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Adriatic Danubian Clustering. Trends in the use of Clusters as policy tools: examples from EC funded initiatives Ivan Boesso – Veneto Innovazione S.p.A. FINAL CONFERENCE, Venice March 13 th 2012. Outline. Veneto Innovazione and its main activities The European Cluster Alliance KEEN Regions
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Adriatic Danubian Clustering Trends in the use of Clusters as policy tools: examples from EC funded initiatives Ivan Boesso – Veneto Innovazione S.p.A. FINAL CONFERENCE, Venice March 13th 2012
Outline Veneto Innovazione and its main activities The European Cluster Alliance KEEN Regions Linkages and potential synergies
Veneto Innovazione • Founded with Regional Act N.45/1988 to support innovation and applied research in Veneto; • Mission • Innovation promotion • Regional R&I system development • Set up and development of international networks • Comparison and integration of EU practices in innovation policies • Fostering excellence
ECA - European Cluster Alliance • Far from being a narrow and well-defined concept, the cluster concept is now understood as encompassing a broad range of things • open innovation arenas, • nodes of international networks • platforms for addressing societal challenges and meeting public demand
ECA - European Cluster Alliance • ECA is supported by EC DG Entr since 2007 through the CIP/PRO INNO Europe and currently via the TACTICS INNO Net managed by Oseo France and six among the main Innovation actors in Europe: • Veneto Innovazione, Veneto • Vinnova, Sweden, • TMG, Upper Austria • Manchester Metropolitan University, UK • IWT, Flanders • PAED , Poland
ECA - European Cluster Alliance • membership of ECA • From 50 public policy agencies to almost 120 in all EU countries most of them being in charge of cluster programmes and having strong connections with national/regional cluster organisations. • linkages • have been created with other cluster initiatives (RoK, Interreg) and internationally with Japan and USA
ECA - European Cluster Alliance • This strong network of policy makers can • debate on cluster policies issues, • propose improvements and deliver relevant priorities for integration in EIP/Cosme, • provide their views on Horizon 2020 flagship initiatives • ECA provide policy makers efficient access to information, networks and tools to support clusters/SME’s internationalization activities
KEEN Regions KEEN-Regions is a RoK project supported by the EC - VII FP and leaded by Veneto Innovazione Many well-established research centres in Europe are working in Research-Driven Clusters, aggregating researchers, competitive companies and public authorities to boost local economy KEEN-Regions has supported the establishment of stronger linkages in the specific are of Nanotechnology applied to New Materials
KEEN Regions • Expected results • MAPPING and COLLECTING information about the mutual potentialities • Deepening the MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE • Boosting TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION in areas of common interest • Developing a JOINT ACTION PLAN
Synergies… Clusters remain central in policy strategies while policy objectives of clusters are evolving Clusters are increasingly being used as vehicles to open-up innovation processes – to users, and to actors in different sectors and new – international geographies.
Synergies… • This new scope of activities creates challenges • For policy makers • building on existing areas of strength while also enabling new growth areas to emerge • For cluster initiatives • to strengthen the various functions or activities
TACTICS-ECA useful tools * draft versions soon available @ ECA Cluster Manifesto Consultation
Thank you for your attention! Ivan Boesso European Policies Department Veneto Innovazione S.p.A. ivan.boesso@venetoinnovazione.it