Political-Strategic AAL and Cluster Conference
11/12 November - Budapest
EU actions in support of clusters
PETER KELLER
On behalf of
SMEs: Clusters and Emerging Industries unit
DG GROWTH
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
Why clusters? SMEs are more innovative!
Cluster firms:
- …are more innovative
than non-cluster firms
- …register more
trademarks and apply
for more patents
- …cooperate more
Source: European Commission 2006 Innobarometer on clusters‘ role in facilitating innovation in
Europe and 2008 Staff Working Document on the concept of clusters and cluster policies and
their role for competitiveness and innovation: Main statistical results and lessons learned. See
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/clusters
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Clusters in COSME 2014-2020
Invest on
cluster
excellence
Intensify cluster
cooperation
Cluster Analysis
Cluster Excellence Programme
(EUR 8,25 million)
Cluster Internationalisation
Programme for SMEs
(EUR 19 million)
European Cluster Observatory
Achievements
so
far:
On Cluster Excellence:
European Cluster Excellence Initiative
Benchmarking and trainings;
613 cluster organisations (bronze), 45 (gold);
50 instructors and 80 cluster managers trained
(through 4 projects under CIP)
On Cluster Cooperation:
European Cluster Collaboration Platform
8 international MoUs signed;
6 "sectoral" CIP projects are supported and 13
ESCPs launched
Opening up to 4 MEDA countries.
920 cluster organisation registered
On Cluster Analysis:
European Cluster Observatory
EU cluster mapping; framework conditions for
emerging industries, 7 emerging industries
Clusters in COSME
Cluster Excellence Programme
Invest on
cluster
excellence
Assist managers of cluster organisations and business networks to provide
high quality services to SMEs
• Calls for proposals addressed to cluster organisations engaged into
strategic collaboration on a joint industrial project to:
• Just closed – 60 applications received. Evaluation will start next
week and will be concluded in December
• http://ec.europa.eu/easme/files/cep/call-for-proposalscluster-exellence-programme.pdf
• Yearly calls are foreseen. Content of the call will however be defined
building on the input received at the Cluster conference held in Brussels
in October + feedback from the public consultation on cluster policy that
is being prepared.
Clusters in COSME
Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs
Intensify
cluster
cooperation
Aim - help SMEs to contribute to the emergence of new value chains
and take a leading position globally
• Create new and further promote existing European Strategic
Cluster Partnerships (ESCP) to lead international cluster
cooperation in new areas
•
Will be implemented through call for proposals. Budget 2014/2015 - EUR 2,25
million, will be open in Dec 2014/Jan 2015
• Further develop the European Cluster Collaboration Platform
•
Call for tender will be published in December 2014/Jan 2015 EUR 1,25 million);
• Further implement the Memorandum of Understanding (and get
more), mainly through cluster matchmaking events for SMEs
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/cosme/index_en.htm
Clusters in COSME (CIP)
European Cluster Observatory
• European Cluster Panorama
(analyse cluster strengths)
• European Cluster Trends reports
(analyse cross-sectoral linkages)
• Regional eco-system scoreboard
(analyse framework conditions for clusters)
• European stress test for cluster policies
(analyse cluster policies)
• Model regions for new cluster strategies
(provide advisory services to model regions)
Cluster
Analysis
?
• Cross-sectoral collaboration,
cross-border, cluster facilitated,
new industrial value chains,
innovation in SMEs, emerging industries,
systemic approach, business support, …
Horizon2020: Cluster facilitated projects for new
industrial value chains
Challenges
Objectives
Measures
Reindustrialise EU's
industrial base
Create new industrial
value chains
Support crosssectoral and crossregional cooperation
Develop long-term
internationally
competititive goods
and services
Support development
of emerging industries
in Europe
Support innovation
activities
Contribute to regional
smart specialisation
strategies
Improve business
environment through
open collaboration
spaces
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Clusters in Horizon 2020
Customised
SME support
Regional and
International
Strategy
Cross-sectoral
Collaboration
VALUE CHAIN
INNOVATION
Role of cluster organsations
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Near-market cluster-led demonstrators
Real-life
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SMES
Near-market
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
User-driven
Cross-sectoral collaboration…
...offers opportunities for new knowledge combinations
and innovation
... shapes new products, value chains and industries
... diversifies specialisation patterns that are more
likely to boost economic prosperity
New industrial value chains
… bring different competences together to address
specific challenges and boost economic growth
… are no longer based only within individual firms,
sectors or regions, but are cross-cutting
… evolve from cross-sectoral collaboration and
innovation that may give rise to emerging industries
Source: European Cluster
Observatory (2012)
Emerging industries report
Nurturing emerging industries
Cluster facilitated projects for new industrial
value chains (I)
• Launch in 2015 with €24,9 million, (indicative;
expected overall budget €140 million for 2014-2020)
• Support for Innovation Actions with max 70% cofunding except for non-profit entities (100%).
• Appropriate EU contributions: €2,5 - 5 million (i.e.
5-10 projects expected to be supported in 2015)
• At least 75% of budget shall be allocated to
support innovation in SMEs (that can be either
consortium partners or third parties).
•
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2
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350-innosup-1-2015.html
Cluster facilitated projects for new
industrial value chains (II)
• Examples of targeted innovation support measures
for demonstration projects: mentoring, coaching,
innovation and technical asistance vouchers etc.
• Standard eligibility criteria (i.e. min. of 3 legal
entities from 3 different MS/Associated Countries)
• Two-stage submission procedure (first stage a
concept note of max. 10 pages by 30/04/2015)
• Expected significant impact on SME innovation,
business growth and capacity to leverage other
support sources (e.g. ESIF/RIS3 & private investm.)
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Cluster facilitated projects for new
industrial value chains: INNOSUP-1-2015
Overall Budget
2015-2020: EUR
140 Million
Two-stage
submission
Call open since
procedure
25/07/2014
Standard
eligibility
criteria
Budget 2015: EUR
24.9 Million
First stage
concept note of
10 pages
Funding rate
70% except for
non-profit
entities 100%
Support for 5-10
Deadline 1:
projects per year
Deadline 1:
30/04/2015
Deadline 2:
09/09/2015
At least 75% to
support
innovation in
SMEs
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Summary
• Supporting cross-sectoral and cross-regional
collaboration to unlock innovation and growth
• Using cluster organisations (& regional policies)
to support innovation in SMEs and facilitate
structural change
• Near-market demonstrators to test new value
chains and give rise to emerging industries
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SMEs: Clusters and Emerging Industries Unit (D5)
SMEs and Entrepreneurship Directorate
European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General
Entr-SMEs-Clusters-and-Emerging-Ind@ec.europa.eu
•Cluster Portal:
•http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/cluster/index_en.htm
•European Cluster Observatory: Extension work on "Emerging Industries"
http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html#!view=aboutobservatory;url=/aboutobservatory/emerging-industries/
•COSME:
•http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/cosme/index_en.htm
•Horizon 2020 Work Programme:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415sme_en.pdf
•Expert Panel on Service Innovation in the EU (2011) final report
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/esic/materials/expert_panel_report.pdf
•EVENTS
• Workshop on Cluster Excellence: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7728&lang=en
• European Cluster Conference 2014: http://clusterconference2014.eu/
• RINASCIMENTO: Emerging Industries - A New Engine for Growth: http://www.emiconference2014.regione.lombardia.it