S2E National Event: POLAND

27 Apr 2016
Warsaw (PL)

The POLAND National Event was co-organised by EUROPEAN COMMISSION (DG JRC- S3 Platform & DG REGIO- G1) and the Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU

Agenda and Presentations

Full agenda of the event

WELCOME SPEECHES - Małgorzata Szczepańska (Director, Department of Innovation, Ministry of Economic Development), Mateusz Gaczyński (Deputy Director, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Higher Education), Colin Wolfe (Head of Competence Centre Smart and Sustainable Growth, European Commission, DG REGIO)

POLICY CONTEXT - Moderator: Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk (Deputy Director, NCP in Poland)

Synergies with Research & Innovation Funds: Stairway to Excellence - Andrea Conte (European Commission, DG JRC)
Smart Specialisation National and Regional Landscape - Małgorzata Szczepańska (Director, Department of Innovation, Ministry of Economic Development)
Polish Efforts to Increase Country Involvement in H2020 - Mateusz Gaczyński (Deputy Director, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
Polish Profile in terms of FP Participation and ESIF - Nicholas Harrap (European Commission, DG JRC)
Factors Facilitating and Hindering the Implementation of Synergies in Poland - Krzysztof Klincewicz (Country expert for the S2E initiative)

SYNERGIES IN PRACTICE - Moderator: Nida Kamil Özbolat (European Commission, DG JRC)

An approach to stimulate participation in Framework Programs and International Cooperation Programmes - Javier García Serrano (Head of the Department of Industrial Leadership, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI))
Teaming - Synergies with Structural Funds in Poland - Michał Pietras (Director of the Programme Division, Foundation for Polish Science)
Synergies in practice: ERRIN network and Smart Specialisation - Pieter de Jong (EU Liaison Officer for Wetsus)
Synergies in practice: perspective of SME from ICT sector - Krzysztof Samp (Executive Board Member, ITTI)

EU RDI LANDSCAPE FOR SYNERGIES - Moderator: Colin Wolfe (European Commission, DG REGIO)

Poland in Horizon 2020 – Midterm Reflections - Zygmunt Krasiński (Director of the Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU)
The experience of Climate KIC for tackling societal challenges - Cezary Lejkowski (Climate KIC representative)
Opportunities for Synergies Under the New ESIF Framework - Beate Grajnert (European Commission, DG REGIO)
Seal of Excellence: Policy Instruments to Widening Participation and Ensuring Synergies (with ESIF) - Ralitsa Atanasova (European Commission, DG RTD)

CASES OF SYNERGIES: THE REGIONAL DIMENSION - Moderator: Mathieu Doussineau (European Commission, DG JRC)

General overview on synergies issue in regional operational programmes - Marta Leśniak (Deputy Director, Department of Regional Operational Programmes, Ministry of Economic Development)
Synergies between R&D and innovation in Lower Silesia - Edward Chlebus (Dean of Mechanical Faculty, Wrocław University of Technology)
Synergies in Practice: The view of Pomorskie region - Karolina Lipińska (Head of Section, Department of Economic Development, the Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship)

CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD

Practical Information

When: 27 Apr 2016
Where: Warsaw (PL)
Registration Information: Participation was by invitation only.

Description

The "Stairway to Excellence" European Project is centred on:

Providing assistance to the 13 Members States (and their regions) which joined the EU after 2004 with the aim of closing the innovation gap and promoting excellence in all regions and EU countries;
Stimulating the early and effective implementation of national and regional Smart Specialisation Strategies.

The POLAND National Event is organised jointly by the European Commission (Directorate-General Joint Research Centre -S3 Platform, S2E project and , Directorate-General Urban Policy –REGIO G1) and the Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU.

A JOINT STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL EVENT OF POLAND: "The Synergies with Research and Innovation Funds" was issued as an outcome of it and covers the main issues under the different topics brought at the event.

This National S2E event was followed by the Workshop on Implementation of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) aiming at supporting trans-regional collaboration on a few selected fields that can benefit from additional exposure to the relevant European stakeholders. This workshop was held the following day on April 28th in the same venue.

Objectives of the event:

A better understanding of Polish national (and regional) innovation ecosystem(s) with a special emphasis on the identification of obstacles, barriers and potentials to innovation
Raising awareness of the actions needed to enable synergies between different EU funding programmes for research and innovation
Sharing experiences in combining Structural Funds and Framework Programme to improve excellence in R&I systems
Drawing lessons for the future and identifying follow-up actions to enhance the potential synergies between different EU funds in the Member State

Who should attend? (Participants: around 100 people)

Polish National and Regional Managing Authorities
Polish National Contact Points from the past Framework Programmes and Horizon 2020 and other EU-funded programmes
Polish National and Regional authorities in charge of smart specialisation strategies
Members of the Horizon 2020 programme committee
Selected national and international experts on EU funding programmes and regional policy
Selected representatives from businesses
Selected representatives from universities, research centres and any other organization with experience and/or interest in EU-funded programmes

Contact

Nicholas.HARRAP@ec.europa.eu

katarzyna.walczyk@kpk.gov.pl

Venue

Institute of Fundamental Technological Research,

Polish Academy of Sciences, Ochota Campus,

ul. Pawinskiego 5B; 02-106 Warszawa