tci 2016 experiences from clusters3 project

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Working Day - Track: Modern cluster policy Adapting Cluster Policy for S3

Juan Domingo Olabarri

Experiences from CLUSTERS3 project

TCI Global Conference 2016 - P 11 - Adapting Cluster Policy for S3 - 10 November 2016, Eindhoven

P 11 - Adapting Cluster Policy for S310 November 2016, Eindhoven

Experiences from CLUSTERS3 project

Juan Domingo OLABARRIResearch Services and Cluster Coordination ManagerSPRI – Basque Country Business Development Agency

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• Cluster policies• Performance of cluster organisations

• Coop among SMEs• Insert in global value chains

• Leverage implementation of RIS3

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Project General InfoInterreg Europe 1st call

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9 partners from 7 regions:

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Policy Learning (2 years)•Interregional Workshops and site visits•Peer review exercices

Production of Joint Documents and1 action plan per region

Implementation & Monitoring of action plan (2 years)

+ involve all organisations linked to policy process+ reduce administrative/legal obstacles

Methodology

Phase 1LEARNING

Phase 2DOING

Regional ‘stakeholder groups’

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Thematic focus for the Interregional Workshops

Design and deployment of Clusters Policy

• How to Identify & prioritise clusters & sectors & involve SMEs, STI, administration and large companies.

•How to Coordinate w/ other Competitiveness Policies (Joined-Up Policies, Innovation, Internationalisation, FDI).

• How to evolve & deal with Emerging clusters, Expansion of clusters, spin-offs, restructuring & convergence, etc.)

Implement the Policy through specific support instruments

& programmes •How to adapt the typology & intensity of support (technical assistance, financial support, duration of the programmes, etc.) to the maturity & development stage of clusters.

•How to enhance Cross-Sector collaboration in order to foster technology hybridisation and specialised diversification within a cross-cluster approach

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Development of Clusters Policy & Alignment with RIS3

•Adopting Cross-cutting KETs and cross-domain cooperation

•Exploring Cross-cluster synergies beyond the territory & domain boundaries of the cluster, in order to articulate and implement the RIS3.

Monitoring & Evaluation of cluster performance & cluster

programmes.

•Methodology for measuring and assessing

•Long term Socio-economic impact

•How the results shape the Policy & strategy


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Internationalisation of Cluster Organisations

•Increasing International engagement of both cluster organizations & its members.

•How to enhance Cross-Cluster collaboration cooperation (at regional and international level) in order to develop new value chains in new emerging growth domains.

Building the Capacity of Cluster Organisations.

•Formal Training for Cluster Managers and Policy Officers

•Sharing Experiences, Joint Learning


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Regional Cluster and policy SWOT

Joint Policy Learning Documents

Peer Review

exercisesGP´s identified and transferred +

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Joint PL DocumentsSWOT analysis

Interregional Workshops and Events

Main Activities (update 03 Nov 2016)

Stakeholder Groups MeetingsEach partner one per IWS

Websitehttp://www.interregeurope.eu/clusters3/

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Cluster contribution to RIS 3 challenges

RIS 3 Challenge Cluster contributionPrioritization Methods to identify these domains can benefit from quantitative and qulitative approached used

by cluster selection and roadmaps defined by clusters

Integrated policy mixes The diversity in cluster policies implies diversity in their potential contribution to RIS3 policy mixes.

Smart, evidence-based policy making

Lessons from cluster evaluation can be used to fine tunepolicy portfolios. Even if the availability of ribust and impact-oriented evaluations are still limited, the newer methods at play, focusing on cluster dynamics and trends, are potential inputsfor iterative RIS3, which need periodically to revise strategic choices and policy mixes to support domain selected

Multi-level governance Cluster policy instruments rely most often on sources of fundig from different origins. With respect to public funding it is crucial to achieve synergies, rather then duplications between these various sources, and to align goals pursued by various authorities. Some clusters have long term experience in achoeving a good articulation.

Cross-border dimention Reinforcing the international dimansion of the clusters and the domains of RIS3 is the most pressing challenge: Europe needs clusters of worldwide excellence rather tan sub-critical, inward-looking initiatives. RIS 3 also require trans-border strategies, building on complementarities.

Sustainable stakeholder engagement

RIS 3 can rely on existing platforms established in the context of clusters and cluster policies, and on regional champions associated to the clusters to stimulate bottom-up processes.

Source: (European Commission, 2013)

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Lessons from cluster experience for the six steps to S3 design

Steps to RIS3 Contribution from clustering experience(1)Analysis of the regional context and potential for innovation

The existence of cluster policy and functioning cluster initiatives can provide a strong basis for analysis and knowledge about regional context, through for example existing diagnostic processes within clusters, cluster mapping exercises, and in-depth cluster analysis

(2)Governance: ensuring participation and ownership

Clusters themselves exhibit a long experience with ensuring participation and effective governance, and there is a significant potential to learn from and improve these governance structures and approaches in the development of RIS3

(3)Elaboration of an overall vision for the future of the region

The strategic reflection processes of existing clusters can provide lessons in constructing common vision, and the clusters themselves are important vehicles for construction and communication of a regional vision

(4)Identification of priorities Inter-cluster approaches and collaboration among and between KET actors and clusters can play an important role in facilitating the coordination of bottom-up and top-down input into prioritization processes

(5) Definition of coherent policy mix, roadmaps and action plans

Cluster policies have followed a similar path, and experience shows the importance of policy flexibility and mechanisms to ensure sophisticated policy intelligence.

(6)Integration of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

Experience with cluster policy evaluation suggests the importance of mixed methodologies and policy learning focus

Source: Aranguren & Wilson (2013)

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Preliminary results from CLUSTERS3 project

Clusters contribution to RSI3

1.Prioritization 2.Integrated policy mixes

3.Smart, evid. policy making

4.Multi-level governance

5.Cross-border

dimension

6.Sustainable stakeholder engagement

Basque Country Hajdú-Bihar Latvia Lubelskie Northern Ireland Piedmount Scotland

Source: CLUSTER S3· project. SWOT analysis - Draft

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Adpating cluster policy for S3RIS3 Iinterregional similarities from CLUSTER S3 project

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Adpating cluster policy for S3

Some challenges:

- Integrated policy mix- Multilevel governance

Some opportunities

- Cross sector dimension- Cross border dimension

Some strong points:

- Sustainable stakeholders involvement


Thank for your attention!Juan Domingo OLABARRI

[email protected]

Research Services and Cluster Coordination ManagerSPRI – Basque Country Business Development Agency

www.spri.eus

CLUSTERS3 Project coordinatorwww.interregeurope.eu/clusters3

twitter.com/CLUSTERS3eu

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