Cluster set up in Upper Austria

Your picture of Austria?

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Structural change in Upper Austria

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Structural change in Upper Austria

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Low level of innovationStrong Labor

unions

Inefficient structures

„Global

Player“

Efficient

structures

High level of

innovation

High

growth

rate

4,5% (2011)

Low

unemploy-

ment rate

Degree of Specialization of UpperAustria´s Industry (RTA-Figures) (1998)

0,00

0,50

1,00

1,50

2,00

2,50

3,00

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Upper Austria has a systematicinnovation strategy

Strategic programme „Upper Austria 2000+“1998 – 20033 strategic areasProgramme volume: € 300 m; Upper Austrian contribution: € 80.8 mApprox. € 20 m for cluster setup

Strategic programme „Innovative Upper Autria 2010“2005 – 20105 strategic areasProgramme volume: € 600 m; Upper Austrian contribution: € 200 mApprox. 5% for professionalising of cluster and network initiatives

Strategic programme „Innovative Upper Austria 2010plus“2010 – 20135 strategic areasProgramme volume: € 450 m; Upper Austrian contribution: € 150 m

Strategic economic and research program „Innovative Upper Austria 2020“2014 – 20204 key strategies (site development, industrial market leadership, internationalisation,technologies of the future)5 fields of activity (industrial production processes, energy, health / aging society,food / nutrition, mobility / logistics)Programme volume: € 1,35 b; Upper Austrian contribution: € 450 m

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Strategic economic and research program„Innovative Upper Austria 2020“

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Core strategyof Clusterland Upper Austria

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Policy targets of clusters and inter-branchnetworks

Improvement of the competitiveness and innovative strength of Upper

Austria‘s companies

Supporting particularly small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Innovation through cooperation

Strengthening of competence of Upper Austrian companies, especially

SMEs, in themes critical for success

Inter-branch know-how transfer

Innovation through competence

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„Matrix-servicing“for Upper Austrian enterprises

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Core strategyof Clusterland Upper Austria

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Clusters and networks in Upper Austria

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Foundation of clusters & networks

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19981999

2000

2002

20032004 2006

2009Until 2009-11 „Network

Environmental Technology“

PlasticsAutomotive

Furniture & Timber

Health Technology

Mechatronics

Resource- andEnergy Efficiency

EnvironmentalTechnology

Human Resources

2013

Information Technology

Ecoenergy(Upper Austrian

Energiesparverband)

Food(Upper Austrian

Chamber of Commerce)

Logistics(Association for Network

Logistics)

(since 2005)

Shareholders ofClusterland Upper Austria Ltd.

Since January 1st, 2006 the clusters and networks form together onelegal body with the following shareholders:

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61 %19,5

%

19,5

%

Federation of Austrian Industry

TMG(Upper Austria‘s locationand innovation agency)

Province of UpperAustria

56 %

Upper Austrian Chamber ofCommerce

5 %

15 %

Mission & Vision

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We are the competence center for cross-company collaboration

We initiate and support cooperation between companies

Innovation through cooperation

OurOur Claim

Environmental Technology

Cluster

Organigram

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General AssemblyTMG

Upper Austrian Chamber of CommerceFederation of Austrian Industry

ManagementWerner Pamminger

AutomotiveCluster

Wolfgang Komatz

MechatronicsCluster

Christian Altmann

PlasticsCluster

Christian Altmann

Furniture &Timber

constructionCluster

Erich Gaffal

Health TechnologyCluster

Philipp Wittmann

InformationTechnology

Cluster

RobertStubenrauch

A. BoardSpeaker: Ing.

RudolfMark

Advisory BoardSpeaker: Josef Kinast

Network Resource- and

EnergyEfficiency

A. BoardSpeaker: Mag.

UlrikeRabmer-Koller

Network Human

Resources

AndreasGeiblinger

A. BoardSpeaker: DI Dr.

FriedrichKastner

A. BoardSpeaker: Mag.

Roland Ragailler

A. BoardSpeaker: Mag.

Michael Farthofer

A. BoardSpeaker: Prok.

WolfgangRathner

A. BoardSpeaker: Ing.

Manfred Huemer

ManagementServices

AndreaHeiml

CoordinationEU Projects

Werner Pamminger

A. Board

Elmar Paireder

Tasks of the Advisory Boards

Strategic advise for Cluster andNetwork Manager

Experts regarding technology & industryknow-how in the relevant branches

Opinion leader & multiplier role

Expert committee consisting of:8-15 experts from partner companies

1-2 professors

Regular self-regenerating expert committee

Cluster and network Advisory Board speakers are also nominated in a Company Advisory Board

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