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Promoting innovative and high-growth firms The role of research-intensive clusters Thomas Lmmer-Gamp Director of the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) +49 30 310078 414 tlg@vdivde-it.de www.cluster-analysis.org European
Promoting innovative and high-growth firms – The role of research-intensive clusters
Thomas Lämmer-Gamp Director of the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) +49 30 310078 414 tlg@vdivde-it.de www.cluster-analysis.org European Economic and Social Committee Public Hearing July 7th, 2016, Santiago de Compostela
Understanding the concept: what is a cluster and what is a cluster initiative?
a) A cluster is a regional agglomeration
Example in the map: region
Ostwestfalen-Lippe that is home to strong production and ICT industries b) Within this regional agglomeration there is a cluster initiative that facilitates the development of the cluster: “it’s owl”. This initiative is represented by a cluster
that connects industry and academia through a network to facilitate innovation and value-chain development in the field of “Industry 4.0”. www.its-owl.com Such an organisation that manages a value- chain network is key to the successful development of a cluster!
Evidence for a strong cluster in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe : significant funding for IT-related R&D from Federal government programmes
Total current funding for projects that involve at least one partner from Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Cross-regional collaboration within Germany in the context of these projects. Integration into European projects of partners from Ostwestfalen-Lippe (difficult to measure due to a lack of statistical data).
Source: own analysis based on government R&D funding statistics
Cluster organisation “it’s owl” acts as a catalyst within the cluster.
It contributes to R&D project development and commercialisation of R&D results based on a sophisticated cluster strategy that aims for the development of innovative and high-growth firms.
Source: Technology Network Ostwestfalen Lippe – it’s owl, www.its-owl.de/en/home
Promoting innovative and high-growth firms through cluster organisations: strategy-based activities by it’s owl to commercialise R&D results of the cluster
Further reading:
Events and meetings School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Coaching and mentoring Incubator
Cluster organisations can play a vital role, but key is something different: regulation! Many innovative companies struggle with regulatory frameworks – two examples!
New business models challenge existing industries as UBER demonstrates. Traditional taxi operators try defend their regulated markets:
Kraftfahrunternehmen im Personenverkehr (BOKraft)
Straßenpersonenverkehr (PBZugV) → vested interests of the taxi industry!
There is a strong Digital Health industry in Stockholm, but it struggles to take
market for eHealth solutions:
model for health services as 21 county councils can decide on own systems.
councils → fragmented small market makes it unattractive for investors and young companies
Policy recommendations: how to better support the development of innovative and high-growth industries through clusters