The Dynamic Interaction between Clusters, Cities and Internationalization New Competitiveness Policies with the City of Porto as a Hub Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann Parallel Session 1.4: New Direction in Cluster Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Competitiveness
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The Dynamic Interaction between Clusters, Cities and InternationalizationNew Competitiveness Policies with the
City of Porto as a Hub Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann
Parallel Session 1.4: New Direction in Cluster Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Competitiveness
The Dynamic Interaction between Clusters, Cities and Internationalization
New Competitiveness Policies with the City of Porto as a Hub
• Need to understand better the nexus clusters-cities – internationalization
• Mechanisms through which clusters impact on their members’ internationalization have been scarcely documented
• Clusters: dominant level of analysis is the region
• The city/metropolitan dimension of cluster policies has been rarely developed
• Ketels (2015) recently called attention to the relevance of cities for economic development and competitiveness upgrading:
• “the central city in a region is often the natural driver to orchestrate a regional strategy for competitivenss upgrading”
BACKGROUND
• Need to clarify mechanisms in which:a) Cluster-driven development contributes to the
competitiveness of citiesb) Cities promote the internationalization of clustersc) Cities may drive regional/national competitiveness
• Explain these mechanisms based on the recent experience of the city of Porto (of which a key actor is InvestPorto)• Where an alliance has been forged between the city’s
leadership and a vast number of entities at the cluster, rgional, national and international levels
BACKGROUND
1. develop a competitive business environment
2. promote inter-institutional cooperation
3. provide specialized services
4. international promotion of Porto
5. develop business intelligence tools to facilitate access to important information about Porto
to create a favorable environment for competitiveness, business promotion and investment attraction to the city of Porto
MISSION
6. provide strategic advice to the Mayor regarding EU and other funds
business intelligence tools INVEST PORTO PLATFORMBUSINESS LOCATION PLATFORM
INVEST PORTOMain Facts & Figures
• Cities can promote the internationalization of clusters, for instance by helping to access global pipelines and value chains, using different city/metropolitan-led policies and through territorial brand building• Strategies to attract investment and partnerships (flagship
companies/investors/international talent) to existing clusters;• Unprecedented public-private collaboration; each formal
collaboration has an action plan with KPIs etc;• Matchmaking; disseminating opportunities; • Creating integrated business intelligence systems;• Missions and economic diplomacy;• Leveraging the city’s award-winning brand;• Promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and interindustry
convergence (intercluster experiences) and a host of other measures
sustainable growthpromoting a more resource efficient, greener and more
competitive economy
inclusive growth fostering a high-
employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion
since “it is not possible to excel in everything” regions must identify the possible domains where they can have a competitive stance;
related variety: exploiting inter-sectorial synergies, combining knowledge and productive bases, as well as horizontal and vertical perspectives;
construct competitive advantages: taking advantage of the R&D and innovation capabilities and the export-led industrial DNA, to promote interlinkages and develop a technology market that can boost innovation;
connectivity and clusters: stimulate a higher density of connections both internally and internationally;
quadruple helix: adopting a collaborative understanding of innovation, involving firms, universities, institutions and users.
SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGYHEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
Consolidate and promote interactions between the accumulated research capabilities (namely, on tissue engineering, cancer, neurosciences and surgical techniques) and a related variety of firms (pharma, medical devices, health tourism, Health Care, Digital ICT), driving the co-construction of competitive advantages.
RATIONALE
ASSETS & RESOURCES
INNOVATION | BUSINESS
ADVANCED USERS
BASIC MEDICAL
RESEARCH
GENETICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CLINICAL MEDICINE
TISSUEENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTALBIOTECHNOLOGY
HEALTH SYSTEMS
PHARMACEUTICALS
MEDICAL DEVICES
COSMETICS
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING TOURISM
FOOD
ICT FOR HEALTHTEXTILES
NANOSCIENCES &NANOTECHNO-
LOGIES
PATIENTS
ICT
source: ccdr-n
PORTO’ STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES
HEALTH CARE AND
LIFE SCIENCES
NEARSHORESERVICES
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES
TOURISM
ADVANCED ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS
CREATIVEINDUSTRIES
MARINE AND MARITIME ECONOMY
MOBILITY INDUSTRIES ICT
REAL ESTATE
• Cities are key players in the globalization process• Important arenas for competition and strategic promotion;
• Territorial centralization of controlling functions (vs dispersion), e.g. advanced services
• Cities are a part of a system of overlapping jurisdictions that should work in an articulated way
• Cities can be seen as catalysts/dynamos of what happens in a wider territory
• Cities internationalize, and help actors to internationalize too• Trans-local connections: transnational communities, clusters and
global value chains; international linkages; social capital building
• Role of flagship firms & actors; co-creating competitive advantage