EU activities for fostering innovation and promoting

cluster developmentC. Schierenbeck

Innovation Policy Development UnitEuropean Commission, DG Enterprise

and Industry

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

BaltMet Inno Final Conference Tallinn, 7th Nov. 2007

Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP) Framework Programme 2007-2013

Three operational programmes• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Programme (EIP)

• ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

• Intelligent Energy-Europe (IEE) http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme

EIP Objectives• Access to finance for SMEs• Favourable environment to SME

cooperation, particularly cross-border• Eco-innovation• Support for initiatives to foster

entrepreneurship and innovation• Support for policy-making

http://ec.europa.eu/cip/eip_en.htm

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme

The EIP brings together:• Multiannual Programme for

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (MAP)

• LIFE-Environment Programme

• Innovation activities previously implemented under the research framework programme (FP6)

Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe

PRO INNO Europe:

http://www.proinno-europe.eu

Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe: INNO-Nets

Example: BSR InnoNet (Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network)

• Links between innovation policy-makers, implementing agencies and analysts in the Baltic Sea Region

• Joint conceptual work for cluster policy formation

• Joint innovation programmes for cluster developmenthttp://www.proinno-europe.eu

(Policy Development > INNO-Nets > BSR InnoNet)

Current innovation activities underPRO INNO Europe: INNO-Nets

Example: BSR InnoNet (Baltic Sea Region Innovation Network):

• Mapping of national cluster policies and programmes in the Baltic Sea Region

• Analysis of cluster dynamics • Evaluating cluster policy and

benchmarking framework conditionshttp://www.proinno-europe.eu

(Policy Development > INNO-Nets > BSR InnoNet)

Current innovation activities under Europe INNOVA: Focus on sectoral networks

http://www.europe-innova.org

Innovation Panels

Innovation Watch

Cluster Mapping

Cluster Networks

Financing Networks

Standards Networks

Innovation Management – IMP³rove

KIS Innovation Platform

Current activities:Cluster Mapping

• Innovation Clusters in the 10 New Member States of the European Union (2006), Europe INNOVA paper N° 1http://www.europe-innova.org

(Cluster Mapping > Cluster Mapping Studies > Cluster Mapping EU10 > Results)

• European Cluster Observatoryhttp://www.clusterobservatory.eu/

• Offers a place for mapping and

statistical analysis of clusters in Europe

(38 sectors for 259 mainly NUTS-2

regions);

• Aims to become the European

repository of cluster initiatives and

organisations, policies and case

studies;

• Is open to integrate other relevant

results available in MS and EU regions.

European Cluster Observatory:Objectives and ambitions

European Cluster Observatory:Cluster mapping and statistics - the WHY

Cluster mapping is important for: policy makers at all levels company managers

since it can:

reveal EU industry structural patterns and their evolution;

identify strengths and weaknesses at national and regional level;

benchmark performances using the same methodology.

European Cluster Observatory:The applied methodology (3 star system)

1 star rating for a regional cluster:(using only employment data at NUTS-2 level)

It is in the top-10 percentile of employment in a given sector. (Size);

It has (at least) twice more employment within a given sector than the average of all regions would suggest given their size (Specialisation);

It reaches the top 10-percentile of all regional clusters which account for a larger share of a region’s overall employment (Focus).

European Cluster Observatory:Statistical results

Top 30 European Regions

1338 clusters (67%)

524 clusters (25%)

155 clusters (8%)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

NorteMittelfranken

Dogu MarmaraSeverovychod

ToscanaArnsberg

WielkopolskieValencia

DarmstadtMazowieckie

DetmoldVest

DüsseldorfOberbayern

EgeSud - Muntenia

Rhône-AlpesCentru

CataluñaKarlsruhe

Vlaams GewestÎle de France

NiedersachsenPiemonte

Emilia-RomagnaStuttgartBulgariaVenetoIstanbul

Lombardia

European clusters per sector

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

AgriculturalConstr. Materials

LeatherMedical

PublishingInstruments

PlasticsCommunications

AerospaceJewelryPower

LightingChemicalsBiopharma

SportingDistribution

Oil & GasHeavy materials

FootwearTobacco

FishingForest

EntertainmentFurniture

ITTextiles

Production techniquesApparel

Building FixturesAutomotiveEducationHospitality

Business servicesMetalFood

TransportFinancial Services

Construction

Example: Automotive clusters in Europe

Number of clusters:

www.clusterobservatory.eu

Further cluster activities under PRO INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA

• ENTR report on ‘Innovation clusters in Europe’, http://www.europe-innova.org

• Forthcoming Communication on Clusters

• European Cluster Memorandum, sent to national, regional governments and innovation agencies for signature: political commitment for promoting European Innovation through Clusters

• Presidential European Cluster Conference, Stockholm, 22-23 January 2008, expected high-profile political endorsement to the Memorandum

Further cluster activities :European Cluster Alliance (I)

European Cluster Alliance• Open platform for cluster policy-makers

for exchanging information, discussing common issues and developing practical tools and joint actions

• Formed by 4 INNO-Nets (BSR InnoNet, CEE-ClusterNetwork, CLUNET, INNET) involving policy authorities and innovation agencies from 20 Member States and involve 50+ partners

• Partnership agreements in preparationhttp://www.proinno-europe.eu/

(Policy Development > European Cluster Alliance)

Further cluster activities :European Cluster Alliance (II)

European Cluster Alliance working areas• Measuring the economic impact of cluster

policies• Identifying financial resources to support

cluster policies• Improving the cluster infrastructure through

policy actions• Identifying the main objectives and activities

of cluster programmes http://www.proinno-europe.eu/

(Policy Development > European Cluster Alliance)

Future activities under CIP: PRO INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA

• Shift from sectoral networks to thematic platforms

• More integrated approach• Cluster strand continues• Communication websites continue • Clear objectives

Example: see submission set and Call for Proposals for the European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Serviceshttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/files/themes_2007/calls_prop.htm

Innovation

Panels

From sectoral networks tothematic platforms

Innovation

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European Cluster

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Lead Markets

Eco-Innovation

Cluster Cooperation

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European Business Support Networks (IRC & EIC)

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INNO-Nets

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Innovation culture

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Public procure-

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Public authorities, policy-makers

Intermediaries, practitioners,

PPPs

Other EU activities

• FP7 for research. Specific programmes on Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

www.ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/

• European Technology Platformswww.cordis.europa.eu/technolgy-platforms/

• ERDF / Interreg IV (DG Regional Policy)http://www.europa.eu/pol/reg/index_en.htm

• Lead Market Initiative (LMI) expected to be adopted in December 2007 (DG ENTR)http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/innovation/index_en.htm

Thank you for your attention!

C. SchierenbeckInnovation Policy Development Unit

European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/innovation/index_en.htm