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National Smart Specialization in Poland

Dr Agata Wancio Department of Innovation Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology Tbilisi,1-2 October 2018

Difficulties and challenges in identifying and defining smart specializations

1. Matching up to the evidence-policy expectations in the face of lack of adequate knowledge, experience and methodology ready to use it:  the ambiguity of concept of smart specialization itself (sector, product or technology approach?, how broad / specific they should be defined?)  no previous experience (also at the EU level) in implementing Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) in the context of smart specializations,  no analytical tools developed for identifying national / regional priorities for R&D&I purposes. 2. The institutional capacity:  there is a need of having a clear leader of the process (one ministry/department responsible) – PL: Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology  a leader have to work closely with other actors in the administration engaged in the process – PL: three ministries as a core (responsible for industry and innovation, science, and regional development respectively)  stable financing for the process is a must – PL: EU funds (a project devoted to S3).

Difficulties and challenges in identifying and defining smart specializations

3. Being in systematic and constructive dialog with 16 regions (parallel processes of identifying smart specializations at the national and regional levels):  tacking into account priorities of particular regions while setting up priorities for R&D&I,  coordinating the process to avoid overlapping in support instruments at both levels and to provide complementary support within a thematic objective 4. Animating the dialog between the science and industry and learning from it:  different expectations of both sectors and difficulties in finding the common language – scientists managed to articulate their needs very well although often ignoring demand side, companies struggled to discuss issues of strategical nature,  most competent business experts not interested in being engaged in the process and share their knowledge,  looking for the balance between listening to the „voice of the market” and succumbing to the influance of strong lobbying 5. The problem of picking the winners – how to reconcile emerging niches with the sectors being traditionally engines of growth?

Process of identifying Polish R&D&I priorities – starting from knowledge-based diagnosis and mapping

Technology foresight InSight 2030 National Research Programme

Cross- sectional areas

Objective: identify key technology areas (worldwide and PL competitive advantages) Methods: desk research, focus groups, expert assessment

• Broad involvement (industry,

academia, administration),

• Focus on technologies and

industry Objective: determine strategic areas

• f scientific policy

Methods: desk research, expert groups, Delphi

• Well-known among academia,

limited number of areas;

• Focused on research, less on

industry.

National Smart Specialisation (official document)

Analysis of existing documents Quantitative analyses Qualitative analyses Workshops & consultations with stakeholders Workshops with regional institutions responsible for S3

Final list of 18 NSS (2014) Process of identifying Polish R&D&I priorities – further analyses and consultations

Coordinating and monitoring National Smart Specialization in Poland

Ministry of Entrepreneurship & Technology leader Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

partner

Smart Panel interviews Smart Labs

Working Groups on NSS

defining, updating & smart specialization areas creation of development vision for each specialization and indicators for monitoring

Consultative Group on NSS

exchanging information

• n EDP and monitoring

process between central & regional administration and

• ther stakeholders

sharing information on success stories, best practices in the innovation & industrial policy context

Representatives of three ministries decide on the next steps, updates, changes in the intervention system

Updating the NSS – continuous and dynamic process

NSS is an open document – constantly updated based on:  Monitoring data (number of applications, success rates in obtaining funds; statistical data for each area),  EDP, in particular discussions within working groups,  Decisions of Steering Committee. Changes in the NSS done so far:  Two new national smart specializations added  Thematic agregation  The names of few NSS changed  The detailed descriptions of few NSS changed

List of Polish national smart specialization – in force from 1st January 2018

Healthy society

• NSS 1 – Healthy society

Agriculture and food bioeconomy, forest based and environmental economy

• NSS 2 – Innovative technologies, processes and products of agriculture

and food and forest based sector

• NSS 3 – Biotechnological and chemical processes, bioproducts

and products of specialist chemistry and environmental engineering

• NSS 4 – High-efficiency, low carbon, integrated systems for generation,

storage, transmission and distribution of energy

• NSS 5 – Smart and energy-efficient construction
• NSS 6 – Environment friendly transport solutions

Sustainable energy industry

Natural resources and waste management

• NSS 7 –Modern technologies for acquirying, processing and using natural resorces

and manufacturing their substitutes

• NSS 8 – Minimalization of waste generation, including non-recyclable waste,

and the material and energy use of waste (recycling and other recovery methods)

• NSS 9 - Innovative solutions and technologies in water and wastewater management

Innovative technologies and industrial processes (horizontal approach)

• NSS 10 – Multifuncional materials and composites with advanced properties including nanoprocesses and

nanoproducts

• NSS 11 – Sensors (including biosensors) and smart sensor networks
• NSS 12 – Smart networks & information & communication technologies
• NSS 13 – Printed, organic and flexible electronics
• NSS 14 – Automation and robotics of technological processes
• NSS 15 - Photonics
• NSS 16 – Innovative creative technologies
• NSS 17 – Innovative maritime technologies for specialized vessels, maritime and offshore structure and

logistics based on the sea and inland waterway transport

List of Polish national smart specialization – in force from 1st January 2018

Challenges in monitoring NSS –

• bjectives still to be achieved
• 1. Lack of sufficient data - collected statistical

data do not fit smart specialization nomenclature and have to be adjusted (NACE – NSS in progress)

• 2. Information on progress and results have to

be processed and exchanged more effectively and data made more open and accessible (the user-friendly platform are under construction)

• 3. Better information and promotion policy - a need

for an easier and better targeted communications

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NSS policy and performance in terms of style, content and channel (action plan of compaign has been developed)

Benefits from the NSS-related process

 Concentrating public intervention on R&D&I priorities and a strong push factor to incorporate R&D&I into a broader development strategy of the country / region  Stimulating companies operating in certain areas to engage their resources in R&D&I and thus to build their competitive advantages on knowledge and technology  Organizing and systemizing certain processes  Counteracting information asymmetry through interacting, building networks and animating dialogue within and across different sectors and environments  Better knowledge of public administration about market and its different actors, and thus more mature evidence-based policy  Informing market about priorities set by the government in the bottom-up process and creating some trends

Thank you for your attention!

agata.wancio@mpit.gov.pl