1. Leonardo da Vinci REBASING Kick off meeting – 17 January 2010 Gabriella Bettiol

2. INNO-Policy TrendChart SWEDENITALY

3. 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

4. European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - 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

5. 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

6. 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. - 27 November 2006 - 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

7. European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation

8. INNOVATION PERFORMANCE PER INNOVATION DIMENSION Establishing capabilities for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

9. Performance chart – SWEDEN European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

10. Performance chart – ITALY European Innovation Progress Report 2007 - Trendchart

11. Within the EU Communication COM(2205) 118 def. Experts highlight how to become “ a competitive knowledge-based economy” EU shall improve its skills in generating knowledge through research, share it through education and training and apply it to innovation. Innovation and the knowledge triangle Research = Knowledge Blended Learning = Enablers Innovation = Applied Knowledge

12. VIDEO TFA INTERVENTO AZIENDALE DI MIGLIORAMENTO FORMAZIONE INTERAZIENDALE ANALISI / DIAGNOSI ASSUNZIONE DELLA COMMITTENZA BENCHMARK INTERAZIENDALE DEI RISULTATI ACTION-LEARNING ENTERPRISE IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTION FORMAZIONE INTERAZIENDALE SEMINARS INTERENTERPRISE TRAINING ANALISI / DIAGNOSIANALYSIS/DIAGNOSIS COMMITTMENT BENCHMARK OF RESULTS ACTION LEARNING METHODOLOGY (THE PAST TEN YEARS) Model applied in more then 500 enterprises in Veneto Seminars

13. THE ADDED VALUE Enterprises will benefit from the intervention in terms of know- how and sharing of valuable knowledge for the survival and further development of the enterprise.Enterprises will benefit from the intervention in terms of know- how and sharing of valuable knowledge for the survival and further development of the enterprise. Each person involved will receive knowledge and competence in order to supervise company growth strategies;Each person involved will receive knowledge and competence in order to supervise company growth strategies; Systems for storing, sharing and maintaining knowledge from a knowledge management point of view.Systems for storing, sharing and maintaining knowledge from a knowledge management point of view.

14. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AREA: thematic activities lean production supply chain management development of new products (process) development of innovative services connected to products age management intergeneration co-operation (reciprocity) transfer of competencies tacit knowledge formal and non-formal knowledge transfer internationalization diversity management immigration Inter-cultural cooperation creativity and innovation in enterprises processes of innovation within SMEs organizational development human resources management professional profiles Enterprise growth (quality and quantity) thematic activities

15. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AREA: strategy