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Open Innovation in a European Chemical Region Frank van Lissum & Dirk Plees, Usti, 16 April 2009

Open Innovation in a European Chemical Region Frank van Lissum & Dirk Plees, Usti, 16 April 2009. Limburgs features on the map. Limburg profileren als een ondernemende, innovatieve kenniseconomie op een beperkt aantal gebieden Clusterbegrip aanscherpen  f ocus op beperkt aantal groeimotoren

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Open Innovation in a European Chemical Region Frank van Lissum & Dirk Plees, Usti, 16 April 2009

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  1. Open Innovation in a European Chemical RegionFrank van Lissum & Dirk Plees, Usti, 16 April 2009

  2. Limburgs features on the map • Limburg profileren als een ondernemende, innovatieve kenniseconomie op een beperkt aantal gebieden • Clusterbegrip aanscherpen  focus op beperkt aantal groeimotoren • Thema: gezond, duurzaam, biobased innoveren op een Europees kruispunt • Expliciet verwoorden van onze Europese ambitie per groeimotor

  3. Provincial Politics 2007-2011 • Innovation in the overall approach: choices have been made • Title of the Agreement: Investing & Connecting • 5 thematic programs with international dimensions

  4. Acceleration Agenda • Economic Strategic Political Agenda • Limburg feels the urge more due to its charecteristics (grey, braindrain, international crossroads…) • Acceleration is needed: Focus & Mass • 2005: 1st Agenda on the HST to The Hague • Triple Helix: keystakeholders • Investment of 2,1 billion euros/year

  5. Newest accents in the acceleration agenda • Limburg to be branded as an innovative knowledge economy • Clusters  focus on selected growth potentials • Themes: health, sustainability, biobased innovation, European crossroads • Every cluster has a European dimension

  6. 3 clusters with growth engins and growth potentials • Cluster Healthcare • Growth engin 1: Top Referral Care • Growth potential 1: Toxicogenomics • Growth potential 2: High field brain imaging • Cluster Chematerials & Energy • Growth engin 2: Solar Energy Systems • Growth engin 3: Research & Business Campus • Cluster Agro & Food • Growth engin 4: Agro & Food Cluster

  7. Growth engin 3: Research & Business Campus • Chemelot R&B Campus: • A ‘chemical innovation community’ and ‘open innovation’ • Regional and international connections • The impact: • An economic added value especially in the field of performance materials, coatings, pharmaceuticals • Growth from 1.000 fte’s to more than 2.000 fte’s knowledge workers

  8. ‘Critical success factors’ • A powerful and innovative SME-network • More knowledge intensive spin-offs • Social innovation: focus on knowledge workers • Strengthen public financed R&D-infrastructure

  9. TTR • Technological Top Region • European dimension of accelaration agenda • 3 Countries, 6 Partners • Dutch Limburg • Dutch Brabant • Belgian Brabant • Belgian Limburg • Liège • North Rhine Westphalia

  10. Towards a European Technological Top Region ! • A joint start on 10 April 2008 in Maaseik • BAK Basel Economics Benchmark • SWOT analysis • Functional region based on strengths • Yes! We can do it! Which ingredients do we need to become a TTR 

  11. Mix of necessary ingredients for a TTR Quality of life Capital Markets Infrastructure Infrastructure Entrepreneurs & Role Models Money Capital Markets Cluster Policy Presence of International Companies Networks Government Quality of Life

  12. Bak Basel Analysis – Some conclusions • Size of the technology sector above Western Europe 17 (WE17) • Growth of the technology sector higher than WE17 • Technological Competitiveness Index (TCI): TTR is one of Europes most important technology regions • General potential for technology very high (innovation, accessibility, patents & publications) • Geographical complementarity of strenghts in: • Chemicals & Advanced Materials • High Tech Systems • Health Sciences

  13. Technological Competitiveness Index (TCI)

  14. Chemicals & Advanced MaterialsCompetitiveness Index GVA growth 1996-06 GVA share 2006 GVA growth p.a. 1996-2006 in % Patents Publications Source: BAK Basel Economics

  15. Chemicals & Advanced Materials Competitiveness Index

  16. The Understanding of Liège • 5 partners sign the understanding on 3 November 2008 • Confirmation of 3 joint clusters • Confirmation objective & strategy • Businessplan • Important projects and effective use of EU-funding

  17. Ongoing steps • A businessplan: • Further elaboration of TTR objectives and strategy • More focus within the themes • Definition of Products and services TTR: networking – supportive business development • Identifiying the organisation structure of TTR • Joining the Triple Helix of all Clusters in a crossborder Conference and identifying of the business that can be set up

  18. In times of credit crunch: Limburg On Track • In general: no measures to support ‘dead’ elements in the economy • Making Alliances based on the scope of the specific problem • Authorities, • Banks, • Labour Market • Intermediates • Actions of the Province (pointing out the direction to go) • Quicker Investment • (New) instruments • Lobby activities

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