Improving smart specialisation implementation of the Baltic Sea Region through orchestrating innovation hubs

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-11-06

Description

Description (EN):

The project helps regions in nine countries to apply research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) by sharing best practices and knowledge of EU RIS3 experts (Committee of Regions, EU Joint Research Centre) and co-creating concepts for the RIS3 implementation. The project focuses on active healthy ageing, digitalisation in smart city, climate change and circular economy. Engagement for a shared vision: Smart-Up BSR addresses the challenge of making regional research & innovation strategies (RIS3) relevant and effective to a diverse set of stakeholders. It does so by pooling the dispersed knowledge and capabilities together, by engaging different stakeholders such as regional actors, universities, NGOs, politicians and businesses to create a shared vision of regional development and smart specialisation strategies in Baltic Sea regions. Collective vision and strategy development help to create and maintain stakeholder commitment and a sense of ownership. The way of working: Smart-Up provides a continuity for interaction between stakeholders through a series of innovation camps organised over the span of three years. During Smart-Up innovation camps, participants work around challenges put forward by challenge owners in the Baltic Sea cities and regions. Innovated solutions are about promoting regional smart specialisation, and implementing pilots related to healthy ageing, climate change, circular economy and smart city. In the camps participants learn about local best practices and get inspiration from visiting local initiatives. Smart-Up BSR: networking for innovation: This thee-year engagement process enables innovative approaches, systematic revision and selection of best regional practices in regional research & innovation strategies’ implementation. It allows Smart-Up BSR partners to build up their networks and establish more solid inter-regional collaborations over the spearhead topics. Project outcomes focus on overcoming the stakeholder divide in the regions, and leveraging collective knowledge to achieve effective regional and transnational collaboration for realising Baltic Sea region policies in practice.

Achievements (EN):

The project organised six innovation camps (out of the planned eight ones) so far in different locations of the Baltic Sea region. They fostered bottom-up and needs-driven innovation processes in regions, providing an opportunity for co-creation, experimenting and building trans-regional network for more effective smart specialisation strategies (RIS3) implementation. During Smart-Up innovation camps, the participants worked on the challenges for promoting regional smart specialisations, and planned pilots related to healthy ageing, climate change, circular economy and smart cities. The participants also received advice from experts from the European Committee of the Regions and Joint Research Centre. In Lithuania, experiences gained during the camps encouraged stakeholders of RIS3 to launch three hackathons. Whereas, the University of Latvia initiated the cooperation with the Riga City Council on the theme of smart city, resulting in the participation of university's representatives in the work group formed by the Latvian Ministry of Economics. The project also developed the Smart Up Pilot Planning Methodology. This is a compilation of diverse lessons learned through processes on pilots planning in all countries participating in the project. It serves as a valuable source of ideas for pilots that will be implemented at the later stage of the project implementation. https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Updated BSR RIS3 roadmaps and implementation plans of every region Methodology report on pilot planning Reflection/policy papers: BSR placed-based innovation ecosystems and evidence based policy making BSR placed-based innovation ecosystems Virtual Guidebook on Innovation camp methodology Pilot reports Summary report: Lessons We Have Learned

Thematic information

Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Knowledge and technology transfer

Specific Objective: ‘Smart specialisation’: To enhance growth opportunities based on increased capacity of innovation actors to apply smart specialisation approach

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiö sr

Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Design Factory)

Address: P.O. Box 11000, 00076 Aalto, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://designfactory.aalto.fi

Total budget: EUR 625 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 468 750.00

Cursor Oy, Kotka-Hamina Regional Development Company

Name: Cursor Oy, Kotka-Hamina Regional Development Company

Address: Kyminlinnantie 6, 48600 Kotka, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cursor.fi

Total budget: EUR 273 825.00

ERDF budget: EUR 205 368.75

Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

Name: Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija

Department: Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Address: Vaļņu iela 2, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.izm.gov.lv

Total budget: EUR 44 915.00

ERDF budget: EUR 38 177.75

Latvijas Universitāte

Name: Latvijas Universitāte

Address: 19 Raina Blvd., 1586 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lu.lv

Total budget: EUR 140 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 119 765.00

Liepajas Universitate

Name: Liepajas Universitate

Address: Lielā str. 14 , 3401 Liepaja , Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.liepu.lv

Total budget: EUR 66 150.00

ERDF budget: EUR 56 227.50

Uudenmaan liitto

Name: Uudenmaan liitto

Address: Esterinportti 2 B, 00240 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uudenmaanliitto.fi

Total budget: EUR 205 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 154 425.00

Aarhus Kommune

Name: Aarhus Kommune

Department: ITK - Innovation, Technology, Creativity

Address: Hack Kampmanns Plads 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.aarhus.dk

Total budget: EUR 259 775.00

ERDF budget: EUR 194 831.25

Tallinna Ettevõtlusamet

Name: Tallinna Ettevõtlusamet

Address: Vabaduse väljak 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tallinn.eewww.business.tallinn.ee

Total budget: EUR 179 770.00

ERDF budget: EUR 152 804.50

Ministerium der Jusitz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg

Name: Ministerium der Jusitz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg

Department: EU-Economic and Financial Policies, EU-Funds Coordination, Internationalisation

Address: Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107 , 14473 Potsdam , Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mdjev.brandenburg.de

Total budget: EUR 185 785.00

ERDF budget: EUR 139 338.75

Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra

Name: Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra

Address: A. Goštauto g. 12-219 , 01108 Vilnius , Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mita.lt

Total budget: EUR 125 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 106 590.00

Klaipėdos mokslų ir technologijų parkas

Name: Klaipėdos mokslų ir technologijų parkas

Address: Vilhelmo Berbomo str. 10 , 92221 Klaipeda , Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kmtp.lt

Total budget: EUR 69 560.00

ERDF budget: EUR 59 126.00

Obszar Metropolitalny Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot

Name: Obszar Metropolitalny Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot

Address: Ul. Długi Targ 39/40, 80-406 Gdańsk, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.metropoliagdansk.pl

Total budget: EUR 116 200.00

ERDF budget: EUR 98 770.00

ITMO University

Name: ITMO University

Department: Project Management and Innovation Department

Address: 49 Kronversky Prospect, 197101 St.Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.en.ifmo.ru

Total budget: EUR 109 139.60

ENI budget: EUR 92 768.66

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Summary

Project name (EN): Improving smart specialisation implementation of the Baltic Sea Region through orchestrating innovation hubs

Project acronym: Smart-up BSR

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2020-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 402 319.60

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 886 943.16

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 78.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 794 174.50.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 92 768.66.

Third-country contribution: 46 384.33

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

Espoo The Zero Friction City

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smartup-bsr.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2018-09-11

Languages: en

Baltic Sea Region Towards Sustainable Economic Transformation 28.9.2020

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smartup-bsr.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2020-01-17

Languages: en

Taina Tukiainen interview in Tallinn Innovation Camp@Europemedia TV

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smartup-bsr.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2018-09-24

Languages: en

Espoo - the Most Intelligent Community in the World

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smartup-bsr.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2018-10-08

Languages: en

KYKY Co-creation By schools and Companies

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smartup-bsr.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2016-11-11

Languages: en

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

Improving smart specialisation implementation of the Baltic Sea Region through orchestrating innovation hubs - Interreg Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://projects.interreg-baltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Sustainable Baltic Sea Region - Towards Economic Transformation by Smart Specialisation Strategies

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Quick Guide for Organising Innovation Camps

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Cities as Innovation Platforms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Pilots - Lessons Learned from the Smart-Up BSR Thematic Pilots – A Guidebook

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/smart-up-bsr/

Publication date: 2022-07-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

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2023-06-16

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200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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Improving smart specialisation implementation of the Baltic Sea Region through orchestrating innovation hubs

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