METRIC Final Event,
Brussels, Belgium,
19th March 2015
Mapping Regional Transport RTD
Frameworks in Europe
Vladislav Maraš, Zoran Radmilović, Slobodan Mitrović
University of Belgrade,
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
Vojvode Stepe 305, 11000 Belgrade
SERBIA
INTRODUCTION
Content
I.
the results of the METRIC project efforts to map the data on
existing RTD activities in European regions;
II. development of “FP7 METRIC Regional Transport RTD &
Innovation Repository” and relevant tools;
III. Structure and role of the innovative milieu
IV. examination of prioritized objectives in R&I infrastructure in
different EU countries, with specific emphasis on the area of
regional transport research
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MAPPING PROCESS
Based on:
 desk based analysis of relevant literature;
 on-going work being undertaken by the:
 European Regional Innovation Monitor (RIM),
 ERAWATCH,
 Eurostat, and
 other relevant databases and reports;
 Eurostat’s Community Innovation Survey (CIS) – main data
source for measuring innovation in Europe.
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MAPPING PROCESS
GOAL
METHOD
RESULTS
elaboration of the state of regional transport research and
innovation policies and programmes
review of academic and policy literature
 analysis and synthesis of trends in the regionalization
of European research and innovation policy
 implications of the regionalization on the interactions
between national and regional policy governance
 Introduction and explanation of the responsibility for
science, research and innovation policy in European
countries
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DATABASE
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DATABASE
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APPROACH
STRUCTURE AND ROLE OF THE
INNOVATIVE MILIEU

analysis of the transport innovation milieu in several
European regions;

the regions were selected by using the star rating of
the European Cluster Observatory for the transport
sectors: automotive, aerospace and transport and
logistics;
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IMPORTANT FINDINGS
STRUCTURE AND ROLE OF THE
INNOVATIVE MILIEU

All the transport sub-sectors have different innovation systems ;

research on the regional innovation milieu and/or regional innovation
systems is predominantly focused on the automotive sector and to a
lesser extent to the aerospace sector ;

the innovation milieus in regions with high star ratings in the transport
and logistics are less institutionalised than in regions with high star
ratings in the automotive or aerospace industry;

most innovation in the transport and logistics sector are nontechnological and cooperation with knowledge institutions is less than
in technology driven sectors

more SMEs are involved in clusters or networks in the automotive and
aerospace sectors, but hardly in the transport and logistics sector
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INNOVATION AND RTD PRIORITIES
Questions:
What objectives are prioritized in R&I infrastructure in different
EU countries?
What type of innovation is the focus of transport sector, and how
does this vary across European regions?
To what extent is transport research and innovation across
European regions coordinated with other relevant programmes
and strategies (i.e. where are synergies, overlaps and gaps)?
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INNOVATION AND RTD PRIORITIES
compatibility of
RISs and ROPs is an
important segment
of successful
strategic planning
of R&I activities at
regional level
APPROACH
REASONS
QUESTIONS
mutual comparison of the priorities of
regional innovation strategies (RIS) and
relevant regional operational programmes
(ROPs)
 RIS should be compatible with the ROP (e.g. RIS for
Malopolska Region)
 priorities given to projects funded within ROP are
often based on the specialization fields identified in
regional innovation strategies (e.g. ROP for the Śląskie
voivodship, ROP for the West Pannon)
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INNOVATION AND RTD PRIORITIES
IMPORTANT FINDINGS
 15.9 % regions explicitly define transport research as a research priority
in their respective R&I strategy;
 transport research related priorities cover:
 general approaches such as transport, transport logistics, transport
technology and mobility;
 more specific transport mode or technology like automotive industry,
innovative future technology such as aerospace technology or fuel
cell technology;
 transport infrastructure aspects (development of region’s transport
infrastructure; effective infrastructure such as roads, railways, airport
and ports).
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INNOVATION AND RTD PRIORITIES
IMPORTANT FINDINGS
 80 % included transport related issues among the priorities of their OPs;
 Priorities are classified in the following transport related area:
 Accessibility;
 Urban issues;
 Traffic safety;
 Mobility;
 Transport networks;
 Transport infrastructure;
 Energy savings / renewable energy;
 Environmental impact of transport.
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CONCLUSIONS
 The METRIC database and relevant tools aim to assist a number of
stakeholders (i.e. regional agencies, etc) in exploring the
innovation capacity profile of their (or other) regions;
 this tool could be used to feed into JRC's RIS3 platform, assist the
EC in getting a snapshot of the innovation for their cohesion fund
policy documents, etc
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MAPPING REGIONAL TRANSPORT RTD
FRAMEWORKS IN EUROPE
Thank you!
Contact details:
Dr Vladislav Maraš, assist. prof.
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
Vojvode Stepe 305
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Tel: +381(0)11 30 91 324
Email: [email protected]
Skype: vladislav.maras
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