Redefining the European Policy for Social, Redefining the European Policy for Social, Economic and Territorial ConvergenceEconomic and Territorial Convergence

Innovative proposals for post 2013Innovative proposals for post 2013

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Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020

Vision Goals Lisbon Strategy… The day after…

Which are today’s fundaments of Europe’s stability?

Which are the pillars of Europe’s growth? On which drivers we will build to safeguard

prosperity in the period 2013-2020?

Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020

Does “cohesion” still have the same meaning in 2013 as it has now?

What is our main aim:

To create a Europe where people are able to live with change, take up their chances and to create new value in an environment that delivers the right climate and conditions?

Or…

To create a Europe of care, social, economic and territorial cohesion, driven by an integral policy on local and regional level?

Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020

The ability to live with change

Creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation

Active participation of elderly people in social and

economic life

European centers of excellence to secure global

competitiveness

Access to information and services

Access to centers of growth

Access to cultural, tourist and social offer/services

Is 2013 the end Is 2013 the end

of the cohesion policy of the cohesion policy

as we knew it as we knew it

for the passed 20 years?for the passed 20 years?

European Competitiveness European Competitiveness Strategy 2010-2030Strategy 2010-2030

R&D: European Research Area

Innovation: centers of excellence, clusters,

new standards and platforms

Social and territorial cohesion: IT accessibility,

battle against content illiteracy, services for the

elderly, creativity and entrepreneurship, civic

society, innovation absorbing society

IssuesIssues

Ageing of the population causing pressure on the labour market as well as on national budgets (pension system, health care, social services)

Poverty among people not being able to catch up with changing situations

Regional identity, protectionism, xenophobia

Quality of life: quality of food, health care, clean water, clean air, clean energy

Access to natural resources and the global price of abusing environment

Suburbanisation and the raising cost of public infrastructure investments and maintenance

IssuesIssues Disappearance of boarders between technology areas

and the problem of social acceptance Human resources for creating, implementing and

experiencing Knowledge economy needs a knowledge absorbing

society Digital literacy, content-literacy

Role of China, India as value creators Standards defined by multinationals, services defined

by the people (open development platforms) The growing importance of economic centres not

necessary equalling the administrative boarders of a city, region, country

The vision on a common future versus the battle for the national budget

The end of the regions? (as we know them)

European Competitiveness European Competitiveness Strategy 2010-2030Strategy 2010-2030

European Science Policy - Framework Program for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

European Innovation Policy - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program with enlarged resources to support “strengthening Europe’s strengths” on the global level

Social, Economic and Territorial Convergence Policy

We create valueWe create examplesWe grow but we care

European Union – world leader in sustainable growth

Main focus of the debateMain focus of the debate

Innovative solutions and mechanisms for the period 2013-2020

The way solutions and mechanisms are being interpreted and implemented

It is about the understanding of the complexity

of regional development.

It is about the way a set of diversified tools and

mechanisms could be implemented in the regions

in order to create synergy,

social, territorial cohesion and economic added value.

What might be the new What might be the new orientation for cohesion policy? orientation for cohesion policy?

The cohesion policy 2013-2020 should be implemented by way of Structural Funds in those member states that joined the European Union since 2004, with 75% of the budgets regionalized (25% for national strategic programs). This allows creating integrated programs for regional development according to the specific needs and potentials of the regions.

The other European member states should be compared with one another by means of a new set of indicators that allows running a European Innovation Policy in a twofold way: regions lagging behind in the knowledge based

economy regions being among the top of Europe’s leadership

but facing structural difficulties in sustaining a strong global economic position.

How serious is the prospect of How serious is the prospect of renationalisation? renationalisation?

(…) social cohesion should remain a matter for the European Union as a whole in securing an

“innovation/ knowledge absorbing society”.

Main challenges within this area are:

(1) digitalization of the elderly and initiation of online market services / health care services / leisure time services / administrative services for the elderly;

(2) improving the flexicurity labor market model by way of creating local and regional education and employee exchange platforms;

(3) strengthening the role of NGO’s in local social development to integrate those who cannot cope with the speed of changes (cultural and social changes, content-illiteracy, inability to cope with complex problems, intolerance towards the “new workers form outside”).

How serious is the prospect of How serious is the prospect of renationalisation? renationalisation?

“Renationalisation” as a means of more efficient and

effective negotiations (shortening negotiation time)

better management of the relationships between the

European Union and the Member States (monitoring of

tens of Operational Programs instead of hundreds of

them) could result in a misallocation of funds through

generalized mechanisms that are not appropriate in a

certain regional context or also in a lack of integrative

approaches on regional level.

Will the Lisbon strategy and Will the Lisbon strategy and cohesion policy be eventually cohesion policy be eventually merged?merged?

It is not an issue of merging, it is an issue of

a clear common vision of the position of the

European Union in the global context.

An integrated approach allows better allocating

available financial means in an overall European

perspective justified by its integral growth

model in the global context.

This would include support for the strongest

(R&D+I) as well as support for the weakest

(I+SET).

How can cohesion policy be How can cohesion policy be financed and operate,financed and operate,……??

There will be a growing need to invest in self-

sustaining solutions and tools as social security

systems will put national budgets under pressure.

These self-sustaining solutions should however be

fully integrated on the regional and local level.

It means that we should have a clear understanding

of the overall process, from conceptualization,

through development, implementation, integration,

monitoring, up to adaptation.

It happens in SilesiaIt happens in SilesiaRegional Innovation StrategyRegional Innovation Strategy

August 2003: Regional Parliament accepts the Regional August 2003: Regional Parliament accepts the Regional

Innovation Strategy for the Silesia Voivodeship 2003-2013Innovation Strategy for the Silesia Voivodeship 2003-2013

June 2004: About 30 pilot projects prepared to implement June 2004: About 30 pilot projects prepared to implement

the innovation strategy (first projects under Structural the innovation strategy (first projects under Structural

Funds start in 2005)Funds start in 2005)

September 2005: Regional Steering Committee accepts September 2005: Regional Steering Committee accepts

the Executive Program 2005-2008 outlining concrete the Executive Program 2005-2008 outlining concrete

actions to takeactions to take

May 2007: Regional Steering Committee accepts a list of May 2007: Regional Steering Committee accepts a list of

seven DEVELOPMENT AREAS for the futureseven DEVELOPMENT AREAS for the future

July 2007: Increased co-operation in research programs, July 2007: Increased co-operation in research programs,

investment programs, clustering processes, information investment programs, clustering processes, information

exchange, entrepreneurship promotion programs exchange, entrepreneurship promotion programs

Silesia VoivodshipSilesia Voivodship112 R&D units (universities, public research centers, private research centers,…)

8 000 scientific personnel

4 000 companies with foreign capital

200 000 students

GERD/GDP: 0,33%

Economic potentials for Economic potentials for cluster developmentcluster development

Research: Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries

Silesia taking the lead in following sectors: automotive, processed food, production technology, sporting, recreation and children goods.

Silesia ranked second in following sectors: products and services for construction, chemical products, heavy machinery, heavy construction services, jewelry and precious metals, medical devices, metal manufacturing

Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries; Christian Ketels, Orjan Solvell; Europe Innova cluster mapping; 2006

Centers of excellence

Technology platforms

>100 R&D units:•Universities•Industrial R&D centers•R&D departments

Intermediaries:

-agencies, associations

-technology incubators, parks

Centers of advanced

technologies

Knowledge transferKnowledge transfer

PLATFORMS

CLUSTERS

FORESIGHT

Knowledge development Knowledge development and value creationand value creation

7 development areas:

•ICT

•Biology and medical technologies

•Energy and clean coal technologies

•Environmental protection and land space development

•New materials and metallurgy

•Machine industry, automotive and aircraft industry

•Transport

SILESIA NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGY INCUBATORS AND

PARKS

Information exchange platformsInformation exchange platforms

Innovation cultureInnovation culture

Universities sign declaration on

promoting creativity, entrepreneurship and

innovation

Conferences and seminars on creating

a positive climate „Creative Innovative

Region”

Promotion of Creativity and

Entrepreneurship in secondary schools

Improving entrepreneurship climate in cities

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