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The vision of an economy as a set of independent industries –each serving its own customers, with its own suppliers and its own innovation chain—is in many ways outmoded. New collaborations are emerging that stretch well beyond historical industrial boundaries, nurtured by mobility, payment systems, open information, energy management and infrastructure development. This new breed of cooperation is all about unlocking synergies and exploring fresh opportunities.
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1) Grants and incentives for R&D activities such as the R&D Tax Incentive program, which provides tax offsets for eligible R&D expenditures.
2) Funding programs that support innovation, commercialization, productivity and sustainability at all stages from R&D to production and export.
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Cluster 2020 is one of the European Commission's 'concrete actions' forming part of a €100M initiative to develop and grow the creative and digital industries. This presenattion was an intro the the project used in Vienna in April 2012.
This KPMG report card puts the performance of BC’s technology sector squarely in front of all British Columbians. The report card clearly shows that technology is a cornerstone of the provincial economy, performing well in relation to other sectors and contributing significantly to gross domestic product (GDP) growth and job creation. However, the data also shows that compared to technology sectors in other jurisdictions in Canada we are underperforming. With some exceptions, the relatively weak competitive metrics should be taken as a wake-up call and a clear indication that building the BC technology industry will require much more collaborative thinking, strategic planning and targeted action. We need to raise our game.
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The document summarizes a presentation on how multinational ICT companies can benefit from entering the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) market in a commercially successful and sustainable way. It discusses 5 case studies of ICT companies partnering with local organizations to provide products and services to the BOP. The presentation analyzes the companies' business models, products/services, and partnerships. It finds that partnerships are often unconventional, and companies must understand local needs and cultures to succeed while benefiting the BOP.
This document is Gabrielle Crowley's portfolio, which includes illustrations, book covers, marketing collateral, and specifications for dog apparel designs. The portfolio is intended to showcase Crowley's work as an illustrator.
Cross Industry Collaboration: Creating the enablers for disruptive modelswimdecraene
Information technologies, mature markets, relentless demand for innovation, environmental concerns and the uncertain economy are combining to drive the emergence of new growth scenarios, which are spurring companies to fundamentally rethink their growth strategies.
The vision of an economy as a set of independent industries –each serving its own customers, with its own suppliers and its own innovation chain—is in many ways outmoded. New collaborations are emerging that stretch well beyond historical industrial boundaries, nurtured by mobility, payment systems, open information, energy management and infrastructure development. This new breed of cooperation is all about unlocking synergies and exploring fresh opportunities.
Although in recent years numerous factors have combined to encourage cross-collaboration among different industries, this trend has yet to gain any real traction. The main question is which enablers are missing to spur the development of new cross-industry ecosystems?
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The document provides information on various types of government assistance available to Australian businesses through AusIndustry, including:
1) Grants and incentives for R&D activities such as the R&D Tax Incentive program, which provides tax offsets for eligible R&D expenditures.
2) Funding programs that support innovation, commercialization, productivity and sustainability at all stages from R&D to production and export.
3) Clean technology programs that provide investment funding for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction projects.
The document summarizes the work of MIMIT (Manchester Innovations, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology), which identifies unmet clinical needs and funds projects to develop innovative solutions. It has established partnerships between 13 Boston institutions and A*Star Singapore. MIMIT uses a process of scoping unmet needs, validating ideas, awarding funding, and facilitating commercialization outcomes like licensing and spinouts. Several example projects are highlighted that addressed needs like incontinence treatment and received outputs like patents and venture funding.
Future Position X is a Swedish non-profit organization that enables companies to develop new products and services and expand into new markets using geographic information technology. It has 40 owner organizations and over 200 members. It is headquartered in Gavle, Sweden and has offices in China and project offices in Beijing and Wuhan. In the last 4 years, FPX has helped launch 26 new companies and 133 new products. Its core values include openness, leadership, and sustainability.
The document discusses the development of a methodology for evaluating cluster management excellence called the European Cluster Management Excellence Label. It began as a benchmarking approach to help cluster organizations improve, and has expanded into a formal label recognition process. The label is granted based on a cluster organization demonstrating excellence across 31 quality indicators, as well as undergoing an assessment and validation process. Receiving the label provides recognition for high quality cluster management and incentives cluster organizations to continuously improve.
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The Austrian creative industries represent 10% of all Austrian companies and employ 4% of the Austrian workforce. There are 36,000 creative companies in Austria, many of which are single-person enterprises. The creative sector generates €18.5 billion annually, more than tourism.
The Austrian government supports the creative industries through initiatives led by the Ministry of Economics. The cwa (Creative Industries Austria) represents the interests of the sector and provides services, studies, and networking events. Networks help create identity and support in the creative industries, such as the Creative Community Coaching program which uses peer mentoring and expert inputs to strengthen entrepreneurs.
1) The document summarizes a voting session held at the European Cluster Conference 2012 to select the Cluster Manager of the Year.
2) Four cluster managers were nominated for the award - representing the Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria, Cars/Automotive-BW Cluster, Images & Reseaux Cluster, and Cluster 55.
3) A jury comprising previous winners and European Commission representatives oversaw the application process and voting session to select the winner.
This document summarizes the key discussions and outcomes from a three-day conference on clusters.
1) Presentations focused on open innovation, smart specialization strategies, emerging clusters, internationalization opportunities, and tools to help clusters become more sustainable and competitive.
2) There was a call to strengthen collaboration between clusters, policymakers, and SMEs to drive regional economic growth and job creation.
3) A new Cluster Manager of the Year award was given and a Women in Clusters network was launched to promote gender diversity in the cluster ecosystem.
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This document summarizes a design competition organized by How to Grow and the European Cluster Collaboration Platform to encourage clusters to visually map and profile their activities. The competition asked clusters to team with designers to create visualizations and web mocks of their clusters. A jury including representatives from the European Design Centre, European Cluster Observatory, and European Commission evaluated applications. The top scoring applications were also put to a public vote. The three finalists were the Canarias Excelencia Tecnologica, Vojvodina ICT Cluster, and West Cluster. More information can be found at the listed websites.
This document outlines French views and expectations regarding a proposed European Cluster Excellence Initiative. It discusses France's national cluster policy and label called "Pôles de compétitivité" and has expectations that a European quality label would bring European clusters closer together through learning, striving for excellence, and increasing international visibility. It also raises questions about the procedures, advantages, costs and modalities of a proposed European Cluster Excellence Quality Label and Cluster Collaboration Platform.
This document summarizes findings on the relationship between regional economic success and clusters. It finds a positive relationship between GDP per capita and a region's cluster mix index, which measures how much a region benefits from having a diversity of clusters. It also finds a positive relationship with employment in strong clusters that are highly over-represented in a region. The document discusses how clusters can generate new knowledge, products, and services over time through connections between research, firms, and consumers. It outlines some policies that can support the attraction and dynamics of regions, innovation, and clusters to stimulate cooperation and exchange across different actors in a region.
The document summarizes the activities and strategic plans of a graphic arts cluster in Galicia, Spain comprising 60 companies. The cluster aims to (1) promote training and innovation to improve competitiveness, (2) develop internationalization through trade missions and identifying new markets, and (3) boost cooperation, concentration, and visibility in the sector through awards and communication campaigns. Major activities in 2008-2009 included management training programs, innovation projects, and participation in trade shows in Germany and Mexico.
Atos organiza el Workshop ‘Reinventando los Medios de Comunicación’ que tuvo lugar el 26 de enero de 2012. Contamos con la participación de D. Santiago Miralles, Director General Inout TV, Digital Entertainment que nos aportó su visión del panorama actual del sector de los medios de comunicación y comentamos juntos cómo desde Atos impulsamos y respaldamos la transformación de este sector.
Estamos ante una nueva era de los medios de comunicación que conlleva nuevas formas de comunicación personal, nuevos dispositivos y la expansión de la banda ancha. Los servicios de TI son un elemento estratégico para el crecimiento y transformación de las organizaciones, y los convierte en factor de éxito y supervivencia de la empresa.
Atos Origin y Siemens IT Solutions & Services se han unido para formar Atos. Con presencia en más de 42 países y una plantilla de 74.000 tecnólogos de negocio, ofrecemos a nuestros clientes un profundo conocimiento del mercado, una presencia aún más global y un impresionante portfolio de servicios. Entendemos los retos a los que se enfrenta su negocio y le ofrecemos soluciones de TI que satisfacen sus necesidades.
Atos organized the Workshop "Reinventing the Media 'held on January 26, 2012. We have the participation of D. Santiago Miralles, Director General Inout TV, Digital Entertainment gave us his view of current industry landscape of the media and discuss together how we promote and endorse Atos from the transformation of this sector.
We are facing a new era of media has led to new forms of personal communication, new devices and the expansion of broadband. IT services are a strategic element for growth and transformation of organizations, and converts them into strength and survival of the company.
Atos Origin and Siemens IT Solutions & Services have joined to form Atos. With presence in over 42 countries and a workforce of 74,000 business technologists, we offer our clients a deep knowledge of the market, an even more comprehensive and impressive portfolio of services. We understand the challenges facing your business and offer solutions that meet their needs.
David Furmage: Cluster 2020 - Next generation business supportECIAonline
Presentation by David Furmage during the Parallel Session on Cluster Excellence & Internationalisation @ ECIA Closing Conference on November 27 2014 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
The Enterprise Engagement Alliance (EEA), a coalition of leading organizations dedicated to promoting and expanding the philosophy of engagement in business, will make social
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One of the key objectives of the EEA Networking Expo is to help organizations and management create a formal blueprint for the practical implementation of Enterprise Engagement strategies and tactics. Unlike traditional conferences, the Enterprise Engagement Alliance will involve business practitioners in the development and sharing of content in order to tap the expertise of as many people as possible to create the Networking Expo education program and an Enterprise Engagement Best Practices Manual.
Expert speakers will share information on Enterprise Engagement and then facilitate interactive sessions on key elements of engagement. This education concept is based on the premise that attendees will learn more, and organizations will derive greater benefits, if they hear from the
broadest possible number of viewpoints.
How Information (Data!) can help your Creative Business - by David Furmage, P...ECIAonline
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The document discusses the development of a methodology for evaluating cluster management excellence called the European Cluster Management Excellence Label. It began as a benchmarking approach to help cluster organizations improve, and has expanded into a formal label recognition process. The label is granted based on a cluster organization demonstrating excellence across 31 quality indicators, as well as undergoing an assessment and validation process. Receiving the label provides recognition for high quality cluster management and incentives cluster organizations to continuously improve.
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The Austrian creative industries represent 10% of all Austrian companies and employ 4% of the Austrian workforce. There are 36,000 creative companies in Austria, many of which are single-person enterprises. The creative sector generates €18.5 billion annually, more than tourism.
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1) The document summarizes a voting session held at the European Cluster Conference 2012 to select the Cluster Manager of the Year.
2) Four cluster managers were nominated for the award - representing the Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria, Cars/Automotive-BW Cluster, Images & Reseaux Cluster, and Cluster 55.
3) A jury comprising previous winners and European Commission representatives oversaw the application process and voting session to select the winner.
This document summarizes the key discussions and outcomes from a three-day conference on clusters.
1) Presentations focused on open innovation, smart specialization strategies, emerging clusters, internationalization opportunities, and tools to help clusters become more sustainable and competitive.
2) There was a call to strengthen collaboration between clusters, policymakers, and SMEs to drive regional economic growth and job creation.
3) A new Cluster Manager of the Year award was given and a Women in Clusters network was launched to promote gender diversity in the cluster ecosystem.
12 de matos cluster map competition__day 2_ecc 2012ClusterExcellence
This document summarizes a design competition organized by How to Grow and the European Cluster Collaboration Platform to encourage clusters to visually map and profile their activities. The competition asked clusters to team with designers to create visualizations and web mocks of their clusters. A jury including representatives from the European Design Centre, European Cluster Observatory, and European Commission evaluated applications. The top scoring applications were also put to a public vote. The three finalists were the Canarias Excelencia Tecnologica, Vojvodina ICT Cluster, and West Cluster. More information can be found at the listed websites.
This document outlines French views and expectations regarding a proposed European Cluster Excellence Initiative. It discusses France's national cluster policy and label called "Pôles de compétitivité" and has expectations that a European quality label would bring European clusters closer together through learning, striving for excellence, and increasing international visibility. It also raises questions about the procedures, advantages, costs and modalities of a proposed European Cluster Excellence Quality Label and Cluster Collaboration Platform.
This document summarizes findings on the relationship between regional economic success and clusters. It finds a positive relationship between GDP per capita and a region's cluster mix index, which measures how much a region benefits from having a diversity of clusters. It also finds a positive relationship with employment in strong clusters that are highly over-represented in a region. The document discusses how clusters can generate new knowledge, products, and services over time through connections between research, firms, and consumers. It outlines some policies that can support the attraction and dynamics of regions, innovation, and clusters to stimulate cooperation and exchange across different actors in a region.
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Atos organiza el Workshop ‘Reinventando los Medios de Comunicación’ que tuvo lugar el 26 de enero de 2012. Contamos con la participación de D. Santiago Miralles, Director General Inout TV, Digital Entertainment que nos aportó su visión del panorama actual del sector de los medios de comunicación y comentamos juntos cómo desde Atos impulsamos y respaldamos la transformación de este sector.
Estamos ante una nueva era de los medios de comunicación que conlleva nuevas formas de comunicación personal, nuevos dispositivos y la expansión de la banda ancha. Los servicios de TI son un elemento estratégico para el crecimiento y transformación de las organizaciones, y los convierte en factor de éxito y supervivencia de la empresa.
Atos Origin y Siemens IT Solutions & Services se han unido para formar Atos. Con presencia en más de 42 países y una plantilla de 74.000 tecnólogos de negocio, ofrecemos a nuestros clientes un profundo conocimiento del mercado, una presencia aún más global y un impresionante portfolio de servicios. Entendemos los retos a los que se enfrenta su negocio y le ofrecemos soluciones de TI que satisfacen sus necesidades.
Atos organized the Workshop "Reinventing the Media 'held on January 26, 2012. We have the participation of D. Santiago Miralles, Director General Inout TV, Digital Entertainment gave us his view of current industry landscape of the media and discuss together how we promote and endorse Atos from the transformation of this sector.
We are facing a new era of media has led to new forms of personal communication, new devices and the expansion of broadband. IT services are a strategic element for growth and transformation of organizations, and converts them into strength and survival of the company.
Atos Origin and Siemens IT Solutions & Services have joined to form Atos. With presence in over 42 countries and a workforce of 74,000 business technologists, we offer our clients a deep knowledge of the market, an even more comprehensive and impressive portfolio of services. We understand the challenges facing your business and offer solutions that meet their needs.
David Furmage: Cluster 2020 - Next generation business supportECIAonline
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The Enterprise Engagement Alliance (EEA), a coalition of leading organizations dedicated to promoting and expanding the philosophy of engagement in business, will make social
networking and interactivity a key learning component of its education program for the first annual EEA Networking Expo, June 3-5, 2010, at the Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook, NY.
One of the key objectives of the EEA Networking Expo is to help organizations and management create a formal blueprint for the practical implementation of Enterprise Engagement strategies and tactics. Unlike traditional conferences, the Enterprise Engagement Alliance will involve business practitioners in the development and sharing of content in order to tap the expertise of as many people as possible to create the Networking Expo education program and an Enterprise Engagement Best Practices Manual.
Expert speakers will share information on Enterprise Engagement and then facilitate interactive sessions on key elements of engagement. This education concept is based on the premise that attendees will learn more, and organizations will derive greater benefits, if they hear from the
broadest possible number of viewpoints.
How Information (Data!) can help your Creative Business - by David Furmage, P...ECIAonline
This initiative is financed by the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage competitiveness among European enterprises. Cluster 2020 is testing new ideas to help creative businesses in the UK, France and Germany grow in smart and sustainable ways through increased access to finance, voucher schemes, cluster excellence initiatives, and a policy platform. The document discusses using smart data to help small and medium enterprises gain competitive advantages, with case studies of data projects underway in Birmingham and Manchester.
1. The document discusses how the internet impacts corporate strategy and industry structure. It examines essential questions around how economic benefits will be distributed and how the internet will impact profitability and competitive advantage.
2. Three levels of e-business strategy are described from experimentation to integration to transformation. The stages of an e-business strategy process are also outlined.
3. Stage two of the process involves diagnosing the industry environment through analyzing competitors and benchmarking technology, as well as diagnosing the company through assessing customers, suppliers, technologies, and identifying SWOTs.
The document provides information on various government assistance programmes in Singapore to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It summarizes 16 key programmes organized under categories of starting up, building capabilities, financing schemes, and their respective purposes. For example, the Business Angel Funds co-invests equity in early-stage companies along with private investors, while the Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme provides early-stage funding to commercialize new technology ideas and IP. The document aims to help SMEs understand and utilize the available support programmes to grow their business.
The document discusses how entrepreneurship can be encouraged at a national level. It notes that in the US between 1980-2005, all net new employment came from companies less than 5 years old. It also discusses some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs like access to funding. The document advocates telling entrepreneurs' stories to help build business communities and networks where entrepreneurs can share knowledge and inspire each other.
Supporting Innovation at VTT - Tapio Koivu VTT - April 2010Burton Lee
This document summarizes VTT's approach to supporting innovation. It discusses VTT's group structure, which includes research, strategic research, business solutions, and intellectual property business divisions. It then describes VTT's intellectual property business approach of managing IP portfolios, creating IP-based offerings through proof-of-concepts and entrepreneurs-in-residence, and commercializing through licensing and spin-offs. The document advocates for a stepwise engagement approach to innovation that involves vision, concept and product development using various funding sources and instruments. It provides an example of how VTT is working on technologies to enable greener cities by minimizing urban ecological footprints.
The document provides background information on the MSC Malaysia IHL Business Plan Competition (MIBPC) which is organized annually by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to develop university entrepreneurs. The competition began in 2004 and has grown significantly each year. It aims to provide students with training, funding, and opportunities to commercialize their ICT business ideas and plans. The document outlines the competition categories, evaluation criteria, prizes, and timeline. It also provides examples of past winners and participating universities as well as funding support provided to teams through various MDeC grants and pre-seed funds.
Actionable Architecture EA Summit (Singapore)Mark Mamone
Mark Mamone is the CTO of BT Global Services speaking about how BT uses Enterprise Architecture (EA) to provide an actionable architecture for major UK government programs. EA provides objectives like placing architecture at the center of business, using existing frameworks customized for BT, and providing decision support and communication. It allows BT to better develop business, deliver projects, support services, and communicate architecture.
The EU 2020 Growth Strategy aims to tackle pan-European challenges through policy coordination and connecting inclusion objectives to multiple goals. It seeks to build a modern, innovative European knowledge economy by delivering a single digital market via the Digital Agenda. This addresses the widening digital divide and need for accessible, inclusive online services. The strategy focuses on information literacy, skills development, and access/infrastructure issues like connecting remote areas and promoting digital competencies across EU frameworks and funds like the Structural Funds. E-inclusion is presented as a necessity rather than luxury to achieve the strategy's overall aims.
ICT Export Directory - Egypt by Eitesal ver01Hossam Elgamal
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SETsquared is a business acceleration program formed in 2003 between 5 UK universities to help develop high-growth technology companies. It provides services like business planning, management training, and securing financing. Several companies it has helped have gone on to raise multiple rounds of funding and secure contracts with major corporations. SETsquared also runs programs to prepare companies for investor readiness and offers entrepreneurial internships between researchers and companies.
This document appears to be a collection of branding materials and marketing collateral for various technology companies from 2010. It includes logos, brochures, websites, presentations and other materials for companies in sectors like telecom, media, wireless networking, sports technology and pharma. The materials were created for clients of the branding/design agency to help promote their products and services.
The CIP’s measures for SMEs- the support for a sustainable growthimpulse.brussels
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2.The CIP also proposes financial tools to reduce the risk for the start-up or to expand the innovative businesses
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The European Creative Cluster Lab (ECCL) is a think tank and pilot project that aims to improve cluster management for creative industries in Europe. It seeks to foster cooperation between creative clusters, develop new support programs for small creative businesses, and implement pilot activities. The ECCL hopes to directly benefit over 50 clusters and 900 small businesses, while indirectly impacting hundreds more clusters and organizations through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
The document discusses Plaine Images, a cluster in northern France that supports the creative industries. It is located within the larger L'Union eco-district urban renewal project. Plaine Images provides workspace and resources to help grow small creative businesses in fields like video games, animation, and multimedia. It aims to foster innovation and economic growth through networking opportunities and collaboration between companies, artists, and educational institutions located on site.
Creative England supports the growth of independent creative businesses and talent outside of London. It provides funding for cultural projects, seed funding, content funds, locations and services, production support, business development support, and connects companies to investment and international markets through dialogue with government. Creative England aims to grow talent and businesses, create audience opportunities, and build an environment where the creative industries can thrive.
This document summarizes a presentation on creative industry clusters in Europe. It introduces the European Creative Industries Alliance, which has 25 member organizations, and discusses some of its initiatives to support innovation, access to finance, and cluster excellence. The presentation also lists potential panelists and key topics, such as de-risking innovation, building internationalization, and strengthening entrepreneurial skills.
The document discusses the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and its role in connecting clusters internationally and within Central and Eastern Europe. It provides statistics on GDP, labor forces, and other economic indicators for the global economy, European Union, Central and Eastern Europe region, and two Memorandum of Understanding countries - Brazil and South Korea. The presentation outlines how the platform can help clusters and SMEs collaborate, map activities, brand themselves, and compete to promote their work. Registering and actively using the platform are encouraged to connect clusters and businesses across borders.
The document provides information about IT innovation in Austria through the case study of Softwarepark Hagenberg. It discusses how Softwarepark Hagenberg, located near Linz, Austria, functions as an innovation spiral through its research, education, and business activities. It was founded in 1987 as a spin-off of Johannes Kepler University Linz to foster software development. It now hosts over 2,500 R&D coworkers and students from its 120 company tenants. It also discusses the university's academic programs in information technology and role in supporting the regional economy.
The document summarizes a voting session on issues for a Cluster Manifesto. It discusses including clusters in economic and policy institutions to promote inclusion, participation, and knowledge sharing. Participants voted on proposals like establishing resilient cluster structures, excellence initiatives, international cooperation, and integrating clusters into existing European policies and benchmarking. The Cluster Manifesto will provide input on the next generation of European cluster initiatives and activities.
This document outlines training concepts and materials for cluster managers. It discusses the concept of cluster excellence, cluster excellence training materials, the foundation for clusters and competitiveness, the cluster excellence curriculum board, and the cluster excellence instructor certification. The training materials cover various knowledge areas like cluster economics, initiatives screenings, business redefinition, value chain analysis, and change management. Case studies are also developed for different knowledge areas. Requirements for cluster management instructors and their certification process are also outlined.
The document discusses the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), which aims to foster collaboration between cluster organizations and SMEs across Europe and globally. It provides key details on the history, current status, and potential of the ECCP based on survey results. The ECCP has over 1,300 registered users and aims to help SMEs internationalize and find new partners through its mapping features, online communities, library resources, and other collaboration tools. Moving forward, the ECCP seeks to expand its global reach and better connect clusters and their SME members worldwide.
The document discusses emerging industries and industrial transformation trends. It provides examples of the maritime and renewable energy industries emerging. Specifically, it discusses the development of tidal turbine technology by OpenHydro and DCNS's acquisition of stakes in OpenHydro to develop a new manufacturing process in Cherbourg and create hundreds of new jobs. The document analyzes characteristics of emerging industries and how they transform value chains and reconfigure traditional industries.
1) The document discusses how clusters play an important role in regional diversification and the emergence of new industries. Strong clusters increase the chances of new industries emerging within the cluster and foster entrepreneurship.
2) It argues that traditional industrial policy focused on picking winners, but current cluster policy aims to enable new winners to emerge organically by leveraging existing cluster strengths.
3) Effective policy should identify regional assets including clusters and pursue opportunities in adjacent areas to support structural change towards higher value industries, following a "smart specialization" approach.
MAG - Hungarian Economic Development Centre supports cluster collaboration in the European Strategy for the Danube Region. It offers grants from EU and national sources to Hungarian clusters. It also manages transnational projects like ClusterCOOP, CluStrat, and CENTRAMO that address common challenges to cluster development in Central and Eastern European countries along the Danube River, such as fragmented policies and a lack of cooperation, emerging industries, and benchmarking excellence. The projects aim to enhance policy cooperation, support new concepts, and train cluster management in the region.
This document discusses smart specialization and its role in EU cohesion policy. Smart specialization involves developing regional strategies to prioritize and focus investments in areas of existing or emerging competitive advantage. It aims to build on regional strengths through entrepreneurial discovery, partnerships, and innovation-led diversification. Clusters play an important role by helping regions identify competitive sectors and opportunities at the interface of related industries. Challenges include gaining stakeholder support, balancing strategic focus with opportunities across sectors, and pooling regional resources for greater impact.
This document summarizes findings on the relationship between regional economic success and clusters. It finds a positive relationship between GDP per capita and a region's cluster mix index, which measures how much a region benefits from having a diverse mix of clusters. It also finds a positive relationship with employment in strongly developed clusters that are highly over-represented in a region. The document discusses how clusters can generate new knowledge, products, and services, and how regions can develop policies to attract clusters and support innovation within clusters through initiatives like cluster organizations and public-private partnerships.
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1. Introducing Cluster 2020
David Furmage
david.furmage@sgs-lab.com
Serious Games Institute Vienna
Coventry University Enterprises
West Midlands, UK April 2012
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [1 INTRO] [2 VISION] [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
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2. Our Vision for Cluster 2020
gr o w sustainable
& efficient
creative cluster
excellence
Cluster 2020
blue-print
hands-on
practical trials
MORE INFORMED EFFICIENT EXPERT
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [1 INTRO] [2 VISION] [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
3. More Informed
personalised
understanding effectiv eness
Cluster 2020
smart profiling tool
dashboard help cluster staff...
…identify a personalised mix of services tailored
to individual business needs and aspirations
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [1 INTRO] [2 VISION] [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
4. More Informed
understanding blueprint for
using data
industrial competitive advantage
technology
Cluster 2020
enable clusters
& business support the
2-sides of project
research trends organisations
to adopt the
approach
In €40b
their
region
economic boost
foresight open data events creative businesses
insights into new markets
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [1 INTRO] [2 VISION] [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
5. More Efficient and effective
organize spaces run services guide to productivity and
incubation business tools
start-up support creative industry friendly
co-working
Digital Creative Hub
Munich
testing
new ideas
real business metric tools often poor
situations identify effective tools for success
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [2 VISION] [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] [5 EXPERT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
6. More Expert
understanding reaching industries and sectors
key emerging issues that need creative services
library
video meta-data
clips experts day-to-day connections
key topics europe
emerging areas world
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [3 INFORMED] [4 EFFICIENT] [5 EXPERT] [6 BIG PICTURE] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
7. The Big Picture
connect seamlessly
business support services
in each partner region
ECIA projects ECCL
finance voucher schemes
local case for funding
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [4 EFFICIENT] [5 EXPERT] [6 BIG PICTURE] [7 IMPACT] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
8. Expected Impacts
reach
7000
direct benefit
2000
work in detail
250
across 11+
clusters
publish findings & guides
contribute
ECIA creative cluster blueprint
partners to adopt best ideas
and services after the project
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [5 EXPERT] [6 BIG PICTURE] [7 IMPACT] [8 PARTNERS] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
9. Consortium Partners
Serious Games Institute, Coventry University, West Midlands, UK
New Knowledge
Serious Games, Internationalisation, trade missions, Singapore Office
Creative Sector Support Cluster
European Business & Innovation Centre Network, EBN, Brussels
Leading non-governmental pan-European Network, BIC’s
Innovation Networks, Cross-Industry & Cross-sectorial
Gate Garching, Munich, Germany
Technology, Innovation & Co-working Centres.
Business Clusters & Support.
Creative England, England-wide (excluding London) UK
Government funded to support the creative industries.
Extensive Cluster membership and reach.
Practical Tests
Black Swan, Provence, France
Business innovation Centres & Co-working Centres.
connections into technology related clusters such as aerospace.
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [6 BIG PICTURE] [7 IMPACT] [8 PARTNERS] [9 SUMMARY] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
10. Cluster 2020 in Summary…
hands-on blueprint fine-grained personal CReATE data insight
spaces services guides expert video connections connect support ECIA
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [7 IMPACT] [8 PARTNERS] [9 SUMMARY] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.
11. Cluster 2020
linked-in group
supporting creative
businesses
howtogrow.eu/ecia/
David Furmage
david.furmage@sgs-lab.com
Acronym, name and logo of the action This initiative is financed under the
Cluster 2020 [7 IMPACT] [8 PARTNERS] [9 SUMMARY] Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the
competitiveness of European enterprises.