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Working Day - Track: Academic TrackCluster Evaluation

Dr Eoin Byrne

Incorporating Network Theory and Visualisation into Cluster

Analysis: European ICT Clusters

Incorporating Network Theory and Visualisation into Cluster Analysis: European ICT Clusters

19th TCI Global Conference

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 319907

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Objective

1. Framing Cluster Evaluation

2. V-LINC Methodology & Application

3. Outputs of the research

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Which mountain to climb?

ClustersCluster Initiatives/ Organisations

Cluster Policy/ Governance

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Which route to take?

Cluster Analysis – How they operate?

V-LINC

1) IndividualFirm Analysis

2) Sample of Firms in a

Cluster

3) ReportingData Visualisation

Tabular Data

Employees Provide Expert Views on Firm Linkages

SMEs MNCs

Visualisations

V-LINC

1) IndividualFirm Analysis

2) Sample of Firms in a

Cluster

3) ReportingData Visualisation

Tabular Data

4) Policy & StrategyDevelopment

Employees Provide Expert Views on Firm Linkages

SMEs MNCs

Firm Level

Cluster Level

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Application of V-LINC

Be Wiser – 7 ICT Clusters

Cluster Reports

Results

Discussion

Comparison of the V-LINC results for three regions

Investigating three cluster determinants:1. Value Chain Linkages – suppliers (input and specialist

service linkages) and customers (output linkages); 2. Knowledge Linkages – informal knowledge spillovers

(industry association and industry peer linkages) and formal knowledge exchanges (R&D and training linkages);

3. Economic Policy and Support – (government agency and cluster organisation linkages).

Discussion

Investigating three cluster determinants: Value Chain linkages, Knowledge linkages, Economic

Policy and Support

1. Value Chain Linkages: Do clusters require local suppliers and customers to succeed, or should firms focus on sourcing inputs globally and exporting internationally?

Clusters help build strategic value chain linkages E.g. Cork specialist services firms

Discussion

Investigating three cluster determinants: Value Chain linkages, Knowledge linkages, Economic

Policy and Support

2. Knowledge Linkages: How dependent firms are on local knowledge linkages and what is the relative importance of external knowledge flows (Bathelt et al., 2004; Owen-Smith and Powell, 2004; Wolfe and Gertler, 2004).

Knowledge linkages are predominantly local. European and international linkages are more important

(Bathelt et al., 2004; Doloreux and Parto, 2005; Gertler and Wolfe, 2006; Isaksen, 2009; Fitjar and Rodriguez-Pose, 2011).

Île-de-France - values local knowledge linkages

Discussion

Investigating three cluster determinants: Value Chain linkages, Knowledge linkages, Economic

Policy and Support

3. Economic Policy and Support: How does the support from government agencies and cluster organisations and the policy context affect a cluster?

Regions, supports and economic policy vary Cluster policy can’t be applied universally Specific policy and initiatives are required for regions from

appropriate analysis

Thanks for your attention!

Dr Eoin Byrne,Department of Management and Enterprise,Cork Institute of Technology. Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork.

Mobile: 00353 86 0719451 Email: eoin.byrne@mycit.ie  

This research has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 319907