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SMART SPECIALIZATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

SERGI U PORCESCU J RC N CP K N OWLEDGE H U B M OLDOVA

WHY S3 APPROACH?

Ranking 9th pillar Technological readiness 53/137 Firm-level technology absorption 106 11th pillar: Business sophistication 120 State of cluster development 134 Nature of competitive advantage 126 12th pillar: Innovation 128 Capacity for innovation 119 Quality of scientific research institutions 115 Company spending on R&D 135 University-industry collaboration in R&D 121 Gov't procurement of advanced technology products 130 Availability of scientists and engineers 120 PCT patents applications/million pop. 72

Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018

H2020 PSF Peer review (2016) “Embed Research and Innovation

(R&I) policy in the overall economic policy strategy of the country”

“Urgently review the framework

conditions for innovation by putting in place a coherent set of policy measures to create and stimulate a supportive environment for business engagement in R&I activities”

WHY S3 APPROACH (2)?

S3 – in a w ider national environment

National Development Strategy Moldova 2030 R&I policies/ National R&I Program 2019-2022 Regional development/ urban development Industrialization policy SMEs development policies&initiatives Education/HEI/VET

Investment Attraction and Export Promotion (Agriculture, Automotive, ICT, Medicine, Renewable Energy, Textiles)

S3 DESIGN LEARNING WORKSHOP/Danube-INCO.NET, February 18-19,2016 in Chisinau Starting Smart Specialisation: Experiences from the EU for innovation and economic transformation/JRC E&I Action, April 5th, 2017, Chisinau

AWARENESS RAISING

Activities Responsible bodies JRC role Time MD1: Establish WG & Management Team and ensure commitment from the main stakeholders ASM + MoEcon + Chamber of Commerce (CCI) Feb MD2: Prepare detailed roadmap (objectives & resources to design and implement RIS3) S3 WG + ASM/National Institute

• f Economic Research

Give feedback on conceptual document & roadmap Apr-May MD3: Awareness raising campaign during 4 existing events (incl. Danube-INCO.net General Assembly) ASM + MoEcon + Chamber of Commerce + Council of Rectors Give feedback on agenda + present Mar-Sep MD4: JRC to support first joint meeting on mapping in Chisinau S3 WG + Core analytical team + JRC expert Create consensus

• n mapping

specifics Apr MD5: JRC expert to support mapping (incl. recommendations for statistical office) Core analytical team + BNS + JRC expert Recruit and accompany expert Apr-Aug MD6: JRC expert to present preliminary mapping at workshop S3 WG + Core analytical team + JRC expert Liaise with expert Jun MD7: Identify relevant and representative stakeholders based on mapping S3 WG + HEIs + identified key stakeholders Give feedback Jul-Aug MD8: JRC to support EDP launch event Management Team + EDP team + JRC Give feedback on agenda + present Sep MD9: Organise 3 pilot EDP workshops for one specific priority S3 WG + HEIs Give feedback and guidance Nov-Dec MD10: Establish National R&I Agency and Council for S&D ASM Provide feedback Feb-Dec

• Smart specialisation and

strategy formation in EU enlargement and associated countries, January, 23-25, 2017, Seville

• Mapping for Smart

Specialisation, 3-5 of July, 2017, Belgrade

• Smart Specialisation in the

Enlargement and Neighbourhood Regions Beyond EDP Peer Review Meeting, 4th-5th of September, 2018, Kharkiv

CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAININGS (JRC E&I ACTION)

RIS3 DESIGN: WHERE WE ARE?

• Discover the socio-economic and innovation

engines of regional/national growth, competitive advantages & weaknesses

ANALYSIS

• An inclusive and interactive process centred on

entrepreneurial discovery

GOVERNANCE

• Define jointly what innovation is and what it is

supposed to achieve

SHARED VISION

• Identify a limited set of priorities to concentrate

investments

PRIORITIES

• Choose right set of instruments to achieve
• bjectives

POLICY MIX

• Feed information back into the policy

M&E

EVIDENCE& DATA

Mapping of economic, innovative and scientific potential in the Republic of Moldova by Dr Hugo Hollanders (2017)

Characterisation of preliminary priority areas for smart specialisation in Moldova by SIRIS Academic S.L. (2018) First National Survey on Innovation activity

• f enterprises in the Republic of Moldova in

the years 2015-2016 by NSB (2018)

MAPPING OF ECONOMIC, INNOVATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL (2017)

• Agricultural and

biological sciences

• Computer science
• Energy
• Chemistry, Chemical

engineering (Based on international publications)

Science

• Agriculture and food

processing

• Textiles
• Renewable energy
• ICT
• Others

(Employment, turnover and wages)

Economy

• Agriculture and food

processing:

• Food chemistry

(International patents)

• Wine, Foods, Planting

(National patents)

• Pharmaceuticals

(Patents)

Innovation

"Smart Specialisation: Engine for Economic Growth in the Regions

• f the Republic of

Moldova“ 6/10/2017

• More than 350

entrepreneurs, representatives from CPAs and LPAs

• S3 experiences of IT

and RO

PRESENTING THE FINDINGS

CHARACTERISATION OF PRELIMINARY PRIORITY AREAS/SIRIS ACADEMIC (2018)

 Out of the 4 preliminarily identified priorities , 2 found as very present in the data sources (“Agriculture and food processing”, “ICT”), one is moderately present (“Energy”) and one is almost non-existent (Textiles and apparel)  Some of the preliminary priorities listed as “Other” in 2017 report, shown significant figures: Chemical industries, materials and nanotechnology, Health, biomedicine and pharmaceuticals”, Production technology and heavy machinery”, Electric and electronic technologies”, Environmental industries, services and sciences”)

• 1. PRELIMINARY PRIORITY DOMAINS

/SIRIS ACADEMIC (2018)

• 2. MAPPING OF STAKEHOLDERS

FOR EDP

 A list of organisations and individuals connected to the S3 priorities at the national level and in each region was prepared,  The database structured based on:

• Scientific publications (4k were under scrutiny),
• Competitive national projects funded by the Academy
• f Sciences of Moldova (1.2 k),
• National patent applications (2.8k).

• 3. Web app

CAPACITY BUILDING ON PRIORITY MAPPING AND EDP

 May 17-18, 2018, Chamber of Trade and Industry  The findings of the project Network analysis for the identification of key stakeholders for preliminary priority areas for smart specialisation in Moldova were discussed with national stakeholders  Romanian experience of EDP exercise at regional (RDA NE) and central level was presented

THE WAY FORWARD

 Ministry of education, culture and research took the leading role,  4 priority areas were selected for the first EDP workshops (October - November), as well as the facilitators (Agri-food. ICT, Health &biomedicine, Energy),  Plans to launch a funding program for collaborative projects around Smart Specialization niches (end of 2019)

CHALLENGES

 Avoiding the silos mentality  Developing the culture of “evidence based” policies  Going beyond the interests of “usual suspects”  Building trust between the Quadruple Helix actors,  Attracting/motivating business representatives to be actively involved within EDP  Keeping dialog & EDP continuously “alive”  Putting in place an efficient M&E system  What comes after EDP? (building a proper mix of policies)

SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION. THE DOING IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OUTCOME/ ARTHUR ASHE

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