Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Autocluster West Slovakia
How to avoid social risks gaining from monosectoral industry
Robert Redhammer
Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007 Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Structural changes in Slovakia
• Slovakia enter EU (2004)
• Reforms in public finances
• Tax reform (flat)
• Pension reform...
• Foreign direct investments (FDI)
• Monetary union (2009 plan)
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
FDI: restructuring the industry
• Large plants of Car industry – VW Bratislava (1991), Peugeot Trnava
(2005), KIA Žilina (2006)
• Electronics, automation, power... – Siemens, Sony, Samsung, Matsushita,
Alcatel, HP... (30% growth annually for 10 years)
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Car industry
• 1 mil. car production capacity = 1 car per 5 inhabitants – highest number in Europe (world?)
• TIER 1 and 2 suppliers moved in
• TIER 3 and 4 partly moved in, partially based on home suppliers partly imported
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Risks of undiversified industry
• Wide supplying infrastructure depends on a few assembly lines
• One industrial sector is predominate
• Significant competitive advantage – low labour cost – will disappear
• Risks of losing jobs in large scale!!
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
What to do?
• Necessity to build new competitive advantage of the region for industry
• Time is given by disappearing low-labour-cost advantage = 5 to 7 years
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
How to do it
• To learn and optimise suppliers network structure in the region
• Quality management skills
• Build wider sharing infrastructure
• Educate and train people – potential personnel in wider scope
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Using brain – Way to stability
• To employ brain (knowledge)
• Reinforcement HEI (science and technology)
• Research infrastructure
• Innovative environment
• Regional leadership
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Auto Cluster: TIER 3 & 4 plan
• To build skills and high production quality culture in supplying industry
• To build effectiveness in production and innovation
• To support industry with highly trained and educated labour force
• To restructure research facilities preferably in HEI sector
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Contributing elements: Research, training, TT transfer• Strategic Platform in Bratislava self
governing region
• Autocluster – based in Technology Transfer Centre Trnava
• STU Bratislava, UCM Trnava...
• InQb – University technology incubator in Bratislava...
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Research in the region
• Bratislava: Slovak University of Technology, Comenius University, University Zílina, TU Košice
• Slovak academy of Sciences (no graduates)
• 50 % of Slovak research capacities located in Bratislava
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Training
• Secondary vocational schools
• Universities – in Bratislava, Trnava, Žilina
• Strong in engineering and technology
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Cluster supports• Slovenská agentúra pre rozvoj priemyslu
a obchodu (Sario)• Výskumný ústav spracovania a aplikácie
plastických látok (VUSAPL)• Národná agentúra pre podporu malého a
stredného podnikania (NADSME)• Výskumný ústav jadrovej energetiky, a.s.
(VUJE)
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Production bodies
• ZF Boge a.s., ZF Sachs Slovakia a.s., Matador Automotive a.s.,Tower Automotive, Zlievareň Trnava, Železiarne Podbrezová, INA Kysuce, Faurecia, TOMA a.s.
• Cca 20 supliers from Trnava, Nitra, Bratislava, Trenčín and Žilina
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
University Technology Incubator
• Space for entrepreneurs
• Training infrastructure
• ICT infrastructure
• Standards consulting services
• Reasonable prices
• 3-years incubation time
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Incubator today
• 13 new companies
• 5 additional approaching (2007)
• Pre-Incubation start-up program InQb runs annually
• Start-up offices
• Investors conference
• International cooperation
Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Thank You!
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www.inqb.sk
www.ba-region.sk