Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation

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for clusters and networks, and for Operational groups under the European Innovation Partnership where universities could also take part. References The European Commission promotes several support tools at a European level. These may server either as model adaptable to different regions (considering each region specific features), or as a direct support to regional actors or the administration itself: • EU Guide 'Connecting universities to regional growth', available on the website of the Smart Specialisation Platform 72 . • University Business Forum: A platform to promote cooperation between HEI and businesses at European level 73 . • Marie Curie – Initial Training Networks – Industrial doctorates: A pilot action promoting industrial PhD schemes 74 . • Knowledge Alliances – Between higher education and businesses in educational issues 75 . • Erasmus for all - The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the programming period 2014-2020 76 . 72 http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/research-and-innovation/s3_a.cfm 73 http://ec.europa.eu/education/universitybusinessforum.html 74 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/initial-training_en.html 75 Further information can be found in the UB Forum link above. 76 http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-for-all/doc/legal_en.pdf 80
Digital Agenda for Europe Why should the Digital Agenda be part of smart specialisation? Information and communication technologies (ICT) are a powerful driver for economic growth, innovation and increase in productivity. Data from the 2010 Digital Competitiveness report 77 reveals that while representing 5 % of GDP, ICT drives 20 % of overall productivity growth and that the ICT industry has a 25 % share in total business R&D. The Europe 2020 strategy has recognised the enormous potential of ICT and made the Digital Agenda for Europe 78 (DAE) one of its seven flagships. Its aim is to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth through the realisation of the digital single market and the exploitation of the potential for innovation of fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable services and applications. DAE has set ambitious targets for high speed internet infrastructure across the Union (by 2020: 100 % coverage of EU households at 30 Mbps minimum + 50 % take-up (subscriptions) at 100 Mbps minimum) and for wide deployment and more effective use of digital technologies, applications and services. Successful delivery of this Agenda will enable Europe to deliver better quality of life through, for example, better health care (eHealth Action Plan, Active and healthy ageing Partnership), social inclusion and education (eInclusion, eSkills, eLearning), a more effective public administrations (eGovernment Action plan, eProcurement, eJustice) and dialogue between citizens and decision-makers (eParticipation), safer and more efficient transport solutions (Intelligent Transport Systems, eCall), cleaner environment and more efficient energy networks (smart grids, smart metering), inter-modal and sustainable cities (smart cities), new media opportunities and easier access to cultural contents (eBooks, online platforms for music and movies, digitisation and access to Europe's cultural heritage 79 ). The deployment of a culture of open data and secured online access, the harnessing of a true digital single market (eCommerce), together with affordable high speed internet infrastructure, are essential components of these ambitious goals. Whether your region is struggling to provide medical and social care in times of austerity or trying to create the conditions to attract new investment – the smart specialisation strategy building on or constitute the first step towards local/regional "digital agenda": it provides a better understanding and best leverages the potential of digital technologies and services to meet today's challenges and prepare for tomorrow's opportunities. The long term competitiveness and innovation potentials of regional and rural areas and the ability to achieve the fundamental objectives of both regional and rural policies depend on good planning of these investments. This is as much a socio-economic as a cultural as well as a political challenge which management authorities of EU funds cannot afford to miss. The reviewing of the initial Digital Agenda Communication will redefine and update priorities based on the current financial conditions and will remove actions which have already been complete or become obsolete. 77 See Digital Competitiveness Report 2010: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digitalagenda/documents/edcr.pdf 78 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/publications/index_en.htm 79 www.europeana.eu 81
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