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IT Cluster Experiences INFOPOLE Cluster TIC

IT Cluster Experiences INFOPOLE Cluster TIC. Central and Eastern European ICT Cluster Conference Debrecen, 24/04/2008. The Walloon ICT sector, opportunities… Growing Business 83% increase of the activity in 10 years 17% increase of the employment in 10 years

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IT Cluster Experiences INFOPOLE Cluster TIC

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  1. IT Cluster Experiences INFOPOLE Cluster TIC Central and Eastern European ICT Cluster Conference Debrecen, 24/04/2008

  2. The Walloon ICT sector, opportunities… • Growing Business • 83% increase of the activity in 10 years • 17% increase of the employment in 10 years • The use of ICT can still make progress: • 65% of the Belgian SMEs utilisatrices do not have an IT strategy • 46% of the Walloon SMEs have an IT security policy • 12% of the Walloon SMEs are doing e-business • 17 % of the Walloon SMEs have an ERP. • Multiplier impact on other sectors • 40% the productivity growth in Europe since the mid 90th result from an ICT (Viviane REDING)

  3. … but also threats • Quick evolution of technologies & methodologies • Growing complexification of the projects • Lack of human resources • Fragility by insufficiency of innovation and export • Split up economic fabric - few structured relations • Quick evolution of the users needs • Strong competition

  4. Partnership… • …necessary • Fragmentation of the sector- critical size of the actors • Fragmentation of the skills • …growing need • Complexification of projects • Competitiveness = innovation • Shortage of HR • Cluster as intermediator between the ICT actors

  5. INFOPOLE Cluster TIC • To support Business and Innovation through Partnership • To draw up a cooperation framework • Various Services • Visibility & Relationship • To support the meeting of actors and interactions • Diffusion of business opportunities • To create a virtual market place • Support to partnership • To start up & accompany projects

  6. INFOPOLE Cluster TIC – Members activities

  7. The Walloon Clustering Policy - History 2000  Political Impulse : Contrat d’Avenir 2001 Beginning of the experimental step • Aeronautics Wood • Auto-Mobility Biotechnology in agro-food (Agroval) 2003  Second Flow • Space • Clinical research • Ceramics 2004  Third Flow • ICTTransport & Logistics • Nutrition Eco-construction • Solid waste

  8. The Walloon Clustering Policy - History 2004  Evaluation MERIT (of the 1st clusters)  Wood & Agroval : OUT •  To develop & improve the policy by conferring a legal base • 2007  Clustering decree  Procedure of transparent selection  Decreasing public financial support (periods of 3 years : 100%, 80%, 50% of 160.000 € / year) Triennial Evaluations (clusters + policy)  Specific support for international cooperation & inter-clusters collaboration

  9. The Walloon Clustering Policy-Guiding principles • Network essentially made up of enterprises • Bottom-up approach spontaneous generation • Mobilisation of a critical mass • A framework of cooperation based on common activities • Development of complementary relations • Common vision of development • Regional Dimension • Decreasing public financial support

  10. Challenges & Lessons • Rationalization & Critical size • Fuzzy picture of the ICT sector • Top-Down approach  Bottom-Up approach • General ICT Cluster vs Segmented ICT Clusters • Inter - Clustering

  11. Agoria Wallonie Rationalization & Critical Size Walloon Clustering Policy 2000 Cluster TIC INFOPOLE I.S. Forum Telecom • SPI + • BEP & FUNDP INFOPOLE Cluster TIC 2006 - 2007

  12. INFOPOLE Cluster TIC 146 members 85% Enterprises 10% Universities, Research centers 5% Others

  13. Fed Be Agoria TIC ICT Providers W INFOPOLE Cluster TIC Cluster (Twist, …) RW BIP « Cluster » (E-health, ISV, Telematics, …) CdC AWT CIO-Club ICT Users (B2B, B2C) Be/Int’l

  14. Clear picture of the ICT sector ? Needs Specific Impacts Regional Impacts TargetAudience Cluster Services Results Necessity of a clear picture of the actors & the stakes of the sector to define a strategy TargetAudience

  15. A fuzzy picture of the ICT sector, Number of entreprises (source : ONSS) Employment (source : ONSS)

  16. A fuzzy picture of the ICT sector, Source : Walloon Region - Database Industry

  17. A fuzzy picture of the ICT sector,

  18. TargetAudience Enquiry is on way  1st questionnaire (5.000 entr.)  2nd questionnaire (1.000 entr.) Affordable for a cluster ?

  19. Towards a Bottom – Up Approach… • 2004 – 2007, Constitution • Top – Down approach • Network Dynamic : to gather the actors, to gain members confidence, to bring a quick « ROI » • Focus on : • Visibility & Relationship • Diffusion of business opportunities

  20. Visibility & Relationship “The INFOPOLE Newsletter’” Business Clubs Technical events Services reserved for members Public Services Communication Veille • Web site • Members’ directory Presence on fairs

  21. Business Opportunities Business opportunities Newsletter Business events “Business Opportunities” Events Services only for members Public Services Targeted Mailings Co-organisation of events

  22. Towards a Bottom – Up Approach… • 2008 – 2010, Appropriation •  Bottum - Up aproach • General Assembly  all Effective Members • Board • Agoria Wallonie, BEP, FUNDP • 9 administrators representing the enterprises (+ President) • Dominating place of the enterprises in the management

  23. Towards a Bottom – Up Approach… • 2008 – 2010, Appropriation •  Bottum - Up aproach • Partnership Dynamic : to do more business together, to coordinate & accompany the relationship around projects opportunities • Focus on : • Support to partnership

  24. Support to Partnership Matching events Business & Innovaion Platforms Accompaniment of projects Relay on requests for contact and/or partnership Cooperation Projects with similar structures

  25. General ICT Cluster or Segmented Clusters ? « To try to satifsfy everyone is running the risk to satisfy anybody » • Option 1 ICT Cluster + ICT working group in other clusters • Option 2 Segmented clusters (e.g. TWIST) • Option 3 ICT Cluster with focus on specific « markets » or « technologies »

  26. Our strategy, global & segmented approach • Global approach • To reach a critical mass • To maintain a network dynamic • To partipate to the diffusion of innovation • To gather various & specific competences • Segmented approach • To put actors into relations on en relation les acteurs autour d’opportunités de projets (dynamique partenariale) • To stimulate business & innovation by conception / development of innovating products ans services • To enable the self-financing of the Cluster

  27. Business & Innovation Platforms • Open workgroups, • Gather supply / demand / R & D / academic actors • Mobilized around common business and innovationobjectives • Operationals objectives • To strengthen links & interactions • To share the experiences & to facilitate the transfer of knowledge • To contribute to the development of innovative products & services • To contribute to the establishment of structured and permanent partnerships

  28. «Forecast » Task Force • Objectives To give recommendations to the board for the segmented approach • Steps • Cartography of the sector (March - June 08) • Analysis of existing studies on trends (March - June 08) • Meetings with experts (March - June 08) • Synthesis & recommendations (July – Sept. 08)

  29. Inter-Clustering « Clusters reach their full economic potential if clusters are well connected to markets and custers elsewhere » (The European Cluster Memorandum) • Market oriented strategy • Build around industrial project

  30. To meet is a beginning, • To remain together is a progress, • To work together is a success. • H. Ford www.infopole.be INFOPOLE Cluster TIC asbl Rue du Séminaire, 22 | B-5000 Namur - BelgiumTél. 32(0)81 72 51 63 | Fax 32(0)81 72 51 43 infopole@infopole.be

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