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- 1. The European Day of the Entrepreneur
University Sofia
25 October 2007
Sofia, Bulgaria
Dr. Roland Strauss
Strauss & Partners
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- 2. EID History
Studies analysing the innovation landscape in Europe
Three major conferences in Brussels and Budapest
Online stakeholder consultations
Participation in Panels and Roundtables
Ongoing discussions with innovation stakeholders from
across Europe
Following EU innovation policy developments and what other
innovation networks do
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- 3. The Innovation Challenge
I dare to say that our future – not only in Europe but worldwide –
depends on innovation (Commissioner Verheugen)
Innovation is to play an important role in Europe‘s future...depends on
innovation
"Europe needs a strategic approach aimed at creating an innovation-
friendly environment where knowledge is converted into innovative
products and services." (EU Council, December 2006)
"US and European pre-eminence in science-based innovation can no
longer be taken for granted…… the rapid rise of China, India and South
Korea will reshape the global innovation landscape, challenging
Europe's position in knowledge-based industries." (Demos U.K.)
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- 4. EU Policy
Competitiveness Council Strategic Priorities (December 2006)
Intellectual Property Rights – IPR
Creating a pro-active standard-setting policy
Making public procurement work for innovation
Pre-competitve public procurement
Public procurement stimulating innovation in particular for SMEs
Boosting innovation and growth in lead markets
Commission to define a valid approach for fostering emergence of markets with
high economic and societal value
Enhancing closer co-operation between higher education, research and
business
Helping innovation in regions
Create a European market for risk capital
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- 5. Dialogue Dimensions
Fostering the dialogue between the actors of the innovation ecosystem
large corporations and small and medium sized companies
Universities/research centres and industry
Public and private partners including regional innovation agencies
Establish a continuous Dialogue between Policy Makers and Innovation
Practitioners
Narrow the gap between Lisbon Strategy and practitioners’ needs
Enhancing the Dialogue among Innovation Actors from across Europe
Working towards European structures
Provide a forum which represents the EU level innovation ecosystem
Gather, adapt, disseminate best practices
Build a strong virtual collaboration platform
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- 6. Identity
An independent, inclusive and open network
An EU level innovation ecosystem
Europe’s Innovation Knowledge Community (IKC)
At the interface of the different innovation disciplines
Along the entire knowledge value chain with an emphasis on
‘unfolding knowledge and ideas into economic power’
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- 7. Three main Objectives
Practical: providing tools and measures resulting in more and
better innovation (IKE)
Political: Creating an environment that encourages innovation
Bottom-up: A dialogue with decision makers on practitioners
needs
Top-down: Support implementation of policies and
programmes
Strategic: Contribute to a long-term strategic innovation
agenda for Europe
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- 8. Instruments
European Innovation Knowledge Exchange® (IKE)
eMarketplace / Portal
Collecting, structuring, customising and sharing innovation
knowledge
European ‘Knowledge Economy Forum’
Involving Members of the European Parliament, European
Commission and innovation stakeholders
Covering all aspects of the knowledge economy value chain from
creation to exploitation and protection
Annual Summit meeting - Innovation/Knowledge Economy
conference
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- 9. Deliverables
Collecting, developing and sharing innovation knowledge
Fuelling the policy debate on innovation / knowledge economy
Defining an approach/roadmap (Strategic innovation Agenda
including appropriate legislation for Europe) that delivers
Raise awareness and improve image of innovation and
knowledge to the benefit of economy and society
Communication campaign
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- 10. Innovation Knowledge Exchange® - Activities
Develop and promote IKE eMarketplace to become the most powerful melting pot of
innovation knowledge
Making your expert know-how widely visible
Providing for additional business opportunities
Buying / selling IK
Licensing / cross licensing IK
Complementing your existing offer
Creating jointly new offerings
Collaborate in ad hoc working groups and customise content according to needs to
Strengthen regional innovation capacity
Develop sector specific innovation strategies
Discuss best practices on a issues of common interest
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- 11. Innovation Knowledge Exchange®
Innovation Knowledge / Disciplines Innovation Knowledge / Deliverables
Innovation policy and strategy SME requirements
Human aspects
Methodologies
Entrepreneurship, managerial talent, scientific
workforce
Trends, Analysis
Knowledge management Benchmarks
Knowledge and technology transfer, exploitation, Best practices
protection, enforcement Blueprints, templates
Innovation management and incubation
Innovation financing
Training content
SME innovation for start-ups/fast growing companies
Technology transfer
Regional innovation Other
Innovation communication
Innovation demand i.e. public procurement
ICT for innovation
Sectorial innovation e.g. ICT, Energy, Pharma etc,
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- 12. Policy oriented activities
Innovation and Knowledge Policy Forum
European Commission Directorate’s General
European Parliament Committees
Ad hoc roundtables
Permanent Forum
Annual Innovation Summit in collaboration with European Commission
Policy areas
Cutting red tape, eservices for business, state aid, public procurement,
tax incentives etc.
A strategic innovation agenda for Europe
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- 13. Project oriented activities
Facilitate access to research and innovation programmes
and participate jointly in funded projects
Maximise use and create synergies of EU funding
instruments for innovation actions
Exploitation and use of patent information
Regional EID events throughout the year
Organisation of trainings, seminars
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- 14. Regional Innovation Activities
Regional development – a basis for creating an innovation friendly environment
Support and reward innovation building capacity and creativity
Workshops for ‚school age researchers‘ as part of a research project
Communication campaigns on how innovation improves living quality
Introduce creativity/entrepreneurial building dimensions into regional
development strategy/system
Take advantage of the synergy potential of new EU programmes
Complement structural funds with other relevant EU programmes and financing
instruments
Enhancing networking power by dissemination of issues and questions
Create a portal with questions
Development of technology support structures for small regions (Rodriguez)
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- 15. Regional Innovation – Emilia-Romagna
Strengthening of regional innovation (absorption) capacity
Develop innovation talent
Strengthen knowledge Infrastructure from school age
Improve support structures, i.e. logistics, ICT
Enhance business support services
Develop easily applicable evaluation methodologies for the technical concept
and economic risk (for funding purposes)
Improve industry-science relations
Improve the capacities of human resources employed both in enterprises and
research centres to produce new knowledge
Improve the market exploitation of research competences and results through new
entrepreneurship and the transfer of technology to existing companies
Promote networking and the creation of a critical mass of actors and resources
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- 16. Objectives
Establish European Innovation Dialogue as the voice of the
European innovation community recognised as independent
and inclusive
Build credibility that the European Innovation Dialogue is
considerably contributing to achieving more and better
innovation necessary for growth and prosperity
Become the counterpart for European Policymakers to
discuss measures stimulating the exploitation and use of
knowledge assets
Advocate at the European level the interests of innovative
organisations including firms dealing with new technologies
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- 17. Foundation phase - activities
Founders Meeting - 25 June 2007
Participation in European Commission call for proposal
Establishing EID as a non.for-profit Belgian Association
Trade marking for IKE
Recruitment and communication campaign
Set-up new website with collaboration facilities
Developing working programme and business plan
Official launch and 1st General Assembly February 2008
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- 18. Strauss & Partners – contact details
Dr. Roland Strauss
Managing Director
Strauss & Partners
Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +32 472 635 092
Fax: +32 2 343 06 76
rstrauss@strausspartners.eu
www.strausspartners.eu
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