Clusters in a Digitalized World

- How clusters can help SMEs in times of industrialtransformation -

Dr. Gerd Meier zu KöckerCEO Cluster Agentur BW

4 October 2017Pecs, Hungary

Transformation of Products

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Quelle: PixabayFotograf: fuji01

Transformation of Services

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Transformation of Businesses

Challenges of Transformation

New frameworkconditions for

enterprises

New Nature ofInnovation

New innovationbehaviour

European Hot-spots ofIndustrial Transformation

Top Regions Top RegionsEmerging Industries Digital Industries

Source: European Cluster Observatory

Does Digitalisation Effect yourBusiness?

45%

26%

29%

- New Products

- New Services

- Modification of Business Models

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Yes

No

Partly

71%

19%10%

Yes

Partly

No

Survey among 250 German SMEs engaged in cluster initiatives

2014 2017

How Market Leaders Cope with Industrial Transformation Challenges / Digitalization

Lessons Learned for SME?

Lessons Learned I:More Partnering

Compared to other potential areas ofchange, CEOs are most focused on

enabling external collaboration

Source: IBM Institute for Business Value 2016)

Lessons Learned II:Translate Data into Business

Source: IBM Institute for Business Value 2016)

Outperformer

Market follower

Prevailing Demands by SMEs

Standardisation / Interfaces

Information

– Digitalisation of manufacturing process

– Where to invest ? When to invest?

ICT Security

Human Ressources

– Training / Education

– Flexibility of working models

Coordination (user / supplier)

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Awareness InformationIdeas

generationPartnering Projects

Commerci-alisation

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Example I:

Digital Design and production

planning

Network

Supplier forAutomotive

Industry

Example II

Medical Device industry is strongly exposedto industrial transformation / Digitalization

– Wireless communication

– 3D Printing of devices

Cluster actors do not have appropriate knowledge

R&D takes too much time

Target regions identified by cluster management– Oulu (Finland)

– Minnesota (USA)

Cluster management started demand-oriented B2B matching

Cross-Cluster Industry 4.0

Example III

Cross-Cluster Industry 4.0 Approach

Mikrosystems technology

ICTInteroperabilitätCloud ComputingBig Data Analysis

Virtual Engineering

Entrepreneurship

Manufacturing Solutions,

Retrofitting, Smart Maintenance,

New Business Models

New Business Model Development

Training andEducation

Facilitator Industry, Science and

Administration