companies & technology ecoplus clusters speaker: simone hagenauer date: 20 february 2014 food...
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companies & technology
ecoplus Clusters
Speaker: Simone Hagenauer
Date: 20 February 2014
Food Cluster
of Lower Austria
Striving for excellence
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Lower Austria / Niederösterreich
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Food Sector in Lower Austria
Traditionally very strong sector in the region
886 feed, food & beverage companies (Austria: ~ 4000)
Small structured: ~ 5% companies have more than 10 employees
16.605 employees
EUR 3,8 billion turnover
31,947 farms (Austria: 138,292)
Production value: EUR 2,8 billion (Austria: EUR 7,2 billion)
51% of Austrian organic farm land
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Food Cluster Lower AustriaFacts & Figures
Start: 2005
Cluster members: 93
Employees: 11.696
Turnover: EUR 2.975 Mio. Target group all along the value chain
Innovative food processing industry and trade Agricultural production Supplying and buying companies Research and education institutions
Supported by Regional Government of Lower Austria Department for Economy Department for Agriculture
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Challenges Traditional sector
Small structured sector
High pricing and quality pressure
Agriculture and business,
Sub-sectors with specific needs: vegetable, meet, bread, etc.
Lack of resources
Innovation through Cooperation
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Owner: Region of Lower Austria
Existing since 1950ies
~100 employees
Cluster management experience since 2001
ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower Austria
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ecoplus Clusters
Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria (* 2001)www.bauenergieumwelt.at
Food Cluster of Lower Austria (* 2009) www.lebensmittelcluster-noe.at
Plastics Cluster (* 2005) www.kunststoff-cluster.at
Mechatronics Cluster (* 2010) www.mechatronik-cluster.at
Logistics Cluster of Lower Austria (* 2008) www.logistikcluster.at
„e-mobility initiative of Lower Austria“ (* 2010)www.e-mobil-noe.at
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Smart Specialization through clusters
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Evaluation and monitoring of cluster initiatives (Balanced Scorecard)
Regional Innovation Strategy of Lower Austria
Measurable contribution of cluster initiatives:
Number of „lead“ projects (R&D, multi-annual, …) initiated
Number of big innovative companies involved
Number of product/service/system innovations initiated
Participation rate in qualification and productivity projects
Cooperation rate
and further indicators
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
QUALIFICATION
CO-OPERATION
INTERNATIONALIZATION
START UPS
SUSTAINABILITY
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Food securityProject example: Implementation of food quality management standards and food claims
International Food Standard (IFS) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), etc.
Joint qualification
Strategy development, risk management
Shared costs for external experts
Exchange of experience among project partners
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Regional & organic food
Project example: Joint development of bakery products
Shared research results on the use of ingredients, additives and packaging
Individual testing and implementation in individual bakeries supported by research partners
Close collaboration between producers, suppliers and researchers
Continuation: research on frozen bakery
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Resource efficiencyProject example: International know-how transfer on biogas from food waste
Raise awareness for the enormous potential of the energetic use of organic waste in the food and beverage industry & initiate bio gas production projects
Increased renewable energy production of 35,000 t /a and hence, 183,000 t CO2/a saved
Events, information base, consulting, feasibility studies
International partners: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland
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Cross sector collaboration
Project example: Collaborative research Active and Intelligent Packaging
Shared international know-how on food packaging
Control of chemical or biological interaction of food and packaging,
Use of new bio-based materials
Test packaging properties on different kinds of food and beverages
Competence Platform
International partners: Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium
Close cooperation with Plastics-Cluster
www.activepackaging.eu
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European Cluster Management Excellence Label GOLD
Cluster Management Excellence
Selected feedback from the Assessors
Structure of the Cluster
Human Resources Available for the Cluster Management
Qualification of the Cluster Management Team
Life Long Learning Aspects for the Cluster Management Team
Direct Personal Contacts Between the Cluster Management Team and the Cluster Participants
Degree of Cooperation within the Cluster
Financing Cluster Management
Strategy Building Process
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ecoplus.The Business Agency of Lower Austria
ecoplus Clusters
Simone HagenauerProject Manager, [email protected]
Niederösterreichring 2, Haus AAustria3100 St. PöltenTel: +43 2742 [email protected]