Regional Innovation Pole of Western Greece

1. REGIONALINNOVATION POLEOF WESTERN GREECEwww.innopolewest.gr COORDINATING ORGANISATION:PATRAS SCIENCE PARK S.A. Project Manager:Prof. Peter Groumpos Project Coordinator:Dr. Vagelis Papadakis Manager of Horizontal Activities:Dr. Chrysostomos Stylios Financial Administrator:Mrs. Anta Dimopoulou GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT THIRD COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK OPERATIONAL PROGRAM «COMPETITIVENESS» AXIS 4: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND RESEARCH ACTION 4.6.1: CREATION OF REGIONAL INNOVATION POLES (RIP)

2. COORDINATING ORGANISATION: PATRAS SCIENCE PARK S.A. PSP’s main project: a Policy for strengthening and linking regional research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Part of a national policy 3rd CSF, OP Competitiveness, RTD. DATE OF BEGINNING: 1/11/2006 DURATION: 25 monthsEXPIRY DATE: 15/12/2008 *The Public Expense of action is part-financed in 50% from the European Regional Development Fundand in 50% from the Greek State.

3. Greek Regional Innovation Poles: • Reducing the difference between Greek performance in innovation and the EU average is a high national priority. One promising initiative in five Greek regions is the ‘innovation poles’ launched by the Ministry of Development. The regions to benefit from government funding are Western Macedonia, Central Macedonia, Western Greece, Thessaly and Crete. • Regional innovation poles are a new way to stimulate innovation in key sectors for the competitiveness of each of five Greek regions. From autumn 2006, each regional pole supports innovation activities such as research projects, technology platforms and technology transfer. • The regions were asked to identify up to three sectors which are critical to their competitiveness.Private sector participation was very much encouraged in setting up the innovation poles. Each pole consists of a wide range of organisations and initiatives including research, development, training, and transfer of technologies.

4. OBJECTIVES & VISION OF RIP-WG The objective of the RIP-WG is to organise and strengthen the bonds between the Research/Technological and Enterprise Institutions of the Region of Western Greece (RWG) in order todevelop, promote and exploit the regional-produced innovation. The Development of a Society is based on Knowledge-Education and can be implemented through Business Ventures supported by Innovation DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY Research - Innovation Entrepreneurship RIP-WG Knowledge - Education

5. Special objectives: • Force concentration of enterprises, research centres and regional authorities aiming at growth of activities dedicated in final common research/technological aims and in regulation of sector-based problems (short-term objective via the development of the present 24 actions)  research driven clusters • Medium-term strengthening of the private sector’s role in the growth and the competitive position of the country:Answer to the challenges the private sector is facing as far as the technological innovations is concerned, their diffusion speed and cost of application on a national and international level of competition. • Medium-term presentation of the specific competitive advantages of RWG and long-term reduction of Regional inequalities between them.

6. REGIONAL INNOVATION POLE OF WESTERN GREECE Union of Institutions aiming at the growth, promotion and exploitation of Innovation • Organisations of Knowledge Production • University of Patras • University of Ioannina/ Agrinio • AΤΕΙ Patras & Mesologgi • Organisations of Research and Technology • RAComputer Tech. Institute • FORTH/ICEHT • Industrial Systems Institute • Organisations of Research and Technology Transfer PSP (coordinator) • Business Innovat. Center • Bureaus of Mediation • SMEs • Agriculture • Process / Industry • Service sector • Support • RDF/ RWG • PrefectureDevelop. SA • Chambers • Association of Enterprises & Industries • Banks Partnership of the Regional Innovation Pole

7. Analysis of technological areas and markets of the initial base

8. The Pole includes: • 9 research & technological development consortia in priority areas for the RIP-WG • 4 activities for strengthening the infrastructures of public research and technological organizations • 3 spin-offs activities • 1 regional technological platform • 1 education – training cource • 6 horizontal activities

9. ACTIONS #1:

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11. ACTIONS#3:

12. enviroment IDENTIFICATION & PROMOTION BUSINESS PLAN TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT • REGIONAL INNOVATION POLE OF WESTERN GREECE • UNION • COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION • SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE BASE CONCENTRATION - DIFFUSION INNOVATIVE KNOW-HOW «METAGNOSI» NETWORK SUPPORT INNOVATION & BUSINESS DEXTERITY OBSERVATORY QUALITY AND ENTERPRISING DISTINCTION Actions of Pole Actions of Pole Actions of Pole … … … Organizations of Production andTransportof Knowledgeand R&T Organizations of Transport Ε&Τ Organizations of Transport Ε&Τ Existing Businesses Enterprises Enterprises New Enterprises Distinguishable place of activities as vital & sensory organs in the body of RIP

13. Results - Impacts:

14. The Strong Points of RIP-WG are: • Participation of all Research and Technological Institutions of RWG. • Collaboration with Leaders of the Private Sector. • Unifying role held by the Patras Science Park. • Building the future upon the major competitive advantages of RWG. • Demonstration of people’s dexterities and abilities. • Creation of infrastructures. • The role of the Region in the management of innovation is strengthened. • Obliteration of Weaknesses: • Lack of collaborations-rapport: Development and projection of collaborations – the most that ever took place in the RWG- between institutions, researchers and businessmen. • Individualism - unproductive mentalities: Projection of common visions that provide added value to all. • Viability of structure: Growth of vital and sensory organs in the body Project Coordinator: Dr. Vagelis G. Papadakis Patras Science ParkS.A. Stadiou Str., Platani, GR-26504, Patras vgp@psp.org.gr www.innopolewest.gr