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Cluster Buzz in BSEC

Cluster Buzz in BSEC. Sofia, April 10 th 2013 Grand Hotel Sofia. Clusters:

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Cluster Buzz in BSEC

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  1. Cluster Buzz in BSEC Sofia, April 10th 2013 Grand Hotel Sofia

  2. Clusters: • Competitiveness: from European industrial revolution 19th century - Nobel Prize winner Robert E. Lucas, Jr., "For the first time in history, the living standards of the masses of ordinary people have begun to undergo sustained growth” – through Porter 1990 and nowadays. • Effectiveness: R&D, Production, Marketing and Sales; Implementation and Support • Complementary resources: Finance, Assets, Human resources, Facilities

  3. ICT Clusters and SME in Bulgaria • Cluster-preneur period 2004-2011: attempt to copy industrial cluster approach • First challenges: ICT are horizontal – applicable in very different sectors: Telecom, Microelectronics; Software development; WEB services/commerce; old industries, public e-services • PHARE/EU programs impact: focused on formal procedures rather than results

  4. ICT Clusters and SME in Bulgaria • Beginning of Cluster-development period 2012 - nowadays: first trained cluster managers, first outer market successes, first steps in common R&D and cooperation with academic sector. • First cases for cross-sector collaboration between ICT and other industries. • Challenges: pushed by global market fears competition, leading EU cluster move faster and faster to cluster management excellence

  5. Bulgarian ICT Clusters and SME today • ICT clusters in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna with members mainly SME and joined by Universities, Municipality of Plovdiv, Professional organizations as BASSCOM, BWA,.. • Cluster for microelectronics and Embedded systems – dominated by FDI of leading EU groups and SME • Bulgarian Telecommunication Cluster – SME, Sofia Technical University • ICT related: CASTRA, HITS, NCITES, Sofia HTC - SME

  6. ICT sector SME + • High ‘birth rate’ due to many national and EU programs to support entrepreneurs • Low entry cost, low CAPEX • Establishment and availability of risk financing tools: accelerators, incubators, BA clubs, VC • Extremely fast technology development and availability: broadband, mobility, cloud, virtualization, cognitive human centric WEB

  7. ICT sector SME – • Small size teams/companies situated on global markets – extremely competitive environment • Lack of skill/understanding of outer markets • Lack of operational financing for R&D • Niche products/services in the era of ‘turn key’ • High admin load of OP and/or state aid

  8. BSEC economies and market challenges • High deviation among size of member state economies and demographics characteristic • High deviation in legal/commercial legislation • EU/non EU members • Political instability and frequent tax changes • Clusters are still non reasonably high dependant by state aid; support programs No SME friendly environment!

  9. Clusters and SME stop factors for getting regional • Ocean of information, which is not knowledge for market forces, market demand, legislation and taxes • Typically does not have proven track records for product/service delivery with mass scale – no brands, no name • State aid programs for export support – campaign oriented • Very limited cross-boarder labor mobility

  10. And the solution is (among many others): • Clusters as concentrators of industry and technology knowledge – one stop shopping points • Clusters as herald of collaboration culture • Clusters as resourceful partner • Clusters as being able to build and follow long term development policies

  11. Examples: • ICT Cluster Sofia – E poludne Cluster Katowice; ICT Cluster Bern; Corallia Cluster Initiative Greece • ICMA and NiCAT Nis • ? • ? • And I hope much more to be created after our two days conference

  12. Science and technology parks and Clusters • Perfect environment for transferring innovation into industrial product/service. • Unique mix of entrepreneurs, science LABs, multinational companies and SME; clusters; incubators and accelerators; easy to implement “smooth landing services” • Shared highly complex technology and science facilities

  13. Black sea ICT Cluster network • First attempt: SEE ICT – boosted by USAID What’s new: • H2H focused, instead C2C or B2B – club of Cluster managers/facilitators and virtual platform for shared demand/offer processes • Labor mobility – removing hidden barriers • Shared facilities through STP network • Demand oriented messaging – no SPAM

  14. Expected results: • To shorter time for technology/business topics resolution in the region • To shorter time forming powerful consortiums for application in Horizon 2020; COSME; cross boarder cooperation programs • To spread around principles of free trade, common market, unified commercial and business legislation • To be up and running within an year, Bulgarian ICT Custer community will bear first year cost and support

  15. Thank you very much for your patience and attention! Peter Statev Chairman, Bulgarian ICT Cluster peter_statev@ictcluster.bg www.ictcluster.bg http://its4sme.eu/

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