The European Cluster Observatory: Exploiting Transnational Cluster

Synergies

Sophia Antipolis, 6 November 2009

Göran LindqvistCSC, Stockholm School of Economics

a European hub for clusters and cluster organisations

providing analysis and facilitating collaboration

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IVORY TOWER

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The ECO Consortium

Cluster Mapping

Cluster Library

Regional Framework Conditions

OnlineCollaboration

Platform

www.clusterobservatory.eu

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Cluster mapping

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“ the official European cluster mapping tool ”

New: Performance indicators

(wages, etc)

Data updatein 2010 and 2012

Improved user interface

A flexible online cluster mapping tool

User-defined regions

combinations of NUTS-2 regions

User-definedsectors

Combinations ofNACE-4 industries

Specialregions

“Baltic”, “Mediterranean”, “Danube”

Specialsectors

“Creative industries”, “KIBS”, “eco”, etc.

Defaultregions

mostly NUTS-2

Defaultsectors

about 40 categories = allconcentrated industries

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Regional framework conditions

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“ leading interactive benchmarking tool of the sustainable competi-tiveness of regions in Europe ”

Secondary data:skills, innovation, etc.

Primary data:regional survey

Regional framework online mapping tool

Regional benchmarking report

Cluster library

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“ the virtual library for cluster-related materials ”

Policy reports

Cluster cases

Regional reports

Sectoral reports a virtualEuropean

ClusterLibrary

Online collaboration platform

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“ the official European platform for cluster collaboration ”

Clustermemberprofiles

Cluster organisation

profiles

Clusterorganisation

benchmarking

Sectoralinformation

(events, news…)

European Cluster

Managers’ Club

“Market place”(projects, training…)

User survey – thank you for your help!

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2010 2011 2012

• Face lift• Library extension

• New web design released• Collaboration platform (first) • Regional business environment

data (first)• New library• 2010 mapping data

• 2012 mapping data

• New cluster mapping tool

Contact

Göran Lindqvist, PhD

Center for Strategy and Competitiveness

Stocholm School of Economics

www.sse.edu/csc

goran.lindqvist@hhs.se

+46 8 7369524

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sectoral information

(trends, thematic fora, event calender)

active international promotion of the interests of the

cluster companies

“speed-dating” between users

based on competence profiles

personalised services close to your needs (RSS

feed, blogs)

international visibility for cluster organisations and members (find and

be found)

one single information point (one-stop-shop)

generating new cooperations

between CO/CM from the same or different sectors of activity

a marketplace for users (EU projects

pool, benchmarking, trainings, best

practices,)

user- driven development and operation of the

collaboration platform