The challenges of building an internationalisation strategy for a

knowledge based institution: the case of OrkestraIbon Gil de San Vicente

Parallel Session 2.4: Successful Internationalization Strategies – Part 1

TCI5th November 2015

The challenges of building an internationalisation strategy for a knowledge based institution: the case of Orkestra.

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Orkestra is a research centre

Professionals (43% PhD &

8 nationalities)322.6 million € (annual budget)

Transformative research

AnalyseReflectEvaluatePropose

Generate change processes in the Basque Country

www.orkestra.deusto.es

competitiveness and regional development

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Why do we make this reflection

2006 beginning of

Orkestra

2007 incorporation

of the first foreign

researchers

2009 main active

projects local Stakeholders

2010 first European

Commission project

2013 first Latin

American project

2015 6 projects in

Europe & 3 in Latin America

This is an ongoing process and it´s getting complicated

2016 ?

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Why do we need to internationalise?

To feed Orkestra’s

knowledge and skills

Antena for the Basque Country

Recognition and visibility

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The world is large

We

are

smal

l

There is just one problem

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So we have to make choices

Basque Country / Spain

Europe

Other continents

Priority-Main Market

Important-Proactive

Desire - Reactive

Not priority-Passive

L. America

Other locations

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Unfolding

Applied

Conceptual

20.000 kmProjects w

ith local Stakeholders

Knowledge &

prem

ium financers

Local partners netw

ork

We look to deepen our theoretical and practical knowledge, not diversify it

Basque C. Europe L. America

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Partners

Partnersas «system integrators»

support us in our (knowledge) growth

approach premium financers (European Institutions, OECD, …).

Partners transformative research

access/influence to local Stakeholders

places where other Basque Stakeholder also have strategic relationships.

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We are working on the synergies within the projects and their capacities. One example is the RIS3.

Knowledge Frontier

Smart Spec (1)

Competitiveness Observatory (2)

Red I+D + I(3)

Changing reality

Diagnóstico de Competitividad (2)

Bizkaia Competitiva (4)

Especialización Inteligente de Gipuzkoa (5)

Bilbao Next Lab (6)

Foro Industrial del Gohierri (7)

Benchmarking

Smart Spec for Transborder (9)

RIS 3 – Uruguay (8)

Constructing a Strategy in Maule (10)

Example: Smart Specialization Strategy

(2)

(5)

(4) (5)

(7)(3)

(1)

(10)

(8)

(10)

Basq

ue C

& S

pain

Euro

pe

Latin

Am

erica

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Some learnings and challenges

funding and local prestige

enhance our

knowledge

test our

concepts

transforming processes

selective

prioritize

partners

Thank you

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Ibon Gil de San VicenteOrkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness igil@orkestra.deusto.es+34 943 297 327