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NRW cluster strategy

Cluster Policy in North Rhine-Westphalia A tool to support innovativeness and economic performance in 16 thematic fields. NRW cluster strategy. Structural framework for the cluster policy in NRW (cross-departmental)

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NRW cluster strategy

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  1. Cluster Policy in North Rhine-WestphaliaA tool to support innovativeness and economic performance in 16 thematic fields

  2. NRW cluster strategy • Structural framework for the cluster policy in NRW (cross-departmental) • Support through the respective functionally responsible departments of the state government. • Promoting visibility and development in 16 exceptionally strong areas (cluster management and cluster competition) in terms of a policy of "strengthening strengths" Press release on cluster strategy (March 2007): http://www.nrw.de/presse/wachstumspotenziale-sollen-gezielt-gefoerdert-werden-2678/

  3. Cluster projects embedded in state-wide cluster structures Cluster managements Cluster competitions Structural policy impact of the projects recommended for funding goes far beyond the confines of an individual lead applicant's sphere of influence (=cluster effects.) Stimulating such state-wide innovation processes and strengthening the value-added chains are top priorities of the programme.

  4. Cluster managements • Manage their respective thematic areas and contribute to cluster-effects. • They are promoters and moderators for topics of the future („cross-innovation“), • initiate and realize projects that are characteristic of the clusters (cross-department, cross-policy-level and collaborative activity), • are active partners in the creation of innovation-friendly conditions, • engage in regional, state-wide, national and international partnering (with universities, SME, large enterprises, stakeholders etc.), • offer attractive support services to partners, • support public awareness in cooperation with the state government.

  5. Thematic fields

  6. www.exzellenz.nrw.de

  7. Cluster competitions 22 Calls in 2007 and 2008 1514 Proposals with 5,000 co-operation partners 422 Funded Projects 600 Mio. EUR mobilized (EU structural funds, state funds, private funds) • Calls in 2009 • Automotive+Produktion.NRW CheK.NRW ElektroMobil.NRW Energie.NRW familie@unternehmen.NRW InnoMeT.NRW Ressource.NRW Create.NRW • Target groups • SME (according to EU definition) and industry • Technological and scientific infrastructure • Universities, universities of applied science, research institutions Regional actors

  8. Award criteria of cluster competitions • Contribution to general aims of NRW-EU-objective-2-programme (40%) • Improvement of competitiveness • Improvement of innovativeness • Creation and preservation of jobs • Contribution to horizontal aims of objective-2-Programme (10%) • Equal opportunities • Sustainable development • Contribution to specific aims of competition (50 %) • Strengthening the value chain • Transfer of knowledge and know-how • Technological quality • Co-operative character of project • Future and market relevance of project results • Contribution to overall economic performance • Mobilization of private funds and financial sustainability

  9. NRW Cluster Agency • provides a platform for the inter-disciplinary exchange of information and experience • promotes networking of the 16 state clusters • realises additional potential for innovation among the 16 clusters (cross-innovation) • offers advice and assistance to the clusters to help them raise funds • is responsible for cross-cluster public relations work

  10. Tools of the NRW cluster secretariat for international cooperation

  11. Contact Dr. Bernhard Hausberg, Dr. Silke Stahl-Rolf NRW Cluster Agency c/o VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH VDI-Platz 1 D-40468 Düsseldorf Fon +49 (0) 211 62 14-4 50 Fax +49 (0) 211 62 14-1 68 clustersekretariat@exzellenz.de www.exzellenz.nrw.de

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