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Networks and Clusters as Instruments for Internationalisation
ClusterCOOP Launch EventBudapest, 13 July 2011
Lysann Müller, VDI/VDE-IT, Germany
To facilitate the economic development of
the regions in Germany by promoting and
supporting regional technology networks
and prepare them for national and
international competition.
Initiative Kompetenznetze Deutschland
www.kompetenznetze.de
BalticNet-Plasmatec
Participating countries of survey
Germany; 27
France; 18
Spain; 15Norway; 11
Austria; 10
Hungary; 10
Denmark; 9
Sweden; 8
Greece; 5Poland; 5
Croatia; 3Luxembourg; 1
Technology areas of clusters of the survey
28; 15%
30; 16%
28; 15%
24; 13%
17; 9%
14; 7%
11; 6%
37; 20% New Materials / Manufacturing
Energy / Envi-ronment
Information Technology
Life Sciences / Biotechnology
Health / Medical Technology
Micro / Nano / Opto
Mobility
Other
Internationalisation strategy implemented 2007
10%
38%
39%
14%
Total agreement
Broad agreement
Broad disagree-ment
Total dis-agreement
Internationalisation strategy implemented 2010
20%
56%
19%
5%
Total agreement
Broad agreement
Broad disagreement
Total disagreement
Reasons for internationalisation
Attracting external partners to settle down in own cluster
Benchmarking with the top performers in related fields
Loose exchange of experiences and information at international level
Contribution to assure world-wide leadership
Establishment of new networks in related fields
Improvement of overall competitiveness
Easier access to targeted markets
Access to know-how and technologies not avalable within the own cluster
Increasing international visibility
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
Barriers for internationalisation
Other
Lack of a common technological basis
Conflicts of interests / Partners are competitors
No concrete common starting points for actions
/ project ideas
Geographical distance
Language barriers
Lack of trust between partners
Lack of time or capacity
Lack of financing or other monetary reasons
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Percentage of mentions [%]
New successful international cooperation activities during the last three years
At European level, in same technology or application fields
At European level, in new technology or application fields
Outside Europe, in same technology or application
fields
Outside Europe, in new tech-nology or application fields
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Networks / clusters without internationalisa-tion strategy
Networks / clusters with internationalisation strategy
Percentage of mentions [%]
Who is responsible for internationalisation?
Others (please indicate in the box below)
Externals
Internal working group
Management board
Companies themselves
Cluster organisation
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Percentage of mentions ( %)
Due to the successful implementation of our internationalisation strategy, the cluster is known at international level.
Strongly agree
Mostly agree Mostly disagree
Strongly disagree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Cluster organisations are not responsible for int.
Cluster organisations are responsible for int.
%
Being involved in European programmes/projects supporting international cooperation among clusters, e.g. PRO INNO EUROPE, Europe INNOVA, INTERREG (not R&D programmes in FP6/FP7) had a positive impact on the internationalisation activities of the companies within the cluster.
Strongly agree
Mostly agree
Mostly disagree
Strongly disagree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Cluster organisations are not responsible for int.Cluster organisations are responsible for int.
%
„A cluster allows each member to benefit as if it had greater scale or as if it had joined with others formally – without requiring it to sacrifice its flexibility.“
Michael Porter
Thank you very much for your attention!
Kompetenznetze Deutschland OfficeLysann Müller
c/o VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbHSteinplatz 110623 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 310078-154Fax: +49 (0) 30 310078-222
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