Entrepreneurship & innovation support ecosystems...Over 40 countries NETWORK PROJECTS 4282 projects...

Entrepreneurship &

innovation support

ecosystems Niki Naska, EUREKA Secretariat 14 September, Prague

© EUREKA Secretariat 2017 2

ECOSYSTEMS

NETWORKING

CHARACTERIZATION

CORE COMPETENCES

INNOVATION

SUPPORT

© EUREKA Secretariat 2017

EUREKA is…

Intergovernmental

network

Leading platform for

international cooperation

Supporting

market-oriented R&D

projects Facilitating

access to finance

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6.400+

Projects

38+ BILLION € public-private funding

26.000+ Organisations

Involved

Since 1985…

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More than 40 EUREKA countries

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Full members

Associated countries

National information points

International cooperation


EUREKA characteristics

Innovative product,

process

or service

Market-oriented

nature

Bottom-up approach International

cooperation

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Public-private environment

At least

2 EUREKA countries

involved SME

University Large company

Example of EUREKA project

SME SME

University

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Over 40 countries

NETWORK

PROJECTS 4282 projects

UMBRELLAS

CLUSTERS 829 projects

EUROSTARS 1152 projects

EUREKA

TOURISM

PLUS

EUROAGRI

CELTIC

PLUS EURIPIDES

PENTA ITEA 3 EUROGIA

2020 METALLURGY

EUREKA instruments

E!nnoVest


Innovative product,

process or service

with a civilian

purpose

Participants

from at least

two EUREKA

countries

No thematic

restrictions but

projects need to

reflect market

demand

National

evaluation

procedures &

funding

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EUREKA Network projects


EUREKA Clusters

Industry led

initiatives • Medium term

• Strategically significant

• International ecosystem

of

R&D&I actors

Large number of

participants • Major European

industries

• Large SME participation

(30–50% of partners)

• Research organisations

and academia

Fostering

European

competitiveness • Develop generic

technologies and

standards

• Address economic and

societal challenges

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Eurostars is: 36 countries, € 1.15B

Joint

programme

between

EUREKA

and EU

Dedicated

to R&D-

performing

SMEs

Market-

oriented

Bottom-up International

cooperation

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6

%

SMEs in the driving seat

12

70% 14%

10% 6%

SME is always

the project leader

R&D-performing SMEs and SMEs

University

Research institute

Large company

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ESE

Financial

providers

Visibility &

outreach

Specialised

knowledge

provides

E!nnoVest partnership

E!nnoVest

countries

Chair

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Our innovation ecosystem


Complex EU innovation support landscape

SMEs Mid-caps Larger Business

Collaborative

FTI Pilot

HORIZON 2020 ALL ALONG THE INNOVATION CYCLE

TRL 1 to 6 TRL 6 to 9

EIT KICs

Startup Europe

University / RTO

PPPs


Complex sociology and target groups


Entrepreneur vs. Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur as:

Self employed

vs.

Innovator and

driver of growth!


Challenging the ecosystem

New players challenging the ecosystem

Challenging present relationships

New concepts, new methods

User-centric and forward looking

New ways of networking

New vision, identity and character


Understanding bigger players means:

Identify new trends, new ideas

Find unique concepts, designs

Co-llaborate, Co-design, Co-innovate

Partner with out-of-the-box selected stakeholders

Invest in hot start-ups & SMEs

Acquire & Integrate new IPs

Increase adoption of proprietary standards

Help (& control) champions in the growing

Understanding OPEN INNOVATION


Cultivating an entrepreneurial culture

Position and characterisation

Focus

Size matters

Prioritise

Added value

Quality and excellence

Master the data and evidence

Lean and agile


Smart competencies – New frontiers

Specialisation

Competitive advantages

Dream TEAM

Tackle grand challenges

Discover NEW FRONTIERS


Talking about needs

Market

Partners

Customers

Financial robustness

Investors

Infrastructure, skilled team, and differentiated USPs

Quality, compliance, consumer satisfaction

Building reputation, skilled team

Innovation, validation, coaching & mentoring


Meeting the needs!

Access to markets

Access to finance

Access to knowledge

Access to networks

Lean regulatory framework


Access to markets: Scaling up– Going global

Reflect market needs

Understand and exploit networks

Cluster

Build partnerships

Identify champions

Challenge the status quo


ACCESS TO FINANCE

Enabler: invest in innovative projects

Improves productivity

Finances company’ growth

Meets market demand

Investment readiness

Introduction to alternative financial

instruments and players

(public/private)


ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE?

Critical for new inventions

Technological co-operation – Triple Helix

Open access

IP/non-IP access


REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Translate private and public investments in innovation into productivity, jobs, and growth

Find the right balance

Design future proofed policies

Simplify: avoid excessive regulation

Harmonise the rules for cross border transactions to facilitate innovation and create economies of scale

Encourage experimental entrepreneurship

Think global

Closely cooperate and allow for input from the industry


Deliver smart services

Re-engineering and streamlining of processes

Creating one-stop shops supplying a variety of high quality services.

Integrating and coordinating administrative simplification with other activities

Consider implementation approaches that limit the burden for small businesses.

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