GENERAL SECRETARIAT

FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

WORKSHOP

«Design and preparation of the National Development Plan

for Research, Technology & Innovation and

Smart Specialization Strategy- S3

for the 2014-2020 period»

NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

September 4th, 2012

Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 / Registration
9:30 – 9:35 / Welcome address by a representative of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports
9:35 – 9:50 / Welcome address and Introduction by the Secretary General for Research and Technology, V. Maglaris
9:50 – 10:00 / « The role of the industrial sector in Research, Technological Development and Innovation», Secretary General for Industry, Ministry for Development, Competitiveness, Transport and Networks, S. Efstathopoulos
10:00 – 10:15 / «The role of the National Council for Research & Technology – NCRT- ESET in the development of the National Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation for 2014-2020»,
D. Theodorou, member of the NCRT-ESET
10:15 – 10:45 / «Τhe political context of the ex-ante conditionality on Smart Specialisation in the next generation of Structural Funds programmes 2014-2020», Katja Reppel, Head of Sector for innovation, DG-Regional Policy, European Commission
10:45 – 11:15 / «The smart specialisation strategies for the regions»,
Ruslan Rakhmatullin, Smart Specialisation Platform, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS),European Commission
11:15 –11:45 / Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 / Presentation of the main policy planning guidelines and actions of the GSRT for Research, Technological Development and Innovation for the period 2014-2020. Directorate for Policy Planning, GSRT:
  • Main aims & strategic directions of Research, Technological Development and Innovation for the period 2014-2020, Ε. Sofouli, Head of the Policy Planning Directorate, GSRT
  • Conditionalities set by the new regulations of the EU in the field of RTDI, Ε. Sofouli, Head of the Policy Planning Directorate, GSRT
  • The regional dimension of RTDI policy planning – draft action plan, L. Giannakopoulou, Head of the Programming Division, Policy Planning Directorate, GSRT,V. Gogolides, Programming Division, Policy Planning Directorate, GSRT
  • Questions

13:00 – 13:15 / «Synergies National Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation with the EU program "Horizon 2020"», Α. Pappa, Head of the European Union Division, Directorate of International S&T Cooperation, GSRT
13:15 – 13:30 / «The regional Dimension of Research Infrastructures», Th. Farmaki, GSRT / NHRF, Coordinator of the EuroRIs-Net+ Network
13:30 – 14:00 / LunchBreak
14:00 – 16:00 / I.Proposals from the representatives of the regionsand the special management authorities *
II.Short interventions from representatives of the ResearchCenters and invited experts.
III.Discussion
*Note: Request for short presentations - max. 4 slides in PowerPoint format
16:00 –16:30 / Conclusions – main output of the meeting, Coordinator:
M. Christoula, Policy Planning Directorate, GSRT