TCI 2013 Action to Support Photonic Innovation Clusters in Europe

Action to Support Photonic Innovation Clusters in EuropeGerard O’ Connor

Breakout Session: Transnational cluster collaboration

5 September 2013

Action to Support Photonic Innovation Clusters in Europe

Gerard.oconnor@nuigalway.iewww.fp7-aspice.eu

www.ncla.ie

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How can sustainable matchmaking processes for photonic innovation clusters be realised?

Birth of the laser, ~ 1960

Early years, a technology looking for a problem

50+ years onPhotonics is

greatly challenged by societal needs

ICT

Energy

Manufacturing

Health

Photonics

ICTHealth

EnergyManufacturingConsumerProducts

Leverage

SME

90% of members are SMEs

ASPICE photonics cluster

map

In ASPICE we have tried to

share best practice

Rivalry is important

Heat map for sample photonics value chain

Connecting regions of smart specialisation

www.clustercollaboration.eu

The ASPICE proposition

Empower cluster managers /members

To propose innovative solutions to key societal needs

Employ traditional matchmaking to build relationships and

value chains based on trust

Use on-line tools to rapidly assessregions of specialisation

(heat maps)

Progress opportunities & competitiveness

Which on line tool ?

Photonics EEN profiles

Need to increase the overlap

Challenge

An appropriate sustainable on-line tool on which clusters work with members to upload company profiles at every opportunity.

Thank yougerard.oconnor@nuigalway.ie

Acknowledgement

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