1. Regional Policy Smart Specialisation Strategies By Lewis Dijkstra Deputy Head of the Analysis Unit DG for Regional Policy

2. Regional Policy Smart specialisation strategies Developed by Dominique Foray, John Goddard, Xabier Goenaga, Mikel Landabaso, Philip McCann, Kevin Morgan, Claire Nauwelaers and Raquel Ortega-Argiles To ensure that Cohesion Policy can contribute to a maximum effect to the Europe 2020 strategy, reinforce policy performance and thematic concentration

3. Regional Policy Ex-ante conditionality Related to two of the eleven themes for CSF: 1.Strengthening research, technological development and innovation 2.Enhancing access to and use of quality ICT 3.Plus in the EAFRD, fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas

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5. What we should avoid? Picking winners Copying strategies from best performing regions Public sector driven without sufficient involvement of businesses and other actors Capture by local elites Creating a strategy: Without an analysis of region's assets Without an understanding of the region in an international or transregional perspective

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7. What it is not Cluster policy Only for advanced regions Sector policy Focussed only on high-tech

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9. Four Cs for RIS3 Choices and Critical Mass: Limit priorities Competitive Advantage: RTD+I capacities and entrepreneurship Connectivity: internal and external Collaborative Leadership: 'quadruple helix'

10. Regional Policy Who should become involved? Triple Helix (public authorities, knowledge actors, enterprises) PLUS Civil society International experts Investors

11. Regional Policy How to set structural change in motion? Transition to different sector with similar technology Modernisation: upgrading of existing technology using a Key Enabling Technology Diversification through the use of synergies Radical foundation of a new domain

12. Regional Policy Where: a role for every region Entrepreneurial process of discovery Sectors that can achieve critical mass: embedded and related Connectivity digitally and physically Integration of policies at the regional level

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14. 6 Steps 1.Analyse regional context and innovation potential 2.Set up sound and inclusive governance structure, 3.Create a shared vision of the future of the region, 4.A limited set of priorities for regional development 5.Establish suitable policy mixes, 6.Integrate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

15. Regional Policy THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION For more information: Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisations http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information/brochures/index_en.cfm#1 And new legislative proposals: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_en.cfm