NEW REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

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1 NEW REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION Presentation: Business Innovation Centres: Driving force behind Science and Innovation in the different regions Severiano Arias González Murcia Regional Development Agency Región de Murcia Consejería de Economía, Empresa e Innovación

2 Overview Business Innovation Centres: Driving force behind Science and Innovation in the regions 1. Introduction: Socioeconomic situation 2. : Science, Technology and Innovation 3. R+D+I for Companies and Start-ups 4. Business Innovation Centres

3 Region of Murcia Motorways Main Socioeconomic Variables Single province region Area (Km2) Population Neighbouring regions: Production - GVA (million ) Valencia (Alicante) Business creation Castile - la Mancha (Albacete) 7.89 Unemployment rate (%) Basic R+D Indicators Andalusia (Almería and Granada) Expenditure in R+D (thousand ) Personal R+D 45 municipalities Expenditure in Innovation (thousand ) Population: 1,362,546 inhabitants (3.07% Spain) International Publications PhDs Area: 11,313 Km 2 1,485 (2.24% Spain) Spanish Patents GDP: billion (2.54% Spain) European Patents Objective 1 BIS GDP Sectoral Structure (%) MURCIA SPAIN MURCIA / SPAIN 11, , % 1,362,546 44,395, % 22, , % 90,698 3,174, % MURCIA 1,099 4, , % 171,202 1, MURCIA SPAIN SPAIN 10,196,871 13,635,950 74,537 69,693 2,864 Agriculture Industry Construction Services MURCIA / SPAIN 1.67% 1.26% 2.25% 2.13% 1.43% % * Source: Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE), 2006

4 Science and Technology Plan Main Objectives: 1. Employment Growth and Quality 2. Knowledge-based Society 3. Territorial and Environmental Sustainability 4. Social Welfare and Cohesion 5. Institutional Capacity and Social Perception Main Objectives: 1. Increase R+D initiatives over the next 4 years 2. Set up new companies based on R+D results 3. Integrate researchers in companies 4. Support corporate innovation 5. Coordinate and improve Science and Technology resources 6. Upgrade capacity and competitiveness through R+D 7. Promote a scientific and entrepreneurial culture

5 R+D+I Infrastructures Scientific and Technology Estates BICs Technology Centres Universities SCIENCE INNOVATION Technology Centres LPRIs Liaison Offices General Government COMPANY Technology Centres BICs Financial Institution

6 Technology Centres Fuente Álamo Technology Estate 10 TC coordinated by INFO Traditional Sectors Business Associations INFO CONTRIBUTION millions (% ERDF) 200,000m 2 of Industrial Land Technology-based Firms Driving-sector Companies INFO CONTRIBUTION million (% ERDF)

7 Science Technology Estate of Murcia Project: ,300,000 m 2 Applied Scientific Research R+D Corporate Investment Destination R+D Transfer by different Research Groups University of Murcia Technical University of Cartagena San Antonio University IMIDA (Public Research Centre) CEBAS CSIC (Public Research Centre)

8 Business Innovation Centres in Murcia Infrastructures and services for: Promoting a corporate approach Implementing R+D+I in firms Transferring scientific & technological knowledge Supporting innovative entrepreneurs Benefiting from business nurseries Consolidating new firms in strategic sectors Promoting corporate innovation BICs in Europe: 155 BICs in Spain: 23 : 2 INFO CONTRIBUTION million (% ERDF)

9 Key Factors of BIC Success PUBLIC - PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUPING THE ESSENCE OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES, OUTSOURCING REMAINING ONES INHOUSE AND EXTERNAL COORDINATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING ENTERPRISING ENTREPRENEURS ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING IDEAS AND INNOVATION TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE ONGOING FOCUS ON CORPORATE NEEDS SPECIALIZED APPROACH

10 Strategic Lines of Action Line of Action 1: Promotion of an Enterprising Nature Line of Action 2: Business Creation Line of Action 3: Business Consolidation Line of Action 4: Corporate Development through Innovation Infrastructure Services Generic Actions Corporate Services R+D+I Projects Business nursery Society Setting up Processing Meeting Rooms University students Financing Management Classrooms Researchers Business Coordination Conferences Entrepreneurs Innovation Networking

11 Applied European Funds TOTAL ERDF Region of Murcia MURCIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: TOTAL SUBSIDY DESCRIPTION Support to industrial, trading and service firms Provision and adaptation of production environment and corporate service Improvement of SME financing conditions Support corporate internationalization and Foreign Trade Promotion Promotion of organizational capital R+D+I Projects Technology Transfer Creation and promotion of research centres Multimodal transport systems Technical Assistance % COFIN ,565 7,172 18,477 6,244 4,807 11,61 1,17 14,67 3,872 2, ,335 *Data in million euro

12 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Región de Murcia Consejería de Economía, Empresa e Innovación