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Platform Constructions and the High Technology Network in Emilia-Romagna

Region

Teresa BagnoliASTER

Bruxelles, Intercluster meeting, 2011 aprile 4th

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KEY FIGURES in Emilia-Romagna Region (2010)

Key figures of Emilia Romagna • 4,4 ml inhabitants • 30.500 € GDP per capita (EU27 = 100, Emilia-Romagna = 129) • 71,4% participation rate (EU27 = 71.1%) • 4,7% unemployment rate (UE27 = 8,9%) • 430.000 Enterprises, 1 each 10 inhabitants, including 50,000 manufacturing companies • 34.4% GDP in export • 60% Export in high-medium tech and knowledge intensive hightech services • 6 Universities with 8,000 researchers, 123,000 students out of which 52,000 in technical-scientific disciplines • 23,000 Researchers out of which 13,000 in companies • First region in Italy by EPO patents per inhabitant

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TECHNOPOLES

241 Mln € Investments: 137 Mln € from Regional Government 90 Mln € from Research Institute and

Universities 14 Mln € from Local Authorities

Technopoles are facilities dedicated to industrial research located and spread on the regional territory

Facilities

Equipment

Human Resources

Multi-Thematic Competences

Meeting place for research offer and demand on behalf of enterprises

Complete geographical coverage for all the 9 provinces of Emilia-Romagna region

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REGIONAL THEMATIC PLATFORMS

The High Technology Networks operates within 6 thematic platforms

Each platform is conceived in order to gather regional competences

MISSION : give support to industrial enterprises

upgrading its labs with the most suitable instrumental equipment and tooling

Define international scenarios relevant to the regional development patterns

Foster company innovation attitude Keep a close contact with the European

Technological Platforms Define still to be developed or further to

be specialized in areas Outline Marketing and Product

Development tools Disseminate information among the

regional enterprises

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CONSTRUCTIONS PLATFORM

The Constructions Platform focuses on industrial research and innovation for the entire construction sector, especially on: energy saving high performances and environmental sustainability for new

buildings and for the recovery of building heritage.

The most targeted Platform intervention fields are: new construction methods, in terms of urban design and

planning, materials, components, building equipment and processes, building and cultural heritage maintenance and remodeling

museum and exhibition design, restoration and maintenance of historical and artistic monuments and its economic valorization.

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Research Structure

CONSTRUCTIONS PLATFORM

Industrial Structure

LABORATORIESUNIVERSITYINSTITUTION TECNOPOLE

EN&TECH UNI MORE Reggio Emilia

LARCO ICOS RICOS Bologna

CIRI Edilizia e Costruzioni UNI BO Bologna

TEKNE HUB UNI FE Ferrara

CENTRO CERAMICO Bologna

COMPANY PROVINCE

CEFLA IMOLA Imola (BO)

FOCCHI SPA Rimini

MARAZZI Group Modena

UNIECO Reggio Emilia

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CONSTRUCTIONS PLATFORM COMPETENCES

High performance building materials and components

New high structural performances building

High performance, functionally augmented and low recycling cost ceramic materials

Old building restoration

Cultural heritage and historical building recovery

High risk historical, archeological areas monitoring and recovery    

Museums and exhibitions design

Building Diagnostic and conservation

Building Materials e components for Solar energy use

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HUMAN RESOURCES

HIGH TECHNOLOGY NETWORK PLATFORMS

Full-TimeHR

Part-TimeHR

Full-TimeHR

N° N° Man/Year

AGRIFOOD 69 134 88

CONSTRUCTIONS 61 146 93

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT 89 172 141

ICT & DESIGN 36 88 45

MECHANICS & MATERIALS 177 256 226

LIFE SCIENCE 128 274 216

TOTAL 560 1070 809

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STRATEGIC AGENDA

1. To Identify the enterprises research demand .

2. To identify and promote a “research offer catalogue “, a new tool to facilitate SME to get the right research support

3. To match demand and research offer increasing the productive systems alliance with regional research and innovation .

4. To develop and enlarge the public regional network to private industrial research and technology transfer Labs

5. To encourage the integration of research centers and company thus developing an “ OPEN INNOVATION “ business model

6. To highlight possible technical scenario to prepare a successful evolution for both regional research and industrial sectors

7. To foster the development of new highly knowledge-based productive systems i.e a “knowledge community”

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ASTER SUPPORT: THE SEOP

SEOP: Platform Assistance Secretariat Organizes and coordinates the Platform Secretariat Keeps the contacts with the HTN Laboratories Is the link between HTN and enterprises Supports the Association and the Enterprises to identify opportunities

of collaboration

Enzo Bertoldi

Arianna Cecchi

Daniela Sani

Teresa Bagnoli

Lucia Mazzoni

Leda Bologni

Elisabetta Toschi

Cecilia Maini

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DASHBOARDGLOBAL CONTRACT PORTFOLIO (Nov 2010)

Platforms 

ALL co-financed Contracts

Contracts without

co-financing 

N° Amount Global Regional National International

      [k€][N°

][k€]

[N°]

[k€][N°

][k€] [N°] [k€] [N°]

[k€] [ %]

Agrifood 40 2.772 26 2. 229 19 1.352  5 241  2 636 14 543 19,6%

Constructions 35 7.798 21 5.946 11 1.288 6 4.265 4 393 14 1.852 23,7%

Energy & Environment 39 5.956 12 4.520 8 552 3 3.960 1 8 27 1.436 24,1%

ICT / Design 21 1.774 16 1.559 7 519 3 294 6 746 5 215 12,1%

Mechanics& Materials 107 5.964 59 4.105 44 2.677 13 1.262 1 166 49 1.861 31,2%

Life Science 81 7.196 9 392 6 275     3 117 72 6.804 94,6%

Total 324 31.462 143 18.751 96 6.663 30 10.022 17 2.066 181 12.711 40,4%

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The Sustainable Renovation of buildingsTechnologies, actions and actors in the network for housing

and tourism construction in the Emilia-Romagna Region

The metadistricts are productive areas of excellence with strong existing and potential with the world of research and manufacturing innovation

Four items are fundamental to the definition of “metadistrict” : 1) Multi-sectoriality,2) Geographic location,3) Significance, 4) Leadership.

definition:

Cluster Management Committee:Representatives:- Public institutions, - Enterprise, - Category Association - Research Centers and Universities - Order Hospitality - Association Certification and Accreditation (ITACA, LEED…)- ASTER

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Thank you!

Teresa Bagnoliteresa.bagnoli@aster.it

CONSTRUCTIONS PLATFORM

High Technology Network Emilia-Romagna Region

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IDEAS for the club

1. get in touch with commission officer 2. have some information about the new WF (…) call

for cluster? Via privilegiata 3. international networking for european call 4. exchange of experience

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The mission of Centro Ceramico is described in the Consortium Statute

To support the scientific and technological development – and consequently competitiveness – of the national ceramic industry by:

1. Research (on subjects concerning the whole life cycle of ceramic materials)

2. Technical assistance to industry – Analysis and testing laboratory of ceramic materials

3. Education

4. Dissemination: knowledge diffusion

The mission of Centro Ceramico

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Structure and activities

Other European Ceramic Laboratories: Autofinancing = 50-65 %

Headquarters: Bologna - Branch unit: Sassuolo

Staff: 40 (2 from University of Bologna)

Revenues: 2.5 Millions of Euro

Autofinancing: 90 %

Allocation:- 40 %: Research- 50 %: Technical Assistance- 10 %: Didactics, Divulgation, Others