Transcript tallinn - Madri+d

COORDINATION OF INNOVATION
STRATEGIES/SCHEMES IN
METROPOLITAN AREAS.
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC POLICIES.
WHY OUR INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
SCHEMES ARE APPOPRIATE FOR OUR
AREA?
MART REPNAU
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Tallinn, June 07.-08, 2002
TALLINN –
ECONOMIC ENGINE OF ESTONIA
 ESTONIA: 15 COUNTIES, 247 LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, incl.
42 cities & towns. STATUS OF TALLINN??
 1/3 OF THE POPULATION, ½ COMPANIES & EMPLOYMENT,
½ OF GDP, 2/3 OF CORPORATE PROFITS IN TALLINN
 80% OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN TALLINN
AND IN TALLINN`S HINTERLAND
 EXPORTS OF TALLINN MAKE CA 60%
OF THE TOTAL EXPORTS OF ESTONIA
AND 70% OF THE TOTAL VOLUME
OF IMPORTS
ECONOMIC SITUATION (1)
Active entrepreneurs by legal form (National Tax Office – June 2001)
COMPANIES
Micro I
Micro II
Small
Medium
Large
Estonia
48 213 (408 404 empl.)
13 597 (0)
21 832 (74 825)
6 193 (122 677)
1 148 (110 060)
155 (100 842)
Tallinn
25 363 (193 369)
8 136 (0)
11 054 (36 489)
2 735 (53 352)
479 (46 852)
75 (56 666)
Companies per 1000
ca 35
ca 64
+ SOLE TRADERS (FIE)
27 096
7 479
ECONOMIC SITUATION (2)
Gross Domestic Product
 60.3% of GDP produced in Northern Estonia (Harju County +Tallinn),
1998 GDP per capita: ca 90,000 EEK in Tallinn, ca 60,000 EEK in Estonia.
 Service & trade make up 57% of Regional gross value added in North
Estonia.
 GDP by economic activity, 2000: manufacturing 16.6%; wholesale & retail
16.1%; transport, storage & communication 14.9%; real estate & business
services 11.9%.
 Major sectors in Tallinn: transport, transit & logistics services; tourism;
traditional industries (metal&machinery, food, textile, furniture); innovative
industries (ICT, engineering, automation).
STRENGTHS OF TALLINN
 FAST-GROWING ECONOMY
 WIDE RANGE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 LOW RISKS, LOW COSTS, LOW TAXES
 A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE
 FIRST-CLASS COMMUNICATIONS
 A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT TO LIVE
AND WORK IN
 ONE OF THE MOST LIBERAL
ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD
ECONOMIC POLICY
 CORNERSTONES OF ESTONIA’S ECONOMIC POLICY since 1992
 LIBERALISM & ECONOMIC FREEDOM
 STABILE & BALANCED FISCAL POLICY
THAT MEANS
 FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL AND GOODS
 BALANCED BUDGET AND CURRENCY BOARD SYSTEM
 MINIMUM INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
BUT IT ALSO MEANS
 BALANCING TRADE DEFICIT WITH RELATIVELY BIG FDI
 REDUCED PUBLIC SECTOR ROLE IN DIRECT BUSINESS SUPPORT
PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS
 ENTERPRISE ESTONIA
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ESTONIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ESTONIAN EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY
ESTONIAN TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
ESTONIAN TOURISM BOARD
ESTONIAN INVESTMENT AGENCY
EE REGIONAL AGENCIES (IDA-VIRU & SOUTH-ESTONIA)
 CREDIT AND EXPORT GUARANTEE FUND (KredEx)
OTHERS
 REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRES
 TARTU SCIENCE PARK
 TALLINN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INNOVATION CENTRE
 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (recently established)
 TALLINN TECHNOLOGY PARK (planned)
 INDUSTRY BRANCH UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
FIELDS OF STATE SUPPORT
National SME Policy
 HUMAN RESOURCES
 SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY
 FINANCES
 START-UP AID AND LOANS (VENTURE CAPITAL)
 CREDIT GUARANTEE
 SUPPORT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
 BUSINESS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
 INCUBATION AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS
 BUSINESS INFORMATION
 BUSINESS PORTAL www.aktiva.ee
 EUROINFO CENTERS
FIELDS OF INNOVATION SUPPORT
National RD&I Policy (1)
 FIRST DOCUMENT TO DEFINE PRIORITY INDUSTRIES
 information technologies and information society
 biomedicine
 materials’ technologies
 DEFINES THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
 the main investor in creating the pool of knowledge, ensuring
reproduction of new knowledge and skills
 the catalyst of innovation process, accelerating the reproduction of new
knowledge and skills and encouraging enterprises to develop and
implement new technologies
 the regulator that creates a favourable environment for the development
of RD&I
FIELDS OF INNOVATION SUPPORT
National RD&I Policy (2)
 DEFINES SEVERAL SPECIFIC ACTIONS. The main ones are:
 setting strategic targets in order to acquire and apply new knowledge
 integrating activity plans (economy, education, RD&I)
 creating favourable policies and legislation for the private sector
 financing fundamental and applied research, and necessary infrastructure
 develop integrated mechanisms between R&D and the business sector
 launching national programs to implement priorities
 STATE FINANCING OF R&D:
 TARGETED FINANCING
 R&D GRANTS
 SUPPORT PROGRAMMES FOR INNOVATION (enterprises)
 MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
 NATIONAL R&D PROGRAMMES FOR INNOVATION (general)
SOME ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION
 HISTORICAL : broken tradition of innovation
 SOCIAL-CULTURAL : Scandinavian influence and mentality
 INSTITUTIONAL : limited capacity and financing
 BUSINESS RELATED : orientation, awareness and authority
 NATIONAL vs REGIONAL
ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL LEVEL
 RITTS ??
 EVALUATION & ANALYSIS
 INCUBATION
 NETWORKING ??
 AREA CLUSTERS
 INFORMATION
 AWARENESS RAISING
 CAPITAL GRANTS
CONCLUSIONS
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There exists Research & Development Policy in Estonia
There exists Regional Development Policy in Estonia (Tallinn??)
There are govenmental measures for R&D activities in Estonia
There are governmental measures for entrepreneurial development
in Estonia (Tallinn??)
 There is no established Industrial and Research & Development
Policy in Tallinn
 There are local measures for entrepreneurial development, some
plans for innovation infrastructure development
 There is support for technology transfer between university and
enterprises