implementation ris3 through clusters - new role of clusters in regional development -

Implementing RIS3 through Clusters – New Role of Clusters in Regional Development -

Vukovar, Croatia

12 December 2016

Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker

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How Innovation Happens Today is

Continuously Changing

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Transformation of Industries…..

• Wind energy goes offshore

• Food & packaging go

smart packaging

• Manufacturing goes Industry 4.0

Industrial Transformation

Processes

• Biotech & Health

• ICT & Medical devices

• Communication technologies &

automotive

Increasing Convergence of

Technologies

• Creative industries

• Digital industries

• Bioeconomy

Emergence of New Industries

New policies

New support

schemes

New approaches

to support

regional

competitiveness

…. Leds to Cross-Sectoral Innovation

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Food

Sensors Packaging


Different Pattern how Innovation Happens Today


RIS 3

Tools for Regional Development

Why RIS3

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Success Factors to Implement RIS 3

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Cluster Cluster-Initiatives

Systematic Approach to

Implement RIS3

Hypothesis Key Success Factors to Implement RIS3

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• Strong clusters • Critical mass

• Complementarities

• Excellent cluster managements • Initiate transformative actions

• Initiate new cross-sectoral innovation models

• Systematic approach for implementation • Framework conditions supporting structural change

• Support Schemes

Monitoring and Improving the Implementation of RIS3 through Clusters

Strengths of clusters

• 4-star approach of the European Cluster Observatory

Excellence of cluster management

• Approach based on the European Cluster Excellence Initiative ECEI

Implementation process

• StressTesting

• Policy Benchmarking

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Monitoring and Improving the Implementation of RIS3 through Clusters

Strengths of clusters

• 4-star approach of the European Cluster Observatory

Excellence of cluster management

• Approach based on the European Cluster Excellence Initiative ECEI

Implementation process

• StressTesting

• Policy Benchmarking

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Measuring Cluster Strength

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Blue Growth, 2016


Regional Cluster Portfolio RCP

German Region

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Policy Benchmarking of Implementation Process through Clusters



Some Findings (I)

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Some Findings (II)

Different Ways how Clusters Can Support Regional Policy Makers in Implementation of RIS 3


Consequences for Cluster Managements

New Quality of Business Support Services

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Service Portfolio for Cluster Managements to Support RIS3

Perfect Service Portfolio of Cluster Managements

Consequences for Cluster and Regional

Economic Policies

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Regional Networks • Networking • Experience

exchange • Events Impact on Regional Competitiveness

New Nature of Cluster-based Regional Economic Policies

New Regional Cooperation Models

• Entrepreneurial Discovery Workshops

• Acesss new value chains • Initiating cross-sectoral coop. • Coordinate activities of all

stakeholers • Making use of regional

cluster portfolio • Cluster Bridges as sustainable

cross-sectoral approach • Intern. strategic partnerships • Strong coordination

Cluster Initiatives • Matching industry

with academia • Workforce

Development • Working Groups • Initiating innovation • Internationalisation

• Competition & Selfishness of actors

• No or weak coordination between cluster initiatives, SME intermediaries etc

• Individual strategies, not alligned with peers or region

• Missing regional perspective; lack of understanding of industrial needs

• Polypoly-like system

• No incentives to cooperate among regional peers

• RIS3-driven (market driven) cooperation

• Clear tasks, well aligned with peers (cluster initiatives, SME intermediaries etc.)

• Contribution to regional prosperity is key objective; high business intelligence

• Indicvidual strategies are well aligned and embedded with / in RIS

• Oligopoly-like system

• Clear benefits to cooperate with regional peer

Traditional model New regional cooperation model

Traditional vs. New Regional Cooperation Model

Cluster Policy is shifting towards cluster-based regional economic policy

Cluster are moving from funding object towards an smart policy tool


Outlook

implementation ris3 through clusters - new role of clusters in regional development -

Leadership & Management