Networks and Clusters as Instruments for Internationalisation ClusterCOOP Launch Event Budapest, 13 July 2011 Lysann Müller, VDI/VDE-IT, Germany.

Networks and Clusters as Instruments for Internationalisation

ClusterCOOP Launch EventBudapest, 13 July 2011

Lysann Müller, VDI/VDE-IT, Germany

To facilitate the economic development of

the regions in Germany by promoting and

supporting regional technology networks

and prepare them for national and

international competition.

Initiative Kompetenznetze Deutschland

www.kompetenznetze.de

BalticNet-Plasmatec

Participating countries of survey

Germany; 27

France; 18

Spain; 15Norway; 11

Austria; 10

Hungary; 10

Denmark; 9

Sweden; 8

Greece; 5Poland; 5

Croatia; 3Luxembourg; 1

Technology areas of clusters of the survey

28; 15%

30; 16%

28; 15%

24; 13%

17; 9%

14; 7%

11; 6%

37; 20% New Materials / Manufacturing

Energy / Envi-ronment

Information Technology

Life Sciences / Biotechnology

Health / Medical Technology

Micro / Nano / Opto

Mobility

Other

Internationalisation strategy implemented 2007

10%

38%

39%

14%

Total agreement

Broad agreement

Broad disagree-ment

Total dis-agreement

Internationalisation strategy implemented 2010

20%

56%

19%

5%

Total agreement

Broad agreement

Broad disagreement

Total disagreement

Reasons for internationalisation

Attracting external partners to settle down in own cluster

Benchmarking with the top performers in related fields

Loose exchange of experiences and information at international level

Contribution to assure world-wide leadership

Establishment of new networks in related fields

Improvement of overall competitiveness

Easier access to targeted markets

Access to know-how and technologies not avalable within the own cluster

Increasing international visibility

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

Barriers for internationalisation

Other

Lack of a common technological basis

Conflicts of interests / Partners are competitors

No concrete common starting points for actions

/ project ideas

Geographical distance

Language barriers

Lack of trust between partners

Lack of time or capacity

Lack of financing or other monetary reasons

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Percentage of mentions [%]

New successful international cooperation activities during the last three years

At European level, in same technology or application fields

At European level, in new technology or application fields

Outside Europe, in same technology or application

fields

Outside Europe, in new tech-nology or application fields

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Networks / clusters without internationalisa-tion strategy

Networks / clusters with internationalisation strategy

Percentage of mentions [%]

Who is responsible for internationalisation?

Others (please indicate in the box below)

Externals

Internal working group

Management board

Companies themselves

Cluster organisation

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Percentage of mentions ( %)

Due to the successful implementation of our internationalisation strategy, the cluster is known at international level.

Strongly agree

Mostly agree Mostly disagree

Strongly disagree

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Cluster organisations are not responsible for int.

Cluster organisations are responsible for int.

%

Being involved in European programmes/projects supporting international cooperation among clusters, e.g. PRO INNO EUROPE, Europe INNOVA, INTERREG (not R&D programmes in FP6/FP7) had a positive impact on the internationalisation activities of the companies within the cluster.

Strongly agree

Mostly agree

Mostly disagree

Strongly disagree

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Cluster organisations are not responsible for int.Cluster organisations are responsible for int.

%

„A cluster allows each member to benefit as if it had greater scale or as if it had joined with others formally – without requiring it to sacrifice its flexibility.“

Michael Porter

Thank you very much for your attention!

Kompetenznetze Deutschland OfficeLysann Müller

c/o VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbHSteinplatz 110623 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0) 30 310078-154Fax: +49 (0) 30 310078-222

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