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Introduction to Norwegian Innovation Clusters

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Main goal:Increased competitiveness in

regional clusters throughlong-term internal and external

collaboration between companies, R&D-and educational institutions

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Program mission:Supporting clusters with a growth potential

Clusters must be based on a strategiccollaboration between companies,

knowledge providers and public sector

Cluster goals:Increased innovation capability and value

creation

Support period

Annual support

Target group

No. Clusters

Immature clusters

3-5 years

EUR 200.-300.000

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Mature clustersNational position

5-10 years

EUR 500.-600.000

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Mature clustersGlobal position

Up to 10 years

EUR 1 mill

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Program overview

Selection Annual open call – clear criteria – external evaluation panels

ANNUAL OPEN COMPETITION FOR SELECTING NEWCLUSTERS TO THE PROGRAM

Selection criteria

A cluster with a growth potential ?A clear and convincing strategic

idea?Committment and leadership?

A cluster with a resource base?

A convincing implementation plan?

New cluster initiatives Evaluating the proposals Supporting the best

Policy – funding - implementation

Ministry ofTrade and Fisheries

Ministry ofLocal Governmentand Modernisation

Linking policies

Innovation agencies: Linking roles and resources

PROGRAM SUPPORT

Co-funding (50 %) of basic cluster activitiesthrough a cluster facilitator

Advisory services

Knowledge and skills

Networking

Profiling

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WHY SUPPORT CLUSTERS?

• No innovation without collaboration!

• Cluster collaboration give companies new ideasand access to partners

• Companies taking actively part in organisedclusters perform better

• Dynamic clusters create the best environment and opportunities for entrepreneurs

• Clusters as drivers for regional development

CLUSTERS AS DRIVERS FOR CHANGE

• Clusters can collaborate across sectors and technologies

• Clusters can explore new business areas and newbusiness models

Cluster development

Cluster-to-clusterKnowledge linkages

Collaborativeinnovation

StrategicPositioning and

Host Attractiveness

Increased value creation

STRATEGIC AREAS

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KEY INDICATORS 2016

EUR 15 mill. for basic funding

36 clusters

2019 companiesEach company: 11 new relations

303R&D

434Innovation

303International

594Knowledge/Educational

Core cluster companies: 7,3 % significant higher growth in sales and value creation

114Cluster-2-cluster

Joint development projects

ARENA CLUSTERS2017

1. Arctic Maintenance2. Arctic Winter Adventures3. Cod Cluster4. Arctic Maritime Cluster5. Mineral Cluster North6. Oil&Gas Cluster Helgeland7. Smart Water Cluster8. Forest Industry Cluster9. iKuben10. Norwegian Rooms11 LEGASEA12. DesignArena13. Norwegian Smart Care Cluster14. Solar Energy Cluster

15. Tunnel Safety Cluster16. Subsea Valley17. Oslo EdTech Cluster18. Norwegian Fashion Hub19. Heidner20. i4Plastics

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NORWEGIAN CENTRES OF EXPERTISE2017

1. NCE Aquaculture2. NCE Instrumentation3. NCE Tourism4. NCE Seafood Innovation Cluster5. NCE Media6. NCE Maritime CleanTech7. NCE Culinology8. NCE Eyde9. NCE Micro-and NanoTechnology10. NCE Smart Energy11. NCE Systems Engineering Kongsberg12. NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster13. NCE Health Technology14. NCE Raufoss15. NCE Aquatech Cluster

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GCE-SUPPORTED CLUSTER2017

1. GCE Blue Maritime2. GCE Subsea3. GCE Node

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CLUSTER GOALS

Stronger interaction and collaboration

Common strategic focus

Increased innovation and entrepreneurship

Better access to competence

Stronger global orientation

Improved attractiveness

Increased value creation and competiveness – through collaborationbetween Industry, RD-insititutions and public sector

The maritime cluster on the west coast of Norway is one of the world’s most complete maritime clusters and a competitive hub in advanced offshore vessels for the global oil and gas industry. The cluster have through a high rate of innovation, a culture for pioneering entrepreneurship, focus on quality and good business sense gained a significant share of the global market.

Areas of interest:Virtual prototyping, Simulation driven innovation, Big data, Robotics, Advanced manufactoring, Mechatronics, Advanced Marine Operations, Human Factor driven operations.

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GCE BLUE MARITIME

Key Figures: • 18 Shipping

companies• 14 Design enterprises• 14 Ship yards• 172 Equipment suppl.• Employees: 22,500• Turnover; $ 9,5 B

Key Partners: • Rolls-Royce Marine• VARD• Ulstein• Kleven• Farstad• Havila• Brunvoll

Pioneering BLUEMaritime Technology and Operations

Website; Norwegian - English

New business opportunities

Blue Mining Vessel

Deep Sea Aquaculture

Ocean Wind Turbines

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NCE MARITIME CLEANTECH

Key Figures: • 31 partners• Employees: 10,000• Annual sales: $ 3.4 B

Key Partners: • Wartsila• Eidesvik• Solstad Offshore• Østensjø Rederi• Fjellstrand yard• North Sea Container

Line • SKL• University of Bergen

CMR • Prototech

This cluster has it’s gravity on the western coast of Norway. The cluster focus on creating forward-looking, innovative and competitive solutions for the maritime sector that reduce environmentally harmful emissions to air and sea.

Areas of interest:Propulsion systems, New fuels, Energy storage (Battery technologies, hydrogen, fuel cells), Light weight materials, Production technologies, Design-and optimalization tools.

Website; Norwegian - English

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NCE OSLO CANCER CLUSTER

Oslo Cancer Cluster focuses on accelerating the development of new cancer treatments and diagnostics for the benefit of cancer patients.NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster gather partners from Norway and northern Europe representing the entire oncology value chain.Areas of interest: immuno-oncology, personalized cancer medicine, big data and analytics to develop new diagnostic and treatment tools.

Key Figures: • Partner companies: 70• Employees: 2,000 • Annual sales: $ 0.65 B

Key Partners: • Oslo University

Hospital• Targovax• Roche• Radium Hospital

Research Foundation

Website; Norwegian – Englishwww.occincubator.comwww.occinnovationpark.com

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NCE AQUATECH CLUSTER

Key Figures: • Partner companies: 107• Employees: 15,500• Turnover: $ 6,0 B

(excluding public inst.)

Key Partners: • AKVA Group• Aqualine• Steinsvik• Visiontech• AQS• SINTEF• Nofima• Norwegian veterinary

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The cluster, located in Trondheim area, develops and delivers tech solutions to the members within the aqua farming. Purpose: The goal is to deliver technology for sustainable growth in aquaculture food production around the world and establish a global position for farming technology from Norway. The cluster’s 107 member companies represent a complete value chain with proven experience and success in industrialized production of fish.

Areas of interest: Aquatech technology, Sustainable aquaculture, Aquatech supplier industy, Water purification

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CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT – NORWEGIAN EXPERIENCES

• Clusters are important drivers in regional and nationalinnovation strategies

• Strong demand for our cluster support

• Companies see the need to form partnerships – and to invest in cluster development processes

• Evaluations of cluster programmes and projects arepositive

Learn more about the cluster program and the different clusters on

www.innovationclusters.no