Region of Central Greece Introduction of the region Immediate Fulfillment of Intervention Actions Social Independent Innovation Service Zacharis Grigorios, Cultural Center of Delphi, 17th October 2018 1 The Region in a nutshell who is who Region of Central Greece is an autonomous local authority in Belongs to the second Greece level of local government Is always in line with the Plans and implements principles of sustainable policies at regional level development and social within its remit. cohesion in the country. Takes into account national and European policies. Located at the center of Greece Second largest 5.2% of the country's administrative region in population Greece 2 Economic Context 4,64% of the country’s Gross Domestic Tourism Product, 6th 01 03 infrastructure and among the 13 Growth growing services Greek Regions. sector. Agriculture Tourism Rich in mineral Crucial secondary Secondary resources and 02 04 sector for the sector developed regional economy, agricultural 35.7% of the sector. Regional Gross Value Added. 3 Research, development and innovation context According to the Second in Greece Marginal 2.4% Regional Innovation in business sector share in the Scoreboard 2017, the expenditure on R&D country’s gross Region of Central expenditure on Greece is ranked as a research and “Moderate – Innovator” development. 4 Policy making context Regional Operational Design and implementation through the programs 1 Programme of the Region National Horizontal Consolidation of existing registries and other entities in 2 Operational Programmes order to form a way through bureaucracy. Vision Balanced economic and social development, 3 improving the entrepreneurial and investment environment, Vertical Priorities Agri-food, Experience industry, Metal and other 4 metallic products 5 Horizontal Priorities Clean – Green technologies, ICT, Human Capital 5 Region & International Programs Interreg Interreg Interreg Europe 12Med Adrion 3 • RCIA • iBUY • Chimera • TOUREST • FEMINA 6 Region & International Programs Total Budget: Different Horizon 2020 24.507.199,46€ funding OPERANDUM programs Region of Central Greece Budget: 1.297.655,35€ Third Health Program Mig-Health Care 7 Innovation Public Procurement National Level Limited country experience on innovative public procurement National RIS3 4412/2016 Law on public procurement By using appropriate indicators, EU directive adaptation we measure the effectiveness of Improving SMEs position in partnering the actions and diffuse the with the public sector results Regional Level Moderate innovator and inexperienced innovation demander ROP Regional RIS3 . 8 Spreading the results in society 1. Μedia 2. Social Media 3. Presentations 4. Εvents 5. Presentations of completed &Seminars actions 9 Key Players Center for Regional and Local Innovation “Open” Central University of Thessaly Greece Materials Technological Industrial Educational Research & Institute of Central Technology Greece Center (MIRTEC) S.A. Regional Council of Research and Innovation 10 Thank you.