Rima Dijkstra

ClusterFY project coordinator

The role of clusters in industrial

modernisation and internationalisation -

ClusterFY case

Vilnius September 26, 2018

Taftie Expert session

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ClusterFY project

Financed by the Interreg Europe programme (2nd call)

Project started January 2017, end December 2021

Project duration: 5 years in two phases

➢ Implementation phase (3 years)

➢ Monitoring phase

(2 years)

Project budget:

more than 1,8 M Euro

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MITA - Agency for Science,

Innovation and Technology, LT

SNN - Northern Netherlands

Provinces Alliance, NL

MH - Municipality of Hudiksvall,

SE

PARP - Polish Agency for

Enterprise Development, PL

UCLM - University of Castilla La

Mancha, ES

SIEA - Slovak Innovation and

Energy Agency, SK

CERTH - Centre for Research

and Technology Hellas, EL

SM RDA - South Muntenia

Regional Development Agency,

RO

ClusterFY Partners:

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ClusterFY overall Objective

To improve regional/national policy instruments

seeking to intensify clusterization processes

(especially in KETs related sectors), fostering clusters’

and business networks interregional cooperation,

integration into innovative value chains and better

employment for the implementation of S3

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ClusterFY sub-objectives

to create the favourable conditions in order to boost the regional/national KETs related networks and cluster development as an important part of RIS3 and innovation ecosystem

to intensify clusters and business networks collaboration across borders and sectorial boundaries exploiting KETs and enhance interregional cooperation in fields of strategic interest

to increase the internationalisation of clusters and business networks and their integration into innovative value chains

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ClusterFY approach

Explore and analyse partners national andregional

innovation and cluster policies and programmes related to

3 components:

Cluster/Busines networks

KETs

Internationalisation

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KETs selected by EC:

Cross-cutting KETs development for dual‐use products,

services and technologies (civilian and military purposes)

KETs play an important role in the research, innovation

and cluster strategies of many industries

nanotechnology

micro- and nanoelectronics, incl. semiconductors

advanced materials

photonics

industrial biotechnology

advanced manufacturing systems

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KETs for dual-use

New markets that arise from cross-cutting

KET developments

Markets with the highest potential are in

transport, healthcare, security,

‘edutainment’, textiles,

chemicals and materials,

energy and electronics

Next slide shows the time to market (2014-20200):

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KICK OFF MEETING March 15-17, 2017 Vilnius, Lithuania

INTERREGIONAL WORKSHOP

Empowering and exploiting Key Enabling Technologies,

other cross-cutting technologies to enhance cluster

collaboration (at all levels: national, regional and international)

STUDY VISIT:

Integrated Science, Business

and Study Center (Valley)

“Santara”: “Biotechpharma” and

“Soli Tek”

LITEK Laser and Engineering

Technologies Cluster

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INTERREGIONAL SEMINAR

October 16-18, 2017 Groningen, Northern Netherlands

Cluster policy development trends in

Europe and globally (especially for KETs

related networks and clusters) with aim to

inform about the interregional cooperation for

the improvement and change of the cluster

and networks policy instruments (Energy

Valley, EnTranCe, SNN)

STUDY VISIT:

ERIBA, HANNN (Healthy Ageing Network

Nothern Netherlands), LifeLines, Water Alliance

INTERREGIONAL SEMINAR followed by World Café Session

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CLUSTER GARDENApril 16-18, 2018 Warsaw, Poland

KETs / SS theory and practice – implementation

stories, results, Smart Specializations future, best

practices

Industry 4.0: fourth industrial revolution –

influence on businesses transformation and

changes in clusters functioning

Cluster development in Europe – chances, risks,

success stories and failures. Influence of the EU

cluster policy on clusters development

STUDY VISIT: CREOTECH Instruments S.A.(IoT

cluster), VIGO System S.A. (IT cluster); InPhoTech

(Photonics cluster)

INTERREGIONAL CONFERENCE

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INTERREGIONAL WORKSHOPAPRIL 16-18, 2018 HUDIKSVALL, SWEDEN

June11-12, Hudiksvall, Sweden

POLICY LEARNING: CLUSTERS and KETs

STUDY VISIT: RISE, FiberOptic Valley,

Hexatronic and Cargotec/Hiab companies

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Result and Output

Indicators

Result indicators Target

No of ERDF policy instruments addressed 7

Number of other policy instruments addressed 1

Estimated amount of Structural Funds influenced by the project 24,5 M EUR

Estimated amount of other funds influenced 0,75 M EUR

Output indicators Target

Number of policy learning events organised 57

Number of good practices identified 16

Number of people with increased professional capacity 105

Number of action plans developed 8

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ClusterFY events

Semester Event Place Responsibl

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Data

Semester 1 Kick-off meeting Vilnius (Lithuania) MITA March 13-15, 2017

Semester 2 Project meeting Groningen

(The Netherlands)

SNN October, 2017

Semester 3 Project meeting Hudiksvall (Sweden) MH 2018 June

2018 MarchProject meeting Warsaw (Poland) PARP

Semester 4 Project meeting Madrid/Toledo (Spain) UCLM 2018

Semester 5 Project meeting South Muntenia

(Romania)

SMRD 2019

Semester 6 Project meeting Bratislava (Slovakia) SIEA 2019

Semester 8 Project meeting Thessaloniki (Greece) CERTH 2020

Semester 9 HL Political event Brussels MITA & SNN May/June 2021

Semester 10 Project meeting Vilnius MITA Autumn, 2021

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