Towards New Cluster Support Schemes

ClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberg

- Towards a Systematic Cluster Support Scheme -

04. March 2015

CEO

Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker


Where are we today?

Current and Future Challenges

• Wind energy goes offshore

• Food & packaging advanced packages

•Manufacturing goes Industry 4.0

Industrial Transformation

Processes

• Biotech & Health

• ICT & Medical devices

• Communication technologies &

automotive

Increasing Convergence of

Technologies

•Creative industries

• Digital industries

• Experience industries

Emergence of New Industries

New policies

New support

schemes

Systematic

approaches to

support regional

competitiveness

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Implications

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• Better policies

• Better implementation of RIS / Smart Specialisation Strategies

• Implementation of new policies

• Better cluster support schemes

Cluster PolicyLevel

• Higher professionalisation

• Better services

• New services

• Stronger role / position

• Higher acceptance

Cluster Management

Level

•Roadmapping / Foresight

•Better prepared for future challenges

•Tailor-made transnational cooperation

•Higher efficiency in businessFirm Level

Better

framework

conditions

Better support

of cluster firms

Firms better

prepared for

future business


Why Cluster Management Matters


Source: Lämmer-Gamp, Meier zu Köcker, Christensen, Clusters are Individuals, 2011

The Traditional Way

Funding of Cluster Organisations

Performance of Cluster Organisations basedon a Traditional Funding Approach


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Striving for Cluster Excellence In Baden-Württemberg

Diversity of Regions and Clusters in Terms of Innovation

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Diversity of Regions and Clusters in Terms of Innovation (II)

BW as Hot Spots in Emerging Industries


Starting conditions

- BW is amongEU hot-spots

- Excellent potential tocreate synergies

- Many matured clusterinitiatives exist

- Challenge: identifying thosecluster initiativeswhich can benefit most

Starting Conditions

110 Cluster initiatives

16.000 Cluster participants

– On average: 150 cluster participants per cluster initiative

– About 76 % SME

FTE in Cluster organisations


24%

22%

27%

27%

weniger als 0,5 FTE

0,6 - 1 FTE

1,1 - 2,5 FTE

> 2,5 FTE

2006Cluster-Dialog

2008Clusteratlas/-Datenbank


Development Cluster Support Toolsin BW over Time

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2008/2010Regionaler Cluster-

Wettbewerb

2014ClusterAgentur

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Support in defining, developing and implementingcluster strategies

Support in developing new business support services forcluster participants

Support of cluster management towards higherprofessionalisation

Governance and assessment of impact ofcluster organisations

Improved international visibility

SupportingClustermanagement Excellence

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Strategydevelopment

New services

Professionalisation

Monitoring impacts

International visibility

New Approaches for Trans-national Strategic Partnerships

Sustainablestrategic

partnerships

Looking forexternal partners

Among clusteractors

Clusters are Driver for Innovation

Implementation of new technology transfer systems within clusters

– Cluster managements to become drivers for initiating innovations within clusterinitiatives

Setting-up of innovation partnerships

– Cluster managers to identify and initiate long-term partnerships with other regional, national or international partners


Technology-Scouting

– Cluster managements to better identify and predicts relevant trends

– Application of toold (roadmapping etc.)

Cross-Clustering

– Cluster managements to initiate cross-sectoral cooperations

Contact

Dr.-Ing. Gerd Meier zu KöckerCEO


Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19

70174 Stuttgart

Gemany

E-Mail: [email protected]

Tel.: +49 711 123-3034

Further readings:

www.cluster-analysis.org

www.iit-berlin.de


http://www.cluster-analysis.org/

http://www.iit-berlin.de/

New Generation of European Cluster Observatory

New Generation of European Cluster Observatory

In the Spot: 10 Emerging Industries

Linkages between Clusters andEmerging Industries

10 Emerging Industries at a Glance


Homework


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Towards New Cluster Support Schemes

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