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2015/2278(INI) Cohesion policy and research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3)
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/05/26
Lead committee dossier: REGI/8/04824
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/05/26
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | REGI | VALCÁRCEL SISO Ramón Luis (EPP) | DĂNCILĂ Viorica (S&D), PORĘBA Tomasz Piotr (ECR), VAN MILTENBURG Matthijs (ALDE), ŠKRLEC Davor (Verts/ALE), D'AMATO Rosa (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Subjects
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2016/05/26
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/04/19
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/10/29
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
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2015/2278(INI)
2016/02/29
REGI
137 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 22 February 2016 entitled ‘Investment Plan for Europe: new guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the EFSI,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas during these times of economic, financial and social crisis the EU must step up its efforts to create smart and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the importance of tailoring education and research to the real needs of the market in an effort to make sure that new innovations meet demand and lead to economic growth;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates the key role that EU urban areas have to play in the economic and social development of the EU by acting as hubs for various actors and sectors, combining the challenges and opportunities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and by serving as frontrunners in the integrated and place-based policy approach; emphasises the importance of urban areas in catalysing human resources, infrastructure and investment potential for the development of innovation clusters;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines the importance of facilitating innovative Cross- sectoral, triple helix and cross-border cooperation related to European challenges to make the regions and cities smarter, greener and more enjoyable to live and work in;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses the need for the further development and extension throughout Europe of the concept of 'smart and connected cities';
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the intention of the Dutch EU Presidency to create a bottom-up approach, empowering cities, in coordination with regional authorities, to develop the EU Urban Agenda, and to evolve from smart to excellent cities; supports, in this context, the preparation of
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Supports the Commission and the Council initiatives for EU Urban Agenda in the Pact of Amsterdam; calls on the Commission to foster policy coherence between urban and regional policies; asks the Commission to come forward with proposals to align the initiatives and methodology of "Smart Cities" and RIS3 in the 7th Cohesion report;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Draws the attention to promoting different city-to-city cooperation and knowledge exchange schemes in the field of smart specialization and innovation, such as the "Open and Agile Smart Cities" supported by the European Commission;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that, although most regions have adopted a RIS3, a considerable number of them still
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas public investment geared to sustainable and smart growth has been considerably reduced because of the budgetary austerity policies which the Commission is requiring national governments to implement;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Reminds local and regional decision makers on the importance of their commitment to use the RIS3 as an economic transformation instrument within their own region and thus influencing also the EU policy;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the concentration of
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the concentration of these regional strategies on energy, health, information and communications technology, advanced food materials, services, tourism, sustainable innovation, biobased economy, manufacturing systems and cultural and creative industries; regrets that only a few regions have created clusters in fields reflecting popular priorities, such as renewable energy, sustainability, the digital agenda, KETs and public health, and encourages more regions to do so;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Believes that the promotion of national observatories of smart specialization strategies can help to build stronger indicator systems for monitoring RIS3, especially regarding methodology and training;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers it beneficial to address future-oriented sectors of the economy in smart specialisation strategies; Maintains that the implementation of those strategies can only be successful if based on local and regional assets; Underlines, therefore, the need to strengthen local and regional resources and adapt them, if necessary, to future needs and requirements for sustainable development, in particular in the food and energy sector;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Observes that some RIS3 are poorly documented when it comes to demonstrate their unique competitive advantages of the region, while others do not provide evidence regarding the strength of stakeholders to support enterprises for innovation or researchers to provide applied research and to find commercial applications of their results; notes also that some regions have wide strategies and simplistic monitoring indicators; urges to that end an increase of capacity of public authorities to collect and assess the relevant information received, as well as to boost a coordinated effort by regions and central authorities to identify and standardise existing databases, making them accessible to stakeholders;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the use of existing tools like the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) for periodic monitoring – both quantitative and qualitative – of the implementation of the strategies
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for periodic monitoring – both quantitative and qualitative – of the implementation of the strategies; criticises the fact that both regions and Member States face similar problems in terms of evaluation of monitoring, and calls on regions to develop strong qualitative and quantitative measures
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the stagnation of private investment in R&D is due to the current weakness of growth and the uncertainty as to when demand will recover;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for periodic monitoring – both quantitative and qualitative – of the implementation of the strategies and to involve stakeholders including from civil society in this process; criticises the fact that both regions and Member States face similar problems in terms of evaluation of monitoring, and calls on regions to develop strong qualitative and quantitative measures, and to publish regular reports on achievements of their
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Encourages regions and Member States to be proactive
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Encourages regions and Member States to be proactive in the framework of the action plans, established with the Commission, in view of the target date of December 2016; asks them to set and implement their monitoring mechanism
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Is of the opinion that a joint participation in the monitoring and evaluation of relevant instruments under the RIS3 as well as an alignment of monitoring and evaluation for reporting of different instruments can help a lot in this field; calls therefore all stakeholders and decision-makers to create synergies between them and develop arrangements that collect and synthesise data from policies and instruments included in Specific RIS3 strategies;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets that RIS3 often recognise the need to help enterprises exploit all forms of innovation, but then only support innovation based on technology knowledge; Recalls the importance of all kinds of innovation systems and institutions regardless their size and of their linkage to local and regional clusters;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets that RIS3 often recognise the need to help enterprises exploit all forms of innovation, but then only support innovation based on technology knowledge; suggests in this regard that the RIS3 consider innovation in other areas also, such as services and the creative sector;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that RIS3 have to be well implemented if they are to tackle the innovation gap and boost jobs and growth in Europe; stresses that, to this end, it is essential to
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Believes that the participatory approach in the strategies has to be included in all the processes, including the monitoring and evaluation process, as this will increase the scope for cooperation in achieving RIS3 objectives;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Urges the EU and Member States not to forget that this instrument must be viable, operational and efficient so as to avoid burdening to beneficiaries with bureaucracy;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas s
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to push for a review of the strategies
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to push for a review of the strategies after 2017 in order to boost their efficiency and effectiveness,
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Recognises that smart specialisation strategies could be powerful instruments to tackle energy challenges, resource efficiency and energy security;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the European Commission to keep supporting the role of the S3 platform, to help to increase the granularity of the strategies and to remain focus on the importance of leverage of private investments;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Asks DG Regio and the S3 platform to draft, and widely disseminate, a short policy paper on the past RIS3 experience, focused on the following areas: a SWOT analysis of the experience; lessons learned by regions and main pitfalls observed for each of the six steps described in the RIS3 guide;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Asks DG Regio and the S3 platform to draft, and widely disseminate, a short policy paper on the past RIS3 experience, focused on the following areas: a SWOT analysis of the experience; lessons learned by regions and main pitfalls observed for each of the six steps described in the RIS3 guide; recommendations and standardised templates for a continuous improvement of the RIS3 to better design the strategies after 2020; human capacity needed to successfully design and implement a RIS3; draws the attention that regional networks interested in research and innovation should be encouraged and supported in promoting the successes and lessons learned in order to embed the thinking in the regions at all levels;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Believes that procedures should be simplified and bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies reduced.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas cohesion policy has not made it possible to reduce regional disparities, particularly in terms of RDI;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas for the 2014-2020 programming period, Member States are required, for the first time, to de
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas smart specialisation combines and brings together different policies including on entrepreneurship, education and innovation for regions to identify and select priority areas for their development and related investments through focusing on their strengths and comparative advantages;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas RIS3
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas RIS3 should help make the European economy more competitive, develop an European added value in innovation, create more better jobs, take on board new experiences, contribute to the dissemination of good practices and develop a new entrepreneurial spirit, combined with a functioning digital single market and smart specialisation that could
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas RIS3 should help make the European economy more competitive, create more high-quality jobs, take on board
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to the communication from the Commission of 14 December 2015 entitled 'Investing in jobs and growth - maximising the contribution of European Structural and Investment Funds' (COM(2015)0639 final),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the development of a RIS3 strategy involves a process of developing multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms identifying the place-based areas of greatest strategic potential, setting strategic priorities and designing efficient support service to enterprises to maximize the knowledge-based development potential of a region;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the European Union remains confronted with persistent innovation gaps, both internationally and internally where innovation performance differences between Member States are still relatively high and at the global level, the Union is still lagging behind its main competitors;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas RIS3 contributes to the efficient use of EU funds; whereas RIS3 affects all Member States and regions of the European Union; whereas RIS3 unlocks the potential of all regions in the Union;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas the timely and successful development of RIS3 strategies in the Member States is to an important degree dependent on their increasing administrative capacity for programming, budgeting, implementation and evaluation within the policy framework with the aim of enhancing private investment in R&D&I;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas initial assessments of smart specialisation strategies, carried out in early 2015, have so far delivered a mixed picture, notably regarding the choice of priorities, often considered as too generic or insufficiently connected to regional economic and innovation structures;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas the RIS3 platform assists bottom-up and peer-to-peer exchanges and transfer of knowledge among participating regions, this process needs to be prioritized with respect to the future design and practice of smart specialization initiatives;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that smart specialisation strategies (S3s) support thematic concentration and strategic programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and lead to increased performance orientation on the ground, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 objectives; emphasises that the aim of these strategies is to create knowledge- based and sustainable growth
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that smart specialisation strategies (S3s) support thematic concentration and strategic programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and lead to increased performance orientation on the ground, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 objectives; emphasises that the aim of these strategies is to create knowledge- based and sustainable growth and harmonised development, not only in well- developed areas, but also in regions in transition as well as in less developed and rural regions;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that smart specialisation strategies (S3s) support thematic concentration and strategic programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and lead to increased performance orientation on the ground, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 objectives; emphasises that the aim of these strategies is to create knowledge- based and sustainable growth, not only in well-developed areas, but also in regions in transition as well as in less developed and rural and island regions;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 13 September 2013 entitled ‘Measuring innovation output in Europe: towards a new indicator’ (COM(2013)0624),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that smart specialisation strategies (S3s) support thematic concentration and strategic programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and lead to increased performance orientation on the ground, thus contributing to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives; emphasises that the aim of these strategies is to create knowledge-
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Requests that the new ex-ante conditionality provisions for the attribution of ESI Funds are fully respected in order to make smart
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all actors involved to develop RIS3 on the basis of analyses of each region
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all actors involved to develop RIS3 on the basis of analyses of each region’s
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all actors involved to develop RIS3 on the basis of analyses of each region’s relative strengths and potential, to focus on
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on all actors involved to develop RIS3 on the basis of analyses of each region’s relative strengths and potential, to focus on productive specialisation to detect emerging niches for smart specialisation, and to enhance a stronger partnership between the public and private sectors ; stresses however that the cooperative relationship between public actors (governments, agencies and international organisations, or a combination thereof) and private actors, could offer a number of potential benefits but entails a risk of conflict of interests that should be adequately addressed both by hard-law and soft-law tools;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Supports a broad definition of innovation, as the transformation of an idea into a new or improved product or service introduced on the market, into a new or improved operational process used in industry and commerce or into a new approach to a social service;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Asks regions to design innovative support services schemes complementing or replacing existing support services to help enterprises to absorb new knowledge and technology to remain competitive;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to the guidance for policy- makers and implementing bodies on "Enabling synergies between European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and other research, innovation and competitiveness-related Union programmes" (SWD (2014)205),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Asks the European Commission to align the general block exemption regulation to allow the seal of excellence conditions to be offered by the ESIF;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Asks national authorities to invest in regional intelligence and big data mining to demonstrate their unique competitive advantage as well as to understand trends of regional enterprises in the global value chain;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is of the opinion that the S3 platform in Seville plays a key role in advising and benchmarking regions on their innovation strategies, helping lagging regions and enhancing multi-level governance and synergies between regions
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is of the opinion that the S3 platform in Seville plays a key role in advising and benchmarking regions on their innovation strategies
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is of the opinion that the S3 platform, established by DG REGIO and located in the JRC in Seville, plays a key role in advising and benchmarking regions on their innovation strategies, helping lagging regions and enhancing multi-level governance and synergies between regions; stresses that the platform should develop mentoring activities in lagging regions, as well as make a continuous effort to update its database, taking into account the local needs, specificities and priorities of regions and cities;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. RIS3 should give a region its greatest competitive potential and ensure that research and innovation resources reach critical mass;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that the S3 platform in Seville should pay particular attention to lagging regions and, in particular, should help them to shape and direct their strategies;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that smaller regions have more problems in developing and implementing strategies and calls for the development of proposals to increase the support of these regions in order to enhance the implementation of the S3 strategies and the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Welcomes the European Commission's latest focus on lagging regions, the latter from a recent pilot project from the European Parliament Preparatory Action in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace scaled up to regions from 8 Member States until the end of 2017;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament Preparatory Action in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (REMTh),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Welcomes the continuation of the Regional Innovation Monitor Plus platform (RIM Plus), established by DG Growth, the creation of a Research Innovation Observatory (RIO), established by DG RTD and different policy-related Knowledge Centers at DG JRC (EC), providing comprehensive data, indicators and guidelines to national and regional S3 stakeholders;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Looks forward to future details on the European Innovation Council (EIC), aiming to create a 'one stop shop' for innovators, thus bridging the achievements of science with the needs of businesses and public authorities in Europe;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the authorities concerned to
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the authorities concerned to put
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the authorities concerned to put a stronger focus on financial instruments, as innovation should not only be focused on grants, but also be able to find alternative means of finance, such as loans and guarantees;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that some Member States have decided to opt for national RIS3 without giving local and regional authorities a chance to develop their own views; regrets that the partnership principle enshrined in Article 5 of the CPR has not always been respected; calls on Member States to respect the partnership principle at all stages of the preparation and implementation of the Partnership Agreement and Operational Programmes;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that some Member States have decided to opt for national RIS3 without giving local and regional authorities a chance to develop their own views; Underlines the importance of a regional approach and calls on Member States concerned to reconsider replacing the national RIS3 by regional ones in order not to miss out growth opportunities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that some Member States have decided to opt for national RIS3 without giving local and regional authorities a chance to develop their own views, thus undermining the bottom-up entrepreneurial discovery process that should be enshrined in RIS3;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) - having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A7- 0462/2013),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that some Member States have decided to opt for national RIS3 without giving local and regional authorities a chance to develop their own views, and calls for better coordination between national and regional S3s whenever appropriate;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that smart specialisation strategies should be designed through the entrepreneurial discovery process with the full involvement of regional and local authorities; underlines that the RIS3 process must be interactive, regionally- driven and consensus-based, which can be achieved through better coordination between all levels of governance;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the quality of cooperation between government and the relevant actors in regions will have a decisive influence on the RIS3 strategy, and will markedly reduce the risk of wrong priority choices being made; underscores, in this connection, the importance of consulting with businesses, and with SMEs in particular, since a ‘vision of innovation’ will only be successful if businesses have the appropriate potential to put it into practice;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the importance of better coordination between all levels of governance to foster a bottom-up vision of the regional strategies, including all smart specialisation authorities and stakeholders, as well as experts, civil society and end users, in order to break ‘silo mentalities’; points out that the failure to adapt Member State legislation is creating barriers to the implementation of investments in research and innovation;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reminds the limited role that civil society has played in RIS3 strategies and calls to enhance its participation through platforms and collaborative partnerships as this can help to better shape strategies and enhance cooperation with society and better governance;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Highlights the importance of close coordination throughout the whole implementation phase between the
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Asks for a reinforcement of the RIS 3 implementation in the context of the upcoming review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for continued efforts to encourage a change of mentality and to promote innovative policy approaches to boost
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for continued efforts to encourage a change of mentality and to promote innovative policy approaches to boost intraregional, inter-regional, extra-regional and transnational collaboration including for macro-regions;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas during
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for continued efforts to encourage a change of mentality and to promote innovative policy approaches to boost intraregional, inter-regional, extra-regional, cross-border and transnational collaboration;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls the importance of social innovation to be underlined which can help establish new business models and cultures thus providing for an appropriate environment for the implementation of the circular economy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls upon the Commission to come forward with an integrated communication on the added value of the RIS3 strategies and their implementation in the operational programmes, followed by proposals for further steps in the 7th Cohesion report;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Regrets the lack of interregional cooperation on the basis of the smart specialisation theme; the Common Strategic Framework offers the possibility to use up to 15 percent of the Funds under the Common Provisions Regulation (European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund) for this cooperation outside the own region; emphasizes that the article 16.3 report 'Investing in jobs and growth - maximising the contribution of European Structural and Investment Funds' shows these possibilities have been underused until now; calls upon the Member States and regional authorities to make increased use of the possibilities offered;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the development of flexibility and coordination mechanisms linking the
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the development of flexibility and coordination mechanisms
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the development of flexibility and coordination mechanisms linking the S3 platform and the Horizon 2020 programme, and encourages regions to use tools such as the Vanguard Initiative, the Seal of Excellence, the Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP), the Stairway to Excellence, the regional innovation schemes for the Co-location centres of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), as well as strategic cluster partnerships, with a view to boosting investment, enhancing coordination, creating synergies and promoting exchanges of views in order to avoid duplication and inefficient spending
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Encourages national and European institutions to continue monitoring the "Innovation divide" not only among EU Member States and across NUTS 2 regions, but also and increasingly so within Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Suggests that a favourable framework for innovation and research needs to be created for the new programming period, by guaranteeing synergy in their funding; stresses in this connection the importance of intensifying dialogue and cooperation between the EU institutions (EP and Council), as well as at executive level (Commission and the national implementing authorities);
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on authorities to simplify procedures and reduce bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies; encourages
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on authorities at all levels to simplify procedures and reduce bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies; encourages investments in human capital, including via EU interregional partnerships, to increase administrative capacities and to manage and implement the RIS3 process successfully;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the relevant authorities to simplify procedures and reduce bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies; encourages investments in human capital, including via EU interregional partnerships, to increase administrative capacities and to manage and implement the RIS3 process successfully;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on authorities to simplify procedures and reduce bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies; encourages investments in human capital, including via EU interregional partnerships, to increase administrative capacities and to manage and implement the RIS3 process successfully; encourages authorities to give priority to research and innovation in regions that have the corresponding potential but where investment in this area is sparse;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the existing bodies to provide additional assistance to those Member States in need of it for the implementation of the RIS3 strategy;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that smart specialisation strategies should also be a powerful instrument to tackle social, environmental, climate and energy challenges, to promote knowledge spill over and technological diversification;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. C
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Criticises the lack of synergies across ESI Funds and other EU financing instruments, which hinders coordination, coherence and integration of EU funding, and reduces their results and impact; calls to draw more attention and research on how to improve both a strategic approach to synergies and on the combination of funding instruments;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Emphasizes the need to continue and deepen the triple and quadruple helix approaches to smart specialization at the regional level, involving public administrations, businesses, universities and citizens. The role of the latter two sets of participants (i.e. high education/ research institutions and citizens' organizations) should be reinforced in the new EU programming and types of financing;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls for an increased support for SMEs and startup companies, as the vast majority of them are being at the forefront of disruptive innovation, as well as contributing significantly to identifying local talents in a variety of fields and employing young people;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas during these times of economic crisis the EU must step up its efforts to create smart
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Encourages the continuous search of reliable indicators monitoring innovation performance at all levels of governance by better mobilizing and coordinating the resources of Eurostat and other European Commission DGs, as well as of the achievements of OECD, ESPON and other players in this field such as national statistical offices;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) provides excellent options to boost innovation at regional, national and EU level by enhancing the attractiveness of investments in research and innovation in order to attract private capital to complement public funding;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to take into account RIS3 strategies and other programmes of innovation, with special regards to the Integrated Territorial Investments, when developing the European Urban Agenda to create synergies and strong links for an efficient use of resources;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Welcomes the communication from the Commission of 22 February 2016 entitled 'An Investment Plan for Europe: new guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)'; calls on local and regional authorities to make the most of the possibilities for combining EFSI and ESI Funds, given that, although the two instruments were differently designed, while complementary in terms of motivation, conception and legislative framework, they are mutually sustaining;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages regions in implementing their RIS3 to strengthen the open innovation mentality and ecosystem collaboration based on the quadruple helix model;
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