Redefining the European Policy for Social, Redefining the European Policy for Social, Economic and Territorial ConvergenceEconomic and Territorial Convergence
Innovative proposals for post 2013Innovative proposals for post 2013
Luk PalmenLuk Palmen
Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020
Vision Goals Lisbon Strategy… The day after…
Which are today’s fundaments of Europe’s stability?
Which are the pillars of Europe’s growth? On which drivers we will build to safeguard
prosperity in the period 2013-2020?
Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020
Does “cohesion” still have the same meaning in 2013 as it has now?
What is our main aim:
To create a Europe where people are able to live with change, take up their chances and to create new value in an environment that delivers the right climate and conditions?
Or…
To create a Europe of care, social, economic and territorial cohesion, driven by an integral policy on local and regional level?
Europe’s position in the world Europe’s position in the world in 2013 and 2020in 2013 and 2020
The ability to live with change
Creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation
Active participation of elderly people in social and
economic life
European centers of excellence to secure global
competitiveness
Access to information and services
Access to centers of growth
Access to cultural, tourist and social offer/services
Is 2013 the end Is 2013 the end
of the cohesion policy of the cohesion policy
as we knew it as we knew it
for the passed 20 years?for the passed 20 years?
European Competitiveness European Competitiveness Strategy 2010-2030Strategy 2010-2030
R&D: European Research Area
Innovation: centers of excellence, clusters,
new standards and platforms
Social and territorial cohesion: IT accessibility,
battle against content illiteracy, services for the
elderly, creativity and entrepreneurship, civic
society, innovation absorbing society
IssuesIssues
Ageing of the population causing pressure on the labour market as well as on national budgets (pension system, health care, social services)
Poverty among people not being able to catch up with changing situations
Regional identity, protectionism, xenophobia
Quality of life: quality of food, health care, clean water, clean air, clean energy
Access to natural resources and the global price of abusing environment
Suburbanisation and the raising cost of public infrastructure investments and maintenance
IssuesIssues Disappearance of boarders between technology areas
and the problem of social acceptance Human resources for creating, implementing and
experiencing Knowledge economy needs a knowledge absorbing
society Digital literacy, content-literacy
Role of China, India as value creators Standards defined by multinationals, services defined
by the people (open development platforms) The growing importance of economic centres not
necessary equalling the administrative boarders of a city, region, country
The vision on a common future versus the battle for the national budget
The end of the regions? (as we know them)
European Competitiveness European Competitiveness Strategy 2010-2030Strategy 2010-2030
European Science Policy - Framework Program for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities
European Innovation Policy - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program with enlarged resources to support “strengthening Europe’s strengths” on the global level
Social, Economic and Territorial Convergence Policy
We create valueWe create examplesWe grow but we care
European Union – world leader in sustainable growth
Main focus of the debateMain focus of the debate
Innovative solutions and mechanisms for the period 2013-2020
The way solutions and mechanisms are being interpreted and implemented
It is about the understanding of the complexity
of regional development.
It is about the way a set of diversified tools and
mechanisms could be implemented in the regions
in order to create synergy,
social, territorial cohesion and economic added value.
What might be the new What might be the new orientation for cohesion policy? orientation for cohesion policy?
The cohesion policy 2013-2020 should be implemented by way of Structural Funds in those member states that joined the European Union since 2004, with 75% of the budgets regionalized (25% for national strategic programs). This allows creating integrated programs for regional development according to the specific needs and potentials of the regions.
The other European member states should be compared with one another by means of a new set of indicators that allows running a European Innovation Policy in a twofold way: regions lagging behind in the knowledge based
economy regions being among the top of Europe’s leadership
but facing structural difficulties in sustaining a strong global economic position.
How serious is the prospect of How serious is the prospect of renationalisation? renationalisation?
(…) social cohesion should remain a matter for the European Union as a whole in securing an
“innovation/ knowledge absorbing society”.
Main challenges within this area are:
(1) digitalization of the elderly and initiation of online market services / health care services / leisure time services / administrative services for the elderly;
(2) improving the flexicurity labor market model by way of creating local and regional education and employee exchange platforms;
(3) strengthening the role of NGO’s in local social development to integrate those who cannot cope with the speed of changes (cultural and social changes, content-illiteracy, inability to cope with complex problems, intolerance towards the “new workers form outside”).
How serious is the prospect of How serious is the prospect of renationalisation? renationalisation?
“Renationalisation” as a means of more efficient and
effective negotiations (shortening negotiation time)
better management of the relationships between the
European Union and the Member States (monitoring of
tens of Operational Programs instead of hundreds of
them) could result in a misallocation of funds through
generalized mechanisms that are not appropriate in a
certain regional context or also in a lack of integrative
approaches on regional level.
Will the Lisbon strategy and Will the Lisbon strategy and cohesion policy be eventually cohesion policy be eventually merged?merged?
It is not an issue of merging, it is an issue of
a clear common vision of the position of the
European Union in the global context.
An integrated approach allows better allocating
available financial means in an overall European
perspective justified by its integral growth
model in the global context.
This would include support for the strongest
(R&D+I) as well as support for the weakest
(I+SET).
How can cohesion policy be How can cohesion policy be financed and operate,financed and operate,……??
There will be a growing need to invest in self-
sustaining solutions and tools as social security
systems will put national budgets under pressure.
These self-sustaining solutions should however be
fully integrated on the regional and local level.
It means that we should have a clear understanding
of the overall process, from conceptualization,
through development, implementation, integration,
monitoring, up to adaptation.
It happens in SilesiaIt happens in SilesiaRegional Innovation StrategyRegional Innovation Strategy
August 2003: Regional Parliament accepts the Regional August 2003: Regional Parliament accepts the Regional
Innovation Strategy for the Silesia Voivodeship 2003-2013Innovation Strategy for the Silesia Voivodeship 2003-2013
June 2004: About 30 pilot projects prepared to implement June 2004: About 30 pilot projects prepared to implement
the innovation strategy (first projects under Structural the innovation strategy (first projects under Structural
Funds start in 2005)Funds start in 2005)
September 2005: Regional Steering Committee accepts September 2005: Regional Steering Committee accepts
the Executive Program 2005-2008 outlining concrete the Executive Program 2005-2008 outlining concrete
actions to takeactions to take
May 2007: Regional Steering Committee accepts a list of May 2007: Regional Steering Committee accepts a list of
seven DEVELOPMENT AREAS for the futureseven DEVELOPMENT AREAS for the future
July 2007: Increased co-operation in research programs, July 2007: Increased co-operation in research programs,
investment programs, clustering processes, information investment programs, clustering processes, information
exchange, entrepreneurship promotion programs exchange, entrepreneurship promotion programs
Silesia VoivodshipSilesia Voivodship112 R&D units (universities, public research centers, private research centers,…)
8 000 scientific personnel
4 000 companies with foreign capital
200 000 students
GERD/GDP: 0,33%
Economic potentials for Economic potentials for cluster developmentcluster development
Research: Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries
Silesia taking the lead in following sectors: automotive, processed food, production technology, sporting, recreation and children goods.
Silesia ranked second in following sectors: products and services for construction, chemical products, heavy machinery, heavy construction services, jewelry and precious metals, medical devices, metal manufacturing
Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries; Christian Ketels, Orjan Solvell; Europe Innova cluster mapping; 2006
Centers of excellence
Technology platforms
>100 R&D units:•Universities•Industrial R&D centers•R&D departments
Intermediaries:
-agencies, associations
-technology incubators, parks
Centers of advanced
technologies
Knowledge transferKnowledge transfer
PLATFORMS
CLUSTERS
FORESIGHT
Knowledge development Knowledge development and value creationand value creation
7 development areas:
•ICT
•Biology and medical technologies
•Energy and clean coal technologies
•Environmental protection and land space development
•New materials and metallurgy
•Machine industry, automotive and aircraft industry
•Transport
SILESIA NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGY INCUBATORS AND
PARKS
Information exchange platformsInformation exchange platforms
Innovation cultureInnovation culture
Universities sign declaration on
promoting creativity, entrepreneurship and
innovation
Conferences and seminars on creating
a positive climate „Creative Innovative
Region”
Promotion of Creativity and
Entrepreneurship in secondary schools
Improving entrepreneurship climate in cities
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