Guide Booklet - Knowledge4Innovation

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Foreword Barbara Kudrycka Minister of Science and Higher Education, Poland Dear Guests, It is a great privilege for me to welcome you to the 3rd European Innovation Summit. The Summit will focus on establishing coherence of the European research and innovation system while allowing the necessary freedom for member states and regions. The challenge of mediating between coherence and flexibility is the guiding principle of the conference. For many centuries Europe has led the world in terms of knowledge production. Linked to this, Europe was also the centre of development of technological, social and cultural innovations, such as print, patents and parliament, which subsequently spread around the world. Since the middle of the 20th century, however, Europe has gradually lost its leading position. After having been overtaken by the US and partially by Japan, it is now China in particular and other Asian powers that are catching up with dizzying rapidness. Besides the Asian rise, there is a second crucial imperative for such a “new renaissance”: the substantial societal challenges. Our economy is almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels and other scarce resources. Environmental pollution, global warming, an ageing society and many other challenges combine to make modern societies literally “unhealthy”. What can help here is, again, a strong push for innovation, dramatically increasing sustainability of all features of modern society. Research and development, e.g. in renewable energy technologies, remote IT-based healthcare support systems, digitalised services etc., can and will help to make this happen. Europe’s problem is not so much the lack of investment in research and development. Much more important is the fact that, as opposed to the US, China or India, Europe has to cope with a very fragmented research and innovation system. In fact, one has to speak of 27+1 research and innovation systems instead of one. As a consequence, we are faced with duplication of initiatives with mediocre results, instead of complementarity and focus on selected areas of excellence. In light of the current challenges, a fragmented research and innovation system makes it difficult to make use of the intellectual capital of Europe. The importance of the full use of the intellectual capital of Europe for the European economy was highlighted in the Strategy for Europe 2020 and various initiatives launched at EU level. Despite all these initiatives, achieving a coherent European research and innovation system and agreeing on joint strategies is a difficult task: Member states are reluctant to “Europeanise” everything and there are in fact many justifiable reasons for this. One central issue is that a centralised top down command system is clearly not what Europe wants to achieve. There must be room for discovering, experimenting and competing, which is often a key stimulus for innovation. And it is clear that there is no one size fits all design, but that successful strategies must be adapted to national and regional contexts. The conference will create a forum for discussion on the actions leading to greater coherence of the European research and innovation system that provides the flexibility for member states and regions to develop strategies appropriate to their local characteristics. These actions are of crucial importance if Europe is to make full use of its intellectual capital. I encourage you to take part in the debates and panels of the 3rd European Innovation Summit. I wish all the participants the very best for what will no doubt be two very intense and interesting days. Prof. Barbara Kudrycka Minister of Science and Higher Education Poland 6 European Innovation Summit 2011
Foreword Lambert van Nistelrooij Member of the European Parliament, Chairman K4I Forum Governing Board The EU has to improve its innovativeness by strengthening its regions. <strong>Knowledge4Innovation</strong> (K4I) offers a platform to deepen the common approach of the EU2020 strategy. This year we aligned with the Polish Presidency of the EU to make steps forward within the field of research and innovation. The 3rd European Innovation Summit will give the floor to representatives of industries, universities and other partners. The Innovation Union is one of the main pillars of the future economy. Essential in our approach: going from knowledge to innovation, bringing knowledge to the market! Worldwide competition is growing rapidly and Europe is in danger of lagging behind: India has set out plans to double R&D spending, and China has increased its total R&D investment by 10 per cent each year for the past 10 years. The US spends 2.6 per cent and Japan 3.4 per cent whereas Europe has not yet reached even 2.5 per cent of the GDP invested in R&D. The development of the next EU research-funding programme “Horizon 2020” provides an excellent opportunity to improve synergies between funding for the regions and EU funding programmes for research and innovation. This is the opportunity for the EU to improve the provision of explicit guidance on how countries and regions can use structural funding and other resources to build research capacity. The EU must act strategically by investing in R&D while getting the right balance between excellence and cohesion. As future rapporteur of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds, I can say that the economic crisis and the issues of a globalised economy show the need for a new innovation policy and a more efficient use of the available funds. In the current crisis we need faster access to funds and clustering in regions (Smart Specialisation). I welcome the participation of my colleagues in the 3rd edition of the European Innovation Summit. The MEP’s active in the K4I platform in the European Parliament look forward to discussing these burning issues with all participants, both in Warsaw and in Brussels. Last but not least, I want to thank the Polish partners for their efforts and achievements in supporting our common goals. The floor is yours! Lambert van Nistelrooij MEP, Chairman K4I Forum Governing Board European Innovation Summit 2011 7
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