The quadruple helix innovation ecosystem of CALIPER project

The quadruple helix innovation ecosystem of CALIPER project

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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 The CALIPER project: Linking research and innovation for gender equality The quadruple helix innovation ecosystem of CALIPER project Maria Sangiuliano, Smart Venice SUPERA Project WEBINAR Engaging with external stakeholders and innovation ecosystems to foster institutional change, 8th April 2022
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 CALIPER Partners 2 9 Research organizations implementing GEPs: 7 RPOs, 2 RFOs
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun Despite being red, Mars is a cold place, not hot A specific choice in the project’s design phase: “Linking Research & Innovation” and connecting institutional change for gender equality to changes toward more gender Responsive R&I ecosystems WHO_Unbalanced Representation WHAT_ Innovation contents 3 HOW_ Innovation Processes
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Scoping & Framing RO’s Assessments Co-create with R&I Hubs GEPs collaborative actions Monitoring & evaluation INITIAL STUDY Assessement Methodologies GEPs design phase GEPs implementation M&E Methodology and tools 4 Integration across all main project’s phases and tools Crosscutting capacity building and learning activities 4
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  Scoping and FramingStudy • Policy developments’ updates and theoretical framing • Research on 9 good practices and examples of collaborative actions for gender equality and institutional change (in depth interviews) • Focus groups with 15 expert stakeholders on opportunities and challenges D1.3 Gender analysis of research and innovation ecosystems and reports from the local R&I Hubs A Gender Responsive quadruple helix approach to R&I Ecosystems
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Internal Assessment Methodology 6 Source: D.1.1 CALIPER internal assessment methodology Qualitative indicators in 2 main areas Transfer to market-external relations-Third mission Presence/ratio of collaborative research projects with a gender dimension in the content of research/technology development Gender sensitive/gender specific measures/actions on enhancing transfer to market of scientific research results Presence/ratio of educational projects or science- communication initiatives with a gender component
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 The CALIPER external assessment methodology Context Analysis on National legal and policy frameworks • Opportunities for strategic policy framing • Regulations, policy trends, funding opportinities Mapping National and Regional Innovation ecosystems • Mapping multistakeholders, quadruple helix networks, both at the regional and national levels and their openness to take action on gender equality issues
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 From assessing to creating CALIPER R&I hubs • Desk research • Interviews/contacts with internal stakeholders for retrieving info and data Context analysis • Focus groups with internal stakeholders on existing and potential synergies • Survey for external stakeholders • Social Network analysis Mapping Stakeholders engagement: • Co-creation • Active collaborations within GEPs implementation CALIPER R&I Hubs
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  Gendered patterns: leading collaboration with external stakeholders
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 External Assessment Methodology - indicators for context analysis 10 Talents and workforce education and acquisition High School and Higher Education students in STEM by gender, at regional and national levels Researchers in STEM by gender in R&I, at national and regional levels Evolution of employment rate in R&I by gender Leadership Patents registrations by sex/gender Founders and leaders of enterprises and start-ups by gender Knowledge and tech production issues Projects with integration of gender as a scientific research dimension Level of consideration of the gender dimension in product/service development Broader issues featuring R&I cultures Gender sensitiveness/family friendliness of supporting services to start up and entrepreneurship Perception of existing stereotypes/bias on gender and innovation/ entrepreneurship Indicator Area
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 External stakeholders’ involvement in GEPs co- creation processes 11 ❖Step 1: development of strategic change scenarios for each partner; ❖Step 2: organization of two multi-stakeholder dialogues. Objective: discuss key results from assessments, resistances and opportunities with the external stakeholders involved in the CALIPER’s R&I Hubs; Results: - each partner drafted shared challenges with external stakeholders and a portfolio of strategic opportunities at the territorial level ; - Identification of several possible collaborative actions.
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 GEPs Collaborative actions with external stakeholders 12 9 GEPs 42 collaborative actions with 176 stakeholders
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Examples of collaborative actions 13 Gender in Research Guidelines Collaborative research projects Awards/prizes for female scientists Evaluation criteria for future calls which take into consideration the gender dimension (RFOs) Communication Raising awareness events Networks on women and STEM Human Resources Common recruitment protocols and measures to avoid bias Sexual harassment Training and raising awareness activities Transfer to market Monitoring system on the evolution of women’s achievements in this sector WIN events Student services Strengthening the availability of existing services for students Seminars on gender
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 14 External stakeholders engagement GEPs co-creation vs GEPs collaborative actions 261 participants F/M ratio: 0,23 176 organizations Type of stakeholders involved in GEPs collaborative actions
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Emerging trends and commonalities 15 • Students’ services • Communication • Sexual Harassment • Transfer to market • Human resources • Research and teaching Academia Academia + business sector Academia + business sector + civil society + Public sector (schools too) Academia + business sector + civil society
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  This project hasreceived funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134 Monitoring and evaluation ● Formative evaluation tools identify each action/measure as «collaborative» (or not) and collaboration with external stakholders is monitored across all actions ● Summative evalution will prioritize assessment of: ● The overa. ll creation of 9 R&I Hubs (one for each of the partner regions) and the overall state of collaboration among participants across the four Quadruple Helix sectors. ● Existence (to which degree) of a shared agenda and shared priorities on gender equality among the innovation ecosystem stakeholders has been established ● Identification challenges and synergies of collaboration among participating Quadruple Helix stakeholders ● Influence and contribution of R&I Hubs to intra-organizational GEP design and implementation ● Level of awareness raising regarding the importance of gender for research and innovation activities across the Quadruple Helix ● The contribution of the innovation ecosystem approach to sustainability of Caliper outcomes; synergistic effects.
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  THANK YOU! Maria Sangiuliano,Smart Venice Caliper Project Website www.caliper-project.eu C o n t a c t s : E - m a i l : m a r i a . s a n g i u l i a n o @ s m a r t v e n i c e . o r g L i n k e d I N P r o f i l e T w i t t e r : @ m e r y s a n This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 873134