1 Sharing Excellence Conference, Brussels, 25 - 26 February 2008 Challenges of Cluster Management in the Moravian-Silesian Region Generated by CLOE Petr.

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Challenges of Cluster Management in the Moravian-Silesian Region Generated by CLOE

Petr Nemeth, Cluster ManagerENVICRACK, Ostrava, Czech Republicon behalf of the Regional Development

Agency, Ostrava

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Central Europe

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The Moravian-Silesian Region (MSR): Basic Data

Area 5,445 sq. km (= 7% of the CR's territory)

Population 1,251,883 - The most populous Czech region

Density 230.7 inhabitants per sq. km

Capital of the Region

City of Ostrava - 315,442 inhabitants

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The MSR: 2003 – A Break-Even Point

To overcome the unfavourable situation due to industry restructuring, a number of activities and measures have been taken, the most effective and approved European approaches applied.

Among them, three strategies have been the most fruitful

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The MSR: 2003 – A Break-Even Point

Three the most fruitful strategies :

Industrial property development and promotion of FDI (seven strategic industrial zones in the region developed by public sector, Hyundai as the biggest FDI in the Czech Republic);

Support of cluster initiatives to encourage the co-operation of companies, public sector and academia to give the key regional industry sectors a higher dynamism;

Focusing on technical knowledge and technology R&D based on the development of the regional innovation system and infrastructure.

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The MSR: A Cluster-Based Industrial Strategy

2002 A Pilot study on regional clusters carried out

under the Phare Programme

2003 Foundation of the first cluster organisation in

the Czech Republic - The Moravian-Silesian Engineering Cluster

A cluster concept incorporated in the regional development strategies

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The MSR: A Cluster-Based Industrial Strategy

2004 Inclusion of the cluster support in the structural

funds priorities on national level Adoption of the National Cluster Policy Start of projects of mapping clusters with the

support from regional and national funds in key sectors: wood, ICT and automotive

2005 – 2008 Cluster development projects and joint activities

in favour of the growth of the region's economic and knowledge potential

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Regional Support to Cluster Initiatives

Annual grants for projects on innovation, human resources, ICT and office equipment, events

Provision of conditions for networking, information sharing and expertise transfer among clusters through the regional initiative ClusterNet run by the Regional Development Agency Ostrava;

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Regional Support to Cluster Initiatives

Funding of the media and marketing campaign of the ForTech regional initiative to encourage young people to study technical branches;

Co-funding the participation in the European projects, such as CLOE (Cluster Linked over Europe), enabling thus the internalisation of the regional clusters;

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The MSR: Leading Sectors Organised in Clusters

Clusters form the pillars of the regional economy Companies organised in clusters in the key

traditional industry sectors:

Engineering – The Moravian-Silesian Engineering Cluster (MSSK)

Wood - The Moravian-Silesian Wood Cluster (MSDK)

Automotive – The Moravian-Silesian Automotive Cluster (MAK)

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The MSR: Leading Sectors Organised in Clusters

Focus of the regional support to new competitive sectors:

Information technologies – IT Cluster

Renewable and secondary energy sources - ENVICRACK Cluster (pyrolysis-based processing of waste)

Hydrogen technologies – HYDROGEN (storage & distribution, safety)

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Founded in November 2005 Total: 25 companies 1 University, 2 Research Companies 23 SMEs

Key project: Pyrolysis processing of assorted waste aimed at combined productions of warmth and electrical energy

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RDAO – Partner in CLOE Fast-track experimentation

phase of CLOE June 2007 – March 2008

Key activities: Regional Clusters Light

SWOT Analysis Staff exchanges

(visits/hostings) Recommendation papers

for Cluster Management Action Plan for Cluster

Development in the MRS Impacts on national and

regional levels

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RDAO – Partner in CLOE Fast-track experimentation

phase of CLOE June 2007 – March 2008

Key activities: Regional Clusters Light

SWOT Analysis Staff exchanges

(visits/hostings) Recommendation papers

for Cluster Management Action Plan for Cluster

Development in the MRS Impacts on national and

regional levels

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Staff Exchanges – Värmland, Sweden

Best practices identified

Cluster Management Level

Monitoring and evaluation of cluster performance Benchmarking in the innovation potential

(VINNOVA) of clusters / sectors Sharing and transfer of cluster policies among

regions Surpassing the cluster borders towards

supporting industries (turn-key deliveries of IT products, machines and equipment, environmental technologies, design and construction, packaging)

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Staff Exchanges – Värmland, Sweden

Best practices identified

Internationalisation Level Identification of three clusters for inter-regional co-operation

• Paper Province + MS Wood Cluster (Energy Square)

• Steel & Engineering Cluster + MS Engineering Cluster / MS

Automotive Cluster (Remote control of machine parameters)

• Cluster Tripple Steelix + MS Automotive Cluster (3D

Demonstrator for material shaping)

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Staff Exchanges – West Pannon, Hungary

Best practices identified – The Pannon Thermal Cluster

Cluster Management Level

High level of promotion activities

Stable management processes (established in 2001)

Wide portfolio of co-operating entities (spas, sanatoria,

hotels, RDAs, travel associations)

Internationalisation Level

Potential for learning of good practices for the planned

KLACR tourism cluster in Ostrava

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Staff Exchanges – West Pannon, Hungary

Best practices identified – PANAC (Pannon Automotive Cluster)

Benchmarking Club, Cost Saving Club, Living Lab project

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Staff Exchanges – West Pannon, Hungary cont.

Best practices identified – The Pannon Renewable Energy Cluster

Internationalisation Level Projects presented:

• heating by wood biomass

• biogas stations on sugarbeet,

• apartment house heated by solar panels

Joint project ideas in:• biomass resources mapping,

• Technology transfer pyrolysis for processing assorted waste

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Hosting of CLOE Partners in Ostrava

The Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Presentation of the Czech cluster support scheme

Sharing of experience in cluster mapping, facilitation and a

cluster organisation establishment in Ostrava

Visits to the MS Engineering Cluster and MS Wood Cluster

Practical outcomes: mentoring and coaching for initiation of

cluster initiatives (wood and engineering) in the Banska

Bystrica Region

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Hosting of CLOE Partners in Ostrava

Technologie Region Karlsruhe, Germany

Presentation of the MS clusters and the regional support

(RDAO)

Visits to the MS Automotive cluster, MS Engineering

Cluster and IT Cluster

Best practice identification: IT Cluster as a virtual company,

Intelligent transport system, IT for Disaster Management

Internationalisation: IT SMEs co-operation with Cyber

Forum Cluster in Germany

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Contributions of CLOE to the Regional Action Plan

Transfer and introduction of proved methods of measurement and

monitoring of cluster development and cluster organisation

performance (Swedish model)

Increased emphasis on R&D and innovation in cluster / university

projects and technology development (Karlsruhe, Värmland)

Cluster management techniques and training (Clusterland)

Public/private co-operation model in innovation infrastructure

development (Biocity Nottingham)

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Contributions of CLOE to the Regional Action Plan

Improvement of Information and statistical systems of cluster members

to enable their benchmarking (PANAC)

Marketing - development of cluster brands in the region (CLOE,

Clusterland)

Internationalisation – maximisation of partnerships established by

CLOE

CLOE as a breaking ground for CLOE 2 (Interreg IVC, 1st call)

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Benefits of CLOE Project

Sharing of findings and inspiration

Best practices application

Progress in clusters development by mean of action plans

Internationalisation of regional clusters

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Thank you for your attention.

Petr Nemeth

[email protected]: +420 774 286 615

Ostrava, Czech Republic