Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

European Support to Clusters and Cluster International Cooperation

Forum "Cluster – Cooperation with Result" Riga, January 19th 2017

José Freitas

Policy Officer

SMEs: Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship Unit

European cluster strategy for growth

Clusters accelerators for innovation and

industrial change

Cluster excellence

International cluster

cooperation

PME

Clusters accelerators for innovation and industrial change

Boosting interregional collaboration and investment through clusters

Customised SME support

Regional andInternational

Strategy

Cross-sectoralCollaboration

VALUE CHAIN

INNOVATION

Using clusters to facilitate value chain innovation and industrial transformation

Cluster facilitated projects for new industrial value chains (INNOSUP-1)https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/6084-innosup-01-2016-2017.html

18.5 mio €(04.04.17)

2-stage procedure

75% to support

innovation in SMEs

Challenges Objectives Measures

Reindustrialise EU's industrial base

Develop long-term internationally competititive goods and services

Create new industrial value chains

Support development of emerging industries in Europe

Contribute to regional smart specialisation strategies

Support cross-sectoral and cross-regional cooperation

Support innovation activities

Improve business environment through open collaboration spaces

Horizon2020: Cluster facilitated projects for new industrial value chains

Cluster Partnering in Europe - Cluster facilitated projects for new industrial value chains

ICT/Mobile/Electonics/Internet of

Things/Digital/Cloud15%

Health/Care/Personalized medicine/Pharma

13%

Circular/Ressource Efficiency/Environmental/Eco-efficient/Renewable

energy9%Creative

Industries/Fashion/Experience Industries

9%

Advanced Manufacturing/4.0/Smart

factory/KETs7%

Food/Agrifood7%

Blue growth/Marine/Maritime/

Port5%

Logistics/Mobility/Car5%

Construction4%

Servitization2%

Other industries (once each)

11%

General13%

Topics of INNOSUP-1 cluster projects - 45 second stage full proposals

Call for expression of interest

Towards European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for smart specialisation investments

• aims to strengthen industry participation and inter-regional collaboration in implementation of smart specialisation strategies

• addressed to cluster organisations, other business network organisations, technology centres and science parks

• focuses on industrial modernisation

• open partnering process open via preparing for a call for proposals (2.8 million) for early 2017

http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/news/call-expression-interest-towards-european-strategic-cluster-partnerships

Towards cluster and technology centres Investment Plans!

• The gap on European KETs Technology Infrastructures providing services to SMEs:

Total of 187 KETs Technology Infrastructures

60% in only 4 countries (DE, ES, FR, UK)

Need for networking and pan-European access to SMEs

For eachinfrastructure: competences, TRLs, marketsectors, services, trainings, SME contact…

S3 Platform for Industrial Modernisation

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Support to S3-Platform on Industrial Modernisation

How to get involved

Call for expression of interest to establish

thematic areas, matchmaking and interest

handling by Joint Research Centre/ S3Platform

Regions

http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/industrial-modernisation

Call for expression of interest and partner

search towards European Strategic Cluster

Partnerships for smart specialisation

investments (S³)

Cluster organisations,

business networks,

technology centres,

science parks

Businesses

www.clustercollaboration.eu/news/call-expression-interest-towards-european-strategic-cluster-partnerships

European Investment Advisory Hub, regional

managing authorities, regional cluster

organisations & business networks, and

Enterprise Europe Network partners

Regional hotspots in sectoral clusters

Regional hotspots in cross-sectoral clusters

Emerging Industries overview

European Cluster Panorama 2016http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cluster/observatory/cluster-mapping-services/cluster-mapping/cluster-panorama

Fostering SME internationalisation through clusters

European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCP-4i)

• 1st call 2014 (3,75M€): 15 partnerships established – 80 clusters involved

• 2nd call end 2016 (4,42M€);

• 3rd call: 2017 Q1 (5,79M€); it includes funding for space and ddual-use defence clusters

• Eligible: cluster organisations that support SMEs in clusters

• 2013-2020: 19 M €

International cluster matchmaking events in third countries and Europe• EU-USA Event, Hannover Messe, 25-26 April 2016 – Industrial automation, environmental technology, etc.

• EU-TAIWAN Event, European Innovation Week, ICT Fair Computex, 30 May-3 June 2016, Taipei

• EU-IRAN Cluster Matchmaking Event on sustainable construction, automotive and mobility, textile, chemicals, raw materials, environmental technologies and tourism, Tehran (Iran) 17/18 October 2016

• EU-Mexico, cluster matchmaking event on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Waste Management and Wastewater Management, Green Days Exhibition, Mexico City, 25/27 October 2016

• EU-Brasil, cluster matchmaking event on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Solid Waste Management, Renewable Energy (solar, biomass) and Biogas, Lyon, France, 29/30 November 2016

• EU-USA (Tech Connect Trade Fair), May, 2017 Washington

• EU-Taiwan (ICT, circular economy), June 2017, Brussels (tbc)

• EU-India smart cities, water, transport, solar, buildings, , 10-12 May, 2017New Deli (tbc)

• EU-EU, aerospace, Paris, 2017 (tbc)

• EU-EU, 2017 agrofood (tbd)

Promoting cluster cooperation for win-win industrial leadership in global markets

Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs- Ongoing activity

Promote cluster

competitiveness

ESCP-4i Overview

Others: Korea, Taiwan, North & West Africa, ASEAN,Gulf/Middle East

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MEXICO

CANADA

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JAPAN

BRAZIL

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Main target countries

International Cluster Cooperation at EU level Promoting "European Strategic Cluster Partnerships - Going

International (ESCP-4i)"

Not about

• Trade promotion only• Sector specific • Individual cluster support on international markets

More about

• Developing Longer Term strategic cooperation in mutual interest • Across sectoral boundaries • Pan-European cluster consortia through a joint strategic vision and common goals, and indeed trhough the establishment of:

• European Strategic Cluster Partnerships - Going international

• Towards a win-win approach

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Analysis of complementarities between cluster partnership members

www.clustercollaboration.eu/wiintech

Supporting cluster excellence

Cluster Excellence Programme for SMEs (COSME, €8.25m, call for 1.5

million to fund ca 7 projects closed on 31/03/2016) – Next call 2018

Supporting capacity building through benchmarking, training, twinning and labelling of cluster management

2010-2016

• 811 (in 40 countries) BRONZE label

• 47 (in 10 countries) SILVER label

• 69 (14 countries) GOLD label

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-cluster-2015-3-02-clusters-excellence-programme

• Cluster firms …

• - are more innovative than non-cluster firms

• - register more trademarks and apply for more patents

• - cooperate more

• 38% of European jobsare based in 2000 clusters.

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Why clusters? SMEs are more innovative!

Cross Technologies, cross Sector Approaches

The Role of Clusters: integrators / synergy

Act as facilitator & bridge-builder

Support groups of related SMEs

Promote cross-border & cross-sectoral cooperation

Integrate, catalyse & multiply cross-sectoral and cross-regional cooperation

Create favourable "open space" for cross-sectoral fertilisation

SMEs

Why specific policy actions for SMEs: the RED gap

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Smaller economies of scale

Lower apparent productivity compared to large companies

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Large businessesCase for a SME-relevant publicpolicy & cluster policy

Gap!

Why SMEs are important

99,8

0,2

Number of Enterprises (%)

SMEs

Large

57,6

42,4

Value Added at Factor Costs (%)

SMEs

Large

66,5

33,5

Employment (%)

SMEs

Large

85

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Net new jobs 2002-2010 (%)

SMEs

Large

Smart Guide to Cluster Policy

Available at http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/regional-policies/

A couple of concepts,

Eight Do’s and Don’ts, and

Plenty good practice examples …

of how to make better use of clusters for promoting regional industrial modernisation, supporting the growth of SMEs and encouraging smart specialisation.

Do's and Don'ts of Modern Cluster Policy

Don’ts Do’sSupport individual specialised firms Support new activities, in particular those being undertaken

by groups or networks of related industries

Create clusters from scratch Facilitate the growth of clusters by building upon existing

strengths

Fund large numbers of widely varied clusters Fund strategic cluster initiatives that focus on promoting the

strengths, linkages and emerging competences and which

are in line with the aims of national/regional smart

specialisation strategies

Follow growth trends without reflection Capitalise upon regional competences to diversify into new

activity areas and to develop emerging industries

Follow a narrow sectoral cluster approach Follow a systemic cluster approach focusing on related

industries by capturing cross-sectoral linkages

Develop and implement cluster policy in isolation from

other policy areas

Adopt an inclusive and participatory cluster approach

Support cluster initiatives that are only inward looking Support cluster initiatives that have an international

perspective on the positioning of the cluster in international

value chains

Focus exclusively on strengthening regional partnerships Build regional partnerships as a basis for joining European

Strategic Cluster Partnerships

More information• EU Cluster Portal:

• http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cluster/index_en.htm

o The European Cluster Observatory

o Cluster Excellence

o Cluster Internationalisation

o Clusters and Emerging Industries

• COSME calls

• http://ec.europa.eu/growth/contracts-grants/index_en.htm

• https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/6084-innosup-01-2016-2017.html

• Horizon 2020 Work Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-sme_en.pdf

• EASME AGENCY

• http://ec.europa.eu/easme/

• European resource Efficiency Self-Assessment Tool for SMEs:

• https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/tender/31/european-resource-efficiency-self-assessment-tool-smes

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