11 FINANCING AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS FOR INNOVATION AND ECO-INNOVATION IN ANDALUSIA & MAIN FINDINGS FROM ANDALUSIAN PLATFORM FOR ECO-INNOVATION Ms. Cecilia

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FINANCING AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS FINANCING AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS FOR INNOVATION AND ECO-INNOVATION FOR INNOVATION AND ECO-INNOVATION

IN ANDALUSIA IN ANDALUSIA & & MAIN FINDINGS FROM ANDALUSIAN MAIN FINDINGS FROM ANDALUSIAN PLATFORM FOR ECO-INNOVATIONPLATFORM FOR ECO-INNOVATION

Ms. Cecilia Gañán de MolinaGeneral Director for Environmental Participation and

Information Regional Ministry of Environment

Junta de Andalucía

Milano, 14th december 2007Milano, 14th december 2007

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SOME FACTS ABOUT ANDALUSIASOME FACTS ABOUT ANDALUSIA

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SURFACE AREA: SURFACE AREA: 87.597 square 87.597 square Km.Km.2,242,24%% of of EU25EU25 territory territory17,3%17,3% of of SpanishSpanish surface area surface area

THE REGION OF THE REGION OF ANDALUSIAANDALUSIA

POPULATION: POPULATION: 7,5 millions7,5 millions1,7%1,7% of of EU25EU25 population population18%18% of of SpanishSpanish population population

PROTECTED SURFACE AREAPROTECTED SURFACE AREA20%20% of of the total surface of the total surface of AndalusiaAndalusia29,8%29,8% of the of the SpanishSpanish protected protected surfacesurface

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STEPS IN THE CONTEXT STEPS IN THE CONTEXT OF ECREIN PROJECTOF ECREIN PROJECT

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CONSTITUTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RREGIONAL EGIONAL PPLATFORM FOR LATFORM FOR EECO-INNOVATIONCO-INNOVATION

PREPRE-ANDALUSIA-ANDALUSIA

20 Institutions30 Members

BUSINESSES & IPSFL

RESEARCH

(6) Association of Andalusian Environmental Enterprises & 3

leading companies & Foundation

(1) Spanish National Research Council

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (3) Banesto, Caja Granada, UNICAJA

PUBLIC VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATION

(1) INVERCARIA

TECHNOLOGY AGENTS (5) RETA, CITANDALUCÍA, CANP, IAT, CTA

ANDALUSIAN ENERGY AGENCY

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ANDALUSIA (3) CMA, CICE, IDEA

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ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES PRE-ANDALUSIA

PRE MEETINGS (5)23rd April 2007

First meeting

Constitution3rd May 2007

Work session: Group discussion

First proposal of measures23rd May 2007Second meeting

Validation of Initial Executive Summary

(discussion)&

Questionnaires (Q1 & Q2)

8th October 2007Third meeting

Validation of 2nd Executive Summary (discussion)

&Questionnaires (Q1 & Q2)

30th November 2007Fourth meeting

Validation of the Summary and Proposals (discussion)

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ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES PRE-ANDALUSIA

PLATFORM OUTCOMESTWO TWO

EXECUTIVE SUMMARIESEXECUTIVE SUMMARIES

1ST. Initial R&D stages1ST. Initial R&D stages

2ND. Innovation, market 2ND. Innovation, market access, marketing and access, marketing and

exportationexportation THREE THREE

CONCLUSION REPORTSCONCLUSION REPORTS

PRE-PRE-ANDALUSIAANDALUSIA FOURFOUR

QuestionnairesQuestionnaires

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SUMMASUMMARYRY

FINANCING OF R&D&I ACTIVITIES IN ANDALUSIA

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SUMMASUMMARYRY


Main innovation financing programmes Main innovation financing programmes

A) A) UE UE Programmes Programmes -Seventh Framework Programme for R&D (7PM7PM)-Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIPCIP)-LIFE +-Structural and Cohesion Funds (Technological Fund for SpainTechnological Fund for Spain)

B) CENTRAL GOVERMMENTCENTRAL GOVERMMENT Programmes-INGENIO 2010 Programmes (CÉNITCÉNIT, NEOTEC & NEOTEC RISK CAPITALNEOTEC & NEOTEC RISK CAPITAL, CONSOLIDER and AVANZ@)-National Scientific Research, Technology Development and Innovation Plan 2008-2011

C) REGIONAL GOVERMMENT REGIONAL GOVERMMENT programmes -Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation Plan (PAIDI PAIDI 2007-20132007-2013)-Andalusia Global Innovation-Technology-Business Subsidy Global Innovation-Technology-Business Subsidy 2007-2013 (within ERDF Andalusia)- Programme of Incentives for Business Innovation and Development: Order of incentives for the promotion of innovation and business Order of incentives for the promotion of innovation and business development in Andalusia 2007-2013development in Andalusia 2007-2013- Basis of Action for the Andalusian Technology FundBasis of Action for the Andalusian Technology Fund

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Main innovation financing programmesMain innovation financing programmes

MANAGED BY ANDALUSIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT (2007-2013)

Programme R&D&i Budget

Andalusian Research, Development and Innovation Plan (PAIDI 2007-2013)

25.402 M€

Regulation law of incentives for the promotion of innovation and business development of Andalusia (2007-2009)

1.000 M€

Andalusian Technology Fund (structural Funds) 800 M€

ERDF OP- Andalusia (structural Funds) 1.672 M€

SUMMASUMMARYRY


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INVENTORINVENTORYY

INNOVATION AND ECOINNOVATION FINANCING AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS IN ANDALUSIA

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INVENTORINVENTORYY

INNOVATION AND ECOINNOVATION FINANCING AND SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS IN ANDALUSIA

Inventory: document containing the existing regulations of document containing the existing regulations of

the current R&D support framework.the current R&D support framework.

Creation of a database: Creation of a database: all the regulations having been all the regulations having been

identified and classified according with different criteria identified and classified according with different criteria

( promoting body, source of the fund, nature of the fund, type ( promoting body, source of the fund, nature of the fund, type

of instrument, budget, identification of environmental of instrument, budget, identification of environmental

objectives, type ofpromoted/supported eco-innovation, etc).objectives, type ofpromoted/supported eco-innovation, etc).

44 instruments have been identified (at national, regional and 44 instruments have been identified (at national, regional and

local level) including incentives addressed to the SME's for the local level) including incentives addressed to the SME's for the

promotion of eco-promotion of eco-innovation. innovation.

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MAINMAINPROPOSALSPROPOSALS PRE-ANDALUSIA

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MAINMAINPROPOSALSPROPOSALS PRE-ANDALUSIA

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT-

ORIENTED MEASURES

BUSINESS SERVICE-ORIENTED MEASURES

TECHNOLOGY “TAKE UP” AND COMMERCIAL

AND INDUSTRIAL

EXPLOITATION-ORIENTED MEASURES

SME, ECO-INNOVATION

OTHER PROPOSALS

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MAINMAINPROPOSALPROPOSAL

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ORIENTED MEASURES

Dissemination of useful and strategic information and the enhancement of an easy access to are key factors for promoting innovation within SMEs:

Multiplicity of existing aid schemes.

Difficulties in managing the volume of information available on support instruments.

Lack of knowledge of innovation-supporting policies and instruments by SMEs.

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PROPOSALSPROPOSALS


ORIENTED MEASURES

To co-ordinate and simplify information mechanisms and transmitters, both players (public and private promoters and intermediaries) and formats, support elements and channels.

To increase (technical, financial and human) resources allocated for disseminating information on existing instruments, measures and support programmes.

To redesign existing dissemination programmes, adapting them to SME profiles.

To ensure efficient co-ordination between different mechanisms and dissemination channels.

To simplify existing aid schemes.

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In general, SMEs lack of mid and long-term vision when assessing the profitability of technology innovation projects.

There is a lack of assessments of technological requirements.

SMEs are unaware of the competitive advantages of commitment to business innovation.

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PROPOSALSPROPOSALS


To increase the resources allocated for integral business consulting on innovation-related activities.

To encourage entrepreneurship.

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AND INDUSTRIAL


Most existing instruments (including CIP) do not cover a critical stage of the process: the initial commercial exploitation.

The programmes supporting technological innovation projects are usually finished before its first commercial application.

The demonstration stages are not sufficiently supported.

Technologies and innovations which have been successfully proven by SMEs find it difficult to obtain financing for the initial stages of production on an industrial scale.

SMEs depend on large enterprises for the development of eco-innovations.

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PROPOSALSPROPOSALS


AND INDUSTRIAL


To increase instruments and financial support for “take up” technology and initial commercial (and industrial) exploitation of new technologies and innovations.

Technology “take up” measures

Best practices: for users

First-users

Assessments

Support nodes

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PROPOSALSPROPOSALS

OTHER PROPOSALS

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With regard to eco-innovations, additional economic measures need to be undertaken in order to introduce signals in relative prices.

Support instruments focusing on improving processes, products and services are inadequate compared to instruments supporting the creation of new products, processes and services.

Private-public partnerships focusing on increasing funding opportunities for innovation by financial institutions and intermediaries should be strengthened.

The weak venture capital activity in Andalusia places our region at a disadvantage position.

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REGARDIND THE ECREIN REGARDIND THE ECREIN PROPOSALPROPOSAL

ANDALUSIAN REGIONAL PLATFORM

CONCLUSIONS

Interest of Andalusia in a common position in relation with the suitability of current instruments, and more specifically of the financial instruments for SMEs proposed by the CIP itself.

ECREIN project, through its platforms, could contribute to guide the Commission about the current instruments` suitability and feasibility for the regions.

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REGARDIND THE ECREIN REGARDIND THE ECREIN PROPOSALPROPOSAL

ANDALUSIAN REGIONAL PLATFORM

CONCLUSIONS

The creation of Financial mechanisms for SMEs The creation of Financial mechanisms for SMEs on eco-innovation must go together with one or on eco-innovation must go together with one or more “accompanying measure/s” focusing more “accompanying measure/s” focusing specifically on the dissemination of the specifically on the dissemination of the informationinformation about the considered instruments. about the considered instruments.

The Andalusian Platform would like to highlight the insufficiency of financial mechanisms for insufficiency of financial mechanisms for technological assimilation stagestechnological assimilation stages. Therefore, we would propose the explicit consideration in CIP of this aspect, when supporting SMEs.

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