TCI 2014 An international cross-cluster and project ecosystem for boosting business development and innovations

An international cross-cluster and project ecosystem for boosting business development and innovations Camilla Christensen

Parallel 2.1 Clusters as a tool to create global innovation winners and increase competitiveness

11 November 2014

TCI conference 2014

An international cross-cluster and project ecosystem

for boosting business development and innovations

November 2014, Monterrey Mexico

Speaker: Camilla Christensen, LU Open Innovation Center

ClusteriX

Clusters for European Innovation Cross-Linking

Funded by Interreg IVC

Project period: 1. January 2012 – 31. December 2014

Total budget: € 1.617.284

9 partners from 8 countries

Project Ecosystem

Project Ecosystem

Clusterix Exchange of Experience

Clusterix Partnership

Clusterix Enlarged Partnership

Cross-Cluster internationalization

From BSR to IVC to FP7 to sustainability

Program: BSR Stars

Project: Mobile Vikings

Type: Pilot action

Program: Interreg IVC

Project: ClusteriX

Type: Good practice

Program: FP7

Project: Be-Wiser and UPSIDE

Type: Joint Action plan

Next?

From BSR to IVC to FP7 to sustainability

How does innovation work in a project ecosystem?

Needs a Living Lab concept / pilot project in the field “Media & Creativity”

-> Isolated issue!

Needs a Living Lab concept / pilot project in the field “Media & Creativity”

-> Isolated issue!

SmarterCity Karlsruhe -> Isolated issue!

All projects based on IT -> Usability testing important!

Focus on tools for citizens & local business -> user-centered innovations

necessary!

Needs a Living Lab concept / pilot project in the field “Media & Creativity”

-> Isolated issue!

SmarterCity Karlsruhe -> Isolated issue!

All projects based on IT -> Usability testing important!

Focus on tools for citizens & local business -> user-centered innovations

necessary!

CentraLab pilot project:

Open Innovation and Usability Living Lab

created!

Focuses on Smart Cities and User-Centered

Participatory Solutions

Thank you for listening!

For more information contact

Camilla Christensen, LU Open innovation Center

[email protected]

or

Tamara Högler, Cyberforum

[email protected]