Joachim Krebser - Vilnius - 28.11.2002 InnoRegio - the German approach to creating clusters in the “new länder” Lecture at the international conference

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?”

Joachim Krebser - Vilnius - 28.11.2002 2

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1. Aspects concerning the “new länder”2. The InnoRegio-competition3. The complementary programs4. Conclusions from

InnoRegio


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


Spread throughout Germany: Germany’s share of Europe‘s 1000 biggest enterprises is not centralised




InnoRegio


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 -



23

Implementation

08/1999 11/1999 10/2000 12/ 2006

25

Development

Network and innovation concept


444

Qualification





08/1999 11/1999 10/2000 12/ 2006

25

Development

Network and innovation concept


444

Qualification


23

Implementation



The 23 InnoRegio-networks

The InnoRegio-networks


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:




InnoRegio


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




InnoRegio


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


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.! !


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!


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.


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.


Information and contact

Internet:

www.innoregio.de - in German and English

www.wachstumskerne.de - in German

e-mail:

[email protected]

Thank you very much for your attention!

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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