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Helping people and places innovate, collaborate, and prosper. www . rtsinc.org 2011

Clusters and Innovation in Less- Favoured Regions. DG REGIO, ECA, and TACTICS Brussels June 21-22, 2012 Stuart Rosenfeld Regional Technology Strategies. Helping people and places innovate, collaborate, and prosper. www . rtsinc.org 2011. From special to ubiquitous.

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  1. Clusters and Innovation in Less-Favoured Regions DG REGIO, ECA, and TACTICS Brussels June 21-22, 2012 Stuart Rosenfeld Regional Technology Strategies Helping people and places innovate, collaborate, and prosper. www.rtsinc.org 2011

  2. From special to ubiquitous Google hits • Industry cluster research 2.4 M • Industry cluster definition 2.2 M • Industry cluster methodology 2.3 M • Industry cluster analysis 3.8 M • Industry cluster management 2.6 M • Industry cluster dissertations 0.8 M

  3. Definitions

  4. Revised structure of clusters—and their benefits in 21st century • Diffusion of process technologies • Reconfigured value chains • Economic value of experience • Digitization of information • Value of proximity—& global connections • Dependency on talent • Convergence of clusters

  5. Aromas Spiritual art Healing art Culinary arts Weaving Farm art Specialty Foods Architecture Arch. elements Landscaping Convergence among clusters Lifestyle, wellness, Spiritualism Sustainable Food Systems Creative Industries Construction Manufactured Products High Tech Fashions Design products Customized products Advertising Tourism Web design Animation Gaming Cultural tourism Entertainment Art as souvenirs Helping people and places innovate, collaborate, and prosper. www.rtsinc.org 2011

  6. What is innovation? Research is the transformation of money into knowledge Innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money Dr. Geoffrey Nicholson, 3M (inventor of the Post-it note)

  7. Forms of Innovation • R&D-driven innovation: technology transfer and commercialization of research • User-driven innovation: analysis of user needs, track consumer behavior, shop floor improvements • Design-driven innovation: socio-cultural analysis, giving new meaning to products

  8. It’s difficult to find emerging clusters with conventional data. • Organic (from market opportunities) • Entrepreneurial (small by choice) • Imperfect (not • Interactive (constantly rearranging) • Permeable (loose boundaries) • Self-identified (based on relationships) • Prolific (path diversions)

  9. Holistic health Creative industries Alternative energy Artisanal food Green building Recreational Motor sports Nanotechnology Clusters that do not lend themselves to NACE

  10. Whale Watching Cluster Husavic, Iceland • Only museum in Europe devoted to whales; in recycled slaughterhouse • 5 boats, 8 by next year. • Arts & crafts center • Outdoor clothing stores • Hotels, B&Bs, food Tourists purchasing tickets to see whales, ‘95-’06

  11. Bornholm, “The Bright Green Island” Gourmet Foods 25/12 Agriculture 40/10 Tourism 120/5 Energy Arts & Crafts 200/65 Building & Construction Experience Cluster “Green” Brand “Fair Trade” Brand

  12. Cluster initiatives

  13. Strategies • Develop global pipelines • Build urban-rural and cross regional linkages • Take advantage of cluster convergence • Support entrepreneurship • Make efforts to source local • Support cluster associations and leaders

  14. Strategies • Engage intermediate educational institutions • Invest in place • Seek innovation everywhere • Facilitate networks and networking • Utilize research and development inside and outside the region • Think, plan, and act to improve the cluster’s triple bottom line

  15. Furniture College at Letterfrack:Galway-Mayo Instituteof Technology • Initiated by Community-Based Rural Development Center to introduce Scandinavian design principles (and imagination) into the Irish furniture industry • Integrate art/design with production technologies • Certificate & degree programs in furniture production and management • Home of Irish Furniture Technology Center • Supports new enterprise development • Seminars for industry http://www.gmit.ie

  16. North Carolina’s BioNet BioNetwork State Biotechnology Office • Functional College Centers • - AgBio • Pharma • Bioprocessing Specialty College Centers -Bioworks - Bioenterprise Central Learning Center NC Biotech Center Enhancements Biotech Fund for Facility, and Equipment($2.7 M) Biotech Fund for Innovation, Improvement, and Equity ($0.6M Program delivery Performance outcomes

  17. Hosts for “Innovation Hubs”

  18. Stuart RosenfeldRegional Technology Strategies, Inc.1-919933-6699Carrboro, NC, USrosenfeld@rtsinc.org http://www.rtsinc.org http://ta3online.org Helping people and places innovate, collaborate, and prosper. www.rtsinc.org 2011

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