SMART SPECIALIZATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA SERGIU PORCESCU JRC NCP KNOWLEDGE HUB MOLDOVA
WHY S3 APPROACH? Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018 Ranking 9 th pillar Technological readiness 53/137 Firm-level technology absorption 106 11 th pillar: Business sophistication 120 State of cluster development 134 Nature of competitive advantage 126 12 th pillar: Innovation 128 Capacity for innovation 119 Quality of scientific research institutions 115 Company spending on R&D 135 University-industry collaboration in R&D 121 Gov't procurement of advanced technology products 130 Availability of scientists and engineers 120 PCT patents applications/million pop. 72
WHY S3 APPROACH (2)? H2020 PSF Peer review (2016) Embed Research and Innovation (R&I) policy in the overall economic policy strategy of the country Urgently review the framework conditions for innovation by putting in place a coherent set of policy measures to create and stimulate a supportive environment for business engagement in R&I activities
National Development Strategy Moldova 2030 R&I policies/ National R&I Program 2019-2022 S3 in a wider national environment Regional development/ urban development Industrialization policy SMEs development policies&initiatives Education/HEI/VET Investment Attraction and Export Promotion (Agriculture, Automotive, ICT, Medicine, Renewable Energy, Textiles)
AWARENESS RAISING S3 DESIGN LEARNING WORKSHOP/Danube-INCO.NET, February 18-19,2016 in Chisinau Starting Smart Specialisation: Experiences from the EU for innovation and economic transformation/jrc E&I Action, April 5 th, 2017, Chisinau
CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAININGS (JRC E&I ACTION) - Smart specialisation and strategy formation in EU enlargement and associated countries, January, 23-25, 2017, Seville - Mapping for Smart Specialisation, 3-5 of July, 2017, Belgrade - Smart Specialisation in the Enlargement and Neighbourhood Regions Beyond EDP Peer Review Meeting, 4 th -5 th of September, 2018, Kharkiv Activities Responsible bodies JRC role Time MD1: Establish WG & Management Team and ensure commitment from the main stakeholders MD2: Prepare detailed roadmap (objectives & resources to design and implement RIS3) MD3: Awareness raising campaign during 4 existing events (incl. Danube-INCO.net General Assembly) MD4: JRC to support first joint meeting on mapping in Chisinau MD5: JRC expert to support mapping (incl. recommendations for statistical office) MD6: JRC expert to present preliminary mapping at workshop MD7: Identify relevant and representative stakeholders based on mapping MD8: JRC to support EDP launch event MD9: Organise 3 pilot EDP workshops for one specific priority MD10: Establish National R&I Agency and Council for S&D ASM + MoEcon + Chamber of Commerce (CCI) S3 WG + ASM/National Institute of Economic Research ASM + MoEcon + Chamber of Commerce + Council of Rectors S3 WG + Core analytical team + JRC expert Core analytical team + BNS + JRC expert S3 WG + Core analytical team + JRC expert Give feedback on conceptual document & roadmap Give feedback on agenda + present Create consensus on mapping specifics Recruit and accompany expert Liaise with expert Feb Apr-May Mar-Sep Apr Apr-Aug Jun S3 WG + HEIs + identified key stakeholders Give feedback Jul-Aug Management Team + EDP team + JRC S3 WG + HEIs Give feedback on agenda + present Give feedback and guidance Sep Nov-Dec ASM Provide feedback Feb-Dec
RIS3 DESIGN: WHERE WE ARE? ANALYSIS GOVERNANCE SHARED VISION PRIORITIES Discover the socio-economic and innovation engines of regional/national growth, competitive advantages & weaknesses An inclusive and interactive process centred on entrepreneurial discovery Define jointly what innovation is and what it is supposed to achieve Identify a limited set of priorities to concentrate investments POLICY MIX Choose right set of instruments to achieve objectives M&E Feed information back into the policy
EVIDENCE&DATA Mapping of economic, innovative and scientific potential in the Republic of Moldova by Dr Hugo Hollanders (2017) Characterisation of preliminary priority areas for smart specialisation in Moldova by SIRIS Academic S.L. (2018) First National Survey on Innovation activity of enterprises in the Republic of Moldova in the years 2015-2016 by NSB (2018)
MAPPING OF ECONOMIC, INNOVATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL (2017) Agricultural and biological sciences Computer science Energy Chemistry, Chemical engineering (Based on international publications) Science Agriculture and food processing Textiles Renewable energy ICT Others (Employment, turnover and wages) Economy Agriculture and food processing: Food chemistry (International patents) Wine, Foods, Planting (National patents) Pharmaceuticals (Patents) Innovation
PRESENTING THE FINDINGS "Smart Specialisation: Engine for Economic Growth in the Regions of the Republic of Moldova 6/10/2017 - More than 350 entrepreneurs, representatives from CPAs and LPAs - S3 experiences of IT and RO
CHARACTERISATION OF PRELIMINARY PRIORITY AREAS/SIRIS ACADEMIC (2018) Out of the 4 preliminarily identified priorities, 2 found as very present in the data sources ( Agriculture and food processing, ICT ), one is moderately present ( Energy ) and one is almost non-existent (Textiles and apparel) Some of the preliminary priorities listed as Other in 2017 report, shown significant figures: Chemical industries, materials and nanotechnology, Health, biomedicine and pharmaceuticals, Production technology and heavy machinery, Electric and electronic technologies, Environmental industries, services and sciences )
1. PRELIMINARY PRIORITY DOMAINS /SIRIS ACADEMIC (2018)
2. MAPPING OF STAKEHOLDERS FOR EDP A list of organisations and individuals connected to the S3 priorities at the national level and in each region was prepared, The database structured based on: Scientific publications (4k were under scrutiny), Competitive national projects funded by the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (1.2 k), National patent applications (2.8k).
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CAPACITY BUILDING ON PRIORITY MAPPING AND EDP May 17-18, 2018, Chamber of Trade and Industry The findings of the project Network analysis for the identification of key stakeholders for preliminary priority areas for smart specialisation in Moldova were discussed with national stakeholders Romanian experience of EDP exercise at regional (RDA NE) and central level was presented
THE WAY FORWARD Ministry of education, culture and research took the leading role, 4 priority areas were selected for the first EDP workshops (October - November), as well as the facilitators (Agri-food. ICT, Health &biomedicine, Energy), Plans to launch a funding program for collaborative projects around Smart Specialization niches (end of 2019)
Avoiding the silos mentality CHALLENGES Developing the culture of evidence based policies Going beyond the interests of usual suspects Building trust between the Quadruple Helix actors, Attracting/motivating business representatives to be actively involved within EDP Keeping dialog & EDP continuously alive Putting in place an efficient M&E system What comes after EDP? (building a proper mix of policies)
SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION. THE DOING IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OUTCOME/ ARTHUR ASHE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!