tci 2015 regional cross-cluster innovation
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Regional Cross-Cluster Innovation
Simone Hagenauer
Parallel Session 2.3: Cross-Sectoral Innovation
companies & technology
ecoplus Clusters
partner of ecoplus clusters
Speaker: Simone HagenauerDate: 5 November 2015
Regional Cross-Cluster Innovation18th TCI Global Conference, Daegu / Korea
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How to foster cross-cluster innovation addressing societal challenges?
Short introduction of the region and its innovation strategy and the cluster programmeExamples of cluster projects fostering cross-sector innovation:
Bottom-up and top-down Role of cluster management and policy makers
Key learnings
Outline
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Lower Austria / Niederösterreich
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Technopol Programe
4 Technopol locations at:- Medical and materials technology (Wr. Neustadt)- Agro-biotechnology and environmental
biotechnology (Tulln)- Medical biotechnology (Krems)- Bioenergy, agricultural and food technology
(Wieselburg)
Accompanying and initiating research projects
Leading R&D facilities, high-tech start-ups, educational institutions & industry
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ecoplus Clusters & initiatives
Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria (* 2001) www.bauenergieumwelt.at
Food Cluster of Lower Austria (* 2006)www.lebensmittelcluster-noe.at
Plastics Cluster in Lower Austria (* 2005) www.kunststoff-cluster.at
Mechatronic Cluster in Lower Austria(* 2010) www.mechatronik-cluster.at
e-mobility initiative of Lower Austria (* 2010)www.e-mobil-noe.at
561 cluster members in total
Representing about 82.000 employees
More than 1000 cluster projects therof
- 548 collaborative projects
- Involving about 2,950 companies
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Stakeholder involvementFeasibility studyAwareness raising (round-tables, info-tours,…)
Project ExampleBio-plastics Initiative
International collaborative research project "biobased packaging"
~ 30 company projects~ 150 companies involved> 100 new products
Cluster management:anticipate trends; leadership
Policy makers: flexibility to test and risk; cross-department collaboration
Issue: A renewable alternative for oil is necessary, USA heavily investing in biopolymers, Which role shall we play in Austria?
Cross-department: Economy & Agriculture Department in Regional Government
Cross-sector: Plastics & Food Cluster Internationalisation: explore new know-how
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Cluster management:anticipate new regulations;facilitate collaboration with other sectors and disciplines
Policy makers:Involve clusters at an early stage in the implementation of new regulations
Project ExampleRecycling of Construction Materials
Issue: Reduce construction waste; new regulationsCross-sector development of high end products from recycled bricks:
Green Building Cluster Mechatronics Cluster Logistics Initiative (Food Cluster: agriculture)
Re-cycling on site: avoid large and costly interim storageRe-use in construction, remanufacturing to filter materials, etc.
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How to identify new areas for regional value added?Competence Mapping
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Competence mapping
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Calculation and simulation of systems to move gas
Plan and manufacturing of machines for extreme conditions
Manufacturing of high-pressure-resistant parts and seals
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Producer of High-Pressure-Compressor
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Competence mapping
Process
Plan Analyze Search Check Start
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Competence mapping
Basis for new collaborative RDI in the cluster
Cluster management: Introduce new tools to foster cross-sector innovation
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Monitoring & Evaluation(Balanced Scorecard)
Cluster partners
Number of key projects
Number of people involved in key projects
Key innovators / -companies
Co-initiated product developments/ system solutions
Participation quote in initiatives to increase
competences or productivitiy
Cooperation quote
Cross-cluster collaboration, cross-department
collaboration
Policy makers: “You get what you
measure!”
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Cluster management:“Leadership”: anticpate trends and new regulationsIntroduce new models of innovationFacilitate cross-sector innovation
Policy Makers:Cross-department collaborationFlexible supportMake use of clusters; involvement at an early stage of new regulationsMonitoring
Key learnings
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ecoplus Clusters
Head of Business Area / Programm ManagerStefan Liebert +43 2742 [email protected]
International projectsSimone Hagenauer / Project Manager+43 2742 [email protected]/en