08:30-09:00

Registration

 09:00-10:30

Welcome

Mikel Anton Zarragoitia, Director of the European Affairs of Basque Government

Xabier Ochandiano, Bilbao City Councillor for Economic Development, Trade and Employment

Fabrizio Guzzo, Scientific Officer, Territorial Development Unit, DG JRC, European Commission

Multi-level governance: topic framing

In this session, Kevin Morgan (Cardiff University) will frame the multi-level governance concept by drawing on his work with all three levels of governance in the EU - the supra-national, the national and the sub-national level of cities and regions - to demonstrate that RIS3 needs to be framed as a multi-scalar process.

He will also argue that cities have been the missing the link in the RIS3 process up to now and they need to be involved more centrally because they are urban laboratories of innovation and development. 

Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development - Cardiff University

Advantages and challenges to develop multilevel governance for S3

This session will present the concept of multilevel governance and its relevance for RIS3 in terms of place-based approaches and efficiency of policies. During this session, the challenges of constructing multilevel governance will be discussed.

Miren Estensoro & Miren Larrea, Researchers, Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:15

Presentation of the PXL methodology

This session will provide some information on the organisation of the following peer-review sessions in which each partner will provide a short account of their experience in promoting coordination among different levels of governments within the RIS3 governance. Presentations will be then followed by a discussion of the key questions, issues and challenges proposed by the three regions under review. This discussion will be organised across different tables, with each addressing one of the key questions. Someone from each table will then report back on the outcomes.

Fabrizio Guzzo, Scientific Officer, Territorial Development Unit, DG JRC, European Commission

11:15-12:45

Peer-review session 1: Basque Country (SP) (Background document)

12:45-13:45

Lunch

13:45-15:15

Peer-review session 2: Six City strategy (FI) (Background document)

15:15-15:45

Coffee break

15:45-17:15

Peer-review session 3: Flanders (BE) (Background document)

17:15-18:00

Collective reflection and conclusions

Moderator: Martina Pertoldi, Scientific Officer, Territorial Development Unit, DG JRC, European Commission.

The three partners under review, together with Kevin Morgan and Orkestra researchers, will comment on the main recommendations and lessons learnt emerged during the PXL exercise. Conclusions and follow-up activities will also be provided during this final session.