RIM PLUS 2015 REGIONAL INNOVATION REPORT PUGLIA: NEW MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ALESSANDRO MUSCIO, UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA (ITALY) [email protected] PUGLIA IN SHORT… • Low GERD and BERD (0.78% & 0.19% of GDP) • Population: 4M • ‘MODERATE INNOVATOR’ • GDP per capita: just €15k (66% of Italy’s GDP • But performing much better than all the other per capita) SF OC regions • Unempl. Rate: 21% (12% in Italy) • Good patent and spinoff performance • Micro-enterprises: 89% (83% in Italy) th st • 6 (out of 21) Italian region, 1 in southern Italy • Ind. Rate: 22% (26% in Italy) • 80 units, 7.4% of Italian academic spin offs • Empl. in agriculture: 6.8% (2.3% in Italy) • Spin offs in Puglia are also the youngest (<5yrs) • Severely hit by the world economic crises • …seeing the light at the end of the tunnel THE RIS UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH CENTRES 3 universities, 1 polytechnic university, 1 2 of the INFN, 8 of the CNR, 1 of the IIT private university and 1 of the ENEA Euromed Centre for Nanomaterial Modelling and Te c h n o l o g y ( E C M T ) INTERMEDIATE INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL AGENCIES Six regional technological districts (e.g. ARTI + InnovaPuglia + PugliaSviluppo DHITECH; DTA for the aerospace industry) POLICY SUPPORT TO NM&N: TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICTS STAKEHOLDERS: Local Stakeholders The RA consults Local Stakeholders 6 Technological Districts in The Regional Administration Puglia The RA submits a proposal to MIUR The Central Government (MIUR) The RA provides MIUR provides additional initial resources resources KETS AND RIS3 IN PUGLIA • Puglia’s RIS3 and the Digital Agenda 2020, are inspired by the KETs • ARTI (2014) carried out the identification of the relevant KETs in Puglia (149 organisations) • 56% from the private sector • 44% from the research system • Regional policy now revolves around ‘clusters’ • Technological districts • Other aggregations such as ‘productive districts’ • Initiatives • Regional Technological Districts, 8/19 projects on KETS 2 & 5 (3 M€) • MANUNET III “ERA-NET on advanced manufacturing technologies". NEW MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY IN PUGLIA NEW MATERIALS NANOTECHNOLOGIES • Clustered in Brindisi/Taranto • Clustered in Lecce…and Bari • Industrial applications revolve around the • Focus on health, environment, food aerospace sector (over 5,000 employees) • Critical mass: • Few large companies (74% of employment) • Strong role of the public research system • 50% of staff in AgustaWestland and Alenia- (some 200 researchers involved) Aermacchi (Leonardo-Finmeccanica) • Many start-ups • Investments in fibre placement and out-of- autoclave manufacturing techniques • Some involvement of large companies • Bosch, STMicroelectronics, ItalCementi, H3G, Ospedale San Raffaele NEW MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY IN PUGLIA Both involved in National Technological Clusters (broad and inclusive networks) NEW MATERIALS NANOTECHNOLOGIES • Dedicated TD in Brindisi: DTA • Dedicated TD in Lecce: DHITECH • UniSalento opened a branch in the premises of • UniSalento the “Città della Ricerca” • CNR carries out research in the NANOTEC, • ENEA has become a centre of excellence in the IMM and NANO institutes fields of materials and related technologies • CNR and UniSalento created the joint laboratory ECMT (2015) • Taranto/Grottaglie airport • 18 M€ investment • Technical school on aeronautics • IIT - Centre for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN NM&N CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES • New materials must meet • Continue to foster interregional nanotechnologies collaborative research • Future development in the aircraft industry • Fragile research system • The production of the new ATR • Te c h n o l o g y upgrading of the regional aerospace value chain • New technological opportunities • Advanced manufacturing in SMEs • Grant financial stability to the • The development of the Taranto nanotech research system Grottaglie airport test bed • Untenured research staff • Testbed for unmanned aircrafts GENERAL CHALLENGES IN REGIONAL POLICY • Leverage the potential of regional research institutions • The education system, which is severely underfunded • Human capital development is a key factor for innovation policy in Puglia, where the rate of tertiary education is much lower than in the rest of Europe • Promote the recruitment of graduates • Major investments are also needed in improving human resources in the private sector and the employment of graduates. • Regional productivity is below the European average and there is poor diffusion of ICT • Support to R&D investments and entrepreneurship • Support business demand for innovation.