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Fostering Regional Innovation« Promoting Innovative Solutions »

Evaluation of Regional Innovation System

ImpactScan

Bretagne Innovation

Wednesday 11th October 2006, Brussels.

BRETAGNE INNOVATIONJames Leighton – Managing Director

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BRETAGNE INNOVATION

>Regional Innovation Agency, within the RDA>Created by the Regional Council of Brittany

for:- The coordination of and communication for the innovation support network in Brittany- The promotion and the improvement of the regional innovation policy for SME’s

>2005, Analysis of innovation support in the region*, (CCRRDT) 2 priority action points:>Improve coordination & lisibility>Effective evaluation

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Improving Coordination and lisibility> Both top level (policy makers) & ground level

(intermediaries)> Top level: Regional Economic development plan

(SRDE)> Includes coordinated approach from financers and policy

makers (State, Region, local govt., CCI, …)> Ground level: Creation of an « Innovation Gateway »

> Direct access to information on innovation in Brittany, dedicated to SME’s :

> news, exhibitions, training, publications & newsletters, partner search…

> A gateway giving access to all relevant information concerning innovation support for SME’s

> Simplifies the network, valorises the participation and actions of the partners

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Innovation Gateway

WWW.bretagne-

innovation.fr

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Improving Evaluation; Tools & method to

evaluate the impact of regional innovation policies

>EU support for RIS for over 10 years:>No systematic evaluation of the impact

of the innovation support structures and policies put in place

>Support for action to improve assessment & benchmarking capabilities by appropriate methods & tools

>ImpactScan; FP6, 06/2005 – 02/2008

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Partners

Country Region Partner

BE Flanders IWT (Coordinator)

AT Lower-Austria Amt der NOE Landesregierung

FR Brittany Bretagne Innovation

ES Madrid FCm+d

NL Limburg Syntens Zuid

PL Lower-Silesia Wroclaw Centre for Technology Transfer

SL Slovenia Municipality of Ljubljana

Coordinateur: Marnix Voet, IWT

ImpactScan, FP6

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Problems & Method

>Problems:>Different regional economic profiles>Different policy objectives>Varying levels of RIS>Different intermediary structures>Varied types of governance

>Solution: Policy objectives are compared with impact of firms outcomes using a matrix system

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Influences out of scopeIMPACTSCAN

Impact on firms:outcomes

Firms' needsInnovation enablers

Regional contextSocio-Economic and Politico-Institutional features / Innovative Profile

Policy Making

Intermediaries

Services

Regional development effectIntermediaries

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Scope: Generic Framework

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Regional Self Assessment

>Policy objectives X intermediaries (matrix 1), clarify priorities top/ground

>Intermediaries X services offered (matrix 2) + policy/services, check for variations

>Services X Innovation enablers (matrix 3), check for gaps is service offer

>Services X firms outcomes, identify impact>Service providers perception + firms perception

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Regional Benchmarking

>Comparative analysis of innovation policy impact for:>Information exchange>Cross-fertilisation>Mutual learning>Transfer of best practice>Identification of common strategic issues

>Profile types for different regions>Enable meaningful comparisons of impact X

objectives irrespective of region typology

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Conclusion

>Evaluation of the impact of RIS is a priority for Regional Government and EC

>Working in the framework of an FP6 program mutualises actions, shares knowledge, and improves efficiency

>Comparing policy objectives with achieved results enables benchmarking despite regional differences

>Recommendation(s) for improving innovation support will be identified

>Sharing of this methodology will both benefit other regions and improve benchmarking