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Working Day - Track: Modern cluster policy Today’s and tomorrow’s cluster approach

Alberto Pezzi,Director cluster unit, ACCIÓ

Learnings from Catalonia

19th TCI Global ConferenceP8 - Todays and tomorrow’s cluster approach

Alberto PezziDirector cluster unit

Eindhoven - Nov. 10th, 2016

THE STORY SO FAR AND KEY ASPECTS OF CLUSTER POLICY

2013 onPhase IV

OVERVIEW OF CATALAN CLUSTER POLICY

Over two decades of learning by doing experience and policy adjustments

Microcluster approach, as the unit of reference for competitiveness of reinforcement initiatives

Consolidation,internal skill development and project diversification

Evolution of cluster concept, institutionalization and professionalization

1993 – 2004Phase I

1993 – 2004Phase II

2009 - 2013Phase III

Innovating in .... cluster scope and definition.... support tools

.... governance

Catalonia cluster program, definition of a policy framework to pursue cluster excellence

ILLUSTRATIVE

.... policy framework ....

KEY ELEMENTS OF CATALAN CLUSTER POLICY

FOSTER STRATEGIC CHANGE BASED ON ADAPTED PORTER’S ANALYSIS TOOLS

COMBINATION OF ANALYSIS & PROCESS TOOLS

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GovernmentEnterprises PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

FOCUS ON THE PROVISIONOF SPECIALIZED SERVICES

CROSS-SECTORIAL COOPERATIONAND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION

PROGRAMME CONTINUOS

IMPROVEMENT

- LEARNING BY DOING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

- SERVICE-BASED SUPPORT- BALANCED PORTFOLIO- PPP AND GOVERNANCE- POLICY BENCHMARKING- POLICY INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL

CONNECTION

- INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS- EUROPEAN PROJECTS- INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUSTERS MEET- PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN AND

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

STRATEGIC CHANGE & CROSS-CLUSTER COLLABORATION

- CROSS-SECTORAL AND CROSS-CLUSTER WORK

- STRATEGIC CHANGE AS A DRIVER OF COMPETITIVE IMPROVEMENT

- COMPETITIVE-BASED GRANT SCHEME

EVALUATION AND VISIBILITY

- EVALUATION FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION

- PUBLICATIONS AND ACCIÓ’S NEW WEBSITE, CLUSTER EVENTS

CATALONIA CLUSTER POLICY STRATEGY

Excellence“World Class Clusters”

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS & LESSON LEARNED

Clusters Members Turnover Employees

30 >2.100 > 65.000M€ 290.000

CATALONIA CLUSTER PROGRAMME

CLUSTER POLICY MAIN OUTCOMES

For the Government

• Improvement of the quality of the dialogue with the private sector

• Best knowledge of companies strategic challenges

• Fine-tuning of other horizontal programs in competitiveness reinforcement policy

For the firms / private sector

• Free access to industry-specific strategic intelligence

• Possibility to take part in pre-competitive cooperation initiatives with other firms

• Reinforcement of industry-specific infrastructures and programs

25 YEARS OF CLUSTER POLICY: MAIN LESSON LEARNED

• CLUSTER IS ALWAYS A TOOL • EACH CLUSTER INITIATIVE NEEDS A CUSTOMIZED

APPROACH IN A COMMON FRAMEWORK• KEY ELEMENTS OF CLUSTER POLICY: PPP, STRATEGIC

CHANGE, COMPETITIVENESS REINFORCEMENT• CONTINUOUS LEARNING BY DOING (AND THIKING)• CLUSTERING IS ABOUT BUSINESS, BUT PEOPLE ARE

THE KEY

FUTURE TRENDS AND MAIN CHALLENGES