Smart Specialization preparation in
Lithuania and Baltic States cooperation.
The Way Forward.
Dr Albertas Žalys
Director of Higher Education, Science and Technology Department
Brussels
2 October 2013
Why Smart Specialization?
• Cohesion Funds 2007-2013 – 86 billion € for innovation IMPACT?
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Lack of inter-institutional coordination
Regions invest in „fashionable“ areas, great overlap
No critical mass
Funding for R&I capacity building, lack of concentration on results
• Economical crisis: a) greater orientation towards efficiency; b)
need to strengthen economic competitiveness
• Transformation requires resource concentration
• Need to improve policy development and implementation
The process
First
stage
Second
stage
Development of
methodology
December 2012
Development of
management structure
January 2013
Improvement of
methodology and
awareness raising
(constant activity)
February 2013
Analysis of key challenges,
trends and drivers at
national and international
level; Expert panels
March/April 2013
Assessment of current
potential in R&D and
business
March/April 2013
National survey; Expert
panels
PRIORITY FIELDS
May/June 2013
KET and process analysis in
the priority fields;
Submission of ideas for
priorities
July/September 2013
Expert panels; Delphi
survey
RIS3 IMPLEMENTATON
PROGRAMS
October/November 2013
PRIORITIES
PRIORITY
IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMS AND
ROADMAPS
Beginning of 2014
PIPELINE
OF JOINT
SCIENCEBUSINESS
PROJECTS
Results: Challenges
Results: Potential of Research
Results: Potential of Economy
Current competitiveness and specialisation
Current competitiveness and specialisation
Q86*; L88*
"Traditional" sectors:
Present "locomotives":
Modernisation and
strenghtening of
knowledge-driven growth
potential.
Technological upgrading
/search for new niches
Natural priorities:
Strengthening of competitive
advantages and the occupying of
new niches
Plant growing & animal husbandry;
Forestry & logging;
Foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco
products;
Chemicals;
Land & water transport;
Warehousing;
Telecommunications;
Financial services
Computer, electronic & optical products;
Medicinal products & pharmaceutical
preparations;
Computer programming, consultancy &
information services;
Production of base metals;
Manufacture of machinery & equipment
Wood and wood products;
Straw products;
Paper products;
Manufacture of furniture;
Construction
Challenges:
Restructuring, search for
new products/markets.
Textiles, apparel, leather
and related products;
Non-metal mineral products;
Metal products (except
machinery & equipment);
Manufacture of other
vehicles & equipment
B*; I*; M69-70; K66*
Sectors in transition:
Shift of production factors toward hightechnologies and skilled labour
Emerging / niche sectors:
Radical innovation / search
for new markets
Fishing and aquaculture;
Printing;
Rubber and plastic products;
Water collection, treatment & supply;
Wholesale & retail trade;
Air transport;
Postal and courier services;
Publishing
Manufacture of electric
equipment;
Motor vehicles, trailers & semitrailers;
Insurance & pension funds;
Architecture & engineering;
13 research
Advertising & market
Potential for knowledge-driven growth
The concept of priority
Priority field – response to the global and national challenges by Lithuanian
R&I system.
Priority – new technologies or processes that have high potential to transform
Lithuanian economy.
What‘s new?
•Entrepreneurial discovery
•Concentration on results
•Intersectorial / interdisciplinary approach
•Identification and implementation of priorities as an inclusive process
Priority fields
Priority field
R&D pot.
Efficient energetics and
sustainable environment
High or prospective „Consumers“
(excl. IT)
***
Saulėtekis, Santara,
Santaka, Nemunas
Food technologies and agroinnovation
Prospective
„Consumers“
*
Nemunas
Health, health technologies and
bio-pharmacy
High
„Creators“ and „Consumers“
*
Santara, Santaka
Inclusive and learning society
Prospective
„Consumers“
(excl. IT)
*
New processes, materials and
technologies for manufacturing
„Creators“ and „Consumers“
*
Saulėtekis, Santaka, Santara
High
„Consumers“
(excl. IT)
***
Saulėtekis, Santaka,
Santara, Marine
Transportation, logistics and esystems
Prospective
Economy pot.
Challenges Valleys
ICT as a horizontal priority empowering all fields
* - corresponds to the most important challenges identified by analysis; *** - corresponds to the most important
challenges identified by analysis and ranked as most important by the survey
Priority fields and initial subfields
Priority field
Subfields
Planning of sustainable development of the energy sector;
Efficient supply of energy;
Efficient energy supply networks;
Energy production and accumulation technologies and integrated solutions;
Environmentally-friendly technologies.
Modern agricultural technologies for sustainable use of biological resources;
Food technologies and agroInnovative and conventional food technologies;
innovation
Foodstuffs storage and packaging technologies.
Health technologies and bio-pharmacy Biotechnologies including cell and tissue technologies for medicine and pharmaceutics;
Medical and pharmaceutical engineering;
Public health technologies;
Innovative e-solutions for medicine, e-resources and bio-banks.
New result-oriented public service provision models;
Inclusive and learning society
New methods, processes and technologies enabling self-directed learning and transition to a new
learning paradigm.
New functional materials for industry;
New processes, materials and
Flexible automated production processes;
technologies for manufacturing
New product and process design technologies;
New production technologies.
Transportation, logistics and e-systems Development of transport infrastructure;
Development and elaboration of sustainable transport systems;
Smart logistic systems;
Development and elaboration of efficient ICT.
Efficient energetics and sustainable
environment
ICT as a horizontal priority empowering all fields
Concept of Priority implementation logic
Evaluation
Policy Mix
Idea
Entry to
the
market
Technical
concept
Measure 1
Ministry of Economy
Measure N
Pilot
version
E
Prototype
2014....2020
Measure 2
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Baltic States cooperation.
Situation overview
Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding
• Establishment of expert group for mapping research infrastructures in the
Baltic States
• Establishment of the joint ministerial working group which will work as a
coordinating body for exchange of information and coordination of the
execution of the tasks defined in the MoU
• Exchange information about state of play on smart specialization on a
constant basis
Baltic States cooperation.
Situation overview
Regular meetings:
19th Meeting of the Baltic Ministers of Education and Research, 13 June 2013, Tallinn
Trilateral meeting during Informal Competitiveness Council (research part), 24 July,
2013, Vilnius
Trilateral meeting of state secretaries/vice ministers to discuss smart specialization
issues on 29 April in Riga;
Trilateral meeting during after Competitiveness Council on 26 September in Brussels
Trilateral meeting 27 September, Brussels
Ministers agreed to:
• “Baltic Bonus” idea to be developed (the amount and mechanism of the
Bonus tbd.)
• Exchange of info/coordination of the positions:
– facilitate collaboration between Baltic NCPs
– facilitate collaboration between Program committee members.
Technical details will be developed on expert level.
Future cooperation plans
• Launch of data base/website for sharing information on available RI or
unique laboratory equipment (foreseen in 2014);
• Mapping of intellectual potential and R&D activities;
• Coordination of Smart Specialization processes (ongoing);
• Looking for possibilities for Baltic States cooperation in Horizon 2020, Joint
programming and other European initiatives.
For discussion:
• Opening national research programs for Baltic States research institutions.
Thank You!