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Overview

• Applicationform• What have we done so far?• What will be the focus for the last year?• How to organize this?• Plan of action

What is IFP about?

IFP wants to develop competitive businesses and new jobs in the regions by strengthening the foresight planning in the private and public sector.

Aims and objectives WP D

To integrate the facilitating role of the public sector in the foresight planning framework and cluster cooperation activities, to involve business in process.

To maximize the facilitating role of the public sector in serving economic development and dealing with the discrepanties of the labour market.

Cluster or Network

Michael PorterA cluster is a geographically proximate group of

interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities.

Difference between cluster and a networkCompetitive Diamond

The role of public bodies

Porter: support of a cluster is only justified if (parts of) it is succesfully tested in the market. Do not create clusters!

What can government do:Help avoiding obstaclesImprove jobopportunities/labourmarket, infrastructure and rules

What did we promise to do in WPD

1. Overview of public policy tools2. Best practices and evaluation3. SWOT analyses per region4. Apply IFP method in the region5. Develop and implement the online toolbox6. Develop (trans)regional networks7. Implementing tools and practices

What have we done, so far

We managed to make an overview and SWOT of the public policy tools in the regions (Studies by Vincent)

We’ve tried to compare our tools, but find out comparitive research is not applicable. We decided to present our (best) practices.

We’ve presented our tools and policies (Norway(2-regions), N-Netherlands, Steinberg 2030) in several meetings.

What should a Toolbox do?

• Offering overview policy Tools and more• share knowledge, • people network (community)• Support and facilitate the Clusters

Focus toolbox

This means the toolbox should focus on:- Bringing our regional information on one

platform- Trying to enhance our network: within the

region, between regions (transnational, between other programs (international)

- Import information from WP B and C in the toolbox

Netvibes demo

• Personal Start Page• Example Public Page: http://www.netvibes.com/ifp

(free)• Corporate Enterprise Use

Plan of action

1. Develop a toolboxNB: share knowledge, people network

(community)2. Prepare a workshop for gathering input from

WP B and C and bringing our regional information together (at this very moment)

3. Prepare a draft programme for the Final Conference

Now:Toolbox developedRegions have delivered an extra SWOT on

business development in our regionsRegions have tried to deliver some best

practicesThis meeting is being is heldPrelimenary conclusion: too common

• What do companies and developers need from government to get clusters going?

• What kind of advice could IFP give to governmental bodies on cluster development and their role in it?

• How can we narrow down our conclusions and advice?