Predominate technological areas of EUREKA projects Croatia Information and telecoms technologies (running & finished projects) Industrial manufacturing and materials (finished projects) Health care and environment (running projects) Other industrial technologies (running projects) Serbia Information and telecoms technologies (finished projects) Health care and environmnet (running projects) Agrofood technology (running & finished projects) Energy technology (running & finished projects) FYROM Industrial manufacturing and materials (running & finished projects) Bio sciences and technologies (running & finished projects) BiH (3 projects only : Chemistry, physical and exact sciences; Measurement and standards; Health care and environment) Is there pursuing of national R&D priorities and strategy ???

> 23 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Co-op countries Country projects partners Slovenia is the principal projects partner of the WBCs in EUREKA projects (bilateral /majority/ and multilateral) Austria and Czech Republic are significant projects partners (multilateral projects) Wider porfolio of other countries involved mostly in multilateral projects – Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Israel, Latvia Co-operation within WBCs 1 bi-project: Serbia-Croatia 2 multi-projects: Croatia-Serbia + Slovenia Croatia-FYROM + Slovenia

> 24 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-1 Current weaknesses Low political visibility of the programme Lack of national R&D financial support in general Weak co-operation link between academia and industry Varying link to the most active players in EUREKA Current strenghts >Serbia and Croatia on the right truck of projects generation Slovenian interest for broader EUREKA project co-operation with the WBCs

> 25 EUREKA in the Western Balkan countries: Summary-2 EUREKA is a tool for European innovation EUREKA projects are co-funded locally International co-operation is sharing risk and cumulating more sources of co-funding Wider and cross-boder market application of results but EUREKA is a part of national innovation policy

> 26 Thank you for your listening Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat rue Neerveld 107, B-1200 Brussels