measuring the performance of clusters- the european cluster observatory approach
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The European Cluster Observatory:
Measuring the performance of clusters
Berlin, 15 December 2009
Göran LindqvistCSC, Stockholm School of Economics
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a European hub for clusters and cluster organisationsproviding knowledge and facilitating
collaboration
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Innovation Platform
KnowledgePlatform
Cluster Mapping
Cluster Library
Regional Framework Conditions
Collaboration Platform
www.clusterobservatory.eu
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Cluster organisation
profiles
Clustermemberprofiles
Clusterorganisationbenchmarki
ng
Sectoralinformation
(events, news…)
European Cluster
Managers’ Club
“Market place”
(projects, training…)
Global Cluster Initiative Survey 2003, 2005
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Setting
Objectives
Process
Performance
Business environment
Economic policy setting
The initial strength of the clusterInitiation and planning
Governance and financing
Resourcesetc.
Types of goals, e.g. innovation,
training, exports, etc.
Cluster competitiveness
Cluster growthOperational performance
Source: Sölvell, Lindqvist, Ketels, The Cluster Initiative Greenbook, 2003
Värmland triangulation model
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Large-scale survey to participants: estimated changes to the research, education programmes, entrepreneurship, and to sales growth
Deep interviews with key actors, assessing the success of the process
Statistical comparison of sales and employment growth between targeted firms and a national reference group in same industries
Shadow Controls
Generic Controls
Process Tracing
Cluster mapping
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Performance indicators
Employment data update
in 2010 and 2012
Flexiblemapping tool
Time series, growth(high sector resolution,
full geographical coverage)
Wages, patenting, etc(lower sector resolution,
partial geographical coverage)
Flexibility to address regions and sectors
relevant for the user
A flexible online cluster mapping tool
User-defined regions
combinations of NUTS-2 regions
User-definedsectors
Combinations ofNACE-4 industries
Specialregions
“Baltic”, “Mediterranean”,
“Danube”
Specialsectors
“Creative industries”, “KIBS”, “eco”, etc.
Defaultregions
NUTS-2
Defaultsectors
about 40 categories = all
concentrated industries
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Regional framework conditions
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Secondary data:skills, innovation, etc.
Primary data:regional survey
Regional framework online mapping tool
Regional benchmarking report
Online collaboration platform
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“ the official European platform for cluster collaboration ”
Clustermemberprofiles
Cluster organisation
profiles
Clusterorganisation
benchmarking
Sectoralinformation
(events, news…)
European Cluster
Managers’ Club
“Market place”(projects, training…)
Cluster library
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Policy reports
Cluster cases
Regional reports
Sectoral reports a virtualEuropean
ClusterLibrary
The Observatory’s role
Statistical cluster analysis, time seriesCluster performance indicators: wages, etcRegional competitiveness dataBenchmarking of cluster organisations
Also:Own reports: emerging clusters, regional competitivenessDepository for reports by others
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2010 2011 2012
• New cluster mapping tool • GCIS 2011
• First performance indicators
• New Cluster Library
• Secondary regional data
• Primary regional data
• Cluster organisation benchmarking
2nd user survey: government and academia
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Contact
Göran Lindqvist, PhDCenter for Strategy and CompetitivenessStockholm School of Economicswww.sse.edu/[email protected]+46 8 7369524
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