Cluster capability building tools and approaches
to innovation, internationalisation, sustainability
and cluster management competencies
Enric Pedros, Future Emerging and Modern Agricultural Cluster
(FEMAC)
Victor Haze, Health Valley – Netherlands
Jokin Garatea, Basque Country Association of Electronic and
Information Technology
Enric Pedros
FEMAC
Cluster capability building tools and approaches to innovation & internationalization & Sustainability
Belfast, 13th March, 2018
CLUSTERS3 Conference : Powering innovation & building capacity
Introduction FEMAC
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Content Belfast, 13th, 2018
Estrategy FEMAC 4.0
2
Cluster Projects FEMAC 4.0
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FEMAC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MEANS
CLUSTER
Population:
7,504,008
GDP: 200 billion
( + 2,8 % - 2015)
AM Fertilizers Phytosanitaries
Turnover
Companies
Employees
75
1.096
162 MEU 517 MEU 942 MEU
23 16
1.192 1.383
Cluster Facts FEMAC 2018
47 Companies
2 Universities
3 Government Org
2 Tech Centers
1.000 MEU
4.768 Employees
133 Companies
1,500 Employees
1.778 MEU
Seeds
6
160 MEU
1.001
AG Tech
13
1,7 MEU
47
CAGR 2007-15
= 5,6%
THE CHALLENGE Femac 2018
Agricultural production should be increased by 70% to feed 2,300 Millions more, towards 2050, which means an increase in energy demand, land degradation, water scarcity and climate change.
OUR VISION FEMAC 2018
Innovate and incorporate advanced
technologies that allow sustainable and
efficient growth of agricultural production
means
In value activities
In the same strategic segment and share common competitive challenges
Of commercial business and productive structures
Innovation Cooperation Internationalisation
Create value
Strengthen synergies
Increase competitiveness
Cluster Estrategy FEMAC 2018
A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE starts with ……..
……a COMMON STRATEGY within the cluster
Local, Regional, National and European
To Regional Agencies, Cluster Members, Third Parties and Clusters.
Cluster members
Share of
Financial Resources
63% 20%
17%
PUBLIC SERVICES FEES
FEMAC financial resources Femac 2017
In what way does CLUSTER POLICY ensure innovation, internationalization and sustainability?
Clusters are key links between the competitiveness of companies and territories
Clusters
Resource : James Wilson
Cluster lifecycles imply cluster Strategy flexibility
Becoming and remaining
competitive requires constant
transformation …
… clusters move through lifecycles and may
require processes of adaptation, renewal or
transformation to remain competitive …
… Clusters must evolve with the challenges being faced and adapt transformation
FEMAC
2015
FEMAC
2017
Resource : James Wilson
Development of cluster Policies in Spain
1991
1993
2006
BUDGET 2017: 9-11 MEU
Cluster Policy in Spain
SECTOR AEI
CONSUMER GOODS
AGROFOOD
FURNISHURE &HABITAT
FASHION & TEXTILE
TOYS & CHILD
SPORTS
SHOES
25
11
7
2
2
2
1
TRANSPORT & LOGISTIC
AUTOMOTIVE
AERONAUTICAL
NAVAL
LOGISTIC
20
8
4
3
5
ICT & AUDIOVISUAL 18
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY 13
ENERGY 12
TOURSIM 8
HEALTH & BIO TECHNOLOGY 5
TOTAL 101
Clusters Members Turnover Employees
30 >2.100 > 65 BN € 290.000
CATALONIA CLUSTER PROGRAM
Source :Mr. Alberto Pezzi , Director of Clusters ACCIÓ
Strategic coaching
Support to Internationalization
Training and project
development guidance
Networking
REGIONAL CLUSTER SUPORT Femac 2018
Cross-clusters
workshops
Source :Mr. Alberto Pezzi , Director of Clusters ACCIÓ
REGIONAL CLUSTER SUPORT COMMEMORATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLUSTER POLICY IN CATALONIA
2017
EU CLUSTER SUPORT Femac 2018
FUNDING for internationalization CO
OPTION 01
OPTION 01
OPTION 01
NATIONAL
EU
REGIONAL PROGRAMME CONTINUOS IMPROVEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION STRATEGIC CHANGE & CROSS-CLUSTER
COLLABORATION RIS 3
SUPPORT INNOVATION THROUGH STRATEGIC PROJECTS
CROSS REGIONAL COOPERATION RESPOND TO EU CHALLENGES
BENEFIT OF CLUSTER POLICY REGIONAL & NATIONAL & EU
How does FEMAC align with Catalan Smart Specialization
Strategy?
RIS3CAT
Europe 2020 Strategy
Catalonia 2020 Strategy
• • • • • •
employment and training social
cohesion innovation and
knowledge entrepreneurism
internationalisation
green economy
Priorities:
•7 leading sectors
•6 KETs
•Emerging activities
•Innovation system
Clusters International
value chains
Stakeholder
cooperation
Economic
specialisation
R&I
specialisation Global trends
Catalonia’s ERDF OP 2014-2020
Support to: •innovation and knowledge for sustainable growth •entrepreneurism •green economy
Under RIS3CAT priorities Source : Albert Castellanos Maduel ACCIÓ l
FEMAC 4.0
2
KETs Cloud
Digital Farming
Internet of Things
Big Data Smart Agro Management
ESTRATEGY FEMAC 4.0
GIS/GPS
SENSORS
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
ROBOTIC
PHOTONIC
M 2 M
ELECTRONICS
BIOTECNOLOGY
FOSTERING THE USE OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES SA 4
PHITO PRODUCTS
FERTILIZERS
AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES
SEEDS
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
WATER
THE LAND
Cluster Projects FEMAC 4.0
3
PROJECT PORTFOLIO LISA
LISA
Source : IRTA
IoE-Crops
PROJECT PORTFOLIO
IoE Crops
Source EURECAT
PROJECT PORTFOLIO 2018
The development of smart farms, industries related to information and communications
technology (ICT), the uses of Key enabling technologies (KET), like everything that has to do
with the digital transformation in the field, will be of essential importance in the Innovation
Strategy of FEMAC in the next 10 years.
INTECH 3D .
ELECTRONIC PEST COUNTER
ROBOTRIM
Manure
Market
Place .
Development of an
innovative and easy-
to-use technological
solution to improve
the efficiency of
integrated pest
control in citrus
production.
Design of an innovative
and easy-to-use
technological solution to
gather large suppliers of
underutilized animal by-
products (MANURE)
and potential
consumers-farmers-for
use as organic fertilizers
The objective of the
project is the
development of a
software that allows the
monitoring of the
processes related to 3D
printing in the companies
that manufacture
agricultural machinery.
The objective of the project
is to design, manufacture
and build a mobile robot to
perform pruning work for the
vineyard that must
incorporate different sensors
and actuators to facilitate its
autonomous use and its
interaction with the
environment.
Improve productivity growth
with minimum inputs:
adjustment of fertilizers,
irrigation water treatments
where strictly necessary and
contribute to a new model of
more sustainable agriculture.
Agroptima FARM MANAGEMENT TOOL
The easiest way to manage the farm everyday. Easily record all farm activities: planting,
spraying, harvesting… It is possible to log all the daily activities from the phone.
Agroptima Works offline, all the records are backed up in the web profile
“Use data to make better decisions”
Get home with all the information organized.
Forget about timesheets and paper.
Go paperless
Easily prepare and print personalized
reports: phitosanitary use, working hours,
harvests, etc.
Automatic reports Everything is tracked
and planned. Turn your data into better
decisions.
Plan Work offline. All your data is synchronized with your Agroptima
profile.
Save time
3,1 3,8 5,4 4,1 5,5 4,9 9,4 2,4 3,6 2,9 3,5 4 5 7 010
2009 2011 2013 2015
Yield
Sales Growth
AGRO SENSOR
PROJECT PORTFOLIO Digital Farming Hub
The Cluster of Agricultural Production Means of Catalonia,
FEMAC, wants to launch this open community proposal among different strategic sectors, and act as a catalyst for
collaboration between companies and knowledge centers and the Spanish agricultural sector.
http://digitalfarm.femac.org
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Natural Resource Efficiency
FEMAC The Catalan cluster of agricultural
production means, located in Lleida, Spain. It
has been established in 1997 and comprises
52 members.
The Portuguese agrocluster is
specialised on the agro-industrial sector,
especially food and beverage. It
currently consists of 114 members
including industry, research, and
associations.
VEGEPOLYS has been established in
the Loire valley in 2005. Located in
this unique area, the cluster has
extensive experience and a huge
partner network in the plants
sector.
biomastec is a German R&D cluster focussing
on all products, technologies and services
related to the efficient use of biomass.
The Danish INBIOM network has more
than 1000 partners involved in the
development of new technologies and
processes for handling and utilising
biomass.
Green chemistry, located in Western Pomerania,
is a chemical cluster focussing on fertilizers,
plastics, rubber, food, petrochemical industry,
medicine, pharmacy, and biotechnology.
Established in 2008, the Czech CREA Hydro&Energy
cluster is specialised in technologies for water works,
water and waste treatment, and renewable energy
sources.
INNOSKART is a Hungarian ICT cluster focussing on
data management, data security, wealth protection,
wireless sensoring, and smart metering. It has a
strong connection to many fields in agronomy and
industry.
Located in the Plovdiv-area, the Bulgarian Green
Synergy Cluster is working in the field of energy
efficiency and renewable energies.
Natureef partners
An European approach
The Resource Efficient Europe strategy is the seventh and last of
the Europe 2020 flagship
initiatives.
The challenge: INNOVATION
The Consortium has a strong innovation and business focus and its ultimate goal is to see knowledge-based enterprises grow and thrive along with the sustainable and recycle oriented use of natural resource.
Why a natural resource-efficient Europe?
Natural resources underpin the functioning of the European and
global economy and our quality of life.
Natural Resource Efficiency 2017
Objetive
Natureef 2018
Natural Resource Efficiency 2017 3
The main objective of Natureef is to intensify cluster and business network collaboration across cluster consortia members to support the
establishment of European Strategic Cluster Partnership to lead international cluster
cooperation in the field Natural Resource Efficiency.
The main objective of PARALLEL 42 establishes interregional strategic cooperation framework through the defined interregional joint action plan and investments among clusters and related technology centers in agro-food, to promote a wider deployment of digital technologies.
Victor Haze
Health Valley, Netherlands
Making the difference
Making the difference
Making the difference
The ambition to make the difference:
Over 250 partners
75% businesses
6% onderwijsinstellingen
6% healthcare
institutions
3% government
agencies
10% networks
Over 250 partners
Partners per province
How do we achieve this ambition?
• At least 30 meetings with business relations per year, including the biggest networking event in the area of care innovation: the Health Valley Event
• Innovation support and active matchmaking
• National and international network building
• Profiling and branding
• Innovation projects
Solutions to the healthcare issues of today and tomorrow:
Personalised medicine
Medical devices & robotics
eHealth
Construction of cure & care homes
Around 200 collaborative ventures
Boost4Health Business Generator Health & High Tech C.I.A.L.E. COSTA Embedded FieldLabs
Fast Track eHealth Health Deal Academy Het Dorp Health Innovation Portal Innovatieprofiel Oost Nederland: Concepts for a Healthy Life MITeC
NLC Accelerator Radboud Nanomedicine Alliance Rockstart Accelerator Digital Health Smart Systems TekDelta
YesDelft Incubator Zorg Verbindt
Examples of collaborations
WP 11_ Care Connects , Interreg 5A project, €4 million budget (total)
3x Network meetings
12 meetings, 3x per year
70 Contact with 70 healthcare
institutions
seeking articulation of the issues
30 Contact with 30 SMEs
via matchmaking meetings in order to
realise 5 new project ideas
Duration of the project: 4 years
Fieldlab workshop 2x per year
2016 2020
Health Valley Event: 15 March 2018
• The place to be and essential for anyone involved with innovations in the care sector.
• Making a difference for the patient.
• A strong programme in terms of substance dealing with current themes and offering leading speakers, interacti e orkshops, an in estors’ lounge, and a broad platform for innovative initiatives
• Announcement of the National Care Innovation Prize
• Promising networking opportunities
Interested?
Jokin Garatea
GIAA
and SMART
SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY
Instruments for RIS3
Jokin Garatea
International Business Director
The ICTA sector in Euskadi
Industry of Knowledge and Applied Technology
The ICTA Basque Country sector constitutes a competitive advantage to accelerate the
transformation of companies, territory and society with the aim of positioning Euskadi in the New
Economy. The new GAIA cluster is created with the intention of promoting this transformation
through opportunities to generate wealth.
ICTA Sector A strongly internationalized sector, which generates Employment, Wealth, and Innovation
It is equivalent to more than 7% of Euskadi's GDP
(*) Millones de €
ICTA Sector What do we do?
A sector with commitment in the main Opportunity Spaces
The ICTA sector companies create, develop and offer advanced solutions for all sectors: industry,
services, Public Administration and Society.
The Strategic Plan 2017 - 2020 aligns the offer of the companies of the sector towards the
specialization in the development of Projects referring, in Clave of Collaborative Innovation, in
three Spaces of Opportunity.
Smart Industry Industry 4.0 & Energy
Models and systems for management
and improvement of processes,
products and organizations:
– Service and Business
– Energy Management
– New Economy Services in Industry
4.0
Smart Territory Smart Society
Advanced infrastructure and platforms:
– Governance
– Sustainable Environment
– Digitized services for citizens and
businesses
– New Economy Services in Industry
4.0
Advanced systems for the promotion and
improvement of citizen-centered areas:
– Talent and entrepreneurship.
– Citizens' living environment.
– Participation and Communication
– New Economy Services in Society 4.0
WHAT DO WE DO?
Cluster GAIA A COMMITTED CLUSTER WITH THE INTERNATIONALIZATION
As a result of the joint of GAIA + AVIC, we form a cluster which groups 280 members with the
support of 12 professionals in two headquarters (Donostia and Bilbo).
Additionally, GAIA is an active member of a big range of alliances and business networks at
European and international levels. In the European scope, GAIA is involved in the next networks:
Actually, there are 15 alliances, of different kind, which additionally have generated 6 support
infrastructures to the ICTA sector companies.
One of the initiatives with
positive outcome which GAIA
promotes, is the constitution
of Strategic Alliances. These
alliances which members
participate are lead by their
own and in some occasions
by GAIA.
ICTA Sector A SECTOR WITH AN IMPACT ON THE TERRITORY
The generation of the ICTA sector is deployed at different levels.
To the Country
- It contributes economic activity, generation of wealth, employment and a concentration of
talent, knowledge, innovation and technology.
To the Business Tissue and to the Public
Administrations
- Products, services and integrated solutions for the
competitiveness of organizations.
- Knowledge of the Basque market of which we are
part, and in other areas, offering: flexibility,
accessibility and pro-activity.
- Transfer capacities of good practices and
international references.
To Society
- It offers a work environment for the development of the talent with the most demand in the
present, people who are formed and develop in local companies with clear international
vocation.
- Commitment to youth experimentation towards skilled employment.
GAIA AND SMART SPECIALISATION
Strategy…. The concept of smart specialization comes from the
reflection generated around the "gap" between Europe and USA
(Pontikakis et al. 20095), as a result of lower economic and
technological specialization and lower ability to prioritize efforts
at regional level. This new concept guides the European regional
policy in Europe 2020.
Cluster theory can be understood as a concreteness (instrumental approach) for smart specialisation theory.
GAIA AND RIS3 EU Commission has stablished Smart Specialisation Strategies
(RIS3) as ex ante conditionality for accessing ERDF in the areas of R&D and
innovation and ICT (Digital Agenda) for H2020.
Regional cluster policies and cluster initiatives play a key role
within the RIS3. Therefore it is needed to focus the analysis in specifying
the nature and scope of their involvement in the RIS3 process.
Putting it into practice…
GAIA INITIATIVES AND DEFINITION STAGE
In the design phase, GAIA identified the industrial
strengths and assets in a region, contributing to set strategic
priorities and contributing to make the right political
decisions.
GAIA played a central role during the defining stage
since they could make easier the management of the
participatory process needed for smart specialization.
GAIA INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
Clusters are probably one of the most important instruments to increase the regional absorptive capacity for EU funds through specific projects between businesses other regional stakeholders. They are also among the best instruments to facilitate technological hybridization and entrepreneurial discovery processes at both regional and international level.
GAIA INITIATIVES AND MONITORING STAGE
9 AREAS COVERED IN RIS3
How GAIA contributed to smart specialization in the field
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GAIA PROJECTS
Projects aligned to RIS3
DISCp –Digital Industry Strategic Cluster partnership
The main objective is to build-up a partnership of world leading clusters to configure a
European Strategic Cluster Partnership – Going International focused on
internationalization of digital technologies applied to manufacturing and industry (also
called Industry 4.0 ) . This European Strategic Cluster Partnership (ESCP-4i) will lead clusters to increase their
competitiveness and innovation potential for internationalization with a European
coherence, fostering international cooperation among SMEs, and enhance innovation.
SmartCityTech – Driving the application of smart systems in urban areas
The mission of this project is to facilitate global cooperation between city stakeholders
aiming at the development and realizatin of innovative value models for urban areas
enabled by smart systems.
Objectives: improve SmartCityTech specialization, build a vibrant and global ecosystem,
develop global innovation capacities, create more local and global business and mobilize
global funding sources for SmartCityTech.
GAIA PROJECTS
Projects aligned to RIS3
CONNECT Innovation Bai!
The objective is that the companies of the territory get on the train of the 4th industrial revolution
and to deploy a culture of innovative and creative entrepreneurship where the population is a
participant in this process.
GAIA is specially focused on working on a common innovation strategy, establishing the
connection between research centers and SMEs to achieve commercial applications of research
processes and foster the implementation of an outdoor experimentation laboratory for the
testing of prototypes and technological developments, the Txingudi Lab in Txingudi Bay, heart of
the first European transboundary living lab, Ocean Living Lab.
ICTraining 4.0 – ICT Training for digitalisation 4.0
The aim of the ICT Training for digitalisation 4.0 project is to expand the offer of cross-border
training, mainly in the sectors of welfare and sport and in the profiles related to Industry4.0,
focusing mainly on young people and women.
The project will improve training and consequently cross-border employability, through the
establishment of networks of key cross-border actors for employment, as well as the exchange of
good practices and the development of an offer in training in cutting-edge technologies
associated with new certified professional profiles.
