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Joachim Krebser - Vilnius - 28.11.2002
InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder”
Lecture at the international conference “Cloning Silicon Valley - will it work for Sunrise Valley?”
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Federal Republic of Germany
East
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Germ
any
(new
länd
er)
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InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder”
1. Aspects concerning the “new länder”2. The InnoRegio-competition3. The complementary programs4. Conclusions from
InnoRegio
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Deficits for innovation in the “new länder”
• Only 9% of R&D personnel and 6% of R&D expenditure of German industry (but 21 % of German population)
• 65% of R&D personnel working in SMEs (vs. 16% in old Länder)
• Only few big enterprises • Obstacles to innovation in SMEs: not enough own capital
resources and qualified staff, management deficits, market entry, extension and protection ...
• Non-monetary capital deficits in R&D (universities, etc.)• Consequences of the economic policy of the GDR and of restructuring after German unification
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Spread throughout Germany: Germany’s share of Europe‘s 1000 biggest enterprises is not centralised
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InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder”
1. Aspects concerning the “new länder”2. The InnoRegio-competition3. The complementary programs4. Conclusions from
InnoRegio
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The 3 phases of the InnoRegio-competition
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Development
Implementation
08/1999 11/1999 10/2000 12/ 2006
Network and concept
Second selection by panel
(19+6)
444
Qualification
Application First selection by panel
Implementation of the innovation concepts - project funding -
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The 3 phases of the InnoRegio-competition
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Implementation
08/1999 11/1999 10/2000 12/ 2006
25
Development
Network and innovation concept
Second selection by panel
444
Qualification
Application First selection by panel
Implementation of the innovation concepts - project funding -
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The 3 phases of the InnoRegio-competition
08/1999 11/1999 10/2000 12/ 2006
25
Development
Network and innovation concept
Second selection by panel
444
Qualification
Application First selection by panel
23
Implementation
Implementation of the innovation concepts - project funding -
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The 23 InnoRegio-networks
The InnoRegio-networks
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Reactions to InnoRegio
• 1999 - 2000 (qualification and development): InnoRegio is attracting a lot of interest from politics and media, good spirit in public opinion.
• 2001 (begin of implementation): Lots of problems, e.g. networks not able to propose good projects, little willingness to co-operate. high pressure from local politicians to allow projects more quickly. Bad spirit.
• 2002 (first third of implementation): 400 concrete projects are working in the 23 InnoRegios. Good spirit in public
opinion, national Council of economic experts:
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InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder”
1. Aspects concerning the “new länder”2. The InnoRegio-competition3. The complementary programs4. Conclusions from
InnoRegio
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Total : 450 Million EUR
The complementary programs:
• (InnoRegio-competition)• Innovation forums - Interregional alliances for tomorrow's
markets (started in 2001)• Innovative regional growth cores (Started in 2001)• Centres of innovation expertise (2002-2007
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InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder”
1. Aspects concerning the “new länder”2. The InnoRegio-competition3. The complementary programs4. Conclusions from
InnoRegio
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Some prerequisites for innovation:
• Innovation potential to be found mainly in individuals (creativity, skills, traditions ...), not in structures.• Innovation emerges where frontiers are crossed
(between science disciplines, industries, philosophies and behavioural patterns ...)
• Innovation needs both co-operation and competition• Quick and easy face-to-face communication and
efficient information flows• R&D in the innovation process must be combined
early on with an entrepreneurial impetus and with a clear commercialisation strategy
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Some prerequisites for innovation:
• Innovation potential to be found mainly in individuals (creativity, skills, traditions ...), not in structures.• Innovation emerges where frontiers are crossed
(between science disciplines, industries, philosophies and behavioural patterns ...).
• Innovation needs both co-operation and competition• Quick and easy face-to-face communication and
efficient information flows.• R&D in the innovation process must be combined
early on with an entrepreneurial impetus and with a clear commercialisation strategy.! !
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Principles of region-based innovation support:• Regional principle (advantages of regions - short
distances,relations, latent and manifest networks, traditions, mentality...).
• "Functional" definition of regions.• Self-organisation, bottom-up approach, openness as
regards players and themes.• Communication as pre-condition for co-operation; • Innovation concept and commercialisation strategy as
pre-conditions for public funding.• Sustainable co-operation .
Networking is not an end in itself!
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Goals of publicly funded “clusterisation”
• Encouraging people's own initiative and entrepreneurial activity.
• New forms of co-operation between science, education, industry, administration and politics.• Innovation networks as economically self-supporting structures. • Creation of new and completion of existing value-added chains.
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Goals of public funded “clusterisation”
• Encouraging people's own initiative and entrepreneurial activity.
• New forms of co-operation between science, education, industry, administration and politics.• Innovation networks as economically self-supporting structures. • Creation of new and closing of existing value-added chains.
Improving the competitiveness and attractiveness of the regions; economic growth, jobs.
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Information and contact
Internet:
www.innoregio.de - in German and English
www.wachstumskerne.de - in German
e-mail:
Thank you very much for your attention!