Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Innovation ClustersPilot Update & Scale Up Plan

May 30th, 2012

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Creating Innovation Ecosystems

• MSME Industry Clusters

• Innovation requires collaboration & partnering

• Getting Cluster to act as one entity to attract interest & economies of scale

• Facilitating growth of industry via new products, processes, common centres, startups creation

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6 Industry Pilots

Cluster Innovations in

Krishnagiri(Food Processing)

Agriculture

Thrissur(Ayurveda)

Health

Moradabad(Brassware)

Handicrafts

Cluster Innovations in

Agartala(Bamboo)

Handicrafts

Ernakulam(Furniture)

Forest-based Products

Faridabad(Auto Components)

Automobile

9 Lakh People Employed83,000 MSME companies11,000 Crore TurnoverStarted pilots between Dec 2011-May 2012

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2 University Pilots

Cluster Innovations in

Delhi University EducationMathematics and IT

MS University Vadodara Microbiology and Biotechnology

4 Lakh Students10,000 Teachers80 Colleges, 110 DepartmentsStarted Pilots between March 2012-May 2012

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Pilot Approach = CIC + Partnerships

• Cluster Innovation Centre: A small group of people developing the ecosystem as an arm of the cluster association

o Connector: Networking and sharing hub

o Innovator: Manage innovation initiatives within/for the cluster

o Channel: Facilitate in-bound and out-bound innovation activities

Total of 39 partners in Ecosystem

7 partners

17 partners

4 partners

9 partners

2 partners

NInC

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Industry Pilot Results/Expected

Cluster Innovations

Krishnagiri(Food Processing)

4 Products2 Processes

Thrissur(Ayurveda)

2 Processes

Moradabad(Brassware)

2 Products1 Process

Cluster Innovations

Agartala(Bamboo)

1 Product2 Processes

Ernakulam(Furniture)

1 Center1 Process

Faridabad(Auto Components)

2 Centers

7 new products8 new processes

3 new centers

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Handling/Storage of fresh fruit

BY AIR BY SEA

CSIR – CFTRI Process Innovation Technique testing show : - 5x increase in storage life (7 days to 35 days)- 5x reduction of freight charges- Opens cluster to new export markets- Benefits to 25,000 farmers & families

Food Processing Cluster

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New Lacquer for Brassware Polish

CSIR – NML Product Innovation tests show:- 2-4x less time to dry (reduced from 30-60min to 15min). No baking oven needed.- 50x more storage time for lacquer formulation (1-2weeks to 2 years)- Low gloss (natural metal) finish rather than high gloss finish (plastic-like)- Can be applied as dip, brush and spray coating compared versus spray only

Outdoor Exposure test “Flower of Sulfur Test” (ASTM B 809)

0 hours

72 hoursUncoated

Coated

Brassware Cluster

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End-to-End Entrepreneur Support

Entrepreneurship Facilitation Centre

- Broad support from information, CIC, networking, credit identification, common design tools, lean manufacturing, material sourcing, mentoring and handholding through hotline / email

- Tod-Fod-Jod center at Manav Rachna Univ. to encourage students to provide innovative solutions to industry problems entrepreneurs trying to solve

- Access to design and rapid-prototyping facilities

Auto Components Cluster

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Innovation Ecosystem - Example

Food Processing Cluster@ Krishnagiri

11 partners

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University Pilot Results / Expected

Cluster Innovations

Delhi University 1 Degree program3 Industry collaborations

MS University Vadodara 1 Lab1 Incubator

1 new degree program1 new lab

3 industry collaborations1 new incubator

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Pilot Challenges Cluster Organizational Readiness

Representation readiness poles apart e.g. Moradabad vs. Faridabad Innovation Program Execution

Funding disbursements & procedures make difficult to execute on-time Pilots will end Sept-Nov timeframe from July target

Lack of Ministry support/interest No “innovation” schemes, field-level unable to grasp essence of program

Our bandwidth to engage State-level participants is low Skills at striking & maintaining win-win partnerships is tough in field

Business model and sustainability CIC model too early to assess viability

University clusters Although small sample size … unable to ID a “pull” effect, requires significant

financing and hand-holding reviews

Scale Up Plan

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Roadmap Proposed

2012-13

100Clusters

(Scale Up I)

2013-14

300+Clusters

(Scale Up II)

2011-12

8Clusters

(Pilot Phase) Focus

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Scale Up (Part 1) in 2012Industry Clusters Expand existing pilot strategy given encouraging signs

CSIR as lead partner to develop 60-70 innovation clusters Effort has begun, note established on approach (see handout), cluster

engagement & funding gaps to be determined, agreed to hire 2 BD personnel for 6 month immersion program at NInC

Post feedback the note will be sent for NInC approval via email Start another Ministry effort

Min. of Textiles as lead partner has suggested 20-25 clusters collaboration However determined these clusters are largely unorganized (and tough to

organize) Start Sector-driven lead partner via professional sector organizations

Target 3-4 clusters

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Scale Up (Part 1) in 2012Industry Clusters (cont’d) Start State-driven lead partner via State Innovation Councils

Target 1-3 states NInC to complete program manual, case studies, best practices

and act as expert/facilitator with each lead partner. Can this work? With existing staff BW @ NInC?

University Clusters Begin a sub-group at NInC to figure out next steps

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Scale Up (Part II)

High level proposal on scale-up strategy being developed (initial draft – see handout)

Synergize with Planning Commission, NInC learnings and other Government agencies National Innovation Cluster Policy and implementation through new or

existing Agency Accept that “policy” should occur after “incubation in the field”

to increase our success rates of programs Especially true for approaches that require cross-functional, cross-

ministry effort (e.g. Backbone org for manufacturing)