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Audit of Innovation in the BMW Region
An Evaluation of a Regional Knowledge Economy
Gerry Finn, Director
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1. Why do an innovation Audit?
2. Approach Undertaken
3. The BMW Region Challenges & Opportunities
4. Performance of the Innovation System
5. Conclusion, Recommendations & Next Steps
Presentation Overview
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1. Why do an Innovation Audit?• Regional Innovation has been a key priority for the BMW Regional Assembly for many years • Innovation, ICT & the Knowledge Economy is the 1st Priority of the BMW Regional OP 2007-13 (€200m out of €458m)
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1. Why do an Innovation Audit?• Regional Assembly has managed two Regional Programmes of Innovative Actions (€3.1m) • Several submissions made to Government on RTDI policy e.g. Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation, Innovation Taskforce
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•2004 Audit of Innovation
•Benchmarking Document for Innovation
• Update and Revisit Progress Achieved
• Funding to Update Awarded Under Inter-Regional project
1. Why do an Innovation Audit?
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• A strong innovation system is one of the hallmarks of a knowledge-based economy
•BMW Region Challenge- Creating Sustainable Jobs- Current Lack of Higher Value-Added jobs
Importance of a Functioning Innovation System?
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- Government Policy:•Building Ireland’s ‘Smart’ Economy
•Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
(€1bn+ invested since 2000),
•Innovation Taskforce
•Central to the Programme for Government 2011 – Ireland as an Innovation Hub
Importance of a Functioning Innovation System?
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2. Research Approach Adopted
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+
CISC(Centre for Innovation & Structural Change, NUIG)
2010 Audit of Innovation
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Methodology
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KIS = Innovation Service Providers Organisations (public or private) that provide Innovation Services i.e. Knowledge-based support, including applied R&D, innovation activities
Positive impact on business processes and activities - thereby assisting them to innovate and grow.
What are Knowledge Intensive Services?
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• R&D services;
• prototyping and design services;
• technology transfer services.;
• ICT services;
• innovation management;
• strategic consultancy; Public: Institutes of Technology, Universities, Publicly Funded Research CentresPrivate: ICT, R&D and Management Services
Examples of Innovation Services
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Role of Sector in the
Innovation System?
Participants in the Innovation System
Framework for Delivery
Outputs for Economic Development
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3.
The BMW
Region
Challenges &
Opportunities
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Challenges for the Region
to Turn Potential into Job/Growth• Rural Region – High Reliance on ‘Primary Sectors’ • Recession has impacted heavily on the BMW Region: lags on a range of economic indicators compare to the EU27 & S&E Region
• Up-skilling a key challenge – move out of the low-skills equilibrium
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Challenges for the Region
to Turn Potential into Job/Growth• BMW Region’s Share of Public R&D Expenditure Remains Low
e.g. 13% Programme for Research in 3rd Level 11% Science Foundation Ireland Funding 19% Enterprise Ireland
BMW National Share• Population 27% - Labour Force 25%- Output 19% (GVA)
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Business Expenditure on R&D by region, 2007
BMW Region 19% of Total BERD Expenditure in the State
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Headcount of Research Personnel (Number) by Region, Sex, Year and Type, 2007
BMW Region 21% of Total Research Personnel
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• NUI Galway (St. Angela’s College)• Athlone IT, Dundalk IT, Galway/Mayo IT Letterkenny IT, Sligo IT
• The Marine Institute (Oranmore)• Teagac Rural Economy Research Centre (Athenry)
Líonra- Collaborative Research & Innovation Strategy
Applied Research Centres & Incubation Centres
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Dynamic Knowledge-Led Sectors Emerging in the BMW Region
• Companies in the Knowledge Intensive Services Sector worth €1bn to Regional Economy (ICT, R&D & Management Services)
• World Leading Medical Devices Cluster,
Galway (Manufacturing of Medical Devices,
employing circa 9,000)
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•Other Leading Technology Sector Identified:
Computer & Communication Hardware (6,500)
Pharmaceuticals (6,100)
Software and Communication Services (5,300)
• Graduate Employee Levels High (78%)
Dynamic Knowledge-Led Sectors Emerging in the BMW Region
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4. Performance of the Innovation System
4. Performance of the BMW Region’s Innovation System
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Why are Companies Engaging in the Innovation Process?
• Grow Sales, Turnover and Market Share
• Develop the Capacity/Skills of Employees
• Necessary for Survival
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How is the innovation system performing in the BMW Region?
• Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Support Activities are a Priority
• HOWEVER funding limitations & concerns around return-on-investments in innovation remain a challenges for private companies
• Networks & Networking identified as key sources of information for the KIS Sector
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• Innovation is market-led rather than grant driven
• However public grants remain a key consideration
How is the innovation system performing in the BMW Region?
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How is the innovation system performing in the BMW Region?
92%
77%
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Challenges for Public Sector
• Slowness of
Response
• Culture Gap between
Academia & Industry:-
Not Sufficiently
Business Orientated
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Challenges for Public Sector
•Lack of Co-ordination/Appropriate Points of
Contact
•Inadequate Delivery/ Quality Issues
• Poor Understanding of Needs/Different
Expectations Regarding Research Outcomes
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• Further barriers in the innovation system included:
• Lack of awareness of available funding • Opportunity Cost of Investing in Innovation/R&D Activities
• Difficulty in access appropriate services
How is the innovation system performing in the BMW Region?
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5. Conclusions, Recommendations & Next
Steps
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• Dynamic cluster of knowledge intensive services – leading transition to knowledge/smart economy in the BMW Region
• Opportunities to exploit potential and translate to jobs and growth
Conclusions, Recommendations & Next Steps
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• National innovation policy – Needs a more Explicit Regional Dimension (reflect local & regional economic realities, linkages/networks)
• Lead to the development of Regional Innovation Strategies + robust monitoring & evaluation systems
• Single point of industry/academia to address barriers to accessing services
•A bottom-up approach
Conclusions, Recommendations & Next Steps
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• Greater exploitation of regional assets
– identify the evident regional comparative advantages along with the innovation and capacity required to deliver the optimum output
(Smart Specialisation)
• Build upon Líonra Collaborative Strategy
Conclusions, Recommendations & Next Steps
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• More sustained investment is required in Innovation Centres & Incubation Centre to Commercialise R&D Activity
• The role of HEIs in knowledge and technology transfer should be expanded - could yield more tangible returns for Government invest in R&D
• EU co-financed ERDF focus on Innovation should be maintained
Conclusions, Recommendations & Next Steps
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