General Information
The Joint online event for the three Thematic Smart Specialisation Platforms (TSSPs) for Agri-Food, Energy and Industrial Modernisation was held on December 18, from 13h to 15h30.
This event gathered the various EC DGs that have been supporting the thematic S3 platforms and their partnerships (DGs REGIO, GROW, RTD, AGRI, ENER and JRC), offering an occasion to further build the community of the TSSPs.
The first session provided interesting insights regarding interregional cooperation and some updates for the next programming period regarding policies of interest to the three thematic platforms.
The second part of the event was dedicated specifically to the partnerships’ progress, lessons learnt and opportunities, also with time for questions on any topic of interest to the partnerships themselves.
This meeting gathered more than 170 persons from the EC services and from all the 35 Interregional Partnerships established under the three S3 thematic platforms.

Agenda and Presentations
FINAL AGENDA
12:45 - 13:00 |
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13:00 - 13:05 |
WELCOME AND OPENING
Alessandro RAINOLDI, Head of the Territorial Development Unit, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission (EC)
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13:05 - 13:50 |
SESSION 1: BOOSTING INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT THROUGH VALUE CHAINS: CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE STAKEHOLDERS
- From the lessons learnt (from the DG REGIO Interregional innovation investment Pilot Actions and ReConfirm and TAF) to new opportunities, Alison HUNTER, Pierre PADILLA, Andrea DI ANSELMO
- Brief overview of S3 interregional partnerships and presentation of the self-assessment toolbox, Isabelle SEIGNEUR, JRC
- Presentation of the Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3) partnership, Joaquín CRESPO (Aragón, ES)
- Presentation of the BERRY+ partnership, Ninetta CHANIOTOU (Kainuu, FI)
- Presentation of the Wireless ICT partnership, Gitte MERILÄINEN (Oulu Region, FI)
Chair: Fernando MÉRIDA, JRC
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13:50 - 14:40 |
SESSION 2: NEW APPROACHES FOR THE NEXT PROGRAMMING PERIOD ON INDUSTRIAL MODERNISATION, AGRI-FOOD SECTOR AND ENERGY
- MFF & I3: status of the negotiations and next steps ; COVID-19 Response and Recovery Partnerships: results from the call, Peter BERKOWITZ, DG REGIO, EC
- The new Industrial Ecosystems Approach and the role of the Smart Specialisation Platforms, Mark NICKLAS, DG GROW, EC
- A new ERA for Research and Innovation, Magda DE CARLI, RTD and The European Partnerships under Horizon Europe - How to liaise with the S3 interregional partnerships, Andrei LINTU, DG RTD, EC
- Agri-food partnerships within the context of the Green Deal and F2F, Alexia ROUBY, DG AGRI, EC
- Energy Policies supporting the European Green Deal and the role of regions, Tudor CONSTANTINESCU, DG ENER, EC
Chair: Alessandro RAINOLDI, JRC
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14:40 - 15:20 |
SESSION 3: OPEN DISCUSSION
Q&A and debate with TSSPs partnerships’ representatives and EC on lessons learned and the outlook to the next programming period - Some Slido Q&A
Moderator: Karel HAEGEMAN, Project Leader, Territorial Development Unit, JRC
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15:20 - 15:30 |
WRAP UP AND CLOSING
JRC, DG REGIO, DG GROW
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Agenda

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