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Mini Europe Briefing
EUROPEAN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES8th December 2010
Bill Greenhalgh Cluster Strategy Manager
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European ClusterObservatory
Cluster ExcellenceEU Initiative
European ClusterPolicy Group
European ClusterAlliance
International Cluster Collaboration - EU
Regions of Knowledge (FP7) INTERREG Networks
Cluster Innovation Platforms (CIP) Other initiatives
Appropriate skills
Policy incentives& practical tools
Statistics& Services
PolicyRecommendations
Visibility
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European Cluster Observatory (phase 2)
• European Cluster Observatory (phase 2) website launched in September 2010
• Easier to use than the previous version
• Provides more ways to analyse information
• Access is free of charge
• Opportunity for Cluster Organisations to provide information about their clusters
www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html
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Cluster Excellence (1)
• Key objectives
• Set up a meaningful set of quality indicators and peer-assessment procedures for cluster management.
• Develop training materials
• Set up an approach for quality labelling of cluster management
www.cluster-excellence.eu
• The European Club of Cluster Managers
• Provides a new opportunity to communicate with counterparts in similar organisations across Europe
• Early participation will give the opportunity to shape the future development of the Club
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Cluster Excellence (2)
• The European Cluster Manager of the Year
www.proinno-europe.eu/clusterconference2010/content/cluster-manager-year-award
• European Cluster Collaboration Platform: Key functionalities• Mapping and profiling of cluster organisations
• Mapping and profiling of cluster members
• Establishing sectoral and thematic communities
• Searching for new project ideas and financing source
• Setting up future collaboration with future partners
• Website still under development
www.cluster-collaboration.eu
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European Cluster Policy Group
• Recommendations of the European Cluster Policy Group
• Presented at European Cluster Conference - September 2010
www.proinno-europe.eu/clusterconference2010/content/final-ecpg-reports
www.proinno-europe.eu/ecpg
• Align funding priorities in the EU budget with competitiveness
• Enhance cluster-related framework conditions, eg the EU patent
• Review current profile of funding recipients at EU and Member State levels, ie the right balance between support for existing clusters and emerging clusters.
• Encourage better cluster programmes at the EU Member State level
• Streamline EU funding for clusters by creating a unified set of administrative procedures.
• Improve coordination of cluster programmes across EU Directorate Generals
• Institutionalise the provision of the cluster knowledge/data base
• Enhance European platforms for cluster collaboration (both virtual platforms such as the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and network platforms such as the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership)
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European Cluster Activities• New Policies (relevant to programmes from 2014)
• Europe 2020 Strategy
• The Innovation Union
• The Integrated Industrial Policy for Global Competitiveness and Sustainability
• DG Enterprise Communication on World Class Clusters (December 2011)
• New Funding Schemes
• DG Enterprise Internationalisation of Cluster Initiatives Pilot scheme in 2011
• Framework programme – FP8 (from 2014)
• EPISIS project for innovation in services clusters
www.proinno-europe.eu/episis
• Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2011 Conference – 7th to 9th June 2011 (Debrecen, Hungary)
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European Cluster Alliance (TACTICS)
• The European Cluster Alliance (ECA)
• For organisations which produce economic development policies or innovation policies and provide funding for cluster development.
• The TACTICS project manages the European Cluster Alliance
www.proinno-europe.eu/eca
www.proinno-europe.eu/tactics
• Recent ECA meetings have included:
• Launch of the new call for the “Innovation Express” funding programme which provides funding to support international collaboration between cluster organisations and SMEs within the clusters.
• Presentation on the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership which started in 2009 as a pilot project in the CLUNET project led by NWDA.
www.eacp-aero.eu/
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• Transnational Alliance of Clusters Towards Improved Cooperation Support (TACTICS)
• Cluster policy project funded by PRO INNO Europe programme
• 3 year project started October 2009
• Seven partners: • Oseo, France – Project Leader
• NWDA
• VINNOVA, Sweden
• TMG, Upper Austria
• IWT, Flanders, Belgium
• VenInn, Venice
• PAED, Poland
TACTICS Project
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TACTICS Partners
IWT(Flanders)
Oseo
VenInn(Venice)
TMG(Upper Austria)
PAED(Poland)
VINNOVA(Stockholm)
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• TACTICS manages the European Cluster Alliance and determines how the Alliance develops as a catalyst for collaborations between regions
• NWDA leads on the Internationalisation of Clusters including pilot schemes to develop new aspects of cluster cooperation with a focus on non-European countries and links with other EU policy areas such as Eco-innovation.
• TACTICS will work closely with the other cluster support projects
TACTICS Project
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• TACTICS focuses on six main themes:
• Fostering international cluster cooperation
• Channelling R&D/Innovation funding through excellent clusters
• User-driven excellent clusters
• Supporting cluster marketing and branding
• Evaluating cluster excellence
• Using excellent clusters to address emerging industries including innovative services
• A Reflection Group has been set up to help develop these themes
TACTICS Objectives & Deliverables (1)
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• Workshops on main themes:• International Cluster Cooperation - Manchester 2nd/3rd March 2010• Channelling RDI Funding - Paris 13th/14th April 2010• User-driven Excellent Clusters - Brussels 28th/29th September 2010• Cluster Marketing & Branding - Venice 28th/29th October 2010
• Implement pilot schemes to demonstrate the benefits of international cluster cooperation
• Network with other EU related initiatives eg Regions of Knowledge, Lead Markets, FP7, INTERREG etc
• Disseminate recommendations and improve policy alignments and impacts
• Maximise communication opportunities
TACTICS Objectives & Deliverables (2)
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INTERNATIONAL CLUSTER COOPERATION: The JOURNEY
Why Internationalise?
AssessReadiness
IdentifyOpportunities
Create Strategy& Action Plan
Implement Training
Identify Partners
Develop Trust & Projects
Implement Projects
MeasureSuccess
Sustainthe networks
Inward looking
“Local” Cluster
Outward facing
“Global” cluster
Get Ready
Take Action
UseNetworks
Utilise Funding
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INTERNATIONAL CLUSTER COOPERATION: MAIN ACTION AREAS• Better Support for the Internationalisation of Cluster
Initiatives (Get Ready)
• Turbo-Charged Intercluster Initiatives (Use Networks)
• Funding transnational / international activities through innovative financing mechanisms (Utilise Funding)
• International Access to Platforms - Pilot Plants, Centres of Excellence etc (Take Action)
Also - Better Skills for Internationalisation (by Cluster Excellence though TMG)
Handbook for Internationalisation in 2011
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Mini Europe: Recommended Next Steps
• Use European Cluster Observatory (phase 2)
• Encourage Cluster Managers to join the European Club of Cluster Managers
• Use the European Cluster Collaboration Platform to find partners and exchange information
• Policy makers to join European Cluster Alliance
• Participate in TACTICS Action Areas
• Participate in consultation on Communication on World Class Clusters and FP8
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Bill Greenhalgh Cluster Strategy Manager
Tel: +44 (0)1925 400348eMail: [email protected]
Northwest Regional Development AgencyRenaissance House, Centre Park, Warrington, WA1 1QN, UK
Web site: www.nwda.co.uk
Mini Europe Briefing EUROPEAN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 8th December 2010