Region2Region cooperation in the European funding context III Region meets Region Hungarian seminar Tilburg, Deprez building, June 6th 2012

1. Innohelix:
Region2Region cooperation in the European
funding context
III Region meets Region Hungarian seminar
Tilburg, Deprez building, June 6th 2012
John Krijger
Consultant en business development bij RTE Adviesgroep
Jkrijger@RTE.NL

2. Initiated by
Project development in
co-operation with:
Supported by

3. Ambition
Creating a sustainable
cooperation between regions to
support entrepreneurship and
innovation in order to support
regional and economical
development
INVOLVED REGIONS
Noord-Brabant, NL
Észak-Alföld, HU
Aeras of cooperation
Stimulate enterpreneurship & Innovation.
Support and facilities for innovation.
Creating business opportunities for
companies.

4. REGIONS & their competences
University of Debrecen

5. Userdriven innovation model

6. INNOHELIX Ecosystem

8. EU 2020 – EUROPE’S GROWTH STRATEGY

9. Priorities
• Education
Smart growth • Research & Innovation
• Digital society
• More competitive low carbon society
Sustainable • Environment protection
•
growth •
New green technologies & Efficient smart electricity grids
Improving the business environment and helping costumers
• More and better jobs
• Investment in skills & training
Inclusive growth • Modernizing
• Benefits of growth reach all
Economic • A reinforced economic agenda with closer EU surveillance.
• Action to safeguard the stability of the euro area.
governance • Action to repair the financial sector

11. Europe 2020: Reaching the targets
Need support and
endorsement of Member
• Growth based on States and Regions
knowledge & innovation
• An inclusive, ICT
high-employment Innovation
Industrially
society R&D
relevant
EU levers for Growth and jobs
• Green growth: - Single market
A competitive & sustainable - Trade policies
economy - Financial support

12. Elements of the Common Strategic
Framework (CSF) 2014 – 2020
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),
European Social Fund (ESF),
Cohesion Fund (CF),
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

13. …and boosting the
competitiveness of SME’s
1 Access to finance
EU schemes for SMEs:
2 Access to markets
At home:
- Enforce Single Market legislation
- Direct funding and loans
- Fast-track Single Market Act
- Guarantees
- Use of public procurement
- Working capital
- EIB
Abroad:
• EU market for venture capital
- Support for internationalization
• Innovative financing instruments
- New trade agreements
3 Cutting red-tape
•
•
E-government and e-commerce
3 days to start a business
• Reduction of late payments
• Exemptions for micro-firms

14. Funding opportunities, short term
1. Eurostars
2. Eco – Innovation (CIP)

15. EUROSTARS
Next deadline:
Autumn 2012

16. ECO-INNOVATION
Bridges the gap between research and the market for
products, services and processes that protect the
environment
FOCUS:
• Materials and recycling processes;
• Sustainable building products;
• Food and drink sector;
• Water efficiency, treatment, distribution;
• Greening business.
Next deadline:
September 6th 2012

17. Q&A
More information: www.innohelix.eu

18. More information
More information on Innohelix : www.innohelix.eu
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