General Information
The concept of smart specialisation that was initially developed for a higher impact of the research and innovation investments for knowledge-based economic transformation of the European Union (EU) Member States and regions has been met with a lot of interest in a growing number of countries outside the EU.
Georgia is among the five Eastern Partnership countries that have expressed interest in applying the smart specialisation approach to research and innovation policy. To date, Georgia has carried out a number of preparatory actions including the mobilisation of its smart specialisation team and exploring opportunities for smart specialisation in one of the regions. The region of Imereti has been proposed as the first pilot for mapping economic and innovative potential.
The online event aims to raise awareness about smart specialisation at national and regional level in Georgia as well as to present the first findings from the mapping analysis on existing economic and innovative data can provide.
Profile of participants:
The event is directed at representatives of national policy developing institutions and regional administration of Imereti region, a wide range of stakeholders representing main businesses and business associations of Georgia; most innovative companies and companies investing in research; top research departments at universities and research institutes and main NGOs dealing with societal challenges.
Participation in this event is by invitation only.
Agenda and Presentations
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DRAFT AGENDA
AWARENESS WORKSHOP: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
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SESSION 1
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OPENING AND ABOUT SMART SPECIALISATION
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Tbilisi (Georgia) time zone
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11:30 – 12:00
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Opening and Welcome Address
- Representatives of relevant Ministries of Georgia
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
- Representatives of the European Commission (JRC and DG REGIO) and Delegation of the European Union to Georgia
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12:00 – 12:20
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Smart Specialisation as a Place-Based Innovation Policy approach
- Monika Matusiak, Team Leader, Smart Specialisation in EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region, S3 Platform, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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12:20 – 12:40
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Developing Smart Specialisation: Where to Start and How to Go About It
- Ruslan Rakhmatullin, Policy Officer, S3 Platform, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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Q&A and Discussion
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12:50 – 13:00
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Break
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SESSION 2
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SHARING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
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13:00 – 13:15
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Coordinating national and regional smart specialisation in Poland
- Katarzyna Kaczkowska, Expert on R&D&I financing, Poland
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13:15 – 13:30
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An S3 experience from Andalusia, Spain
- Carmen Sillero Illanes, RIS3 Expert, Spain
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13:30 – 13:45
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An outward-looking perspective: S3 experiences from Ostrobothnia (FI) and Nordland (NO)
- Åge Mariussen, RIS3 Expert, Finland/Norway
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13:45 – 14:00
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Q&A and Discussion
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14:00 – 15:00
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Lunch Break
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SESSION 3
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SMART SPECIALISATION IN GEORGIA
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15:00 – 15:10
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Smart Specialisation in Georgia: Going Forward
- Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
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15:10 – 15:30
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Perspectives for developing smart specialisation strategy in Imereti Region
- Representative of Imereti regional administration
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15:30 – 16:00
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Mapping the economic and innovative potential of the Region of Imereti
- Hugo Hollanders, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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16:00 – 16:15
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Scientific and Technological Potential of the Region of Imereti
- Robin Walton, Assistant Director, IP Advisory, Deloitte, UK
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16:00 – 16:30
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Q&A and Discussion
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16:30 – 17:00
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Summary and Closing
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Registration information
Participation in this event is by invitation only.
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