Peer eXchange and Learning (PXL) workshop on skills for Smart Specialisation policy makers

08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:45

Moderator: Inmaculada Periañez Forte, Territorial Development Unit, JRC, European Commission

Welcome

Lucio Caporizzi, Head of the Regional Directorate for “Programming, International and European affairs and Digital Agenda” and ERDF Managing Authority, Government of Umbria Region

Policy capacity for Smart Specialisation Strategies: setting the scene

Smart Specialisation is a complicated and complex policy setting, very demanding in terms of policy capacity. The presentation provides a conceptual framework of policy capacity and some evidence on skills and capabilities for Smart Specialisation Strategies derived from a survey on the Smart Specialisation experience across European regions and countries carried out by the JRC.

Fabrizio Guzzo, Territorial Development Unit, JRC, European Commission (presentation)

Informing policy-making with evidence: skills and approaches

The presentation aims at providing insights into the skill set to inform policy-making with evidence and shed more light on potential barriers and facilitators, as well as the science on collective intelligence.

Florian Schwendinger, Knowledge for Policy: Concepts and Methods Unit, JRC, European Commission

10:15-10:30

Presentation of the PXL methodology

This session will provide some information on the organisation of the following  PXL sessions in which each partner will provide a short account of their experience in defining and implementing monitoring for Smart Specialisation. Presentations will be then followed by a discussion of the key questions, issues and challenges proposed by the three regions under review.

Inmaculada Periañez Forte, Territorial Development Unit, JRC, European Commission (presentation)

10:30-12:00

Peer-review session 1:Umbria (IT) (presentation and background document)

12:00-13:30

Peer-review session 2: Lapland (FI) (presentation and background document)

13:30-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

Peer-review session 3: Centro Region (PT) (presentation and background document)

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

16:30 -17:00

Collective reflection and conclusions

Moderator: Fernando Mérida Martín, Territorial Development Unit, JRC, European Commission.

The three partners under review  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.