Jonatan Paton gave a presentation on how clusters can be tools for smart specialization strategies (RIS3). He discussed how clusters can contribute to the RIS3 process through identifying regional strengths, focusing on cross-sectoral collaboration, and gathering information for monitoring and redefining strategies. He provided examples of how clusters have been integrated into RIS3 approaches in the Basque Country, Balearic Islands, and Gaia Global Value Chains. Clusters allow regions to specialize smartly by leveraging existing industrial strengths, encouraging innovation through hybridization across sectors, and accessing global markets.

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Academic Summit: Clusters as entrepreneurial ecosystems
5 September 2013

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Tools for Smart Specialisation Strategies – RIS3
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JONATAN PATON
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16th TCI ANNUAL GLOBAL
CONFERENCE
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INDEX OF CONTENTS
SMART SPECIALISATION
1
CLUSTERS AND SMART SPECIALISATION
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3 GOOD CASES IN CLUSTERS AND S3

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REVEALING THE CONCEPT…
SMART SPECIALISATION
Begind
the scene…

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SMART SPECIALISATION AS AN EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITY (I)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee
and the Committee of the Regions: Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union (COM(2010) 546 final of 6.10.2010).
Commitments 24/25 and Annex I "Self assessment tool: Features of well performing national and regional research and
innovations systems". Conclusions of the Competitiveness Council: Conclusions on Innovation Union for Europe (doc. 17165/10
of 26.11.2010).
The existence of a national or regional research and innovation
strategy for smart specialisation in line with the National Reform
Program, to leverage private research and innovation
expenditure, which complies with the features of well-performing
national or regional research and innovation systems.
SMART SPECIALISATION
IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS RUNING BUT…
WHAT IS IT?

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SMART SPECIALISATION AS AN EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITY (II)
EUROPA 2020
STRATEGY
COMMONSTRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK(CSF)
HORIZONT 2020, COSME etc.
NATIONAL
STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK
2014-2020
REGIONAL
OPERATIVE
PROGRAMMES
R&D National Plans
National Innovation Strategies
ERDF CF ESF
PARTNERSHIPCONTRACTS
(PCs)
MULTINANUAL FINANCIAL
FRAMEWORK (MMF)
2014-2020
1,025,000 M€
R&D and innovation and other policies
Cohesion Policy
649,000 M€ 63%
336,000 M€ 33%
Connecting Europe Facility
40.000 M€ 4%
Other…
REGIONAL
STRATEGIES
Regional Smart Specialisation
Strategies – RIS3
UPSTREAM (excellence innovations)
DOWNSTREAM (absortive capacities)
EUROPEAN DIMENSION NATIONAL DIMENSION REGIONAL DIMENSION
GLOBALDIMENSIONREGIONALDIMENSION
• Focusing resources along a set
of priorities (11)
• Focus on results (evaluation
importance)
• Procedures simplification
• Policy planification importance
• Efficiancy and efficacy of policy
The new RIS3
within the Cohesion Policy Framework

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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION
U
U
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GLOBAL
TECHNOLOGICAL
HYBRIDIZATION
SPECIALISATION
& EXCELLENCE
Involving all the
global value chain´s
parts no matter
their geographical
location
Mixing different technologies
to generate frontline radical
innovations
Considering only the most
excellence innovations
and stackeholders with an
international focus
SMART
SPECIALISATION

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Why are they important…
CLUSTERS AND
SMART SPECIALISATION
Key
questions…

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RIS3 STRATEGIES AND CLUSTERS: THE RATIONALE
Clusters as main tools in smart specialisation…
WHY should
clusters
be part of
smart
specialisation?
Due to their inherent capability to support
cooperation between different innovation actors…
Due to their unique capability to foster cross-
sectoral cooperation and hybridization…
Due to their nature of gates for globalization…
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2
3
Due to their huge potential to mobilise and
commit the necesary resources…
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RIS3 Guide
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KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING CLUSTER AND RIS3
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How can clusters contribute to RIS3
process?
How can a RIS3 process strengthen
clusters?

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Cluster contributionPhases in RIS3
RIS3 STRATEGIES AND CLUSTERS: INTO THE STRATEGIC PROCESS
Used to identify the industrial
strengths ans assets in a region,
contribute to set strategic priorities
and take the right political decisions.
1DEFINITION
Used as efficient platforms that can focus
on and quickly contribute to cross-sectoral
hybridization and implement thematic
policies/initiatives
2IMPLEMENTATION
Used as efficient platforms to ensure
transparency as well as to gather real
time information for improvement and
redefinition
3MONITORING

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GOOD CASES IN
CLUSTERS AND S3
Examples of how to integrate
cluster approach to RIS
approach…
The change
is possible…

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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (I)
Sectors achieving
modernisation
through technology
Converging
sectors that generate
new activitites
Emerging sectors
likely to foster economic
growth in the future
A
B
C
CLUSTER
SPECIALISATION
THE CASE OF
BASQUE COUNTRY
11 CLUSTER
9 PRE-CLUSTERS
≈40%
GDP
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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (II)
Tourism
ICT
(Cluster TURISTEC)
(Cluster BALEARST)
(Cluster IDIMAR)
Maritime
Technologies
Creative
Industries
Audiovisual
(Cluster CLAB)
Music
(IBIZA MUSIC
CLUSTER)
Biohealth and
biotechnology
(Cluster BIOBAL)
Life
Sciences
Mallorca
Ibiza
Menorca
≈80%
GDP
TOURISM
AND RELATED
CLUSTER
HYBRIDIZATION
THE CASE OF
BALEARIC ISLANDS
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THE CONCEPT OF SMART SPECIALISATION: CASES (III)
BALTIC SEA
REGION
SOUTH WEST
REGION
CENTRAL
REGION
INTERNATIONALMARKETS
EAST
REGION
UNIVERSITIES
GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS
NorthAmerica
China& India
Brasil &
Latin America
Europe
(east &Russia)
CLUSTER
GLOBALIZATION
THE CASE OF
GAIA GLOVAL VALUE CHAINS
3
SETTING-UP A
GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN
THROUGH THE INCORPORATION
OF INTERNATIONAL
INNOVATION
ASSETS OF
EXCELLENCE
Thinking global
CLUSTER +

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SPANISH CLUSTERS: POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO RIS3
SPANISHCLUSTERS
166 AEIs
National Cluster Programme since de 2006
166 Clusters/AEIs
3.934 Enterprises
529 R&D entities
567 projects
40,2 Million
 Networking
 R&D and innovation
 International collaboration
KEY AREAS

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Additional
contents
regarding
Clusters
and RIS3
By
Jaime del Castillo,
Belen Barroeta
and Jonatan Paton.
Working
Paper
on Clusters
Working
Paper
on RIS3
Working
Paper
on RIS3
& Cluster
Working
Paper
on RIS3
Governance

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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
JONATAN PATON
jonatanpaton@infyde.eu
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