REGIS North West Region REGIONAL SUPPORT TO R&D STRATEGY Cluj, 4 May 2006

1. REGIS North West Region REGIONAL SUPPORT TO R&D STRATEGY Cluj, 4 May 2006

2. REGIONALTECHNOLOGY PLAN (1997-2000) Castilla y León was one the eight European regions involved in the RTP pilot project of the European Commission RTP Milestone in the reality of the Regional Innovation System in Castilla y León. Strategy for optimising the R+D+i actions. Key role of SMEs in the Plan. Substantial improvement of the Technology Centres System.

3. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN RESULT RTP: short, medium, and long term Action Plan, to create a coherent and structured environment for innovation support. THE DEFINITION PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS #Promoted by the regional government and the setting up of the RDA. #“Bottom-up” definition this generates wide social consensus. #Mentality change about innovation. VALORATION WAS HIGHLY SATISFACTORY

4. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN Strengths • A Visual Process, which generated a social climate being favourable to innovation. • Important mobilising stress with active participation of 800 organisations. • Qualitative change in the approach of “making” innovation policy. • Ambitious expectations but credible goals.

5. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN The regional economic context High increasing rates in GAV non-agrarian, over 4% annual. Favourable business dynamic: - Foreign investment (170 Meuro in 1997 up to 200 Meuro in 1998). - From 1997 to 1999, a number of 12.056 new business has been created (11.023 net).

6. Gross expenditure on R+D (GERD) The R+D investment has been increased at an annual average rate of 8.7% between 1991 and 1999. Third Spanish Objective 1 region in GERD, just behind Valencia and Andalucía. • The RTP initial effort on R&D investment has been sustained during the last three years • - GERD/GDP (1999): 0.62% • - GERD/GAV non-agrarian (1999): 0.75% • - Gross expenditure on R+D+I/GAV non-agrarian (1998): 1.6%

7. R+D investment distributed by sectors Between 1997 and 1999 Administration and University investments have been increasing at an annual accumulative rate of 11.7% and of 8.8% respectively. In the same period, entrepreneurial investment increased by 28.2%. As a consequence of this, in 1999, it accounted for 38% of the total GERD, in comparison with the average of 31% in the previous three years (1996-1999).

8. PROGRAMME ORGANISME LINES ADE Helps to Tech. Centres technological infrastructure development § Helps to Tech. Centres tech. Services and generic projects § CDTI Basic Action Plans § PNdI+D Infrastructure projects § INFRASTRUCTURE FIS Infrastructures for medical research § MAPA Infrastructures for agrarian and alimentary research § FEDER R&D actions in Objective 1 regions § ADE Helps to Tech. Centres training programs § Practical training for graduates in companies with research ability and Tech. Centres § TRAINING Professional tech. adaptation of employees § EREN Training § ADE Technology development projects performed § SME Initiative - Programme 2 § Technological services contracted § RTP implementation process According to RTP, all Programmes, as well as their principal Instruments, have been put into action, in a higher or a shorter scope. Computerisation of commercial industries § Instruments included in RTP have been enhanced trough the different initiatives and help lines. Some of the main actions are shown in this graphic. Tech and Hi-Tech Incentives § Tech. Equipment investments § 20% regional incentives and investment incentives § SME Initiative of business development - Design programme (i) § Enhancing actions of innovation and technology for SMEs § SME Initiative, Programme 5 § SME Initiative of business development - Co-operation Programme § DEMAND ATYCA INNOVATION, CAyG R&D Programmes § AWARENESS AND Productivity and Quality support help lines § STRUCTURATION EREN SMEs applications and tech. developments § Support to IT and telecommunications implementation § Energy savings and diversifying § § Energy audits § Tech. antennas § FIS Medical research projects § IDAE MAPA Agrarian and alimentary research projects § PM-UE * Research Projects of EU FrameworkWORK Programme § PNdI+D Concerted and co-operative programmes § R&D Projects § PETRI §

9. INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME Line 2. Support to full integration of infrastructure in the innovation system OBJECTIVE To involve the various organisations in the technical innovation policy RESULTS Support to Parque Tecnológico de Castilla y León Outstanding increase. From 1997 to 2000 - Nº of industries got up from 43 to 77 - Employment: from 843 to 3.000 people - Turnover: from 39 Meuros to 170 Meuros. 200,0 150,0 M EURO 100,0 Clear reference model in terms of innovation inside and outside the region. 50,0 0,0 1997 1998 1999 Investment Revenue Number of firms and employment increased, above all, in ICT sector (after location of Telefónica I+D and Airtel).

10. INFRASTRUCTURES PROGRAMME Line 1: Support to Technology Centres Development OBJECTIVE Definition of a model to organise the technological offer (quality, specialisation, entrepreneural presence, self-financing). Adequate number of centres with bigger capacity and better defined strategies. RESULTS Concentration of efforts and subsidies Natural selection processes took place due to: Setting up of the INTENEC Consortium

11. THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRES NETWORK OF CASTILLA Y LEON Six centres concentrate around 99% of the billing to firms Activity increase Turnover increased from 10 Meuros in 1996 to 22 Meuros in 2000. 52% of the turnover comes from projects with companies. 365% increase between 1996 and 2000. More financial stability

12. INNOVATION PROGRAMME • -RDA has given to industries a suitable pack of helps. • - Increasing tendency of tech. development projects (28%) versus tech. services and equipment contracting. • - Higher proportion of approved projects (38%) and granted help (36%) for industries between 5 and 19 employees, followed by the group of industries from 20 to 49 employees.

13. INNOVATION PROGRAMME • RESULTS OF ATYCA, CDTI AND FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME • Framework Programme returns increase from 1.5% to 2% between III and IV Framework Programme, percentage which is maintained in the first phase of the V Framework Programme.

14. REASONS THAT JUSTIFY A NEW REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY • RTP finished in 2000. • Actual situation of regional R+D has changed. • Fast development of new hi-tech sectors. • Change of priorities in the support policies to R+D+i (To stimulate the demand). • New Operational Programme 2000-2006. • Pilot action: RIS+ INNORED. • Updating strategy for 2001-2006 period

15. RIS + INNORED THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON REASONS THAT JUSTIFY THE NETWORK CREATION Different needs of information and innovation support due to the different types of business cultures. The size of territory. The existence of industies separeted from the economic and entrepreneurial activity. Inexistence of support services in the isolated areas. Difficulties faced by the intermediary organisations to widen their scope of activities: distance and socio-cultural diversity.

16. RIS + INNORED OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT: To design and implement a Network of Innovation Support Intermediary Organisations. To carry out a set of actions to promote innovation demand in Castilla y León.

17. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON Concentration of innovation activities in some areas (Valladolid, Burgos) As a consequence: It is neccesary to set up a network which co-ordinates the group of intermediary organisations so that they can collaborate in the Innovation Policy diffusion, gather efforts and generate synergies among them and avoid the efforts dispersion.

18. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON STEPS Definition of the Network Model. Consensus about the Network Model (54 intermediary organisations interviewed). Very first selection and justification of the pilot area: Avila, Zamora, Salamanca. Constitution of the pilot co-ordination committe. • Consensus and implementation of the first awareness raising and communication actions • Postal questionnaire to 278 firms • In-depth face to face interviews with 22 firms Second working meetings of the pilot co-ordination committee in order to present results and decide about possible pilot actions.

19. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON NETWORK MODEL ARTICULATION It is carried out through the provision of activities/services for SMEs (co-operation projects) with financial support. Services will be provided by groups of, at least, two intermediary organisations. To the extend that demand is articulated, services will be provided to cluster or networks of firms.

20. ENTERPRISES MARKET POLES NETWORKS ASSOCIATIONS ETC ADDED VALUE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES FOR SMEs Innovation awareness and promotion Innovation and continuous improvement support Cooperation promotion Technology Transfer Pre-competitive activities related to research results transfer Business Creation Human resources training and qualification Innovation financing support services Business creation support Organisations Innovation awareness and promotion and cooperation Organisations Innovation and continuous improvement support Organisations INNORED • University Foundations. • Industrial Liaison Offices. • Incubators. • Technology Centres. • Seed and Venture Capital Funds. • Technology Parks. • Scientific Parks. • Technology Parks. • ADE Innovation Division. • Incubators. • Entrepreneural Associations. • ADE Dinamisations Offices. • Chambers of Commerce Delegations. • Local Action Groups. • Technology Centres. • University Foundations and Industrial Liaison Offices. • Technology Parks. Coordination Committe ADE Technical Secretariat Technology Transfer Organisations Innovations support services and financial entities Knowledge Transfer Organisations • Technology Centres. • Industrial Liaison Offices. • University Foundations • Laboratories. • R+D enterprise departments. • Venture Capital Associations. • Mutual Guarantee Societies. • Private Investors. • ADE. • University departments. • R+D enterprise departments. • University Foundations. • Industrial Liaison Offices. • Training Organisations. • Technology Parks. • Scientific Parks.

21. MARKET ENTERPRISES NETWORKS ASSOCIATIONS ETC POLES ADDED VALUE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES FOR SMEs Innovation awareness and promotion Innovation and continuous improvement support Technology Transfer Cooperation promotion Pre-competitive activities related to research results transfer Business Creation Human resources training and qualification Innovation financing support services • Support Public Programmes. • Seed Capital Funds or Business Angels. • Venture Capital. • Information proactive service and individualized advice. • Individualized information reactive service. • Combined projects. • Business networks creation support. • Ideas and entrepreneurs detection. • Advice and guardianship. • Finacing search. • Technology assitance to enterprises. • Display actions. • Combined projects. • Carrying out of diagnosis and strategy plans. • Quality systems implantation. • Improvements in the design systems. • Display workshops. • Facilitate the business exploitation of the University research results. • Colaborate and participate in the elaboration of research contracts. • Canalize applications (requests) and aids. • Collective (joint) training. • High technical level training. • Scientific and technological. offer-demand seminars and workshops. • Researchers and newly graduated mobility. INNORED

22. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE Led by: The head of the Innovation and Technology Department of the RDA of Castilla y León (ADE). • Functions: • To establish the requirements to participate in the network. • To select the organisations that will be part of the network. • To co-ordinate, organise and promote the activities that will be carried out. • To propose new activities or services. • To ensure the implementation of the concrete actions.

23. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON PILOT ACTION CONSTITUTION OF THE PILOT CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS: UNIVERSITY-ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA CECALE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INTENEC TECHNOLOGY PARK RDA

24. THE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIARY ORGANISATIONS IN CASTILLA Y LEON PILOT ACTIONS • New innovation audits and actions plans in concrete firms. • Working days for presenting the innovation and technology offer. • Working groups on concrete demands of enterprises. • A working day to close the possibilities offered by the Foreign Trade. • Seminars for managers which includes individual tutoring. • Individual assessment on the possibilities of Information and Communication Technologies. • An interactive web for INNORED. • A working day on Innovation Taxation. • Actions to promote and support the trans-national technology transfer.

25. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN II (2001-2006) Regional Innovation Strategy (ERI) OBJECTIVES • To increase the R+D+i efforts up to 2% of the regional GAV-non agrarian. • To achieve a Regional Innovation System of Excellence. • To promote the presence of Castilla y León in international innovation networks. • To generalise the innovation behaviour to the whole territory.