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Research and Innovation in the Outermost Regions

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Strengths Weaknesses

Assets Recommendations

growing university young and educated population development of quality research infrastructure openness to the regional environement and to cooperation with ACP countries

Economic fabric mainly composed of VSBs – SMEs Newness and smallness of universities and research teams research actors often dependent on national authorities governance of RTDI policies for the French Ors geographical and digital isolation

biodiversity hotspots laboratory experimentation and observation under varied natural conditions (eg renewable energy, astronomy, atmosphere, SmartGrids) poste avancé de l’Europe Economic development potential underexploited (biotechnology, medicine, ...)

improve the transfer of innovation and knowledge management in the economic fabric develop a regional research and innovation strategy improve the governance of the RTDI instruments encourage the emergence in the European Research Area valorise the ORs’ assets

Strengths Weaknesses

Assets Recommendations

growing university young and educated population development of quality research infrastructure openness to the regional environement and to cooperation with ACP countries

Economic fabric mainly composed of VSBs – SMEs Newness and smallness of universities and research teams research actors often dependent on national authorities governance of RTDI policies for the French Ors geographical and digital isolation

biodiversity hotspots laboratory experimentation and observation under varied natural conditions (eg renewable energy, astronomy, atmosphere, SmartGrids) poste avancé de l’Europe Economic development potential underexploited (biotechnology, medicine, ...)

improve the transfer of innovation and knowledge management in the economic fabric develop a regional research and innovation strategy improve the governance of the RTDI instruments encourage the emergence in the European Research Area valorise the ORs’ assets

Unchanged factors…

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… progressive factors

Structuring of research

The system is able to retrieve real-time data acquired by satellites in a 2500 km radius

12,5.106 Km² of oceanic environment

Sensors dedicated to :

Fisheries Research

Oceanic Research

Climate & Atmospheric Research

Fisheries Control

Slick safety

… but also progressing factors…

Research infrastructures : SEAS-OI Project

ERDF / Territorial Co-operation

4500 m²

RMN 600 MHz

LC-MSMS

Virology laboratory P3Animal research A2

ERDF Convergence

1- metabolic diseases2- infectious diseases 3- genetic and perinatal

Two industrial research themes :1- respiratory diseases2- diabetes and nutrition

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… but also progressing factors…

Structure of the research: participation in FP7

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… but also progressing factors…

FP7-Capacities: an example of research infrastructures in the Canary islandsFP7-INFRA-2008-1

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… but also progressing factors…

FP7-Capacities: an example of Research Potential (RegPot) at La RéunionFP7-REPOT-2008-1

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… but also progressing factors…

FP7-Cooperation : Food, Agriculture and fisheries, and Biotechnology - AzoresFP7-KBBE-2007-1-2-13

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… but also progressing factors…

FP7-Capacities: an example of Regions of Knowledge (RoK) – Canary islandsFP7-REGIONS-2008-1

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… but also progressing factors…

FP7- Capacities: an example of ERA-NET in biodiversityFP6-ERA-NET

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Inititiatives from the European Commission

Some important points

A new paradigm: to make the most of the unique features of the Outermost regions

Outposts of the EU in the world

Experimental laboratories (biodiversity, climate change, renewable energies, …)

Scientific portals in their geographical area

High quality agriculture products

The role of the Outermost regions in the EU’s maritime policy

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Reccomendations from the Outermost Conference

Some important points

A new strategy to develop the Outermost regions:

The triple balance:The triple balance:

balance between the strenghts of our regions and the structural deficiencies

Balance between the internal and external aspects of European policies

Balance between the adoption of general community policies and the declination of specific sectoral instruments

One should take into account the specific features of the Outermost regions especially in the forthcoming ??? Revision of European policies (Council of 14 June 2010)

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Some actions to be taken

A strenghthened dialogue is needed between the Outermost regions and the European Commission in order to better prepare the necessary adaptations to different studies, strategies, and European policies:

EGNOS, GMES for the space sector

SET-Plan, maritime energies (other than off-shore windmills)

PCRDT / CIP

A better access to / and a better dissemination of/ information :

Regional NCPs !

Support for the establishment of technical assisstance and project preparation for FP7

Participation to the preparation of FP8

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patrick.guillaumin@cr-reunion.fr