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STRATINC – Strategic Intelligence Strategic Intelligence and Innovative Clusters

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Susanne Jakobs, Michael Guth, Zenit GmbH

Intermediate Results of Cluster Survey in the Sector of New Materials in North-Rhine Westphalia

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Bottom-up Approach in NRW

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Co-operation with NeMa

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NeMa (Interessengemeinschaft Neue Materialien in NRW e. V.)

• established in 1998

• compound network of more than 75 companies and research institutes for material technology

• advise, bring together and actively support suppliers and prospective users of new materials in this continuously growing market

Within a national tender procedure we selected NeMa to guide us through the field of New Materials.

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Activities

Cluster Survey

• Development of appropriate Questionnaire in cooperation with NeMa

• Quantitative Analysis is carried out by NeMa

• Qualitative Analysis is conducted by ZENIT

PSIP

• Adjust “Pilot Sectoral Intelligence Platform” Approach to NRW needs

• Evaluation of an appropriate concept

• Decision for technological specialist (commercial) to realise the pilot project in NRW

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Activities

Cluster Survey in two steps

• Poll with over 730 contacts in the companies of new materials

• Anticipated return of 5 % ( ~ 37 Fax responses )

• Subsequently telephone interviews going more into depth regarding the SI issue

State of the art

• ~ 15 Fax responses

• ~ 3 – 4 telephone interviews

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Experiences

Telephone Interviews

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• Software enquiry

• Content Management System versus Knowledge Management System

• Emphasising the pilot character of the project

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Already identified clusters and activities FORMETA - Metalworking Forum

The FORMETA competence network is distinguished by a wide range of industrial metalworking and metal processing expertise and is characterized by a unique regional concentration of enterprises based in and around the cities of Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid. This cluster of industrial skills is strengthened by links to:

•industry-related research by institutes spread throughout Germany,

•industrially oriented, business-sponsored training and education programs from trade apprenticeships to degree-level studies,

•product testing/certification and film/surface diagnostics with a

•common transfer and presentation platform.