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EU activities for fostering innovation and promoting
cluster developmentC. Schierenbeck
Innovation Policy Development UnitEuropean Commission, DG Enterprise
and Industry
European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG
BaltMet Inno Final Conference Tallinn, 7th Nov. 2007
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Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP) Framework Programme 2007-2013
Three operational programmes• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Programme (EIP)
• ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)
• Intelligent Energy-Europe (IEE) http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme
EIP Objectives• Access to finance for SMEs• Favourable environment to SME
cooperation, particularly cross-border• Eco-innovation• Support for initiatives to foster
entrepreneurship and innovation• Support for policy-making
http://ec.europa.eu/cip/eip_en.htm
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme
The EIP brings together:• Multiannual Programme for
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (MAP)
• LIFE-Environment Programme
• Innovation activities previously implemented under the research framework programme (FP6)
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Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe
PRO INNO Europe:
http://www.proinno-europe.eu
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Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe: INNO-Nets
Example: BSR InnoNet (Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network)
• Links between innovation policy-makers, implementing agencies and analysts in the Baltic Sea Region
• Joint conceptual work for cluster policy formation
• Joint innovation programmes for cluster developmenthttp://www.proinno-europe.eu
(Policy Development > INNO-Nets > BSR InnoNet)
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Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe: INNO-Nets
Example: BSR InnoNet (Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network):
• Mapping of national cluster policies and programmes in the Baltic Sea Region
• Analysis of cluster dynamics • Evaluating cluster policy and
benchmarking framework conditionshttp://www.proinno-europe.eu
(Policy Development > INNO-Nets > BSR InnoNet)
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Current innovation activities under Europe INNOVA: Focus on sectoral networks
http://www.europe-innova.org
Innovation Panels
Innovation Watch
Cluster Mapping
Cluster Networks
Financing Networks
Standards Networks
Innovation Management – IMP³rove
KIS Innovation Platform
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Current activities:Cluster Mapping
• Innovation Clusters in the 10 New Member States of the European Union (2006), Europe INNOVA paper N° 1http://www.europe-innova.org
(Cluster Mapping > Cluster Mapping Studies > Cluster Mapping EU10 > Results)
• European Cluster Observatoryhttp://www.clusterobservatory.eu/
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• Offers a place for mapping and
statistical analysis of clusters in Europe
(38 sectors for 259 mainly NUTS-2
regions);
• Aims to become the European
repository of cluster initiatives and
organisations, policies and case
studies;
• Is open to integrate other relevant
results available in MS and EU regions.
European Cluster Observatory:Objectives and ambitions
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European Cluster Observatory:Cluster mapping and statistics - the WHY
Cluster mapping is important for: policy makers at all levels company managers
since it can:
reveal EU industry structural patterns and their evolution;
identify strengths and weaknesses at national and regional level;
benchmark performances using the same methodology.
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European Cluster Observatory:The applied methodology (3 star system)
1 star rating for a regional cluster:(using only employment data at NUTS-2 level)
It is in the top-10 percentile of employment in a given sector. (Size);
It has (at least) twice more employment within a given sector than the average of all regions would suggest given their size (Specialisation);
It reaches the top 10-percentile of all regional clusters which account for a larger share of a region’s overall employment (Focus).
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European Cluster Observatory:Statistical results
Top 30 European Regions
1338 clusters (67%)
524 clusters (25%)
155 clusters (8%)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
NorteMittelfranken
Dogu MarmaraSeverovychod
ToscanaArnsberg
WielkopolskieValencia
DarmstadtMazowieckie
DetmoldVest
DüsseldorfOberbayern
EgeSud - Muntenia
Rhône-AlpesCentru
CataluñaKarlsruhe
Vlaams GewestÎle de France
NiedersachsenPiemonte
Emilia-RomagnaStuttgartBulgariaVenetoIstanbul
Lombardia
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European clusters per sector
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
AgriculturalConstr. Materials
LeatherMedical
PublishingInstruments
PlasticsCommunications
AerospaceJewelryPower
LightingChemicalsBiopharma
SportingDistribution
Oil & GasHeavy materials
FootwearTobacco
FishingForest
EntertainmentFurniture
ITTextiles
Production techniquesApparel
Building FixturesAutomotiveEducationHospitality
Business servicesMetalFood
TransportFinancial Services
Construction
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Example: Automotive clusters in Europe
Number of clusters:
www.clusterobservatory.eu
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Further cluster activities under PRO INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA
• ENTR report on ‘Innovation clusters in Europe’, http://www.europe-innova.org
• Forthcoming Communication on Clusters
• European Cluster Memorandum, sent to national, regional governments and innovation agencies for signature: political commitment for promoting European Innovation through Clusters
• Presidential European Cluster Conference, Stockholm, 22-23 January 2008, expected high-profile political endorsement to the Memorandum
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Further cluster activities :European Cluster Alliance (I)
European Cluster Alliance• Open platform for cluster policy-makers
for exchanging information, discussing common issues and developing practical tools and joint actions
• Formed by 4 INNO-Nets (BSR InnoNet, CEE-ClusterNetwork, CLUNET, INNET) involving policy authorities and innovation agencies from 20 Member States and involve 50+ partners
• Partnership agreements in preparationhttp://www.proinno-europe.eu/
(Policy Development > European Cluster Alliance)
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Further cluster activities :European Cluster Alliance (II)
European Cluster Alliance working areas• Measuring the economic impact of cluster
policies• Identifying financial resources to support
cluster policies• Improving the cluster infrastructure through
policy actions• Identifying the main objectives and activities
of cluster programmes http://www.proinno-europe.eu/
(Policy Development > European Cluster Alliance)
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Future activities under CIP: PRO INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA
• Shift from sectoral networks to thematic platforms
• More integrated approach• Cluster strand continues• Communication websites continue • Clear objectives
Example: see submission set and Call for Proposals for the European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Serviceshttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/files/themes_2007/calls_prop.htm
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Innovation
Panels
From sectoral networks tothematic platforms
Innovation
Watch
European Cluster
Observatory
Services
Lead Markets
Eco-Innovation
Cluster Cooperation
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Europe INNOVA Communications
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European Business Support Networks (IRC & EIC)
ServicesLead
marketsEco-
innovationCluster cooperation
INNO-Nets
The new innovation support pyramid
?
Innovation culture
?
Public procure-
ment
Public authorities, policy-makers
Intermediaries, practitioners,
PPPs
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Other EU activities
• FP7 for research. Specific programmes on Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
www.ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/
• European Technology Platformswww.cordis.europa.eu/technolgy-platforms/
• ERDF / Interreg IV (DG Regional Policy)http://www.europa.eu/pol/reg/index_en.htm
• Lead Market Initiative (LMI) expected to be adopted in December 2007 (DG ENTR)http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/innovation/index_en.htm
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Thank you for your attention!
C. SchierenbeckInnovation Policy Development Unit
European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/innovation/index_en.htm