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REGIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
PLAN
Castile and Leon
Ana Fernandes
Rui Martinho
REGIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
PLAN
Castile and Leon
Castile and Leon
REGIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
PLAN
Castile and Leon
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Agenda
Region Characterisation (at 1993)
An Opportunity ...
The Innovation System
Elaboration of the Plan
Plan Strategy
Plan Implementation – Programmes
Final Remarks
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Region Characterisation
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Economic Structure
Castile and Leon
GDP
70.0%
60.0%
Car Industry
6%
50.0%
3%
1%
22%
40.0%
12%
30.0%
Food Processing
Production
Technologies
Publishing
20.0%
4%
Energy
10.0%
15%
0.0%
Agriculture
Industry
Construction
Castile and Leon
Services
Wood
26%
3%
Spain
8%
Chemical
Textil
Big Firms
Materials
The 50 ( 0.3%) biggest industrial
firms generate 50% of the total
turnover.
0.07%
SME's
4.00%
Micro-Firms
95.93%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Valladolid, Leon and Burgos counts
for 68.9% of the industrial GDP and
generates 55.7% of the total region
production
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R&D and Companies Demand
Castile and Leon
Castile and Leon
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
Spain
EU
9.4%
4.3%
4.8%
4.6%
Approximately 10 companies
were responsible for 30% of the
business R&D
2.8%
2.0%
1.9%
0.8% 1.0%
Castile and Leon
R&D Expenditure
R&D Personnel
R&D Researchers
70.0%
Group 1 – Companies that are users
but not generators of technology
53.9%
48.7%
41.3%
40.0%
31.3%
30.0%
20.0%
19.8%
20.0%
Group 2 – Companies with a certain
innovative potential
Group 3 – Innovative Companies
Group 4 – Big Companies
EU
63.7%
60.0%
50.0%
Spain
9.4%
10.0%
4.8%
0.0%
Companies
Universities
Public Bodies
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Technology Supply
Castile and Leon
Number of Centres
Technological Centres
Environmental Technologies
15
Tourism
2
Textile and Dressmaking
2
Duplicities and overlaps
Scarcity of Human Resources
Equipment and Production Technologies
17
Chemical - Pharmaceutical
Wood and Furniture
5
Technological Parks
1
Energy, Mining and Water Supply
Scientific Park of Leon
7
5
Car Industry
10
Food Processing, Vegetable
Food Processing, Animal
Technology Park of Boecillo
9
Construction, Public Works and Materials
Culture and Communications
Deficient Management
9
6
Business and Innovation Centre
Castile and Leon (1990)
Burgos (1995)
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Castile and Leon
An Opportunity
In the Autumn of 1994 EC chose eight
regions to develop a Regional Technological
Plan to participate in a pilot programme with
the intention of promoting the Innovation and
Technology Transfer and the Regional Policy
and Cohesion.
Castile and Leon was one of the regions ...
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Castile and Leon
The Innovation System
Regional Administration
Support Infrastructures
Technological and Scientific
BICs, Tech Parks, OTTs
Financial
Risk Capital Entities
Scientific and
Technological Supply
Network of Tech Centres, Universities,
Private Supply
Technological Demand
Companies, Society, Administration
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Elaboration of the Plan
Castile and Leon
Analysis of the
technological and
Innovation
infrastructures
Analysis of the
Business Demand
for Innovation
and R&D
Identification and
definition of the
strategies
and actions
Sectoral Meetings
Sectoral Meetings
CONSENSUS
CONSENSUS
Analysis of the Interconnection
Between Demand and Supply
SYNTHESIS AND RESULTS
Diagnosis
STAGE I
Establishment of
Strategic and
Operative
Objectives
Follow-up
Evaluation
STEERING
COMMITEE
TECHNOLOGICAL
FORUM
Diffusion
Resources
SYNTHESIS AND RESULTS
Strategy of the Regional Tech. Plan
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STAGE II
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Plan Strategy
BASES OF RTP
SCOPE
• Actions that contribute to the
promotion and development of
Innovation
• Integral approach to achieve the
success of the RTP
• Focused upon to all the Agents
from Innovation System
• It covers the business needs
• Elaboration b y the regions
Administration with the support of
Central Government and EU
• Support and participation of
Technological Infrastructure
•Long-term Plan
AIM: TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMPETITIVENESS IN CASTILE AND
LEON LEADING TO THE OPTIMUM DEVELOPMENT OF ITS INNOVATION SYSTEM
• Support the guidelines of the region’s economic policy
• Consensus and participation of all the Agents
• Complementation with other national and international initiatives
• Gradual development of the actions that will be defined in the plan
OBJECTIVES
• Reorganisation and fostering of Technological and Innovation Supply
• Articulation of the business needs and demands
• Strengthening of collaboration at all levels
• To promote and take advantage of the available human potential
• To facilitate the access to the available capacities on national and international scene
• To promote an integral approach to innovation
• To control and evaluate the evolution of the RTP
PROGRAMMES
• INFRASTRUCTURES
• INNOVATION
• TRAINING
• PUBLIC AWARENESS RAISING
• STRUCTURING OF THE BUSINESS DEMAND
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Plan Implementation
The Infrastructures Programme
LINE 1: Support to the development of the Technological Supply Centres
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Definition of a specific model of technological supply for Castile and Leon
Discriminatory Support to the development of the Technological Supply Centres
Diffusion, as a whole and individualised, of all the activities in the Technological Supply Centres
among the companies in Castile and Leon
LINE 2: Fostering of the complete integration of support infrastructure to Innovation
and the interface between demand and supply in the Innovation System
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Support to the development of the Technological Park of Boecillo
Support to the development of the Business and Innovation Centres (BICs)
Support to coordinated actions of all interfaces organisations
Support to the development of the Scientific Park in Leon
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Plan Implementation
The Innovation Programme
LINE 1: Support to Technological Development
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Support to technological co-operation
Support to business projects of technological development
Support to realisation of technological applications and development for small and medium
enterprises
LINE 2: Support to the acquisition, the utilisation and exploitation of technologies
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Support to the acquisition and implementation by companies of Information and
Telecommunications technologies
Promotion of the implementation and improvement of Quality Management Systems in companies
Support to the incorporation and transfer of technologies
Support to the implementation and improvement of the design process and product development
Promotion of environmental improvements in companies
Promotion of energy saving, replacement and diversification
Support to the exploitation of R&D results
Support of the creation of small and medium enterprises in their incubation stage, with a specific
focus upon those that render engineering support
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The Vocational Training Programme
LINE 1: Support to the Capacity for Technological Development of Companies and the
Technological Supply
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Support to the continuous training and a professional improvement of technologists and
researchers
Support to the recent graduates
Promotion of technologists mobility
Support to the incorporation of technologists in companies
LINE 2: Support to the companies capacity to acquire, use and exploit Technologies
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Support to the continuous training and improvement of companies staff
Support to training rotation
Support to self-training of technicians and managers
Support to the entrepreneurs training to start-up and manage new business projects with an
innovative character
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Plan Implementation
The Public Awareness Raising Programme
LINE 1: Raising of Companies Awareness
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Support to the realisation of audits
Carrying out of awareness raising campaigns
Putting in practice of consciousness raising campaigns among editors and the media
Carrying out of a periodic survey on Innovation in companies of Castile and Leon and
diffusion of results
LINE 2: Access to Relevant Information on Innovation and Technological
Development
– Support to the realisation of displays and diffusion of successful innovative
experiences in companies of Castile and Leon
– Support to establishment displays of “technological aerials” and promotion the access
to relevant information for each company
– Actions of diffusion and access to regional and supraregional support
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The Structuring of the Business
Demand Programme
LINE 1: Support to the Business Integration and the Unfolding of Innovation
and Technological development activities in clusters
– Support to the identification of clusters that contribute to the improvement of the
companies technological position
– Support to the creation and promotion of inter-business “Innovation and Technology
Committees”
– Support to the setting-up of networks and strategic alliances aimed at product and
process innovation
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Final Remarks
Sucess Factors
• Correct Program Definition
• Participation and Involvement of the Different Agents
• Good Quality of Management
An Estimated Resouces of 74,000 million pesetas
• 55% Through national and European support programmes
• 45% Through private resources
Follow-up and Evaluation Mechanisms
• Direct and indirect indicators to monitor the Plan’s progress
• Better decision-making during the implementation phase
Expected Impacts of RTP
• Gradual increase of the regional technological effort over GDP to 1% by 2001
• Increase of private R&D expenditures to 50% of the total expenditure