From industrial clusters to global knowledge hubs

1. From Industrial Clusters to Global
Knowledge Hubs
Professor Torger Reve
BI Norwegian School of Management
13th TCI Annual Global Conference
Delhi. India, Nov. 29 – Dec 3, 2010

2. Torger Reve
A Global Race for Attractiveness
Nations and city regions compete to
be the most attractive locations for
knowledge intensive industries

4. Torger Reve
Knowledge based
Customer
driven
Global
Climate
robust
Future corporations need to be:

5. A knowledge based Norway
A Norwegian agenda setting research
project studying 13 cluster industries
and developing new knowledge based
cluster policies
Torger Reve
Amir Sasson
Erik W. Jakobsen

6. Torger Reve
A Shift in Paradigm is Required
•Business as Manufacturing
•Business as Industrial Clusters
•Business as Global Knowledge Hubs

7. Torger Reve
Business as Manufacturing
Raw materials Products
Feedback

8. Torger Reve
UPGRADING INTERNATIONALIZATION
Shipping
brokers
Effective
ports and
terminals
Advanced
ship equip-
ment
Maritime
R&D
Specialized
ship yards
Maritime
education
Ship
design
Maritime
IT
Ship
management
Marine
insurance
Shipping
finance
Advanced
fisheries
Environmental
standards
Maritime
policies
Offshore
oil and gas
industry
Logistics
systems
Maritime lawyers
Ship
classification
services
SHIPPING
Business as Industrial Clusters

10. Torger Reve

11. From maritime cluster to
global maritime knowledge
hub

12. Torger Reve
Business as Global Knowledge Hubs
Shipping
Maritime
services
Ship
industry
Offshore
industry
Competent investors
Venture capital
Research,education
& innovation

13. INVESTORS
VENTURE
CAPITAL
PORT
MARITIME
SERVICES
OFFSHORE
& MARINE
ENGINEERING
SHIPPING
RESEARCH
INNOVATION
EDUCATION
A Global Maritime Knowledge Hub shall propel the
Singapore Maritime Cluster

14. Torger Reve
Examples of global knowledge hubs
•Boston (Life sciences)
•Houston (Oil & gas)
•Silicon Valley (IT)

16. Torger Reve
Life Science Global Knowledge Hub in
Boston
Color Legend
Reds: University (21%)All other
colors: Biotech (38%)Light
Grey: PRO (26% )Black: Cross-
sector (16%)

17. Torger Reve
REG
IFC
SSS
HCO
PHAR
DBF
VC
PRO
Legend
PRO Public Research organizations
VC Venture Capital
DBF Dedicated Biotech Firms
PHAR Pharmaceutical industry
HCO Health care organizations
SSS Specialized supporting services
IFC Institutions for collaboration
REG Regulatory regime
Structure of global knowledge hub in biotech industry

19. Torger Reve
Oslo Cancer Cluster
• “
”Solving the cancer puzzle”

20. Torger Reve
Global knowledge hubs
have two main dimensions
1. Industrial knowledge base
(Hexagon model)
2. Industrial knowledge dynamics
(Network model)

21. Torger Reve
Educational
Attractiveness
Ownership
Attractiveness
The global knowledge hub index: Building the
knowledge base

22. Torger Reve
Educational
Attractiveness
Ownership
Attractiveness
The global knowledge hub index

23. Torger Reve
Educational
Attractiveness
Ownership
Attractiveness
The global knowledge hub index: Creating
knowledge dynamics
Knowledge
dynamics

24. Torger Reve
Industrial knowledge dynamics
1. Demanding customer relations
2. Advanced supplier relations
3. Innovative R&D relations
4. Knowledge services relations
5. Dynamic business networks
6. Cross-cluster relations

25. Torger Reve
Life Science Global Knowledge
Hub in Boston
Color Legend
Reds: University (21%)All other
colors: Biotech (38%)Light
Grey: PRO (26% )Black: Cross-
sector (16%)

26. Torger Reve
Global knowledge hub policies
1. Creating global educational hub
2. Creating global R&D hub
3. Creating global innovation hub
4. Creating global commercialization hub
5. Creating global knowledge services hub
6. Creating global competent capital hub
7. Creating global knowledge networks