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Northern Ireland
Smart Specialisation
Ciaran McGarrity
Innovation Policy
DETI
What is Smart Specialisation?
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/thekingdom-of-smart
S3- In summary
“Evidence Based priority setting and
integrated delivery”
S3 priorities
ICT
Agri-Food
Technology
Market
Opportunity
Areas
Advanced Engineering, Composites,
Electronics & Electrical components
Integrated Value Chain, Traceability,
niche/functional food, Packaging &
shelf life
Sustainable
Energy
Adv. Man & Mat
Software
engineering, Big
data/ Data
analytics, Cyber
Security, Capital
Markets, Digital
content
Connected Health & Stratified
Medicine
Intelligent energy systems
Leadership & Cultural Change
Enabling themes
Life & Health
Science
Open Innovation
Public Sector Innovation
Access to Finance
Increase Capacity and Capability
Connected Health –S3 niche
Entrepreneurial Discovery Process
“Cross sectoral market opportunities”
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S3 Process
MATRIX
Science
Industry
panel
established
2006
Innovation
Strategy
Action Plan
2008-2011
Joined S3
Platform
March
2012
Public Consultation
Independent
Review of
Economic
Policy 2009
Draft
Innovation
Strategy
Sept 2013
Public Consultation
Public Consultation
Northern Ireland
Economic
Strategy 2030
March 2012
NI S3
policy
‘Expert
Reviewed’
July 2013
Innovation
Strategy
2014- 2025
Public Consultation
Draft
Economic
Strategy
2011
ERDF
Operational
programme
2014-2020
Public Consultation
Northern
Ireland
Executive
Public
responses
Sub-Committee
on the Economy
Consultation
Paper
Economic
Strategy
Public Consultation
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Delivering S3 – The Policy Framework
Programme For Government
Economic StrategyStrategic Framework
Innovation
Strategy
(draft)
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Policy Framework
• Executive Strategy - 2025
•Increase innovation activity to
drive growth
•Public sector as a driver of
innovation
• Collaboration
•Publication mid 2014
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Measuring progress
- 2025
Accountability and Governance
Northern Ireland Executive Sub- Committee on the
Economy
To meet biannually –
Chaired by DETI Minister
- reps from private sector,
academia, Local
government, third sector
Innovation Council
Steering Group
Delivery
Partners
Delivery
Partners
Delivery
Partners
Senior Officials
Delivery
Partners
Thank You