Presentation on TCI

GeneralAssembly2010

2December2010FirstCall8.00am,SecondCall8.30amManagementDevelopmentInstitute

MehrauliRoad,Sukhrali,GurgaonDelhiNCR,India

Agenda

1. Approval of 2009 minutes.

2. Annual report of the Board of Directors.

3. Approval of annual accounts.

4. Approval of bylaws consolidation.

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board.

6. Questions and other matters.

1. Approval of 2009 Assembly minutes

Minutes posted on TCI website:http://www.tci-network.org/tci/general_assembly

Agenda


2.Annual report of the Board of Directors.3. Approval of annual accounts.




Picture of TCI at present

• On-going membership growth

• Consolidated activities

• Financial stability

Consolidated growth: Investing in long-term members/activities and showing consistent growth over time.

2. Annual report of the Board of Directors

42 supporting organizational members

297 active members of the TCI Network

550 attendants to the TCI conferences in 2010

A community of 2.500 practitioners in 100 countries

We connect 8.000 competitiveness agents

On-going membership growth:

New record of 42 TCI Organizational Members in 2010

3 27 8

12 11

21

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010


2. Annual report of the Board of DirectorsOn-line members directory: 297 members in 2010

42%

19% 15%

13% 9%

1% 1%

Development agencies

Cluster organizations

Government departments

Academic institutions

Consultants Companies Multilateral organizations

TCI members 2010: background


57% 29%

6% 4%

3% 1%

0% TCI members 2010: regions

EuropeLatin AmericaAfricaOceaniaNorth AmericaAsia - PacificAsia - Middle East



• 13th TCI Annual Global ConferenceDelhi, India 29 November – 3 December 2010

• 5CLAC - 5th TCI Latin American ConferenceMedellin, Colombia June 2010

• 1st TCI World Conference on Tourism ClustersPunta Cana, Dominican Republic 7-10 April 2010

• PACF Conference in AfricaAccra, Ghana 15-17 February 2010

• 1st Darmstadt TCI Cluster ConferenceDarmstadt, Germany 15-16 April 2010

• Urban Clusters for excellence – Hit BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain 16-17 June 2010


5CLAC - 5th TCI Latin American ConferenceMedellin, Colombia 21-25 June 2010


1st TCI World Conference on Tourism ClustersPunta Cana, Dominican Republic 7-10 April 2010


PACF Conference in AfricaAccra, Ghana 15-17 February 2010


Other TCI Conferences:1st Darmstadt TCI Cluster Conference, Darmstadt, Germany 15-16 April 2010Urban Clusters for excellence – Hit Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 16-17 June 2010

TCI Representations

• Cluster Excellence Seminar, by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry Berlin, Germany 15-16 December 2009

• Seminar on cluster policies: recent experiences and future challenges, organized by CaixaGalicia, Santiago de Compostela, 21 January 2010

• Cluster Conference "Clusters in Europe II”, by the Hungarian Pole Programme Office jointly with the European Commission Budapest, Hungary 27-28 January 2010

• Workshop "Towards a Pan-European initiative in support of innovative creative industries in Europe“ by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry Amsterdam, The Netherland 4-5 February 2010

• Cluster Conference of the Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchBerlin, Germany 25-26 February 2010

• TACTICS Reflection Group meetings, European Cluster Alliance, EC, DG Enterprise Manchester, Venice, Nice, 2010


TCI Representations

• 4th international conference on clusters, Opatja, Chroatia, 16 April 2010

• Cluster congress "Clustering of SMEs within the framework of incentives for sectoral and regional development in Turkey”Istanbul, Turkey 14-15 May 2010

• Connect-EU program presentation to catalonian cluster managers by ACC1ÓBarcelona, Spain 1 June 2010

• Competitiveness based on Clusters by SEBRAE Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil 1 September 2010

• European Cluster Conference 2010, by the European Commission DG Enterprise and IndustryBrussels, Belgium 29 September-1 October 2010

• ForoTEC 2010, by the Government of Balearic IslandsPalma Mallorca, Spain 25-26 November 2010


Conferences planned for 2011

2. Annual report

Strategy and action plan

Strategic meeting, Jyväskylä, Finland, 16 October, 2009


ToACTIVE NETWORK

PURPOSE, BASIC MISSION of TCI: TCI is a global and inspiring platform for fast exchange of patterns and ideas on clusters and competitiveness

forum for sharing knowledge & experience

ü Focus on businessü Create instruments together with

practitioners to do their job

FromPRACTITIONER’S COMMUNITY

ü Lessons learnedü Exchange of experiences

Conclusions from strategic meeting

that generates value together with members &

influences/prescripts


VISION for 2014: Where do we want to reach?

Membership x7

TrendsetterHub of practical

knowledge

Increased budget&

full self-financing

Global approach to enhance

regional competitiveness

Global competitiveness

brand, a reference-org, recognized and with more influence


SERVICES 2010-2011, what services should TCI provide in the next 2 years?

Continue organizing successful conferences but GO BEYOND:

ü Organize actions for each target groups, regions, type of members

ü Better communicate, deliver and marketing the existing knowledge within the network

Bring new techs to TCI

Facilitate regional hubs, peer groups,

communities of practice

Create an annual award for best cluster practice

• Launch new websiteObjective: Provide easier access to information and resources for visitors

• Improve newsletterObjective: Make it more contributive and attractive for subscribers

• Initiate a LinkedIn groupObjective: A channel of communication with members

Action 1. Communication


Special Interest GroupsObjective: make them more dynamic and stable; help group coordinators

MatchmakingAlready doing on demand. Objective: how to organize matchmaking forum

Regional ActivitiesObjective: continuity of the existing initiatives and promote new ones

Action 2. Networking


Practitioners Network: RedLAC LinkedIn group with 206 members.Active efforts to motivate a more active and open dialogue between members.

Continuous Dialogue: Blog with 60 visits/day and a major activityin the access to the materials offered.

Knowledge Bank: thought as a tool for new businessesopportunities and networking between members.

Personal interaction: Active participation of RedLAC in the5th TCI Latin American Cluster Conference.

Regional InitiativesLatin American Cluster Network


Active networking point within the membersof the German speaking area:Organizing local activitiesPromoting TCI in the area

Regional Initiatives: German Contact Point / MFG


Action 3. Knowledge management

• Through the renovated website: introduce more tools and resources –how to make them visible?

• Cluster Initiative database and Library are often-used services –improve usability

• Guide for organizing a TCI conference –summarizing expertise and lessons learned from previous conferences.


Special thanks for contributing to TCI work during the year!

Toni PienonenRegional Council of Central Finland

Lina ArbeláezMedellin Chamber

of Commerce, Colombia


Sebastián VillelaCORFO, Chile

Project web 3.0

Bianca Kolb and Daniel StürtzebecherMFG Baden-WürttembergTCI German Contact Point

New TCI Headquarters

Address:

World Trade CenterMoll Barcelona s/nEast Building, 2nd Floor08039 Barcelona, Spain

Tel.: +34 93 309 48 34Fax: +34 93 550 4469 [email protected]


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3. Approval of annual accounts.4. Approval of bylaws consolidation.



Revenues and expenditures have grown in line in 2009

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Revenue

Expenditure

348 K euros

A small deficit was registered in 2009

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Membership contributions are rising steadilyRegional conferences usefully complement other revenue sources

Breakdown of revenue by category

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Membership fees* Sponsorship & other income Symposium and regional conference

Office administration is the main cost componentTravel costs are directly deducted from the activities they are associated to

Breakdown of expenditure

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Travel expensesNewsletter/PublicationsInformation systemsOffice Administration*Conference organisation

A small deficit of € 3 441 was registered in 2009AnnualReport2010

2.006(real) 2.007(real) 2.008(real)

2.009(real)

MembershipFees 32615 27160 24533 59720AnnualConference(membershipfees) 62000 45790 42097 36231RegionalConferences(membershipfees) 12149 0 14463 20603Symposiaandworkshops 13853 4000 27911 9934Sponsorship 45728 800 5100Otherincomes 2112 11 211637 2763

TOTALINCOME 168458 77761 320641 134353

OfficeAdministration 86051 85975 109292 126916ConferencesandTravels 10530 14074InformationSystems 3424 1526 5320 9303OtheroperativeResults 282 282 389 1575ExtraordinaryCosts 670 4711 257

TOTALEXPENSES 100957 106569 115258 137794

BUDGETSURPLUS/DEFICIT 67501 -28808 205383 -3441

In 2010 and 2011, we expect a balanced outcome

AnnualReport20102.006(real) 2.007(real) 2.008

(real)2.009(real)

2.010(estimated)

2.011(budget)

MembershipFees 32615 27160 24533 59720 68400 71700AnnualConference(membershipfees) 62000 45790 42097 36231 49070 44000RegionalConferences(membershipfees) 12149 0 14463 20603 18545 22000Symposiaandworkshops 13853 4000 27911 9934 5500 4000Sponsorship 45728 800 5100Otherincomes 2112 11 211637 2763 1081 1000

TOTALINCOME 168458 77761 320641 134353 142597 142700

OfficeAdministration 86051 85975 109292 126916 132104 130224ConferencesandTravels 10530 14074InformationSystems 3424 1526 5320 9303 10173 9576OtheroperativeResults 282 282 389 1575ExtraordinaryCosts 670 4711 257 320 2900

TOTALEXPENSES 100957 106569 115258 137794 142597 142700

BUDGETSURPLUS/DEFICIT 67501 -28808 205383 -3441 0 0

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4. Approval of bylaws consolidation. 5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board.


4. Approval of bylaws consolidation

Bylaws posted on TCI website:http://www.tci-network.org/tci/general_assembly

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5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board. 6. Questions and other matters.

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board BoardofDirectorstodate,YearsofMandate

Newcandidates20102011 2012 2013

AlbertoPezzi(President) (OutgoingPres.)2010 2011 2012

HaniAlHamliAmitKapoorRauliSorvari

2010 2011 2012

CarlosAlvarezBarnabasNawangwe

2009 2010 2011

ArthurBayhanJuanManuelEstebanKlausHaasisChristianKetels(Secretary)KevinMurphyAlonsoRamosVacaElisabethWaelbröeck-Rocha(Treasurer)

2008 2009 2010

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Portland CapeTown Jyväskylä Delhi Auckland 15thAGC 16thAGC

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board

Directors who complete their mandate 2007-2010 and step down:

Juan Manuel EstebanChristian KetelsElisabeth Waelbroeck-RochaArthur BayhanKlaus HaasisKevin X. MurphyAlonso Ramos Vaca

Director Hani Al Hamli, elected 2009-2012 is no longer member of TCI

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board

Candidates 2010-2013:

Christian Ketels. Presents to reelection as Secretary

Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha. Presents to reelection as Treasurer

Klaus Haasis. Presents to reelection as Director

Pierre Bonnet. Candidate to Director

Nataliya Korchagina. Candidate to Director

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