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Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 25 November 2016 Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 Regional Innovation Report Overijssel (Advanced materials) To the European Commission Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate-General Directorate F – Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 Regional Innovation Report Overijssel (Advanced materials) technopolis |group| in cooperation with Chiel Scholten and Daan Oxener, Technopolis Group Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 ii Table of Contents 1. Advanced Manufacturing: Advanced Materials 6 1.1 Overview of performance and trends 6 1.2 Business sector perspective 8 1.3 Scientific research potential 11 1.4 Role of intermediary institutions 12 1.5 Developing skills for the future 15 1.6 Major investment projects 17 1.7 International cooperation 19 1.8 Policy support and delivery mechanisms 21 1.9 Good practice case – Micronit Microfluidics 22 1.10 Leveraging the existing potential 25 2. Regional Innovation Performance Trends, Governance and Instruments 28 2.1 Recent trends in innovation performance and identified challenges 28 2.2 Institutional framework and set-up 30 2.3 Regional innovation policy mix 32 2.4 Appraisal of regional innovation policies 36 2.5 Policy good practice 37 2.6 Possible future orientations and opportunities 38 Appendix A Bibliography 40 Appendix B Stakeholders consulted 42 Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 i Table of Figures Figure 1 Percentage of persons employed per sector in 2013 in the Netherlands and Overijssel .......................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2 Gross Regional Product Overijssel’s sub regions in 2013 ................................ 9 Figure 3 Economic growth 2011-2014 in the Netherlands, Overijssel and its sub regions .............................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4 Turnover trend the Netherlands and Twente, 2009-2013 ............................. 10 Figure 5 Innovation Governance Model in Overijssel ................................................... 13 Figure 6 Educational initiatives for enhancement of skills in HTSM ........................... 15 Figure 7 Innovation and R&D performance indicators for Overijssel, benchmarked against NL and EU level ................................................................................................. 28 Figure 8 Expenditures on innovation in the Netherlands and Twente (in million euros) .............................................................................................................................. 29 Figure 9 Innovation support measures Overijssel ........................................................ 33 Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 ii PREFACE In the context of the growth and investment package set out in the Investment Plan of the European Commission, the Regional Innovation Monitor Plus (RIM Plus) provides a unique platform for sharing knowledge and know-how on major innovation and industrial policy trends in in some 200 regions across EU20 Member States. Launched in 2010, the Regional Innovation Monitor aimed at supporting sharing of intelligence on innovation policies across EU regions. Building upon the experience gained and results obtained during the period 2010-2012, the RIM Plus 2013-2014 provided practical guidance to regions on how to use the collected information, via a network of regional experts. Since 2014, the RIM Plus has introduced a thematic focus on advanced manufacturing. The RIM Plus 2015-2016 evolved from a general monitoring of innovation policies towards establishing a more thematic focus in selected areas in order to contribute to improving the competitiveness of European regions. Particularly, the RIM Plus aims through its activities and in close cooperation with the regional stakeholders and other relevant initiatives to: • Contribute to the development of new and open spaces of collaboration and exchange on advanced manufacturing, each with a clearly defined thematic focus. • Play an enabling role in providing evidence-based information on specific themes and bring in outside perspective from other regions. • Map out regional practices in support of advanced manufacturing and relevant pilot/demo projects and work towards involving the relevant stakeholders. • Provide an easy access and comparative overview of regional innovation policies and relevant actions in the field of advanced manufacturing. • Share the lessons learned with the European Commission services to feed into the preparation of future programmes. The main aim of 30 regional reports is to provide a description and analysis of developments in the area advanced manufacturing with a clearly defined thematic focus and regional innovation policy, taking into account the specific context of the region as well as general trends. All regional innovation reports are produced in a standardised way using a common methodological and conceptual framework, in order to allow for horizontal analysis, with a view to preparing the Final EU Regional Innovation Monitor Plus report. European Commission official responsible for the project is Alberto Licciardello ([email protected]). The present report was prepared by Chiel Scholten (chiel.scholten@technopolis- group.com) and Daan Oxener. The contents and views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Regions, Member States or the European Commission. Copyright of the document belongs to the European Commission. Neither the European Commission, nor any person acting on its behalf, may be held responsible for the use to which information contained in this document may be put, or for any errors which, despite careful preparation and checking, may appear. Further information: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regional-innovation-monitor Regional Innovation Monitor Plus 2016 1 Executive Summary This report presents a regional innovation profile of the province of Overijssel. The economic governance of the region is divided over three sub regions: Twente, Zwolle and Stedendriehoek (Deventer in Overijssel, Zutphen and Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland). Through sub regional economic boards the province of Overijssel aims establish an economic strategic agenda, including public-private innovation initiatives and to coordinate input from businesses, local governments and knowledges institutes. Each region has its own innovation desk, which is 50/50 funded by regional stakeholders and the province. There is no involvement of the national level in this governance model. With this governance model the province aims to maximise sub regional strengths. 1. Advanced Manufacturing: Advanced Materials In Overijssel, especially Twente is seen as a traditionally strong region for High Tech Systems & Materials (HTSM), including advanced materials. In terms of employment (18.2% in 2013), the manufacturing sector is the second sector in Overijssel, after wholesale and trade (27.6% in 2013). National and regional stakeholders see the HTSM sector as highly important for economic growth and employment, both as a solitary sector and as an enabler for employment in related sectors. SMEs have an important role in Overijssel's economy, as 25% of employment is in companies with <10 employees and 60% in companies <100 employees. In Overijssel, most companies who are doing business in advanced materials are Original Equipment Manufacturers. Overijssel is known for an extensive infrastructure of regional platforms and cooperation between business, science and government. Yet, only a fraction of the SMEs and manufacturing companies are seen as innovation leaders who are significantly contributing to the regional R&D infrastructure and innovation activities. Nonetheless, with a high number of high-tech start-ups and well-known research groups, there is a strong innovative climate around the University of Twente (UT) and the adjacent Business Science Park, which includes advanced materials and nanotechnology. Also the climate in the Zwolle region and at several major industrial companies can be considered as innovative. International cooperation takes place to a large extent at the UT (i.e. MESA+ institute for nanotechnology) with other research institutions and industry at a global scale. Regional authorities are increasingly focusing on the creation of international linkages, as shown by a recent agreement with the Vanguard network and by various Interreg-projects aiming to connect the regional SMEs with regions abroad especially in the neighbouring German regions. To make the most of the region’s advanced manufacturing and advanced materials activities for the economy of Overijssel, three key challenges can be identified: • Challenge 1: Strengthen clusters of SME, industry, government and research Overijssel’s business sector, especially in Twente, demonstrates a high innovation potential with research institutes and companies specialised in advanced materials and nanotechnology. This potential can be mobilised and applied in different related industries and markets. However, most industrial companies are too loosely connected to the regional innovation infrastructure. Therefore, a challenge in the strengthening of the region’s economy is to attract and invite larger industrial companies into regional clusters such as the Open Innovation Centres. Preferably, these larger companies set the collective innovation
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