Feb-14 © Ministry of Economics and Labour Dr. Christian Ege State Secretary Ministry of Economics and Labour Tel. +49 (681) 501-1627 E-Mail: [email protected]

10.04.23

© Ministry of Economics and Labour

Dr. Christian Ege

State Secretary

Ministry of Economics and Labour

Tel. +49 (681) 501-1627

E-Mail: [email protected]

Innovation StrategySaarland

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Succesful turnaround after dramaticalloss of employment in the 80ies

“... while Pittsburgh used to be called ‘Steel Town,’ they need to call it

‘Knowledge Town.’” President George W. Bush

10 Headquarters of Fortune 1000 Companies

Over 300 foreign Companies

Strong Industries

Strong Technology Clusters:Over 220.000 Employees in

• Information Technology• Life Sciences• Advanced Manufacturing• Advanced Materials• Environmental Technology• Logistics

Renowned Universities• Carnegie Mellon University• University of Pittsburgh• Penn State University

Pittsburgh today

Why Innovation Strategy?Benchmark Pittsburgh

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Saarland`s road to 2010

VK Steel Works/Saarschleife

1990-2000 2010

Location Profileand Image

Unclear

InnovativeCompanies

DwindlingIndustrial Sectors

Treasures inEducation and

Research

Tourism andIndustrialCulture

Saarland:Most dynamic

European Region

60.000New Jobs

?

Industriekul-tourismus

Prosperitythrough Cluster

Development

i t

automotive

• Enhancing research competence

• Stimulating entrepreneurship

• Qualification• Supporting cooperations

and innovation transfer• Improvement of

international competitiveness

• Promotion and Marketing

InnovationStrategy

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6 Cluster Initiatives it.saarland biokom.saarland automotive.saarland knowledge.saarland logistics.saarland energy.saarland

Innovation Strategy Saarland

Schools and UniversitiesSchools and Universities

EducationEducation ResearchResearch

EconomyEconomy

CompaniesCompaniesStart-UpsStart-Ups

CLU

STER

School and UniversitiesSchool and Universities

EducationEducation ResearchResearch

EconomyEconomy

SME & LargeSME & LargeStartupsStartups

IT Security forAirbus A380

Ironing withNanotech

New Wave Caffé

SuccessStories

Software for Pro-cess Management

European Regional

Innovation Award 2004

Competence CenterNanoBioTech

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BMW X3 is „half a Saarländer“

Modules, Components, Parts and

Equipment from Saarland Suppliers

Nothelfer (Production line) Halberg Guss (Engine block) Bosch (Common Rail) ZF (Automatic gearbox) Eberspächer (Exhaust system) ThyssenKrupp (Parts) Saargummi (Gasket) Nedschroef Fraulautern (Joining elements) Becker Industrial (Tools) Juncker und Partner (Measuring fixture) Siebert (Display boards)

~ 40% added valuefrom Saarland

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Saarland: In the heart of Europes Automotive

Industry

GM

Mercedes British Leyland

Renault / RVI*

Iveco

Alfa RomeoFiat

Lancia

Ford Swatch Mobil

Bonn Köln

Düsseldorf

Bochum Hannover

Wolfsburg

BremenEmden

Amsterdam

BrüsselFrankfurt

Eindhoven

Antwerpen

Charleroi

Gent

Douel

Meubeuge

Poissy

Paris

Aulnay

SochauxLigny-en Barrois

Mulhouse

Saarlouis

Bern

Lyon

Annonay

Turin

Suzzera

Arona

Rüsselsheim

Kaiserslautern

München

Wörth Ingol-stadt

UlmStuttgart

Gaggenau

London

Mannheim

Eisenach

Batilly

DieppeDieppe

Sandouville

Filns

Rennes

Billancourt

Chiasso

500 km

VW

Volvo

Citroën

Peugeot

*Vehicules IndustriellesRenault-Trucks

Audi

BMW, MAN

Kässbohrer

Porsche

More than 75 % of OEMs produce within a radius of 500 km

Luxemburg

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Source: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, 2004

Saarland: Third largest Automotive Supplier

Region in Germany

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Key data in education 15 Study programms35 Professors2.300 Students1.000 Trainees

Main topics Software & ConsultingLanguage technologyMobile Solutions Saftey & Security100% secure carGrafic solutions

Big Players IDS ScheerSAPT-SystemsOrbis, InforSaardata, imc, AnubisSyborg, Eurodata

More than 80 young companies

Starter CenterScience Park 1 und 2IT Park

Cluster it.saarland

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Competence in Information Systems

Competence Center of Computer Sciencefounded in 2004 with the support of the Saarland Government

Department of Computer Science at Saarland University, Information Systems at the University of Applied Sciences

Max-Planck-Institut for Computer Science

Max-Planck-Institut für Software Systems

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

Schloss Dagstuhl – International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science

Center for Bioinformatics

Computational Linguistics & Phonetics

Institute for Information Systems

Institute of Law and Informatics

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Nano Analytics

Chemical Nanotechnology

Functional MaterialsNew Materialien

PharmaceuticalBiotechnology

Cellular / MedicalBiotechnology

Kryo Technology

Application in SME from different Industries

Members: 75

Competence Center for NanoBioTech

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European Regional Innovation Award

First Place for Saarland Category„Knowledge based

Economy", 2004 Project: Competence Center

for NanoBioTechnology

Leading in NanoBioTechnology

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The Cluster knowledge.saarland

teras Rechtsakademie

Network Partners (Co-opetition)

Crosslinking to other Clusters

Listing of competences

Market analysis

Congresses

Intermediation of cooperation partners

Acquisition of projects EU, Federal Germany, World bank

Acquisition of major customers

Fair participation

Market exploration

Network for Education andTraining Saarland (NETS e.V.)

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Science Park II (2005) NanoBio4Future (2005) Max-Planck-Institute for Software Systems (2004) New University Law (2004) EU Regional Innovation Award (2004) Competence Center CC-NanoBioTech (2003) EuroCryo: Research Cellbank (2003) Trilateral Initiative with Fraunhofer (2002) UMTS-Demonstration Center at German Institute for Artificial

Intelligence (2002) IT-Park Saarland (2002) Multimedia-Initiative with German Telekom (2001)

84 Projects from 2001 to 2006Examples:

Projects of Innovation Strategy

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Strategy 1. Balance Sheet

20042001

2. Balance Sheet

2007

Employment: 57.000 employees in cluster industries (growth of 3,38% since 1999,IT: +37,92%, Automotive: +8,06%)

Acquisition: Successful acquisition of research funding from Germany, EU and Industry (i.e. in 6. EU-Research Framework Programme over 25 Mio €)

Students: Positive development of studends in cluster studies(i.e. IT: increase from 1.900 up to 2.300 students since 2000)

Spin Offs: Nearly 200 spin offs from our universities with around 1.500 employees since 1995

Patents: Positive upward trend at patent application(+10% since 1999)

Infrastructure: Successful extension of technology infrastructure:i.e. IT Park, Science Park 2, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems

Results

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Cluster employment from 1999 to 2005

-26,69%

-5,40%

-4,69%

-2,92%

3,38%

3,88%

8,06%

37,92%

-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

IT

Automotive

Logistics

Cluster overall

Saarland overall

Knowledge(including R&D)

Germany overall

Energy

Employees in Cluster

Automotive: 26.008Logistics: 9.076IT: 7.482Knowledge: 6.793Energy: 6.019Biokom: 750

(without Coal Mining)

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Success is never final

(Winston Churchill)

Thank you very much for your attention

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Feb-14 © Ministry of Economics and Labour Dr. Christian Ege State Secretary Ministry of Economics and Labour Tel. +49 (681) 501-1627 E-Mail: [email protected]