cluster evaluation in catalonia

Cluster evaluation in Catalonia

Marta Marsé Vidri, Acció

TCI Cluster Evaluation Workshop, Barcelona, 19-20 May 2016

Cluster evaluation in CataloniaTCI Evaluation Group MeetingBarcelona, 19th may 2016

Marta Marsé VidriCluster Analysis ManagerAcció

More than 20 years of Cluster Policy in Catalonia

Main objectives to start the cluster evaluation project in 2015

We’ve had a cluster policy for 20 years. Mature.

The international context is developing evaluation tools

Initiatives and articles on the subject are emerging.

TCI Network evaluation group

Evaluate the performance of the clusters that are currently in

“Programa Catalonia Clusters”.

Evaluate the work we do with clusters in ACCIÓ

Compare cluster companyies to non cluster Companies

2012: Internal workgroup

2014: International Benchmarking (Scandinavian with Emily Wise)

2015 - 2016:Cluster

evaluation project in Catalonia

Cluster evaluation in Catalonia: precedents and attempts

2008: Anoia’s knitwear case study. Internal

Gathered data and experiences Includes 3 clusters case of those

older than 10 year Peer Review with 3 International

experts through TCI Network call Editing in process

International benchmarking Questionnaire created with qualitative and

quantitative indicators at: Cluster Level (29 questions) Firm Level (14 questions)

Focus grup with Cluster Managers Tool implementation in 2016

Balance (sheet) of the last ten years in cluster policy

2005-2014

Creation of an annual evaluation tool

1

Cluster Policy Evaluation project in Catalonia 2015-2016. Summary

2

What have we done to capture the value of cluster policy

What happened in Catalonia with the cluster work from 2005 to 2014?

14 inputs list in the Balance document

Cluster Policy Anual Evaluation tool: objectives

Assess the performance of clústers belonging to Catalonia Clusters Program

Assess the work with clústers developped from Accio and Update productes and programs

Assess clusters impact on companie’s strategy and competitiveness

Compare cluster firm’s preformance to non cluster firm’s performance through a control group

Developped in an internal workshop

Cluster Policy Anual Evaluation tool : 2 questionnaires

Cluster Managers

questionnaire

29 questions

Firms questionnaire:

17questions

1 2

Cluster Policy Anual Evaluation tool : Questionnaire’s structure

Descriptive dataStructure and fundingProjects and activities

Visibility(...)

Impact, perception and results dataStrategic change

SatisfactionNew business opportunitiesNew companyies or agents

Value of clustering on firm relations and competitiveness (...)

Online Anual Evaluation tool for Cluster Managers

Example of quantitative qüestions in the platform

Online Anual Evaluation tool for firms

Example of qualitative

qüestions in the platform

CM level: Already launched. Expected report on the 1st week of june

Firm level: will be launched on june 2016Results expected on setembre 2016

We don’t have results yet

Focusing to challenges:How to capture the benefit of clustering? And what to capture?

Benefits of great trust and collaboration

Process of change: How this happened Final

outcome.The effect

Challenges encountered. New inputs for evaluation

1. The human element: difficulties to evaluate it. Will never be possible to quantify all its effects but it is relevant to accept its existance

2. The macro impact approach: New perspectives of competitiveness

Challenges: 1. The Human Element

The Human element

Possibilities to capture it?

EngagementsLinkagesInteractionCollaborationTrustCooperationBridge-BuildingBuilding relationships


Qualitative qüestions + Not linking one specific cause to a consequence

Interview with strategic reflection

Networking events

Strategic immersion

Strategic change of a company

Launching of a new

product of a company

Export collaboration between two

companies

Project between

two companies

Increase in the

company profits

Study presentation

A cluster, a system

Not everything can be quantified with numbers: The intangibles.


Clusters are ecosystems that allow larger velocity in tacit knowledge flow

Networking with all the value

chain

Strategic, competitiveness

trendsdissemination

Larger results dissemination

Collaborative projects

Big possibilities to find partners

Companies are not self suficient, their exit is affected by environment structures around them: systemic approach


Challenges: 2. The Macro Impact approach

Indicators about cluster impact at other levels?

Source: own

1.Wider impact

2. Beyond GDP indicator: social + ecological aspectsWell-being: New paradigm

GDP

Social

Environmental

Beyond GDP Well-Being

Possibilities to measure the cluster impact on new dimensions of competitiveness

Towards a Well-being evaluation

Source: Own elaboration




Source: Christian Ketels: “Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy”, Working paper, 89 UE, february 2015

What is the role of clusters in the new orientation of growth and competitiveness?



Source: Christian Ketels: “Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy”, Working paper, 89 UE, february 2015

Need to offer new products and services that meet these emerging needs

Which is the impact of the use of clusters and the practices of cluster-based economic development on the transition for the New Growth path?

In which ways the “beyond GDP objectives” are being integrated into the corrent practice of cluster-based economic development efforts? Which would be the key factors) (Systemic changes, collaborative efforts by private-public groups, etc.)

Use of cluster-based economic development tools as instrument to achieve “beyond-GDP objectives”.



Thanks for your attention!Marta Marsé Vidri

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