This document summarizes a presentation about adapting cluster policy for strategic innovation partnerships. It discusses the INTERREG Europe program which helps regions develop and implement better policy. The presentation focuses on supporting innovation and companies through new value chains and business models, and improving regional innovation and smart specialization strategies through governance, profiling, and strategic partnerships including clusters. It provides examples of good practices from partner regions and outlines the activities of the Clusterix 2.0 project which facilitates inter-regional learning on cluster policy and developing regional action plans.

1. Titel presentatie
[Naam, organisatienaam]
Working Day - Track: Modern cluster policy
Adapting Cluster Policy for S3
Simone Hagenauer
CLUSTERIX 2.0
New Models of Innovation for
Strategic Cluster Partnerships

2. Simone Hagenauer
ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower Austria
s.hagenauer@ecoplus.at
CLUSTERIX 2.0
New Models of Innovation for Strategic
Cluster Partnerships
10 November, 2016 Eindhoven TCI Global Conference 2016

3. INTERREG Europe
Target Group
Regional and local governments across Europe in
cooperation with implementing bodies
Aim
Help to develop and deliver better policy
Focus: Structural Funds & ETC programmes
How?
Share ideas and experience on public policy in practice,
develop Action Plan and monitor implementation
Priorities
Research& Innovation; SME competitiveness;
Low-carbon economy; Environment and resource
efficiency

4. 4
Challenges addressed
Support innovation / companies
 New value chains (across sectors, disciplines, regions)
 New business / innovation models (e.g. strategic use of
design, digitalization)
Regional Innovation and Smart Specialization
 Governance: Strategy -> Implementation
 Regional Profile
 Strategic Partnerships
 THROUGH CLUSTERS

5. 5
Partners
ecoplus /AT
IDM Süd Tirol / IT
Westpannon / HU
INMA / RO
RDA Ostrava / CZ
Region of Southern Denmark/DK
Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes / F
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Flanders / BE
RDA Nord-Est / RO
Region Skane / SE

6. 6
First Step: Mutual Understanding
Cluster Policy Peer Review (ESCA)
 How do regions make use of clusters to implement S3?
 Design of cluster support schemes
 Implementation of S3 through clusters
 Evaluation and monitoring
 Cross-Clustering
 Business models for cluster organisations
 Process:
 Interviews with 62 regional & national stakeholders
 Benchmarking: partner regions & ESCA portfolio
 Peer Review: policy makers from 10 partner regions
 Individual final report for each region

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Evaluation and Monitoring Approach in Place
vs Evaluation as Tool for Continuous
Improvements

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Sustainability of Cluster Support vs
Mechanisms for Strategic Cross-Clustering

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Good Practice Examples
Governance
 Smart Accelerator (Czech Republic, Ostrava)
 La Fabrique (Auvergne Rhone-Alpes)
 RTI Strategy Lower Austria
 Regional Profiling (South Tyrol)
Support New Innovation Models
 „Public Meals“ S3 Agrifood (Skane)
 Strategic Use of Design (Southern Denmark)
 Industry 4.0 (Lower Austria)
 Involvement of SMEs in the development of cross-
regional value chains (Flanders, South-Tyrol,
Romania Nord-Est)
etc.

10. 10
Smart Accelerator
Support for RIS3 implementation in CZ - Scope of activities:
 Project management
 Core team
 Education
 Mapping
 Assistance
 Twinning
 Pilot testing
 Promotion

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Activities
Phase 1: April 2016 – March 2019
 Inter-regional Exchange of Experience :
Project meetings, study visits, staff exchange, Cluster Policy
Peer Review
 Learning and transformation on regional level: Local
Stakeholder Group
 Development of Regional Action Plans
Phase 2: April 2019 – March 2021
 Implementation of Action Plans using
ERDF/regional funds
 Monitoring
 Final Conference: Brussels, October 2020

12. Project smedia
Thank you!
www.interregeurope.eu/clusterix2