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REGIONAL INNOVATION POLICY IN ASTURIAS.
CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
Asturias Region
1 million inhabitants
Heavy industry history (coal & steel)
In transition to new economy.
Industrial History
Coal & Steel
In the 70':
Steel public company (Ensidesa) employed 28.000 workers.
20.000 Miners working for the public Mining company (Hunosa).
In the 80' CEE & Reconversion
In 2010:
• Arcelor (steel) employs 6.500 workers
• Hunosa (coal) employs 2.000 workers
Economic situation
More Industry, Energy and Construction than Spain
Less Unemployment
than Spain
Assessment & Evolution
Number Innovative Enterprises. R+D Investments. R+D Personnel and Researchers. Number of Patents.
R+D Investments. Asturias
x4 times more investments
R+D Investments Asturias vs EU27
Reducing the gap
R+D Investments by Sectors
R+D Personnel and Researchers. Asturias
x2 R+D personnel
Number Innovative Enterprises
Survey on innovation in enterprises 2008. Source: Spanish National Statistics Institute
Number of Patents. Asturias
Regional Organisations
Asturias Regional Strategies
- Plan for Research, Technological Development and Innovation 2001-2004
- Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2009
- Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation 2010-2014
Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2009
- Promotion of business technological capacity. * Innova Programme: €12 millions * Profit Programmes
- Public-Private partnerships.
- Scientific/ technological infrastructures. * Technological Centres (ITMA, Prodintec, Barredo Foundation...etc) * Technological Parks * Clusters (objetive 8, in 2010 there are 12)
- Creation of companies with a technological base.
Regional Initiatives
- Measures that have been successful. (e.g Innova-Idepa).
- Measures that needed to be changed (e.g Clusters).
Clusters in Asturias 2002 – First Step: Regional Programme for
Innovative Actions (creation of 4 clusters but only 1 was created).
Failed (Copy of other initiatives. Not adapted to the specific situation of Asturias )
2007 to present – IDEPA creation & support of Innovative Groups (funding & technical support).
2007-2013 Programme for Innovative Business Groups (Spanish Ministry of Industry)
Clusters in Asturias
12 clusters are on place. 4 “excellent” clusters according to Registry of
Innovative Business Groups. Idepa support:
- 3 calls a year - €575.000 for clusters
Successful Initiatives
- Innova-Idepa. - R+D+i Regional for
companies. - Non-refundable grants - Innovation in broad sense
Foreign Technology Companies in Asturias.
STR (solar panel) DuPont (chemical) Capgemi (software)
Innovation in a broad sense
Art + Creation + Technology + Education
Asturias in the Future
"It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future"
Niels Bohr
Challenges of Asturias
- Measuring Progress. * New Indicators * Single Indicator * Commission Communication
“Europe 2020 flagship initiative Innovation Union
- Simplification, Simplification, Simplification.
- Major involvement for companies
- Future Needs
- Future Industries
* Biotechnology * Computing * Nano-materials
- EU 2020
