Enterprise and Industry Carsten Schierenbeck SMEs: Clusters and Emerging Industries unit Cluster policies in COSME and Horizon2020 ERRIN Innovatin Funding Working Group, Brussels, 11.04.2014
Key objectives of the EU strategy on clusters Assisting regions and Member States in developing more world-class clusters in the EU for the benefit of SMEs; Promoting cluster cooperation at EU level to facilitate SME internationalisation and growth and support the development of new competences and emerging industries
Achievements so far: On Cluster Excellence: European Cluster Excellence Initiative Benchmarking and trainings; 525 cluster organisations (bronze), 36 (gold); 50 instructors and 80 cluster managers trained (through 4 projects under CIP) On Cluster Cooperation: European Cluster Collaboration Platform 7 international MoUs signed; 6 CIP projects are currently supported; Opening up to 4 MEDA countries. 920 cluster organisation registered On Cluster Analysis: European Cluster Observatory EU cluster mapping; Framework conditions for emerging industries
Clusters in COSME Invest on cluster excellence Cluster Excellence Programme Promote cluster cooperation Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs Cluster Analysis European Cluster Observatory
Clusters in COSME Cluster Excellence Programme Invest on cluster excellence Support benchmarking activities to further increase the number of bronze and gold labels in EU countries; Support training activities at large scale to train more cluster instructors and cluster managers; Calls for proposals will be addressed to cluster organisations engaged on a joint industrial project and willing to improve their cluster management practices and skills.
Clusters in COSME Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs Promote cluster cooperation Implement the new concept of European Strategic Cluster Partnerships; Further develop the European Cluster Collaboration Platform; Implement the MoUs (and get more), mainly through cluster matchmaking events for SMEs.
Clusters in COSME (CIP) European Cluster Observatory Cluster Analysis European Cluster Panorama (analyse cluster strengths) European Cluster Trends reports (analyse cross-sectoral linkages) Regional eco-system scoreboard (analyse framework conditions for clusters) European stress test for cluster policies (analyse cluster policies) Model regions for new cluster strategies (provide advisory services to model regions)
Call for model regions open until 12/05 Six model demonstrator regions to be selected to receive free advisory support services from the European Cluster Observatory towards the development of modern cluster policy for the renewal of industries and the promotion of entrepreneurship and SME growth: -assessment reports based on analysis and stakeholder interviews, surveys and benchmarking results; -two-day peer review meeting organised in the region; - provision of final policy briefings with recommendations. Deadline for a five-page concept note application is 12/05/2014 See http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/
Work Programme 2014-2015 Enhancing Innovation Capacity of SME Cluster facilitated projects for new industrial value chains
Why clusters? SMEs are more innovative! Cluster firms - are more innovative than non-cluster firms - register more trademarks and apply for more patents - cooperate more Source: European Commission 2006 Innobarometer on clusters role in facilitating innovation in Europe and 2008 Staff Working Document on the concept of clusters and cluster policies and their role for competitiveness and innovation: Main statistical results and lessons learned. See http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/clusters 10
Why cross-sectoral collaboration matters?...offers opportunities for new knowledge combinations and innovation.... shapes new products, value chains and industries.... diversifies specialisation patterns that are more likely to boost economic prosperity.
Cross-sectoral expansion & emerging industries Number of DEALS CREATIVE EXPERIENCE CONSTRUCTION MOBILE SERVICES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEALTH & MEDECINE ICT NEW MATERIALS POLICY & LAW ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY EDUCATION FINANCE SECURITY SENSORS MARKETING & JOUNALISM GEOENGINEERING FOOD ECO MARITIME MOBILITY SPACE WAREHOUSING & STORAGE MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS SERVICES WELLBEING & ACTIVE AGEING CREATIVE 774 497 0 527 0 114 530 129 0 0 0 1 105 0 501 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 108 0 EXPERIENCE 1521 0 1003 654 131 1224 614 0 0 17 1 605 500 410 0 71 568 516 18 0 10 120 1 CONSTRUCTION 1663 57 0 1023 1075 1025 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 1024 0 52 1022 1118 0 40 1026 0 MOBILE SERVICES 5848 1613 337 5683 614 275 0 0 2 4992 3554 4627 0 68 614 500 195 195 3960 106 0 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3163 1402 2241 500 275 0 0 0 1591 807 918 0 0 1413 500 196 195 1029 5 0 HEALTH & MEDECINE 3800 2204 1671 2 0 3 5 62 229 114 1022 4 1430 1040 1217 220 0 1041 98 ICT 8798 2083 277 0 7 21 5221 3700 4711 1027 5 1169 1538 1225 221 4081 1170 15 NEW MATERIALS 2296 0 0 0 0 500 500 116 1022 0 1012 1522 1023 0 2 1022 0 POLICY & LAW 331 2 0 0 277 0 275 0 0 0 0 0 0 275 2 0 ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 EDUCATION 91 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 FINANCE 1835 315 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 0 SECURITY 5587 3504 4262 1 0 548 500 26 1 4070 107 0 SENSORS 3707 2813 0 0 545 500 195 195 2925 0 0 MARKETING & JOUNALISM 5019 0 0 2 0 2 0 3957 110 0 GEOENGINEERING 1646 0 3 1022 1022 1 0 1022 0 FOOD 437 71 33 1 0 1 3 0 ECO 2949 502 6 0 70 1 0 MARITIME 1622 1068 0 40 1038 1 MOBILITY 1680 279 91 1026 0 SPACE 306 0 0 0 WAREHOUSING & STORAGE 4337 2 0 MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS SERVICES 1422 0 WELLBEING & ACTIVE AGEING 180 European Cluster Observatory 1
The Smart Guide to Service Innovation A couple of concepts, Ten Do s and Don ts, and Twenty good examples of how to unlock the transformative power of service innovation (and creative industries) for regional structural change and industrial modernisation. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies
Towards a systemic approach Focus only on research and technological innovation Focus on all forms of knowledge and innovation Support service innovation as such Support individual specialised firms Focus on a given set of service sectors Copy-paste best practice Follow growth trends without reflection Follow a horizontal approach without specific target Follow a narrow sectoral approach Launch pilot projects in isolation Find a problem for an innovation (i.e. searching commercialisation) Support transformation through service innovation Support clusters or networks of related firms Focus on manufacturing and services Search for the next practice Capitalise upon regional competences for the development of emerging industries Follow a systemic approach Follow a cross-sectoral approach Launch large-scale demonstration projects through a systemic approach Find an innovation that can solve a problem (i.e. addressing challenges)
Nurturing emerging industries
What role for cluster organisations? -Provide entrepreneurial supportto SMEs (e.g. coaching, vouchers, benchmarking) -Act as cross-borderbridge-builders (regional integration and international strategy) - Act as catalyst for cross-sectoral collaborative projects -Create a favourable open space to promote value chain innovation via a systemic approach
What role for cluster organisations Customised SME support Regional and International Strategy VALUE CHAIN INNOVATION Cross-sectoral Collaboration
Near-market demonstrators A powerful means for de-risking the development and scale-up of novel service systems, encouraging engagement with stakeholders and users - identifying clusters of expertise and opportunities for partnerships - working back from user-needs to solutions - moving from small-scale prototypes to larger-scale
Near-market cluster-led demonstrators Testing a range of technological and service concept solutions under real-life conditions Moving from small-scale pilot projects to largescale near-market actions Bringing together all relevant players (public and private), following a user-driven approach Creating entrepreneurial opportunities for SMEs Exploiting the transformative power of innovation to address societal challenges or specific problems 19
Near-market cluster-led demonstrators Real-life OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMES Near-market SOCIETAL CHALLENGES User-driven
Conclusions -Supporting cross-sectoral collaboration to unlock innovation and growth potential -Using cluster organisations (and regional policies) to facilitate structural change and innovation -Near-marketdemonstrators to test new value chains and give rise to emerging industries
SMEs: Clusters and Emerging Industries Unit (D5) SMEs and Entrepreneurship Directorate European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General Entr-SMEs-Clusters-and-Emerging-Ind@ec.europa.eu European Cluster Excellence Initiative and links to follow-up activities http://www.cluster-excellence.eu/ European Cluster Collaboration Platform, including call for model demonstrator regions http://clustercollaboration.eu European Cluster Observatory extension work on "Emerging Industries" http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html#!view=aboutobservatory;url=/aboutobservatory/emerging-industries/ Expert Panel on Service Innovation in the EU (2011) final report www.europe-innova.eu/web/guest/innovation-in-services/expert-panel/publications Smart Guide to Service Innovation http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/documents/no.4_service_innovation_en.pdf