Transcript (FTA): Impacts on policy and decision making

Second International Seville Seminar on Future-Oriented
Technology Analysis (FTA): Impacts on policy and decision making
28th- 29th September 2006
Achieving Outcomes through
Combining Approaches
G. Clar, S. Hafner; H. Acheson
Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum; Forfás
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European Challenges
“Europe and its citizens should realise that their
way of life is under threat.”
• GDP per capita
• Input/output relation, efficiency
• Competitiveness and Quality of Life in the EU
(discrepancies!)
• Innovativeness in EU
• Investment in Research, Technology Development and
Innovation (RTDI) - human and financial resources
• Mobility & adaptability, co-operation & structured
communication
• Transition to knowledge-based society (beyond RTDI)
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Staying Competitive
Support changes in Innovation Systems (IS):
• stimulate knowledge generation, diffusion, absorption
• new understanding of IS (actors, outreach, …)
• more multifaceted ‘innovation’ policy (trans-policyfields, -sectoral, -governance levels, -national, …)
Adapt Framework Conditions (soft and hard):
• competencies and values, entrepreneurship culture,
technical standards, legal and work regulations,
institutional & social capital, ….
Use more Strategic Policy Intelligence (SPI) more
intelligently:
• Strategic analyses of (trans-)national / regional /
sectoral innovation systems and processes, benchmarking,
policy monitoring & evaluation, Technology Foresight &
Assessment, inclusive policy design
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Strategic Policy Intelligence (SPI)
Formal Definition:
the set of activities to search, process,
diffuse & protect information in order to make
it available to the right persons at the right
time, so that they can take better decisions.
Simplified:
FTA + (Evaluation, Benchmarking, Innov-Audit etc)
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From Vision to Action to new Futures
Strategic Evaluation,
Benchmarking
Recommendations
(S&T) Foresight
Vision & Priorities
Implementation/
Monitoring
Results /
Changes
Inn&Tech Assessment
Ex-ante Evaluation
Agenda Setting
STI Roadmapping
Detailing / Focusing
Agendas
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SPI and Real Life
Strategic
policy
intelligence
Science &
innovation
policies
Taking action
Lobbying
Studies
Historic
Commitments
& Budget
Priorities
etc
Company
strategies
NGO
strategies
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SPI-Impact in Real Life: Baden-Wuerttemberg
Starting point in the early 90s:
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Very successful scientifically and economically, but
risk averse RTDI governance
Strong S&T base for Biotech, but politically no-go area
Task given to SPI team
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Develop implementable options for biotech-based jobs:
politically feasible, financially viable, potential in
world markets, thoroughly based on regional knowledge
stock, integrated in regional institutional spectrum
Based on Evaluation and Benchmarking results,
implementation of a combined S&T Foresight,
Technology and Concern Assessment approach
Recommendations: complement institutional spectrum,
refocus/complement R&I support programs, education at
all levels, structured communication/awareness
Situation today
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Strategic Policy Intelligence Tools
For Better S&T Investment Strategies
in Europe’s Regions
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RegStrat – a European Consortium
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RegStrat, Focusing on Regional Decision Makers
 At the intersection of policy research, FTA application
and regional development
 Bringing together regional stakeholder networks, FTA
practitioners, policy researchers
• Rationale: with improved decision base, and more
innovative & less risky choices, regional actors
more confident in investment decisions.
o Allocate own public funds for RTDI-related or –
relevant activities (S&T, HE, other policy fields)
o Leverage RTDI investments from and in private sector
o Attract resources from national and EU (Regional
Development, Agriculture, Infrastructure etc) as
well as from foreign direct investment budgets.
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RegStrat, building on European Knowledge Base
Measures directly related to boosting RTDI in public
and private sectors
Methodologies aiming to strengthen the strategic
capabilities of all actors in economy and society
o ASTPP (Advanced S&T Policy Planning); EUROPOLIST
o TAMI (Technology Assessment between method &
Impact); EUROPTA
o FOREN; Country Guides for Reg. Foresight; Blueprints
for Foresight in Regions
o FOMOFO; eFORESEE; FORETECH; ……
o EFMN (European Foresight Monitoring Network);
FORLEARN Online Guide; …
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RegStrat - building on ‘Regional’ Knowledge-Base
Ireland’s 1998 S&T Foresight, and 2005 evaluations
2006: NanoIreland
NanoMaterials
NanoElectronics
Make Make
Patient Patient
Patient
Pure
Pure
Lifestyle
NanoBio
Connect
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RegStrat - contributing to Policy Fields of
High EU Relevance
Some examples:
Regional actors’ contribution to Lisbon and
Barcelona Goals
Regional dimension of FP7
Strategic dimension of CIP
Strategic dimension and RTDI investments of
Structural Funds
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RegStrat, contributing to Policy Fields of
High Regional Relevance
In the participants’ remits:
Estonia:
Extremadura:
Lower Silesia:
Baden-Wuerttemberg/Lombardia:
Ireland:
Other examples?
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RegStrat –
ongoing policy learning in practice
If you are interested in active participation
contact the team, e.g.
[email protected]
Thank you for your attention!