Open Days 2006: Fostering Regional Innovation From the network to the competence service provider 12 October 2006 Finpiemonte SpA

An overview Introduction Background Piedmont: the context and the public interview The system- Tecnorete/Finpiemonte: structures and services Research, innovation and competitiveness: a new context, a new strategic approach A new approach, a new model to act Final remarks A new tool: from the network to the competence service provider

Finpiemonte SpA Introduction Paola Bazzoni Finpiemonte Tecnorete Since 1977, the regional financial body (public controlled company) plays an institutional roll to promote complex investment projects and supply service to the regional administration Founded by Finpiemonte in 2001, its the no-profit consortium of the 7 PST, 3 Universities and entrepreneurial association To promote research, technology transfer and high level education Graduated in electronic engineer, she worked during 8 years in a PST; she works in Finpiemonte in the group for developing the new regional strategies and tools for innovation and competitiveness

Finpiemonte SpA Piedmont: the context innovative capability (R&S expense):1,69% PIL (1,16% national) employees in R&S (x inhabit.): 4,4% (2,9% national) 3 universities and 91 research centers 7% of Italian population 8,6 % of Italian PIL 8,3 % of Italian export

Finpiemonte SpA Piedmont: the context manufacturer and services enterprises 29 industrial districts 4,66% of companies for actions (6,25% national) Enterprises classes % empl. big0,1%25,9% middle0,6%13,4% small4,4%18,6% micro94,9%42,2% Total100,0%

Finpiemonte SpA Finpiemonte: the financial body as the regional agency for development 56 companies (participated or controlled 670 M in capital SPD Programmes: several tools crossing several topics Piedmont: the public interview 507 M of public funds 7 companies for 7 PST: 40% owned by Finpiemonte (9 M ) 60% owned by local public authorities, entrepreneurial associations, universities, enterprises, banks… Tools to innovate, to internationalize, to foster local development … and 2 Incubators, special agencies, research foundation

Finpiemonte SpA Since 1993 to today 7 PST … 205 million Euro invested (of which 173 publicly financed) m 2 built on approx. 150 companies resident over 47 business start-ups jobs created (of which 650 new jobs).

Finpiemonte SpA A SWOT analysis Opportunities – large and qualified competence offer (public and private) – structures for support TT and enterprise creation – started transformation towards knowledge economy – strong input from the new regional policy Threats –lack of skilled people, specialized in transferring –lack of structured tools among several actors –small dimension of several actors –reduced trend to internationalization

Finpiemonte SpA Research, innovation and competitiveness: a new context Following Lisbon and Copenhagen remarks: a wide concept for innovation focus on human resources public and private integration and collaboration: build the operative network large strategic and multidisciplinary projects Facing the global (and regional) economic and social changes

Finpiemonte SpA A new strategic approach: : the think tank a working group – between public administration and agency for development – with adaptable and opened composition – composed by high skilled experts – to face complex problems and projects with the mission – to support the Regional Ministry of research and innovation – to integrate initiatives, projects, structures and founds – to propose innovative methods and tools

Finpiemonte SpA A new tool: from the network to the competence service provider Objective and goals – make efficiency of the offer system – create a critical mass to face EU market fostering innovation through demand support Actions – real estate assignment – increasing of company capitalization – investments in high level education and technological specialization – create an opened intermediation platform to connect different actors of the innovation process

Finpiemonte SpA A new tool: from the network to the service provider Services – know–how transfer and IPR support – enterprise creation and support – access to UE market and opportunities – projects promotion, management and financing Tools – an informatics and contractual platform – a network of commercial agent for innovation, specially skilled in know-how transactions – innovative financial tools and technical services

Finpiemonte SpA A new tool: from the network to the service provider legal competenceeconomic - financial comp.technological competence informatics comp.communication/marketing comp.commercial comp. comp. …. selected suppliers management comp. services contracts/agreements public bodiespeopleenterprises customers SERVICE PROVIDER REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION through FINPIEMONTE monitoring and controlstrategic guidelines data

Finpiemonte SpA Final remarks Expected Results – an opened platform for supplying public tools to SME market – reduced costs and time in know–how transactions – increasing mass of the whole system, to efficiently face European opportunities

Paola Bazzoni project manager Finpiemonte SpA Galleria S. Federico Torino – Italy tel fax