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INTERACTIONS
CLUSTER ACTORS
WITHIN A CLUSTER ECOSYSTEM
CLUSTERS CANNOTBE CREATEDThey emerge frompre-existing conditions
FOSTERINGCLUSTERGROWTH
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLUSTER ACTORS
CLUSTERS ACTORS CAN COLLABORATE BETTER WHEN THEY FORMALLY ORGANIZE
PORTER DIAMOND ELEMENTS
GROWING CLUSTERS FROM THE GROUND UP
Factors of production such as specialized labour and infrastructure that enable firm productivity and innovation
Local context that affects firm behaviour, competition, and government regulation
Specialized support of firms through supply chain innovation and inputs
Demand of sophisticated consumers for better and new products and services
Hire a cluster manager who can help
connect members
Cluster managers work in a cluster organization
made up of cluster members
They work together on
cluster initiatives
Co-locationof actors
Existing industrial strengths
Specialized knowledge of talent and suppliers
Determine areas of improvementCluster evaluation Cluster labelling Strategy Cluster mapping
• Take the lead on cluster initiatives• Collaborating always outweighs working alone• Being inclusive and embracing diversity in talent is a good long-term strategy
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT• Separate cluster policy from innovation policy• Collect granular data for effective analysis and improvement• Train cluster managers and benchmark cluster organizations• Create body dedicated to support cluster development in Canada• Keep track of the clusters that submitted ISI proposals
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT• Invest in talent through education and retraining• Integrate rural regions with urban centres• Integrate policies with federal and municipal/regional ambitions• Remove trade barriers and regulations
• Take the lead in supplying cluster talent• Establish stronger ties between academia and cluster organizations
Determine networksand linkages
Scale clusters by developing winning
strategies
Backbone of a cluster and source of
economic activity
Improves, regulates and, at times, funds
cluster ecosystem
Educates talent and produces useful
research for cluster
Provide funding and expertise to
scale firms
GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC /RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS
FIRMS
GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC /RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS
FIRMS
VENTURECAPITALISTS
Factor(input)
conditions
Contextfor firmstrategy
andrivalry
Relatedand
supportingindustries
Demandconditions
A cluster consists of geographically proximate groups of interconnected companies, suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions.
6 INSTITUTE FOR COMPETITIVENESS & PROSPERITY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTERACTIONS
CLUSTER ACTORS
WITHIN A CLUSTER ECOSYSTEM
CLUSTERS CANNOTBE CREATEDThey emerge frompre-existing conditions
FOSTERINGCLUSTERGROWTH
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLUSTER ACTORS
CLUSTERS ACTORS CAN COLLABORATE BETTER WHEN THEY FORMALLY ORGANIZE
PORTER DIAMOND ELEMENTS
GROWING CLUSTERS FROM THE GROUND UP
Factors of production such as specialized labour and infrastructure that enable firm productivity and innovation
Local context that affects firm behaviour, competition, and government regulation
Specialized support of firms through supply chain innovation and inputs
Demand of sophisticated consumers for better and new products and services
Hire a cluster manager who can help
connect members
Cluster managers work in a cluster organization
made up of cluster members
They work together on
cluster initiatives
Co-locationof actors
Existing industrial strengths
Specialized knowledge of talent and suppliers
Determine areas of improvementCluster evaluation Cluster labelling Strategy Cluster mapping
• Take the lead on cluster initiatives• Collaborating always outweighs working alone• Being inclusive and embracing diversity in talent is a good long-term strategy
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT• Separate cluster policy from innovation policy• Collect granular data for effective analysis and improvement• Train cluster managers and benchmark cluster organizations• Create body dedicated to support cluster development in Canada• Keep track of the clusters that submitted ISI proposals
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT• Invest in talent through education and retraining• Integrate rural regions with urban centres• Integrate policies with federal and municipal/regional ambitions• Remove trade barriers and regulations
• Take the lead in supplying cluster talent• Establish stronger ties between academia and cluster organizations
Determine networksand linkages
Scale clusters by developing winning
strategies
Backbone of a cluster and source of
economic activity
Improves, regulates and, at times, funds
cluster ecosystem
Educates talent and produces useful
research for cluster
Provide funding and expertise to
scale firms
GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC /RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS
FIRMS
GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC /RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS
FIRMS
VENTURECAPITALISTS
Factor(input)
conditions
Contextfor firmstrategy
andrivalry
Relatedand
supportingindustries
Demandconditions
A cluster consists of geographically proximate groups of interconnected companies, suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions.
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