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Adriatic Danubian Clustering. Trends in the use of Clusters as policy tools: examples from EC funded initiatives Ivan Boesso – Veneto Innovazione S.p.A. FINAL CONFERENCE, Venice March 13 th 2012. Outline. Veneto Innovazione and its main activities The European Cluster Alliance KEEN Regions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ivan Boesso [email protected]
FINAL CONFERENCE, Venice March 13th 2012
Adriatic Danubian Clustering
Trends in the use of Clusters as policy tools: examples from EC funded initiatives
Ivan Boesso – Veneto Innovazione S.p.A.
Ivan Boesso [email protected]
Outline
• Veneto Innovazione and its main activities• The European Cluster Alliance• KEEN Regions• Linkages and potential synergies
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Veneto Innovazione• Founded with Regional Act N.45/1988 to support
innovation and applied research in Veneto;
• Mission– Innovation promotion– Regional R&I system development– Set up and development of international networks – Comparison and integration of EU practices in
innovation policies– Fostering excellence
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ECA - European Cluster Alliance• Far from being a narrow and well-defined concept,
the cluster concept is now understood as encompassing a broad range of things– open innovation arenas, – nodes of international networks– platforms for addressing societal challenges and meeting
public demand
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ECA - European Cluster Alliance• ECA is supported by EC DG Entr since 2007 through the CIP/PRO INNO Europe and currently
via the TACTICS INNO Net managed by Oseo France and six among the main Innovation actors in Europe:– Veneto Innovazione, Veneto– Vinnova, Sweden, – TMG, Upper Austria– Manchester Metropolitan University, UK – IWT, Flanders– PAED , Poland
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ECA - European Cluster Alliance• membership of ECA
– From 50 public policy agencies to almost 120 in all EU countries most of them being in charge of cluster programmes and having strong connections with national/regional cluster organisations.
• linkages – have been created with other cluster initiatives (RoK, Interreg) and
internationally with Japan and USA
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ECA - European Cluster Alliance• This strong network of policy makers can
– debate on cluster policies issues,– propose improvements and deliver relevant priorities for integration in EIP/Cosme, – provide their views on Horizon 2020 flagship initiatives
• ECA provide policy makers efficient access to information, networks and tools to support clusters/SME’s internationalization activities
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KEEN Regions• KEEN-Regions is a RoK project supported by the EC - VII FP and leaded by
Veneto Innovazione• Many well-established research centres in Europe are working in Research-
Driven Clusters, aggregating researchers, competitive companies and public authorities to boost local economy
• KEEN-Regions has supported the establishment of stronger linkages in the specific are of Nanotechnology applied to New Materials
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KEEN Regions• Expected results
– MAPPING and COLLECTING information about the mutual potentialities– Deepening the MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE– Boosting TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION in areas of common interest– Developing a JOINT ACTION PLAN
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Synergies…• Clusters remain central in policy strategies while policy
objectives of clusters are evolving• Clusters are increasingly being used as vehicles to open-
up innovation processes – to users, and to actors in different sectors and new – international geographies.
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Synergies…• This new scope of activities creates challenges• For policy makers
– building on existing areas of strength while also enabling new growth areas to emerge
• For cluster initiatives– to strengthen the various functions or activities
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TACTICS-ECA useful toolsDOCUMENT TARGET DATE
Clusters winds report
Policy makers Summer 2012
Clusters Branding and Marketing
Policy makers Summer 2012 *
Clusters internationalisation
Policy makers and Clusters managers
Summer 2012 *
* draft versions soon available @ ECA Cluster Manifesto Consultation
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DOCUMENT TARGET DATE
Channeling RDI funding through Excellent Clusters
Policy makers Summer 2012
User-Driven Excellent Clusters Policy makers and Clusters managers
Summer 2012
Evaluating Cluster Excellence Policy makers and Clusters managers
Summer 2012
Using excellent clusters to address emerging industries
Policy makers and Clusters managers
Summer 2012
TACTICS-ECA useful tools
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Thank you for your attention!
Ivan Boesso European Policies Department
Veneto Innovazione [email protected]