STRATINC COCOM 5 Murcia Meeting

1. STRATINCCOCOM 5Murcia Meeting October 13-14 Lacave Allemand & Associés Process consultant

2. General overview • PR4 done August 31, end September not mailed to JTS West (pb with RCM auditing) • Interreg IIIC « best practices », questionnaire sent by begining of September to Dominique Lorette and Pierre Bourgogne LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

3. General issues Summary of the activities so far (30/06/05): in so far PR 4 • Identification of needs for cluster organisation and Smes • Fostering cluster organisation and dynamics using knowledge management tools • Benchmarking of software tools • PSIP concept and implementation through stakeholders • Blueprint (in the pipe) • Transfer of knowledge during the meetings (as a process of apprentissage) LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

4. General progress towards the set of objectives and sub-objectives • Synthesis of the cluster surveys = deliverable OT contribution • Benchmarking of software tools, and selection of the most adapted software by each partner organisation =CEIS CR Lorraine • RCM has customised a software adapted to the ICT sector needs + testing phase methodology for PSIP • OT has developed a common platform with other Norvegian and Scandinavian partners • Mannorte has open its web platform winenet • Murcia has signed an agreement with centre Nacional de la Conserva • NRW has a partnership with NeMa • Lorraine is working on the methodological approach to implement the blueprint LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

5. Publicity activities for promoting Stratinc • The stratinc web site is updated (see Laurence last email) • Posters (one by partners prepared for the last meeting –april 2005): 1000x6 • Bulletin (2 copies, number 0 as test, n1 due to Murcia) • Presentation of STRATINC through seminars and conferences: Pierre at the IRE meetings, Mireille at the CDIF (french clusters assoc.) annual conference, Suzanne in NRW (may be others ???) • But it is not enough, see the eligible expenditure : 11.7% of the promotion costs have been spent 163 590.83 € are still pending LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

6. Publicity activities for promoting Stratinc • Attention must be paid to the presentation of the project as a best practice example, in: • Report from the DG Regio Working Group on RTDI (March 7. 2005) which listed the project in the category « Network » as an example of innovation supporting for clusters (p.21) http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docconf/gothenburg/doc/report_gt.pdf As result of the Rotterdam meeting (end 2004) participation and adhesion to the best practices exercise (JTS East) LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

7. Involvement of partners • Each partner has organised local regional working groups and meetings with: SMEs and professional organisations • The Murcia example is very relevant in relation to transfer of experience achieved through Stratinc • RCM provided a strong contribution to common activities : web site, test phase methodology for Psip • OT took in charge the cluster surveys synthesis • NRW contribute to the foresight approach through it experience of a foresight experience in the region • Mannorte organised the last meeting • CR Lorraine is pilot for the blueprint LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

8. Problems/solutions • Communication between the partners during the interval of 2 meetings  Bulletin • Decision on turning the methodological guide book into a bleuprint was collectively accepted, responsibilities for the writting down are distributed through an innovative methodology (as Pierre explained) • Still financial issues: under-spending only 41.4% spent 951 997.8 € to be spent LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

9. Indicators (PR4 II.0 p.1s.): how to respond ? • Accessing the experience of other partners (inter-regional events and participation to, no problem) • Expanding the effects of Structural funds and/or of other regional development programme 21. % of project partners with previous experience of structural funds projects 22. No of good practices identifies related to Structural funds 23. No of good practices identified related to other regional development programmes 24. %of project partners who through the activities carried out so far had access to SF experience 25 No of good practices related to SF sucessfully transferred 26. No of good practices related to other regional development programmes sucessfully transfered • Improving regional policies and instruments LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

10. Evaluation mid term – Interreg III C programme • We concentrated the answer on two hints : • The exchange of experience and know how achieved through Stratinc (PSIP objective, clustering) : Murcia experience, Oslo experience, winenet improvement, as an Added Value coming out from co-operation • The methodology adopted in relation to the blueprint : responsibility sharing for contents and writing down LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

11. To conclude • A lot has been done and learnt • A few has to be done : PSIP development, test, blueprint, etc. • Regarding financial issues pay attention to a possible general audit at the end • Provide « continuous » news to the leader, on PSIP development and blueprint + promotion of the project (as good practice or not) LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

12. Next • Evaluation by Technopolis? • Next meeting (NRW- Mulheim): the last one – February 2006 ? • Extension of the contract ? • Changes in the budget lines ? LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05

13. STRATINC Thank you for your attention Mireille L. Allemand Process consultant LA&A Murcia 13-14 Octobre 05