BLUEAIR benchmarking tool

Black Sea
Performance Overview

Innovation Policy Uptake


Performance by Innovation policy pillars




1 INNOVATION GOVERNANCE

PILLAR 1: INNOVATION GOVERNANCE

The Innovation Governance section includes:

  • Organisational framework  - distribution of decision-making responsibilities over numerous and coordinated governmental and non-governmental bodies facilitating a wide range of innovation activities
  • Policy framework – sea basin level agreed innovation policies in implementation (from innovation policy reflected in the strategy to sea basin Smart Specialisation Strategy)
  • Legal framework - efforts to align national legal frameworks to support the transnational innovation system
  • Interorganisational links - public-private cross-pillar or cross-policy area coordination of sea basin innovation policy


2 INNOVATION GOVERNANCE INSTRUMENTS

PILLAR 2: INNOVATION GOVERNANCE INSTRUMENTS

This pillar evaluates the level of transnational (sea-basin) cooperation on different topics/areas of innovation policy. The highest level of cooperation in transnational sphere are functioning instruments/mechanisms supported by public funding.

From the point of view of the available EU funds for the 2021-27 programming period, this involves practical solutions to implement Horizon Europe and relevant R&D-related programmes and policies in synergy, for example: InvestEU, Erasmus+, EU Cohesion Policy, Digital Europe, European Structural and Investment Funds, Connecting Europe Facility, and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, to promote faster dissemination at national and regional level, and uptake of research and innovation results in the sea basin.

The pillar covers:

  • Promotion of technology absorption
  • Promotion of innovation and knowledge generation
  • Promotion of transnational innovation linkages
  • Promotion of technology diffusion
  • Stimulating demand for R&D and innovation
  • Policy mix coherence and complexity


2.1 Promotion of technology absorption


2.2 Promote innovation and knowledge generation


2.3 Promote transnational innovation linkages


2.4 Promote technology diffusion


2.5 Stimulating demand for R&D and innovation


3 INNOVATION POLICY PROCESS

PILLAR 3: INNOVATION POLICY PROCESS

Capacity for the innovation policy process refers to the innovation policy agenda setting, decision making about innovation programmes and policies, innovation policy process planning and implementation. The objective, in case of strong cooperation is to generate tangible impact ”on the territory”, by efforts of all types of actors gathered through the multi-level governance (MLG).

The innovation policy process includes:

  • Agenda setting – How far is innovation policy set among top transnational priorities as evidenced by a continuous stream of policy efforts. How far Is policy agenda shaped by a broad range of stakeholders with innovation policy priorities derived in a combined and transparent manner.
  • Decision making – How far are innovation policy measures designed through a broad consultation process at transnational level.  Are there policy impact assessment procedures employed in the selection of measures.
  • Policy implementation – How well is implementation of policy measures planned and coordinated at transnational level.


4 CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

PILLAR 4: CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

Capacity for innovation policy implementation refers to policy implementation capacities of the sea basin strategy implementing bodies including administrative, coordination, policy setting, monitoring & evaluation and political capacities.



4.4 Implementation Capacities