PROJECT PART-FINANCED

BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector

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A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation A cluster approach to enhance cooperation between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector between industry, research and the public sector

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• Ideas leading to InterMareC

• The strategy of IntermareC

• InterMareC framework

• Results

• Lessons learnt

• Ideas leading to InterMareC

• The strategy of IntermareC

• InterMareC framework

• Results

• Lessons learnt

ContentContent

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The situation in Brittany, Schleswig-Holstein and Pomerania were similar

• Peripheral position to important economic markets / areas

• Traditional industries

• Insufficient use of existing potentials

• Missing transparency / coordination of actions

• But excellent marine research institutes

The situation in Brittany, Schleswig-Holstein and Pomerania were similar

• Peripheral position to important economic markets / areas

• Traditional industries

• Insufficient use of existing potentials

• Missing transparency / coordination of actions

• But excellent marine research institutes

Ideas leading to InterMarecIdeas leading to InterMarec

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Vision: „Help to create a Sustainable Maritime Cluster“

• Use of special potential of coastal zones

• Close co-operation between enterprises, research & authorities

• Traditional & innovative enterprises co-operate

• Connection of European maritime regions (interregional)

Vision: „Help to create a Sustainable Maritime Cluster“

• Use of special potential of coastal zones

• Close co-operation between enterprises, research & authorities

• Traditional & innovative enterprises co-operate

• Connection of European maritime regions (interregional)

Ideas leading to InterMarec

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The first steps• Identification of sectors of activity

• Finding of concepts & partners

• Getting a Start-up financing

• Implementation of the concept by involvement of relevant actors

• Defining the project commonly as part of a long-termprocess

The first steps• Identification of sectors of activity

• Finding of concepts & partners

• Getting a Start-up financing

• Implementation of the concept by involvement of relevant actors

• Defining the project commonly as part of a long-termprocess

Ideas leading to InterMarec

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7strategystrategy

Economic Impulse

Interregional CohesionObjectivesObjectivesNew Products New Markets

GdanskGdanskBrestBrest K.E.R.N.K.E.R.N.Regional Maritime ClusterRegional Maritime ClusterAimsAims

Interregional Maritime ClusterInterregional Maritime Cluster

CooperationCooperationCooperationStrategy & ManagementStrategy & ManagementStrategy & ManagementMarketingMarketingMarketingActivitiesActivities

T r a n s f e r – E x c h a n g e

Offshore & Oceanographic Offshore & Oceanographic TechnologiesTechnologies

Coastal Services & Coastal Services & ActivitiesActivities

ThemesThemesShipShip -- & Boat& Boat --Building/ Supply & ServicesBuilding/ Supply & Services

„„ Building an European LighthouseBuilding an European Lighthouse ““

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8strategystrategy

ClusterConsultancy Feedback Feedback

‘Coast’ ‘Ship’‘Technology’

FrameworkFramework

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ParticipationParticipation

VisionVisionEconomic Impulse

Interregional Cohesion

GdGdansans

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Interregional Maritime ClusterInterregional Maritime Cluster

Cooperat ionCooperat ionCooperat ion

Strategy & ManagementStrategy & ManagementStrategy & Management

MarketingMarketingMarketing

Offshore & Oceanographic TechnologiesOffshore & Oceanographic Technologies Coastal Services & Act ivitiesCoastal Services & Act ivities

„„ Building an Eu ropean Light houseBuilding an Eu ropean Light house ““

ClusterConsultancy

facilitation

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‘Coast’ ‘Ship’‘Technology’

ClusterConsultancy

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VisionVision

Feedback Feedback

FrameworkFramework

ParticipationParticipation

Economic Impulse

Interregional Cohesion

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Interregional Maritime ClusterInterregional Maritime Cluster

Cooperat ionCooperat ionCooperat ion

Strategy & ManagementStrategy & ManagementStrategy & Management

MarketingMarketingMarketing

Offshore & Oceanographic TechnologiesOffshore & Oceanographic Technologies Coastal Services & Act ivitiesCoastal Services & Act ivities

„„ Building an Eu ropean Light houseBuilding an Eu ropean Light house ““

top-downtop-down

STRUCTURESTRUCTURE

THEMATICSTHEMATICS

bottom-upbottom-up

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Interregional Maritime ClusterDevelopment & Improvement with K.E.R.N.-Region / Germany,

Brest / France and Gdansk / Poland

Facts:• Regional Framework Operation• INTERREG IIIC North Zone, 3. Call• 3.275 Mio. € total budget• 40 month since July 2004• 3 RFO Partner• 79 sub-project participants, 44 institutions• 20 operated sub-projects out of 3 application rounds• 12 sub-projects with strong R&D component

Interregional Maritime ClusterDevelopment & Improvement with K.E.R.N.-Region / Germany,

Brest / France and Gdansk / Poland

Facts:• Regional Framework Operation• INTERREG IIIC North Zone, 3. Call• 3.275 Mio. € total budget• 40 month since July 2004• 3 RFO Partner• 79 sub-project participants, 44 institutions• 20 operated sub-projects out of 3 application rounds• 12 sub-projects with strong R&D component

InterMareC frameworkInterMareC framework

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Comp 2

K.E.R.N. e.V.LEAD PARTNER

Germany

TBIRFO

PartnerFrance

ARP S.A.RFO

PartnerPoland

RFO LEVEL

Comp 1 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5

PROJECTLEVEL

InterMareC frameworkInterMareC framework

‘Coast’ ‘Ship’‘Technology’

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12ResultsResults

Sub-projects:

• In all R&D sub-projects Enterprises and Research Institutes were involved

• In four R&D sub-projects Enterprises, Research Institutes and public bodies were involved

• In all strategic sub-projects public bodies and enterprises co-operated

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The benefit The benefit of of thethe interregional interregional projectprojectInterMareCInterMareC ::

•• CrossCross--regional coregional co--operations between enterprisesoperations between enterprises andandresearch institutes were easy research institutes were easy to to establishestablish

•• Much german enterprisesMuch german enterprises coco--operated with french operated with french research institutesresearch institutes

•• The funding for The funding for clustercluster--management structuresmanagement structures was was facilitated facilitated in all in all three regionsthree regions

•• The The coco--operationsoperations with german research institutes with german research institutes were rather limitedwere rather limited

ResultsResults

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Obstacles for sustainable co-operation structures :

•• Different Different cultures cultures in in enterprisesenterprises, , research institutes research institutes and and public bodiespublic bodies

•• Especially Especially different different ideas ideas of of implementation implementation time of time of product ideasproduct ideas

•• A A failure failure of a of a project project has different has different impacts impacts on on the the organizationsorganizations

ResultsResults

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How to overcome the obstacles• Start with story telling but become very concrete v ery

soon

• Create a system of incentives to overcome the „clas h of cultures“

• Use good practices in other regions to convince people in your region

• Use interregional co-operations to relativize differences of cultures in your region

… start small, think big !

How to overcome the obstacles• Start with story telling but become very concrete v ery

soon

• Create a system of incentives to overcome the „clas h of cultures“

• Use good practices in other regions to convince people in your region

• Use interregional co-operations to relativize differences of cultures in your region

… start small, think big !

Lessons learntLessons learnt

Thank you for the attentionThank you for the attentionThank you for the attentionPROJECT PART-FINANCED

BY THE EUROPEAN UNION