CLUSTER INTERNATIONALIZATION MODELSEASTERN EUROPEAN FOOD CLUSTERS PERSPECTIVEKATARZYNA KOWALSKA, UNIMOS5th Cluster Matchmaking Conference - 21 September 2017 - Stuttgart

Key learnings on

OUR CLUSTERS

UkrainianFood Valley

Ukrainian

Organic Cluster

Food Products Quality Cluster

Smart Foods Cluster

UNIMOSAgroBioCluster

POLAND UKRAINE LITHUANIA UKRAINE LATVIA

OUR STORY

• Mutual learning and trust building during BSR cluster internationalizationworkshop in Riga organized by Denmark Cluster Excellence and EEN (2016)

• 4th Cluster Matchmaking Conference in Warsaw, formal and informal meetings(2016)

• Signing cooperation agreement and establishing areas of cooperation (2016)• Execution of small grants funded by Innovation Express to test partnerships

(2016-2017). Cooperation with Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and Ms.Daiva Kersiene as a main consultant

• Participative design & formulation of project proposal for international funding(2017)

• Creating cross-border network for long-lasting cooperation (2017)

BSR Cluster InternationalisationWorkshop - Riga (Latvia) 2016

4th Cluster Matchmaking Conference-Warsaw (Poland) 2016

BSR Innovation workshopVilnius (Lithunia) 2017

B2B matchmaking between food producers from Lithuania and Ukraine

2017

OUR INTERNATIONALIZATION MODEL

Clusters internationalization along the value chain

Cross-sectorial cluster innovation

SMEs globalization via clusters

System export via complex product solutions

Transnational cluster platforms

Clusters supporting SMEs’ international research

BSR ClusterInternationalization Models

EE Food Network Internationalization Model

OUR INTERNATIONALIZATION MODEL

FOOD

HEALTHCHEMICALCOSMETIC

BIOECO

PACK ENERGY ICT4.0

DESIGN

3DMETAL

Cross-sectoral innovations

Cross-border collaboration

Cross-cluster internationalization

OUR INTERNATIONALIZATION MODEL

Transnational cluster platforms

Clusters internationalization along the value chain

Cross-sectorial cluster innovation

SMEs globalization via clusters

Geographic proximity

Clusters non-competition

Bridge betweenEastern & Western Europe

Regional IntelligentSpecializations (RIS3)

OUR COMMON GOALS & STRATEGY

New food, beverage and cosmetics productsfocusing on healthy, functional, safe and novel products

New advanced materials and packaging focusing on safe, intelligent, environment- friendly products

that meet food, beverages and cosmetics needs.

New technologies, machines and solutions focusing on manufacturing and packaging machines and

equipment (using new and nanotechnologies and ICT

solutions) necessary to produce food, cosmetic and

packaging products.

Biotechnology and industry 4.0 approach will be responsible of adding value to

existing and future products and services, making

them more competitive and helping SMEs to enter

and remain in international markets.

OUR APPROACH

SECTORS

EMERGINGINDUSTRIESCOUNTRIES

RIS 3

CLUSTERS CONSORTIUM

EASTERN EUROPEAN FOOD CLUSTERS NETWORK

GIEDRIUS KATARZYNA MARIIA ARMANDS TATIANA

Looking forward to collaborating with you!

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Especially inBSR Innovation Express, COSME, INNOSUP and H2020 projects