RIS3 methodologies in the 6 steps

241 Pages·2017·16.31 MB·English

by  Elina Griniece

ONLINE S3 - ONLINE Platform for Smart Specialisation Policy
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Project Acronym: ONLINES3
Grant Agreement number: 710659
Project Title: ONLINE Platform for Smart Specialisation Policy Advice

D2.1: RIS3 methodologies in the 6 steps – Conclusions from the review
(WP1): specifications and design

Editors:

Nicos Komninos - AUTH
Anastasia Panori– Intelspace SA

Contributors:

Input on existing tools’ specification and design provided by authors from:
RTDI, AUTH, EFIS, Napier, Aalto, RIM, Intelspace and IIL

Reviewers:

Christina Kakderi– Intelspace SA
Eva García Muntión - RTDI

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Project acronym ONLINES3
Full title ONLINE Platform for Smart Specialisation Policy Advice
Grant agreement number 710659
Funding scheme Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
Work programme topic H2020-ISSI-2015-1/ISSI-4-2015: On-line mechanisms for
knowledge-based policy advice
Project start date 2016-05-01
Project duration 24 months
Work Package 2 Online S3 mechanism for RIS3 policy advice
Deliverable lead organisation AUTH - URENIO
Editors Nicos Komninos, Anastasia Panori
Reviewers Christina Kakderi, Eva García Muntión
Version 1.0
Status Final
Dissemination level PU: Public
Due date M10 (2017-02-28)
Delivery date 15/03/2017

HISTORY OF CHANGES
Version Date Changes
Version 1.0 06/03/2017 Final version of deliverable D2.1
Version 1.1 15/03/2017 Final version ready for submission after final check-up by RTDI

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4
2. CONCLUSIONS FROM THE REVIEW IN WP1 ...................................................................... 5
3. CONCLUSIONS OF D2.1: SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN FOR THE TOOLS ................................. 6
ANNEX 1 – FULL REPORT FOR THE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING ONLINE TOOLS FOR EACH METHOD........ 14
ANNEX 2 - TEMPLATE FOR TASK 2.2 .................................................................................. 237

List of Tables
TABLE 1: ALLOCATION OF WORK AMONG PARTNERS (THESSALONIKI, 26 OCT 2016). .................................................... 4
TABLE 2: SELECTED METHODS FOR THE RIS3 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. ............................................................... 5
TABLE 3: OUTLINE OF THE GENERIC TEMPLATE FOR DESCRIBING THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN OF THE TOOL PROPOSED FOR
EACH METHOD. ........................................................................................................................................ 7
TABLE 4: FINAL OUTCOMES AND STATUS OF DELIVERABLE 2.1 ................................................................................... 7

List of Figures
FIGURE 1: ONLINE-S3 WPS MECHANISM .............................................................................................................. 4

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1. Introduction
D2.1 “RIS3 methodologies in the 6 steps - Conclusions from the review: specifications
and design” constitutes a link between the theoretical framework of the project and its
implementation. More specifically, based on the specifications, this deliverable broadens
the theoretical framework defined in WP1, by describing the key functionalities of the
online applications to be developed in WP4 for the 6 phases of RIS3.
The overall mechanism between WPs in the Online-S3 project is given below (Fig.1),
illustrating the ways in which WP1, WP2, WP3 and WP4 are related and are inter-
connected.
Figure 1: Online-S3 WPs mechanism

Existing e-tools, e.g. web applications, online databases, online libraries, online roadmaps
have been identified through desk work for each method separately, which are considered
to be helpful for enabling the implementation of the selected 29 methodologies described
in D1.2. The identification of online applications, that might support the 6 phases of a
RIS3 strategic planning process, is followed by a thorough analysis and description of
their functional and technical requirements, in each case. A generic template has been
produced by AUTH and has been distributed to other partners, in order to be filled for
each method. The allocation of work among partners for D2.1 has been decided in the
Technical Meeting in Thessaloniki (26th October 2016) and it is given in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Allocation of work among partners (Thessaloniki, 26 Oct 2016).
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This report is structured as follows: Section 2 presents a brief overview regarding the
main findings of WP1, based on which WP2 has been developed, whereas Section 3
illustrates the main conclusions of this deliverable. Full templates completed by partners,
including the description and technical specifications for the online tools corresponding
to each selected method, are given in Annex 1. Finally, the generic template to be filled
by each partner is given in Annex 2.
2. Conclusions from the review of methods in WP1
Starting from the conclusions of WP1, the list of the selected methods for each RIS3
phase for the Online-S3 platform is given below (Table 2). As it is shown, there is a
number of selected methods that can be used for each phase of the RIS3 strategic planning
process, varying from 3 to 7 in number, resulting to an overall number of 29 selected
methods.

Table 2: Selected methods for the RIS3 strategic planning process.
Phase 1: Governance
1.1 RIS3 vision sharing
1.2 Stakeholder engagement
1.3 RIS3 debate at a glance
1.4 RIS3 legal and framework
Phase 2: Analysis of the context
2.1 Regional assets mapping
2.2 Research infrastructure mapping
2.3 Clusters, incubators and innovation ecosystem mapping
2.4 Benchmarking
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2.5 Science and technology profile and performance
2.6 Specialisation indexes
2.7 SWOT analysis
Phase 3: Shared vision - Strategy formulation
3.1 Collaborative vision building
3.2 Scenario building
3.3 Delphi – Foresight
Phase 4: Priority setting
4.1 EDP focus groups
4.2 Extroversion analysis
4.3 Related variety analysis
Phase 5: Policy mix - Action plan implementation
5.1 RIS3 intervention logic
5.2 RIS3 action plan co-design
5.3 RIS3 budgeting
5.4 RIS3 administrative framework conditions
5.5 RIS3 calls consultation
5.6 RIS3 innovation maps
5.7 RIS3 open data tool
Phase 6: Monitoring and evaluation
6.1 RIS3 monitoring
6.2 Definition of RIS3 output and result indicators
6.3 Balanced scorecard
6.4 RIS3 beneficiaries and end users’ satisfaction online survey
6.5 RIS3 social media analysis
The illustrated methods include a wide variety of methodological concepts, starting from
theoretical aspects’ formation (e.g. RIS3 calls consultation, RIS3 intervention logic), and
moving on to pure computational issues (e.g. benchmarking, related variety). In many
cases, there are already existing online tools for the implementation of the selected
methods, which could be used in the case of the Online-S3 platform. However, in order
for the platform to be coherent and easily accessible, it is important to maintain a common
reference line regarding the design principles of the tools and applications that are going
to be used. Thus, even already existing online tools should be transformed, for fitting the
requirements of the Online-S3 platform.
Based on the above, this report has a threefold aim: 1) to map existing online tools related
to the 29 selected methods; 2) to define their specifications and functional characteristics;
and 3) to propose a choice for the implementation of the corresponding Online-S3
application in WP4, based on three different types of implementation: development of a
new app for the platform, modification of an already existing app, based on open source,
or provision of a link for an existing online tool.
3. Conclusions of D2.1: Specifications and design for the tools
This section presents the outcomes of the existing online tools’ review for each method
separately, which have been used as baseline for defining the main functional and
operational characteristics of the proposed applications for the Online-S3 platform.
The main outline of the generic template that was completed by the partners during D2.1,
is given in Table 3. As it is shown, each report includes five discrete sections: i)
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identification of similar or quasi-similar applications; ii) analysis of applications
identified – ideas about information processes; iii) specifications for an application
relevant to the corresponding method; iv) conclusion and v) final proposal.
Table 3: Outline of the generic template for describing the specifications and design of
the tool proposed for each method.

As it has been mentioned before, the final proposal includes a choice between three
different states of application, based on the previously described mapping exercise. This
choice constitutes a proposal for the developers participating in WP4, which will be based
upon this report, in order to develop the applications for each one of the 29 methods for
the Online-S3 platform. An overview of the proposed types of applications, summarizing
the main findings of D2.1, is illustrated below (Table 4). In this table, the status of each
template and the partner that was responsible for delivering it is also presented. Full
templates are given in Annex 1.

Table 4: Final outcomes and status of Deliverable 2.1
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A more detailed description of the fitches developed during D2.1 is given below,
including the information flow in each case.

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