Part-financed by the European Union Workshop 1 Fostering innovations Moderation: Susann Henning,...

Part-financed by the European Union

Workshop 1 Fostering innovations

Moderation: Susann Henning, Managing Authority

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 ConferenceHamburg, 10-11 May 2007

Agenda of Workshop 1 – Fostering Innovations

10:15 – 10:45 Introductory session

-Michael Koch-Larsen, Denmark

10:45 – 11:30 Presentation of project ideas for the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013

-Risto Veivo, Secretariat of Baltic 21: Innovations in Sustainable Development

-Kimmo Heinonen, Culminatum Ltd Oy: Innovation strategies in the BSR perspective

11:30 – 12.00 Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00 Question & answer session

Part-financed by the European Union

Fostering Innovation across the BSR

Michael Koch-Larsen, DenmarkMember of the Joint Programming Committee

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 ConferenceHamburg 10-11 May 2007


Snapshot on the state of innovation in the BSR

• STRENGTHS

• WEAKNESSES

‘Innovation’ by the BSR Programme:

• novelty in the economic and social spheres

• measures to adjust to the global economy

• support for sustainable regional development and better performance of SMEs


Innovation-based regional development in focus

• innovation sources and their links to SMEs

• transnational transfer of technology and knowledge

• social absorption of new knowledge


Common results in Priority 1

•Increased political recognition for transnational solutions for innovation based regional development

•Increased sustainability of co-operative networks for supporting innovation and knowledge transfer

•Unlocking public /private investments supporting innovation based

regional development

Priority 1 specific results

•Strengthened international performance of innovation sources and improved links to SME’s.

•Improved transnational transfer of technology and knowledge

•Broadened public basis for generation and utilisation of innovation

Areas of support

1. Innovation sources and their links to SMEs

• service-providing structures for innovation sources

• structures supporting innovations for SMEs

• interactions between enterprises, R&D institutions and public authorities

• good practise in the public support

• marketing of BSR capacities and success stories


Areas of support

2. Technology transfer and diffusion of knowledge across the BSR

• support frameworks for technology transfer institutions

• transnational structures for transfer of technology

• SMEs in transnational clusters and co-operation networks

• transnationally relevant innovations in the BSR companies

• harmonisation of national and regional level support schemes


Areas of support

3. Social capacity in generation and absorption of new knowledge

• co-operation in education and life-long learning

• networking on education and other public policies

• communication between social support organisations

• attracting people to innovation issues

• promotion of entrepreneurship and spirit of innovation

• absorption of knowledge among various age groups


Encouraged projects

• linkage to regional development

• formation of clusters, foreign direct investments and adoption of technologies

• focus on creative industries

• specific fields for ENPI funding


Thank you!

We wish you innovative minds in creating joint co-operation projects!!!

Part-financed by the European Union Workshop 1 Fostering innovations Moderation: Susann Henning,...

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