Designing a policy mix of innovation delivery instruments for stimulating knowledge absorption and entrepreneurial dynamism. WORKSHOP ON MESURES FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT TO INNOVATION Agency for Innovation and Technology Transfer of Moldova Chisinau, 31 March, 2015 Carmen Sillero Head of Division Strategy and Programmes Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia Designing a policy mix

Why knowledge is so important? Challenges for SMES Facilitating the absorption process Steps and Instrumetns for knowledge absorption EEN Conclusions Designing a policy mix

Why knowledge is so important? Knowledge is the first factor of competitiveness between firms. -Globalisation. Firms compete internationally -Firms need to distinct themselves from their competitors by innovation, inventing new products, processes and services and doing so efficiently. -Consumers make higher demands on the products they buy - ICT development make that knowledge spread faster and faster

Designing a policy mix Challenges for SMES -Acquiring knowledge about many different aspects -Professionalisation of entrepreneurship -Attention to the combination and permanent upgrading of technologies, even total disruption -Satisfying different performance demands at the same time -With a hight speed -New forms of transference

Designing a policy mix SME acquires knowledge mainly from suppliers, colleagues, competitors and clients, only a minor degree utilize the knowledge infrastructure for acquiring knowledge. Universities and Technology centers must streamline their performance regarding business sector’s needs For improving knowledge absorption an complete ecosystem around the SME is needed, where knowledge generators, technology transfers institutions, services and technology providers, consumers….and public administrations cooperate fluently.

Designing a policy mix Identification of key knowledge of each domain and who holds it SME’s awareness about new knowledge existing. Estimulate the need of absorving this new knowledge Matching meetings between knowledge holders and regional potential users Assessment of barriers and enabling factors of the firm Facilitate funding possibilities and innovative services to make possible the absorption process and its transformation in added value for the company Put at the disposal of the SME New skills, new HR trainning for specific competences Monitoring and evaluation Facilitating the absorption process. Steps

Designing a policy mix Stimulate the need of absorbing new knowledge Together with business, Identificate key knowledge of each domain Demostrate how this knowledge works in real conditions Detect who holds this knowledge Market trends knowledge supply Technological oversight Mapping of the suppliers. Search for specific reserch or commercial application EEN Fairs, international programmes to allow SMEs to become familiar with the novelties Translating research results in an understandable language and evident facts for SME managers Exhibitions demonstration and Pilot actions Matching meetings between knowledge holders and regional potential users Steps and Instruments for Knowledge absorption (1)

Designing a policy mix The company needs to have all the relevant information in order to be able to asess scenarios and to calculate the relation cost /benefit Assessment of barriers and enabling factors of the firm Diagnose Need of Human skills IT and knowledge management Funding factors Steps and Instruments for Knowledge absorption (2) Tailor made supply of new knowledge IPR management New skills, new HR trainning for specific competences Consultation services Cooperation with suppliers or/and clients Local universities, research and technology centers customize new knowledge to the SMEs needs

Designing a policy mix Accompaniment along the innovation process Facilitate funding possibilities to make possible the absorption process and its transformation in added value for the company Innovation vouchers Loans, guaranties, grants… International Project Monitoring and evaluation shared with beneficiaries Public procurements Steps and Instruments for Knowledge absorption (3)

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Designing a policy mix Conclusions Knowledge is the first factor of competitiveness between firms. For improving knowledge absorption, an complete ecosystem around the SME is needed, where knowledge generators, technologies transfers institutions, services and technology providers, consumers….and public administrations works together Knowledge absortion is a process where different instruments, steadily delivered at the demand of the company, should be implemented. Innovation is a private decision based on cost-benefit analys. Decision can be facilitated by the environmental conditions created, such as removing barriers (red tape) and pushing incentives managed by the public administration (funding), universities (skill, research, translation..)

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