BaltMet Inno Project – Common Ground Created for Transnational Cluster Co-

operation in the Baltic Metropolises

Helge Neumann, Wista-Management GmbH, Berlin Adlershof

Tallinn, November 6th 2007

Baltic Metropoles Innovation Strategy, Interreg IIIB, 2005-2007

• PartnersBerlin Copenhagen Helsinki Malmö Riga StockholmSt. Petersburg Tallinn

• ObserversOsloVilnius Warsaw

BaltMet Inno promotes the innovative approach for overall competitiveness and integration in the Baltic Sea Region Developing innovative environments of the Baltic metropolises to ensure the success of the whole region.

Joint fields of technology cooperation for improved networking between Baltic Metropoles

• Presentation and exchange of BP in developing Regional Innovation Strategies; BP in spatial planning

• Analysis of existing clusters and centres of competence • Defining networking possibilities between regional

technology clusters– IT & Media Technology– Biotech/Life Sciences – Microsystems, Nano technology and optical

technologies• Others to be in discussion - creative industries

Graphical presentation of nominations

innovation field

competencyfield

Centre ofexcellence

Cluster

Transportation

ICT / Media

Optic / Micro & Nano

Environment

Biotechnology

Medical Technology

Space Science & industry

Energy

N.N.

Distribution / Logistics

Life Science

Construction

Tourism

Bank & Finance

Materials

Fields of Clusters

Helsinki Region

Øresund Region

Berlin Region

Stockholm Region

close links in each region

Baltic Sea Metropolises: a reliable network of technology cooperation:

As Cities and administrations we do not build clusters

• We develop infrastructure and conditions for the development and growth of clusters

• We develop networks, ground and instruments for improved cooperation between existing regional clusters and realise win-win strategies

• We identify and activate players for better cooperation• We try to create alliances

House of Alliance Goals and Benefits; Source: Sydow/Lerch, FU Berlin, Schachtele (2004), Zentes (2003), Contractor (2002), Tracey (2003), Das (2000) and Grant (2004):

Baltic Sea Metropolises – Network of Science Parks and Innovation Centres

• In all the Baltic Sea Regions, – Science and Technology parks as well as– Business Innovation centres are

Active players to • Realise regional innovation strategies; spatial planning• Support regional cluster building by

– creating and settling of innovative companies (entrepreneurship)– excellent infrastructure– establishing cooperation platforms - science - industry– providing company services (Infra; consult, coach, finance, …) – marketing supporting and (international) market access

• quantifies the quality parameters of the performance of Science parks and innovation environments

• supports Identification of different types of parks• helps to better identify and to

understand the functionalities of parks • Finding of threats and

weaknesses, strengths and opportunities

• Helps to measure the own potential and profile, benchmarked against best practice

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best practices

Adlershof

Technologieprofil

Zulieferer-/ Dienstleistungsportfolio

Vernetzung/ Kooperation intern

Marketing/ Kommunikation

Vernetzung/ Kooperation extern

Parkmanagement/ Beratungsleistungen

Infrastruktur/ Service

Gründerklima

Wissenschafts-/ Wirtschaftsumfeld

Standortqualität

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Benchmark supports evaluation of performance and profile of Parks/Centres

• Develop targeted partnership and efficient interregional cooperation

• Accelerate strategy building • Creating Alliances• Getting better international visibility

(incl. partner for IASP, peer reviews)

• Improving management and Services offered within the park

• Optimizing structures • Optimizing focus• Optimizing relations to partners of the site –

in the park and the region • Finding and realizing priorities

Evaluation of Parks/Centres enables improvement of services, structures, networks

Science Parks and Innovation Centres – promotors for regional innovation systems

Tom Cannon, 2007

Innovation Strategy – local realization in Adlershof; infrastructure

University IGZ / OWZ Technology Centers Productive

Research Institutes Environment

Companies

Advisory service Coaching Infrastructure Project development

Support Networks Marketing Internationalization

Financing Trade shows, Events

Create Grow select &specfy internationalize

Innovation Strategy – focus in Adlershof; selected technologies and networks

WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH

Educationand Basic

Research

Park Management

and Development

Research and

Development

Productsand

Services

Small and medium-size enterprises

WISTA- MANAGEMENT

GMBH

Natural science institutes of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Non-university scientific institutes

SP deliver important contribution to the development of Regional Innovation Strategies

Starting improved cooperation within Baltic Sea

• Benchmarking Science Parks and exchanging Best Practice (Services, Transfer, networking, marketing)– Incubation Excellence (Helsinki)– Marketing and Promotion Excellence (Stockholm)– Soft Landing Excellence/Market Access (Berlin)

• First examples for activities:– Summer School Applied Micro Optics (August 2006)– Strategy Seminars with neighbour regions (DTU/Scion – Berlin

Adlershof (Mai 2007)– Privileged partnership for participation in exhibitions and fairs (FMNT,

Microsys March 2007)– Privileged market entrance in partner regions:

- Office space and exhibition access for companies (2006/2007, S, Fi, Dk)

Next steps

• Policy recommendations, Tallinn Nov.5-6th 2007• Final Cluster conference Berlin, Nov. 13th 2007• Design of follow up project with direct approach to meet

customer interests in discussion– Cooperation and Transfer Services (Offices, Soft

Landing, markets, partner …) – Entrepreneurship culture – Cooperation and Trade Centres in BSR – Market access for innovative businesses– Marketing approaches

Baltic Sea Metropolises – Technology cooperation and Cluster Building - planned activities

Policy- & Strategy-recommendation

Cluster& Networking, Instruments and Tools

Cooperation on company/inst. level

Reports, Working groups, Conferences

BM, Value added Services SME, Transfer

joint projects, market entrance

Aid in technology infrastructure creation

New innovation infra/ in parks/Innov. envir.

Expected Results

Efficient. Commu- nication & Marketing

Road shows, Expos, web

Services & InfrastructSupport Emerg. cluster

Deliverables