6th Interregional Meeting
Veneto, Italy.
RAG Report
RAG Report - Overview
• Average number on RAG groups has grown
from 9 in the first semester to 14 reported in
the fifth semester
• Very little change in the composition of RAGs.
They still tend to favour slightly the policy
makers/brokers
• Lack of stakeholders involved in the private
sector
RAG Report - Overview
There has been no change with how the
partners think the RAG can help them; most
commonly cited reasons are;
• Expertise, advice and knowhow
• project promotion and involvement of key
local actors
RAG Report - Overview
Again the main outcomes listed by the project
partners from working with the RAG groups
were;
• Transferring good/best practise
• Ideas and Networking, connecting
academics and policy makers for the mutual
benefit of both
• Support after end of project
RAG Report - Overview
• All partners with the exception of two have
held and reported on three RAG meetings
each, and two partners have held and
reported on four RAG meetings
• Original application form stated 8 RAG
meetings to be held in semesters 1, 3 and 5
RAG Report - Overview
Semester One
Two RAG meetings held (PP5 & PP6)
Semester Two
Six RAG meetings held (PP2, PP3, PP5, PP8,
PP12 & PP13)
Semester Three
Six RAG meetings held ( PP2, PP3, PP5*, PP6,
PP12 & PP13)
Semester Four
Four RAG meetings held ( PP3, PP5, PP8 & PP13)
Semester Five
Four RAG meetings held ( PP3, PP6, PP8 & PP13)
RAG Report - Overview
Partners continue to set their own themes for
RAG meetings
Most commonly reported third meeting themes
• BREEAM & CfSH
• Eco-innovation and the RIS
• Policy Impact & implementation /importing of
GPs.
RAG Report - Overview
The majority of PP’s still intend to earn support
of the relevant regional stakeholder by
• Including them in the RAG group
• By using experts
• Competent analysis
• Exchanging of ideas
• Clear and concise recommendations
RAG Report - Overview
• PP’s intend to ensure the outputs are well
understood by having a well developed
communication strategy and by disseminating
the results of FRESH to the relevant
stakeholders
• Be careful to ensure that the RAG group does
not fall into the trap of merely disseminating
the FRESH project activities but instead takes a
firm grasp on trying to make a policy impact
RAG Report – Stakeholders Involvement
• Wide range of stakeholders involved from
Planners to SME’s and Universities
• Levels of involvement vary
• Majority of partners who reported state that
the RAG groups are currently involved with
Policy Change or Policy Impact
RAG Report – Different Types of Groups
• Different RAG groups are evident even within
the same country
• These different Groups evolved tailored to the
specific needs/strengths/weaknesses of each
region
RAG Report –Suggestions /
Improvements
• Ask RAG members for suggestions
• Exchange at transnational level, (how other
RAGs set up, main obstacles, how they solved
problems etc.)
• Involve members of the RIS3 sector groups
Key Contacts
For more information please contact
Sonya Quinn
squinn@swra.ie
John Forde
jforde@swra.ie