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Appropriation & Transmission Brussels 20-22 March 2012 Appropriation & Transmission Bruxelles 20-22 Mars 2012

Presentation to Euromed Heritage 21 March 2012 Suvi Hentilä, Member Relations

Mission • ERRIN is a Brussels-based platform of regions strengthening regional research and innovation capacities by exchanging information, sharing best practice, supporting project development, policy shaping and profile raising. • ERRIN helps regions get their voice heard in Brussels and supports the implementation of the Europe2020 Strategy and the Innovation Union flagship initiative.

ERRIN – 3 Ps POLICY Shaping EU Research & Innovation policy Supporting project Raising the profile or development and the network engaging ERRIN regions and member regions in in EU projects Brussels PROJECTS PROFILE

ERRIN DNA Information Voicing & positions intelligence Sharing knowledge Trust & Visibility & Raising confidence critical mass capacity Mutual learning Developing Partners & networks Essential projects contacts

ERRIN celebrated its 10th birthday in 2011

The ERRIN journey Phase 3: policy & projects 2012 – 90+ regions 2008 – 60 regions Phase 2: comms hub, regional 2006 – Oct - Relaunch with MB + voice subscription and contact point 2004 – Regions of Knowledge 2001 – Informal network Phase 1: sharing information

ERRIN membership per Country 4 6 3 5 1 6 7 3 4 5 1 13 4 1 1 10 13 1 1 1 1

ERRIN Structure Management Board Secretariat Policy Working Projects Thematic Group Working Group Working Groups 12 Working Groups

Policy issues Horizon 2020 Regional Cohesion Budget Policy dimension Smart specialisation

Working Groups ICT Health Biotech South Denmark/Flanders PACA/Folkes Malta Navarra/ Northern Ireland/ (CEBR) Science in Society Transport Nanotech Scotland Europa/Bremen Eszak-Alfold/Aragon Twente Univerity /Piemonte Future RTD Energy & Climate Innovation Change Funding Scotland Europa/ Scotland Europa/Veneto Welsh Higher Education, North Finland/ South Tyrol Region Cantabria International Tourism Design & Cooperation Creativity Scotland/Catalunya Helsinki/Flanders/CCI Tampere/Valencia Paris/Central Denmark

ERRIN projects ‘MKW’: INTERREG IVC capitalisation project on knowledge valorisation

‘ECOLINK+’: A platform to strengthen Europe’s Eco - innovation community by: • establishing a Club of 100 top eco-innovation companies with high growth potential • helping actors in the eco-innovation arena to access new markets and new policy support domains.

’ECO -REGIONS ’ Stimulates green growth : • exchange of experiences; • identification of best practices.

‘PLACES’: Platform for Local Authorities and Communicators Engaged in Science aims to • build a community and platform of local practitioners engaged in science communication • stimulate the sharing of good practice; • experiment with new activities;

‘GRAAL’: GMES and Regions project aims to: • increase awareness of the potential of GMES Downstream Services • identify the ways and means to create a network of SMEs to supply such services to Local and Regioanal Authorities

‘C - LIEGE’ project aims to • enhance energy efficiency in cities by improving integrated demand management and planning in transport and exchanging good practices and lessons learnt;

CONCORD project supports the successful implementation of a coherent Future Internet (FI) PPP programme

ERRIN activities Jan-Mar 2012 • 13 th Jan: Danish Presidency briefing and New Year cocktail • 18th Jan: ERRIN presentation at EUREKA conference – 3 regional profiles presented Scotland, Greece; North Finland • 19th-20th Jan: PLACES Project Turin regional meeting • 24th Jan: Intelligent Energy networking reception • 25th Jan: Intelligent Energy Brokerage event + 100 participants • 26th Jan: Innovation Funding WG • 26th Jan: Tourism WG • 27th Jan: ICT WG • 31st Jan: Nanotech WG • 3rd Feb: ERRIN moderating Tuscany Region – peri-urban conference • 8th Feb: meeting leaders of Policy and RTD WG with Madurell MEP rapporteur for Horizon 2020

• 9th Feb: ERRIN presents eco-innovation activities on Calais-Dover ferry • 9th Feb: Smart Specialisation Mirror Group • 14th Feb: lunch with EU Chief Scientific Officer • 16th-17 th Feb: PLACES Project South Denmark • 20th Feb: ERRIN MB meeting with Anneli Pauli • 21st Feb: Briefing on new EIP on water • 22nd Feb: Induction for new members • 23rd Feb: Creative Regions with Puglia and NecStouR • 1 st Mar: C-LIEGE 2nd knowledge sharing workshop • 6th Mar: ERRIN at EIP Healthy Ageing event London • 8 th Mar: ICT Brokerage event • 15th Mar: Intelligent Energy Brokerage

Future events • 22 nd Mar: PLACES regional science cities workshop wrap-up • 23rd Mar: Health WG • 27 th Mar: Design and Creativity WG • 27th Mar: ERA-NET conference with Piemonte and Nord Pas-de-Calais • 11 th Apr: Official launch: INTERREG IVC Ecoregions project • 22nd-25th May: Green Week • 4th-5th June: WIRE Poland • 18th-22 nd : Sustainable Energy Week – ERRIN regions event – on energy clusters • 22 nd May: 7FP KBBE Brokerage Event • 7th-8th June: Design Days • October: Open Days – Future Internet

Benefits of working with ERRIN 6. Find the right project 1. Early intelligence on EU partner for your project funding programmes 7. Develop your EU project 2. Keep ahead of the game capacity on EU research and 8. Contribute to shaping EU innovation policy policy in research and 3. Develop in-depth innovation via a critical knowledge in key thematic mass of 90 regions areas for your region 9. Use ERRIN’s critical mass to 4. Gain access to ERRIN get the Commission to website come to you 5. Benefit from project 10. Raise your region’s profile opportunities in Brussels

Thank you for your attention www.errin.eu members@errin.eu