3rd Steering Committee meeting - 12 April 2018

The 3rd Steering Committee (SC) meeting of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation took place on 12 April 2018, in Rovaniemi, Finland.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the lead regions/ countries of the 10 qualified partnerships, the Committee of the Regions, various European Commission services, Interreg Europe and one invited expert.

Progress & results achieved since the 2nd SC meeting:

• Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation, Nikos PANTALOS, DG GROW
• Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation, Marek PRZEOR, DG REGIO

Relevant EU actions and strategies:

• INTERREG Europe: Report from the workshop of the previous day on how to work together with the S3 Platform on Industrial Modernisation, Mar MARTIN, Interreg Europe Secretariat
• Strategic Cluster Partnerships: Call Objectives & Expected results, Carsten SCHIERENBECK, DG GROW
• Synergies with the European Framework Program for R&I, Ana-Maria GRIGORE, DG RTD
• New Pilot actions for interregional cooperation: Linkages with the S3 Platform on Industrial Modernisation, Alessandra LEPORE, DG REGIO

Presentations from the partnerships:

Regional commitment and governance issues

• Advanced manufacturing for energy applications
• Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism
• Smart Regional Investments in Textile Innovation

Analytical work and support services

• SME integration to Industry 4.0
• Sport
• Medical Technology

Investment projects –Types of instrument

• New Nano-Enabled Products
• High Performance Production through 3D-Printing
• Photonics
• Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing