This document discusses clusters and emerging industries in the Danube macro-region. It provides an overview of the development of cluster initiatives in Upper Austria since 1998, including the founding of clusters in industries like automotive, IT, furniture, health technology, and more. It describes the cooperation process that Clusterland Upper Austria supports clusters through, from the initial idea to project implementation and dissemination. Statistics are given on the total number of projects, participating partners, and funding volume since clusters began. An example best practice project from the Health Technology Cluster is outlined. The document also discusses European Strategic Cluster Partnerships and their goals of facilitating international cooperation. It emphasizes that trust is a core issue and provides contact information for Clusterland Upper Austria,

1. Clusters and emerging industries: the Danube
macro-region
PROJECT-LEVEL

2. The main challage for the danube-region:
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3. and what to do about it?
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4. What do we really need?
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5. Foundation of clusters & networks
1999
1998
2000
2013
Plastics
Ecoenergy
(Upper Austrian
Energiesparverband)
Automotive
Information Technology
Furniture & Timber
Health Technology
Resource- and
Energy Efficiency
(since 2005)
Food
(Upper Austrian Chamber
of Commerce)
Environmental
Technology
Mechatronics
Human Resources
2002
2009
Until 2009-11 „Network
Environmental Technology“
2003
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2004
2006
Logistics
(Association for Network
Logistics)
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6. Description of cooperation-process
Starting point:
• events
• market observation
• company visits
• advisory board
idea
Support in:
•moderation
•project structuring
• proposal writing
• ev. submission for funding
find
partners
Support by:
• newsletters
• contacts
• database
• company visits
structuring
Support in:
• preparation of interim reports
• preparation of the final report
project
kick-off
Support in:
• moderation
• administration
• cooperation agreements
implementation
dissemination
Working out of:
• press information
• press conferences
• events
Project preparation
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7. Cooperation project overview
(cluster initiatives)
AC
Total number of projects
since start
(submitted, on-going and completed
projects)
Total participating partners
since start
KC
MHC
GC
MC
UC
∑
73
116
97
42
57
12
397
340
488
448
150
189
39
1,654
(incl. double entries)
Cooperative initiatives since start
Total Funding volume € 20.99 mil.
Total Project volume € 94.91 mil.
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1,016
app. 1:4.5
Reference period: 11-12-13 – 12-10-31
reference date: 12-10-31
excl. projects of LC, OEC
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8. CCP – Health Technology Cluster
Best Practice Example
Title:
TMon – temperature monitoring: device to document the wearing time (discipline) of
dental braces
Partners:
Handelsagentur Ing. Gerhard Gschladt, Ziehesberger Elektronik, M&W Zahntechnik GmbH
Topic:
The aim of the project was to develop the first fully electronic system which monitores the
wearing time of removable dental braces. The advantages are that these monitoring
records enable the review of the patient´s wearing-discipline as well as the qualitative
evaluation of the therapeutic appliance and the dentist. This system serves as a protection
of both, patients and doctors.
Results:
Development of a prototype for the microchip which is integrated in the braces to
periodically measure the temperature.
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9. an option for the danube region…
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10. European Strategic Cluster Partnerships

11. European Strategic Cluster Partnerships
A new initiative supporting cluster internationalisation by
DG ENTR:
“European”: Minimum 4 clusters from 3 CIP Countries
“Strategic”: develop and implement a joint strategy promoting cross sectoral
cooperation and facilitating SME internationalisation in new “rising star” areas, notably in
fields that also contribute to societal challenges such as global warming and better
resource efficiency
“Cluster”
“Partnerships”: partnership members shall aim at developing a long term agenda for
cooperation across sectoral boundaries and with other partners from CIP participating
countries to target key markets in third countries
The Future:
13 ESCPs selected during the first call for the expression of interest
Cluster go international & Cluster go international+ programms under the upcoming
COSME programme
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12. ESCPs
Name
Sector
Partners/Countries
Target Countries
ELCA (Flemming Madsen)
Lighting Technology
11 from 10 countries (DK, IT, ES, FR, BE,
SE, DE, UK, FI, NL)
EACP (Nadine Sablotny)
Aerospace
9 from 5 countries (FR, DE, ES, PT, IT)
USA, Canada, Japan
ICT4Future (Pedro Roseiro)
European Sports Cluster
Partnership (Xavier Esteve)
ICT
7 from 5 countries (DK, SE, DE, FI, ES)
Sport
5 from 4 countries (ES, FR, NL, IT)
USA, Brazil, Russia
USA, Taiwa, Korea, Japan, Brazil,
Argentina, Chile
ESCC (Demetris Papailiou)
Food, Health&Wellbeing
Partnership (Gianluca Carenzo)
Micro&Nanoelectronics
3P4I (Vaclovas Radvilas)
Personalized Healthcare
(Stephanie Wehnelt)
Packaging
5 from 3 countries (ES, FR, DE)
Healthcare
Natureef (Elisabeth Molina)
Resource Efficiency
5 from 5 countries (ES, DE, IT, FR, UK)
10 from 10 countries (PT, DE, FR, BG, AT,
PL, HU, CZ, DK, ES)
China
6 from 6 countries (DE, NL, BE, IT, FR, GR) USA, Taiwa, Korea, Israel, China
12 from 9 countries (IT, FR, NL, AT, HU, PL, Israel, Chile, USA, Brazil, India,
Food
ES, DE, IL)
China
Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Tunisia,
Textile2020 (Carlos Pereira)
Textile
8 from 6 countries (FR, ES, CZ, DE, UK, IT) Morocco, Canada, USA, India
USA, Canada, Brazil, China,
9 from 8 countries (ES, FR, FI, DK, PL, DE, Mediterranean Region, Baltic Sea
Energy in Water (Susanne Backer) Environmental Technology UK, SE)
Region
Mind the Gap (Svend Erik Nissen) New Materials
7 from 5 countries (DK, DE, ES, FI, SE)
Brazil, Russia, India, China
13 from 12 countries (DK, AT, IT, DE, NO, USA, Singapore, South Korea,
ICN (Stephan Skare Nielsen)
Cleantech
ES, FR, US, SG, ROK, CN, CA)
China, Canada
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USA, China, Brazil, Japan, Korea,
North Africa
China, India, South America,
Australia, New Zealand

14. The core issue: TRUST
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15. Contact & Information
Werner Pamminger
Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH
Tel: +43 732 79810-5118
Fax: +43 732 79810-5110
werner.pamminger@clusterland.at
www.clusterland.at
Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH supports cluster and network initiatives. It
promotes innovation through cooperation and competence in order to enhance the
competitiveness of enterprises.
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16. „Cooperation is an Upper Austrian
Core-competence“
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17. Cluster Academy
3 days workshop on how to build up and manage successfully
cluster-initiatives
Benefit from
15 years of experience in Upper Austria
A wide range of practical information on services
Insights into Clusterland OÖ GmbH
Inputs on how processes could be
implemented in other regions
Target group
Anyone with interest in operational cluster
management
Cluster Academy September 2014
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