FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR CLUSTER POLICY AND CLUSTER INITIATIVES IN EUROPE

Dr. Gerd Meier zu KöckerDirectoriit – Institute for Innovation and Technology

Visegrad April, 11th 2013

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Looking back……

1990 – 2000

Understanding clusters

2000 – 2010

Identification of clusters

2010 – 2015

Creating better clusters

2015ff

Making better use of clusters

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Key Challenges ahead

Future cluster policy must …

Better syncronised

More predictive

More efficient

More tailor-made

Higher impact

Cluster excellence

Cluster policy excellence

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Cluster Policy Has to be Better Synchronized

Coordination with business development programs

Coordination with R&D / innovation programs

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Cluster Policy Has to Be More Predictive

Where do cluster of tomorrow emerge?

How to better predict cluster emergence?

New pattern for cluster in emerging industries !?

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Where R&D Takes Place in the Field of eMobility

Quite unknownagglomeration of firms

and R&D entities dealing with eMobility matters

Strong industrial agglomeration, but limited

number of R&D institutions

Well balanced mixof firms and R&D

institutions

R&D driven, lack of firms

Predicting future eMobility clusters by mapping public and private R&D spending

investments in certain emerging industries

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Where R&D Takes Place in the Field of eMobility

Quite unknownagglomeration of firms

and R&D entities dealing with eMobility matters

Strong industrial agglomeration, but limited

number of R&D institutions

Well balanced mixof firms and R&D

institutions

R&D driven, lack of firms

Predicting future eMobility clusters by mapping public and private R&D spending

investments in certain emerging industries

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Having a More Detailed Look in an Emerging eMobility Cluster……

Public R&D funds

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….. on the Way to Smart Specialization

Education

Evaluation

Components

Fleet man.

Bus mod

Recycling

Charge & Storage

Net grid integration

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Moving from quantity towards quality

About 150 clusters and

cluster initiatives

registered within

Baden Württemberg

e.g.

19 Automotive clusters

18 New Materials clusters

24 Production Techn. clusters

Cluster Policy Has to Be More Efficient

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Towards a More Tailor-made Cluster PolicyWhere to start? Where to go?

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Towards a More Tailor-made Cluster PolicyCluster leagues

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Towards a More Tailor-made Cluster PolicyImportance of different support schemes

Nationalchampions

World-Classclusters

New clusters

Importance of supporting R&D

-+++

Importance of Clustermanage-ment Excellence

o+++

Importance of internationa-

lisation

- +++

Investmentneeded

+++-

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Cluster Management Excellence Provides Higher Impact

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Cluster Management Excellence Makes the Difference

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Cluster Management Excellence Makes the DifferenceThe FEMAC case

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Monetary added-value for SMEs in clusters compared to their investments

All firms

Higher Intensity of Involvement of Cluster Firms Leads to Higher Monetary Impact

Firms who are very active

Cluster Monitor Germany, July 2012, 50 cluster initiatives representing about 5000 companies in Germany

low similar high

low similar high

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EUR / p. a.

Very active

Quite active

Quite inactive

Higher Intensity of Involvement of Cluster Firms to Higher Monetary Impact

none

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Summary

• Future challenge is how to make use of clusters

• Good cluster policy is challenging, but possible

• It’s not a question of high-tech or amount of funding

• Tailor-made funding

• Clusters are different and have to be supported in different ways

• Predictive cluster mapping gains importance

• Cluster (initiatives) should be built on regional strengths

• Smart Specialization is a promising approach

• Cluster Management Excellence makes the difference