The Cluster Initiative Greenbook 2.0Örjan Sölvell & Göran Lindqvist

Cluster Evaluation

5 September 2013

The Cluster Initiative Greenbook 2.0

Örjan SölvellGöran Lindqvist

Stockholm School of Economics

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The Cluster Commons

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6Six main

conclusions

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The key task is tobuild bridges

1

6

Firms

Research organisations

Education organisations

Government

Capital providers

1

7

Barriers to collaboration

Poor knowledge

Sparse networks

Different “languages”

Different norms and attitudes

Different visions

Low trust

Negative incentives

1

8

Firms

Education organisations

Government

1Research organisations

Capital providers

9

Firms

Research organisations

Education organisations

Government

Capital providers

1

10

Global markets

Other clusters

1

11

Among

firms in the clus-ter

Firms and

re-search in-stitu-tions

Firms and edu-cational

insti-tu-

tions

Firms and pub-

lic or-

gan-isa-

tions

With other clus-ter or-

gani-sa-

tions

With globa

l mar-kets

Firms and

fi-nan-cial

insti-tu-

tions

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

High priority Medium priorityLow priority Not done

priority contacts

Collaboration:1

12

Communication intensityincoming emails to a cluster organisation

1

13

Build from strength

2

14

2

15

Bringing people together is easer if

you are neutral

3

16

Membership fees

Sales of services

National public

Regional / local public

International public

Other

Mixed fundingsources of revenues

3

17

Private sec-tor

Public sec-tor

Academia

Financial inst.

Non-profit

Mixed governanceboard composition

3

18

Long-term public commitment helps

4

19

Membership fees

Sales of services

National public Regional/local public

International public

Other0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Sources of funding over timeCluster organisation age: 0-4 yrs 5-9 yrs 10+ yrs

4

20

You need a cluster manager who can build

and walk bridges

5

21

Cluster manager’s backgroundPrevious work experience

Private sector Academia Public sector Non-profit Financial inst.0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Experience:

0-1 yrs

2-9 yrs

10+ yrs

5

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Begin with the low-hanging fruit

6

23

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Identity and brand

Strategy and vision

Innovation and R&D

Business environment

Growth and investment

HR uppgrading

Export promotion

Value chain development

HR supply

Joint purchasing

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

High prio Mid prio Low prio Not done

Objectives

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Building the cluster commons