Informal meeting on RIS3 with Scandinavian regions Agder, Norway

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1 Informal meeting on RIS3 with Scandinavian regions Agder, Norway S3P - Seville, 19.th Sept Agder: Møre og Romsdal: Trøndelag: Arne Isaksen Øyvind Herse Øyvind Skogvold Kenneth Andresen Sissel Strickert VRI Agder er støttet av Norges Forskningsråd, Aust- og Vest- Agder fylkeskommuner, Sørlandets Kompetansefond, Aust- Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond og Innovasjon Norge

2 Content Facts and figures about the folllowing Norwegian regions: Agder Trøndelag Møre og Romsdal Governance and industry structure Regional Development Plan Agder 2020, Research and Development strategy Agder Mix of intruments for research and innovation Other regions represented: How does these Norwegian regions works with regional innovation strategies Møre og Romsdal Trøndelag

3 Agder in Norway Total population: persons 51% lives in the three biggest towns: Kristiansand, Arendal and Grimstad Administartive centers: Kristiansand area ( inh.) and Arendal area ( inh.) Vest-Agder: the biggest export county (pr capita) in Norway Income lower pr capita than the rest of the country Lower R&D expenditure per capita than the rest of the country Education level lower than the rest of the country Unemployment: 3,5%

4 Political structure at Agder 30 municipalities: Arendal and Kristiansand are the largest ones 2 counties: Vest- and Aust- Agder 1 region: Agder region

5 Some population figures (2008), source Statistics Norway Hordaland ( ) Bergen ( ) Oslo + Akershus ( ) Rogaland ( ) Oslo ( ) Stavanger ( ) Sandnes (62 000) Agder region ( ) Arendal (41 000) Kristiansand (79 000)

6 Questions What characterises the industrial structure in Agder? What are main challenges with regard to (long term) industrial development? What can be main strategies to achieve continued innovation, value creation, job growth?

7 A possible problem with the industrial structure Industry Location quotient, Agder % job change, Norway % job change, Norway Manufacturing Construction Information and communication Financial and insurance activities Professional, scientific, technical and real estate activities Source: Statistics Norway

8 A possible problem with the industrial structure Industry Location quotient, Agder % job change, Norway % job change, Norway Manufacturing Construction Information and communication Financial and insurance activities Professional, scientific, technical and real estate activities Source: Statistics Norway

9 Innovation results % firm with product or process innovations % firms with product innovations new for the market Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Norway Source: Statistics Norway

10 Industrial R&D intensity in counties

11 More of the same? % of all new firms, Industry Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Norway Manufacturing Construction Information and communication Financial and insurance activities Professional, scientific, technical and real estate activities Source: Statistics Norway

12 One main conclusion Agder s economy demonstrates some long term challenges with the industrial structure Relatively strength in manufacturing industry with decreasing number of jobs nationally Relatively weakness in growing knowledge based service industries

13 Two main challenges 1. Strengthen and renew existing industrial strongholds Aims of much of existing cluster programmes Manufacturing capabilities (to develop new products, produce prototypes, differensiated products) may be a scarce resource 2. Counter the structural problem by contributing to the emergence of new, more R&D-based industries Increase the capabilities for emerging industries in the regional innovation system (not by picking winners ) I.e. support R&D, education, institutions

14 Agder

15 The county councils Politically governed Secondary education Regional development

16 CREATIVE ENERGY

17 Climate: High ambitions low emissions

18 The good life: For everyone

19 Education: Value creation based on knowledge

20 Communication: The sustainable choices

21 Culture and the arts: Experience for life

22 Research and Development strategy Agder

23 MIX OF INSTRUMENTS FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION

24 Cooperation in Agder University of Agder

25 Organisation PROSJEKTORGANISASJON Styringsgruppe (prosjekteiere) Aust-Agder fylkeskommune, Vest-Agder fylkeskommune, Innovasjon Norge, Sørlandets kompetansefond, Aust-Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond, andre regionale medfinansiører, Universitetet i Agder, Næringslivsrepresentanter (4 stk) og Observatør fra Norges forskningsråd SAMHANDLINGPARTNERE OG ARENAER Strategi og formidling Regionplan Agder 2020 Regionalt forum for innovasjon VRI Agder Regional konferanse Årsmøte regionalt partnerskap Kjønnsbalanse Internasjonalisering Læring og formidling Bærekraft Prosjektorganisasjon og konsortium Agderforskning AS (prosjektansvarlig), Universitetet i Agder, Coventure AS, Teknova AS Forskning Innovasjonsprosjektet VRI Agder m. VRI Hordaland, VRI Finnmark, VRI Rogaland Samforsk RIS (Centre for advanced studies in regional innovationstrategies) Innsatsområder Kultur- og opplevelsesnæringene IKT Energi og teknologi Fremvoksende næringer Utviklingsarenaer og bedrifter Fagforum for innsatsområdene Regionale klynger og nettverk Arena Digin, - Arena Eyde, Arena USUS NCE NODE Sørlandsporten teknologinettverk, Lister Alliansen

26 VRI Møre og Romsdal VRI - Møre og Romsdal Project leader Øyvind Herse Prosjektet er støttet av Norges forskningsråd og Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune 26

27 VRI Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal on the North-Western Coast of Norway Atlanterhavsvegen Geiranger Ålesund

28 VRI Møre og Romsdal Global industrial clusters Maritime shipbuilding, design, equipment, crew Oil & gas offshore, subsea Marin fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, biomarine and Public sector Innovation Education Global competition demands local world class competence

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30 Trøndelag km inhabitants Trondheim inhabitants Natural resources from sea, land and forest Bio-economy

31 Bottom up initiatives from the businesses Clusters Technology centre Applied technology Political interest Experience based economy

32 Applied technology Bioeconomy Experience based economy Clusters and networks

33 Thank you for your attantion.