Barents ICT-clustersMorten Brugård,Project manager,

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat

Agenda

• Background• Challenges• Goal• Our approach• Your input

Background

• Sparsely populated region• Distinctive north-south perspective

• Young Innovative Entrepreneurs– Organic spin-off

Challenges

• Attract talent• Find partners• Find customers

Goal

• Pre-project:– Map and develop possibilities for increased

collaboration between ICT-companies, R&D communities and governmental entities in the Barents region to achieve increased competitive power

• Strengthening of the ICT-education• Increased recruitment• Strengthening ICT-cluster collaboration

Sub-targets

Strengthening of the ICT-education

• Increase attractiveness of ICT-studies• Match company needs with education• Involve companies in education– Internships– Guest lectures

• Attain a critical mass• Create an natural ecosystem• Create a cluster

Increased recruitment

ICT-cluster collaboration

• Creating a cluster • Strengthening cluster collaboration

Anatomy of a network

Capital of brokerage

Sum up

• Increased collaboration between private companies, governmental entities and universities through a cluster mind-set

Questions or inputs?

Barents IT-clusters

Morten Brugård morten@barents.no

Yngve Bergheimyngve@ramsalt.com