TCI Member Directory 2012

Member Directory 2012

62 supporting

organizational members in 2012

A community of 4,000 experts in 111 countries

We connect 9,000 competitiveness practitioners worldwide

517 active members

of the TCI Network in 2012

900 participants in TCI

conferences in 2012

TCI at a glance

1

Message from the President

I am particularly proud to present you a new version of the TCI Member Directory. This

dynamic document presents the core group of members of a wider community of 4,000 cluster

practitioners from 111 countries and is designed as a more detailed guide to the people and

organizations that make up our membership base and its rich variety of backgrounds, experiences,

geography, etc.

The directory presents a picture of a network that has evolved since the establishment of TCI

in 1998, and has continued to grow with a marked positive tendency towards a consolidation of

the number of members, especially in the last years. The increase in the membership base has been particularly significant

as it provides sustainability to TCI and enriches the network with experience and knowledge. This directory is therefore a

recognition of the core group of members, that make part of the TCI Network and who drive the organization’s activity.

We hope you also benefit from the use of the directory as a tool to strengthen linkages among members and to facilitate

the exchange of best practices and knowledge on competitiveness and cluster reinforcement initiatives. Being a network

open to every practitioner working worldwide in the field, we would be glad if the directory is seen as a stimulus for other

organizations to join TCI.

I hope you all largely benefit from it.

Christian Ketels

TCI President 2011-2013

2

Table of contents

1. Membership report ............................................................................................................. 42. Benefits for members ......................................................................................................... 63. Perspectives from the TCI Network ........................................................................... 84. TCI Network: supporting organizations .................................................................... 13

National development agencies ..................................................................................... 14 Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness Confecámaras Colombia Croatian Chamber of Economy Enterprise Estonia Innovation Norway iNNpulsa Colombia IS & Cluster Programme Uganda KICOX Korea Kompetenznetze Germany New Zealand Trade & Enterprise PAPES Senegal Polish Chamber of Commerce VINNOVA

Regional development agencies ..................................................................................... 21 22@ Barcelona

ACC1Ó Catalan GovernmentADERLY Lyon Development AgencyATEED AucklandBarranquilla Chamber of CommerceBioRN Rhine-NeckarClusterland Upper AustriaDeser t Knowledge AustraliaDetroit Regional ChamberEUROCEI AndalusiaFILAS Lazio IHK Zetis Ludwigshafen KaiserslauternInvest Northern Irelandİzmir Development AgencyLEDIB Cluster House SerbiaLyon Chamber of Commerce & IndustryMedellin & Antioquia Cluster CommunityMersin Chamber of Commerce & IndustryMFG Baden-WürttembergOost NV East Netherlands

3

Region of Southern DenmarkSEBRAE Minas GeraisSEDEC Nuevo LeonSteinbeis Europa ZentrumTriangle Region DenmarkZAB Brandenburg

Government departments ................................................................................................ 34 Basque Government Depar tment of Industry

Economic Development City of KarlsruheEgyptian National Competitiveness CouncilOregon Business Development Depar tment

Companies ............................................................................................................................... 36 Cluster Development

Technopolis GroupWOTRA, Strategic Intelligence Ltd.

Cluster organizations ......................................................................................................... 38 Cluster Agro-industrial do Ribatejo

EduCluster Finland NetworkHESSENMETALL Cluster initiativeICT Cluster BernIDiA AragonNew Generation Cluster LithuaniaNIRO Network of Industry RuhrOst

Academic institutions ......................................................................................................... 42 Astrakhan State University

Esumer University ColombiaInstitute for Competitiveness IndiaJAMK University FinlandOrkestra, Basque Institute of Competitiveness Perm State UniversityRegX, Danish Cluster AcademyUPAEP Sintonia, Mexico

Multilateral organizations ................................................................................................. 46 CAF Development Bank of Latin America

5. TCI Network: a network of people ............................................................................. 486. How to join TCI .................................................................................................................... 54

4

1. Membership report

Membership in 2012: Expanding the network and consolidating the capacity

Despite the difficult global economic environment and the constraints on budgets, the TCI community has shown a consistent growth over the last 5 years and more than 4,000 competitiveness practitioners, double than in 2008, make up the TCI community today. We attribute this growth to a host of activities that include our consolidated Annual Global Conference (we are holding our 15th Annual Conference in the Basque Country, October 2012), and the addition of increased and diversified conference offerings, including regional and thematic conferences and specific workshops, where practitioners can share and analyse problems with peers and get prepared to tackle new challenges in their daily work.

But it is the ongoing increase in organizational membership, where we added on average 10 new supporting organizations in each of the last 5 years, what makes us particularly happy as this bodes well for the long-term health of the organization in terms of financial sustainability, but also with their expertise and advanced capabilities. 62 leading organizations, government departments, development agencies, consultancy firms and academic institutions from Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Africa, have believed in the great potential of the TCI Network to make true progress in the practice of cluster development, regional competitiveness and innovation, and have decided to support TCI as organizational members in 2012.

TCI NetworkNumber of organizational Members

52

42

36

21

2011

62

20122010200920082007

11

5

While our core members come from Europe, the increase in members in other geographical areas like Latin America, Africa or Oceania are even stronger and reaffirm the global nature of TCI, one of the most important assets of our organization. Again, we attribute this membership growth to a re-shaped strategic direction, an improved communication with members and a renewed emphasis on a participatory organizational culture, which has always been a characteristic of TCI, but mainly to the fact that members perceive TCI as an active partner from which they can get value for their organizations. It is our explicit aim to seek new ways of involving members in our activities and decision making, and finding ways to collaborate in generating outstanding value for and together with our members.

The positive results we are showing today are a reality thanks to many people and their organizations who have believed and continue to support this private non-for-profit organization. To mention only a few, our particular thanks go to the State of Oregon, Vinnova, Basque Government and Catalan Government.

Report by Patricia Valdenebro, TCI General Manager

TCI NetworkGeographic distribution

Europe63%

Latin America18%

Oceania6%

Africa5%

Asia4%

North America4%

6

2. Benefits for members

Exclusive benefits for members:• Access to potential international cooperation partners• Opportunities to host conferences in cooperation with TCI• International visibility through our member directory• Accreditation. Identify yourself as TCI member• Login to the members reserved area on our website• Beneficial rates for TCI services and activities

What can a competitiveness practitioner find in TCI Network?

Knowledge:• Competitiveness hot topics

• Best practices

• First-hand expertise

Resources:• Cluster initiatives database

• Member directory

• Monthly newsletter

Networking:• Regional initiatives

• Special interest groups

• Workshops

What the network says: Getting value from TCI

Nigel Gwynne-EvansWestern Cape Government, South Africa

“The TCI Network offers the opportunity for deep personal insights into both the theory and practical application of clustering, that one fails to get from a report. The individuals that participate in the network share freely of their experience and knowledge, with the added value that they span the academic, business and public-sector worlds. TCI has been a major factor behind the rapid expansion of clusters globally, and most importantly, the capability

of the various practitioners that run the programmes in the public or private sectors. The insights gained through the TCI Network have been instrumental in the development of the cluster programme in a place called Cape Town at the bottom of Africa, which now has a highly successful cluster portfolio of more than 15 initiatives, with a combined staff of more than 80 and is approaching its first decade of formal existence.”

7

Kevin X. MurphyJ.E. Austin Associates, USA

“Having designed and implemented about 20 national cluster competitiveness initiatives in emerging economies and co-authored the World Bank manual on the same subject, I found that TCI provided the most intensive concentration of experts with similar interest. TCI also gave me and the many colleagues at J.E. Austin Associates or on our projects from Senegal to Tanzania; from Pakistan to Egypt, an exposure to lessons and approaches in

the European Union and Oceania where we have not much worked. These perspectives provided useful cross-fertilization. Seeing regional development as showcased in the conference venues, from Sweden to Portland, has also been most interesting. TCI is a truly collegial, participative organization and I have come to value the professional and personal friendships that have developed from it.”

Anna KorpiEduCluster Finland Ltd.

“Our company and the surrounding network of education organisations work in the field of education and training, with a specific focus on exporting the world-renowned Finnish expertise and practices in education. Having been active in TCI network over several years, we have gained both valuable information and experiences in cluster-based development as well as useful information of potential markets and great contacts all over the

world. I had the privilege to be one of the organisers of the TCI Global Conference 2009 in Jyväskylä, Finland, which also brought a new dimension into working with such a global network of professionals. But most of all, coming to a TCI event - you always feel at home, no matter on which side of the globe you are! :)”

Werner PammingerClusterland Upper Austria

“Innovation through cooperation and competence - these are the pillars on which Upper Austria’s innovation policy is built. An aim without borders - TCI Network provides a platform to establish contacts between key-players in the cluster business throughout the world. TCI enables us to act globally in our projects and forwards us to operate with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform beyond Europe. This mutual cooperation advances the

internationalisation of cluster organisations and its members. With a high experienced advisory board and an excellent composition of experts in the board of directors, TCI is an international access point for cluster knowledge.”

8

3. Perspectives from the TCI Network

Expanding knowledge and practice through the network

New government and great challenges in FinlandRauli Sorvari, Estele Ltd, Finland

Inspired by TCI cooperation, in Central Finland different stakeholders have built up the region of interaction, knowledge

and entrepreneurship. We call it a Learning Region, a platform to cultivate the different natural, human, social and financial capitals – to create innovations, clusters

and to empower competitiveness.

Cluster development in EgyptEgyptian National Competitiveness Council

Business climate in Egypt is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Our main focus is to ensure that all clusters are offered

opportunities through stimulating new business formation that support innovation and expand clusters, increasing their productivity,

producing new products and services and opening new markets, which would eventually ensure long term

sustained economic growth for Egypt.

Benchmarking renewable energy clustersMost popular discussion in TCI LinkedIn Group in 2011

The group in LinkedIn is one of the tools that we use to keep in touch with TCI members while sharing insights and key information. In

this case, interesting initiatives around renewable energy clusters were proposed for benchmarking and as potential locations for investment.

Facilitating cross-sectorial opportunities Maria Pedrals and Albert Sole, Cluster Development, Spain

How can we develop innovative cluster policies to optimize limited resources while achieving the highest impact within a region? Based on strategic challenges faced by the

companies, successful cluster initiatives can be developed going beyond geographical concentration or a specific focus. This approach facilitates cross-sectorial

opportunities aimed at improving the overall value chain.

Mapping US regional innovation clustersChristian Ketels, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, USA

The EDA-funded Cluster Mapping Project aims to provide policymakers and development practitioners across

America with rich data and tools for understanding industry clusters in every region of the country.

9

TCI Conferences: Where the experts in competitiveness meet

Learning clusters in challenging environments Klaus Haasis, MFG Innovation Agency for ICT and Media, GermanyTCI Regional European Conference 2011, Tallinn, Estonia

The classic cluster management approach needs to be reconsidered and adapted. A new role of cluster managers is emerging. We have to be human and digital at the same time. It is essential

to acquire new skills that enable us to adapt faster to the new challenges we are facing in a global digital world.

“The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” sessionby Lars Eklund and Ifor Ffowcs-Williams13th TCI Annual Global Conference 2010, Delhi, India

A breakout group of 30 participants met in the conference’s ‘village’, an open air, think-big space under the welcoming shade of a large tree. With the deliberate absence of PowerP oints and set speeches,

small teams interacted and identified good practices or bad practices in cluster development. Two thirds of the groups self-elected to focus on bad practices! These deliberations were followed by a plenary discussion, with

participants circulating in the open spaces between the flip charts.

Voted by participants as the best session in Delhi, facilitators were awarded with free TCI membership for 2011.

10

European Chapter of the TCI Network - European Cluster Group (ECG)

The ECG provides a platform for European members who play critical roles in the different cluster-related networks and

projects at European level, to collaborate with the objective of supporting the professional development and excellence of cluster management in Europe.

The group is coordinated by the TCI German Contact Point.

TCI German Contact Pointwww.tci-network.de

at MFG Innovation Agency for ICT and Media

TCI Caspian Contact Pointwww.tcipoint.aspu.ru at Center for Competitiveness and Clusters, Astrakhan State University, Russia

It aims at linking the community of competitiveness and cluster practitioners in the Caspian region, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan. Raising awareness of the potential of the

region for the TCI Network is a second objective.Coordinator Nataliya Korchagina: “There is a great potential for TCI members to come and

share the state of art knowledge and skills in promoting the cluster concept, facilitating cluster initiatives and developing unique strategies around competitiveness

in the Caspian Region”.

3. Perspectives from the TCI Network

Regional Initiatives: Linking local practitioners and bringing TCI closer

11

PACF - Pan African Competitiveness Forum

TCI collaborates with this initiative with similar objectives for Africa as those of TCI globally. The PACF is a continent-wide competence and action centre for innovation and cluster based competitiveness initiatives for national and regional economic development in Africa.

Barnabas Nawangwe: “Our mission is to stimulate, catalyze and promote the development of innovation and cluster based competitiveness for poverty reduction, wealth

creation and sustainable development of Africa.”

TCI Latin American Chapter

This regional chapter aims to generate synergies and joint actions among cluster practitioners and organizations in Latin America, as part of the global TCI network. A

regional committee leads the main projects defined: professional training, systematization of Latin American cluster experiences, evaluation and monitoring of cluster programs and collaboration with European clusters. The chapter will

also support the CLACs – TCI Latin American Cluster Conferences.Coordinator Jaime Echeverri: “Latin America has gained presence in TCI Network (it ranks second

in number of members after Europe). This chapter becomes an opportunity to strengthen ties between Latin American practitioners through strategic projects designed to face their

challenges as a region”.

13

4. TCI Network: supporting organizations

National development agencies Regional development agencies

Cluster organizations

Companies

Government departments

Multilateral organizations

Academic institutions

14

Colombian Private Council on Competitivenesswww.compite.com.co

The Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness (CPC) is an independent non-profit organization, financed exclusively through contributions from private firms, and acts as a bridge between the public and private sector in competitiveness-related matters. With the objective of fostering productive transformation in Colombia, the CPC has been promoting the deepening of the country’s vertical agenda, consisting of the implementation of public and private efforts to address distortions and other bottlenecks that might be hindering productivity growth for some sectors and the emergence of new sectors. The CPC has been advocating and working for the implementation of cluster initiatives across the country.

Contact Address Country

Rosario Có[email protected]+571 7427413

Cra. 9 No. 70A - 35 Piso 4Bogotá

Colombia

Confecámaras - Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commercewww.confecamaras.org.co

Confecámaras brings together the 57 Chambers of Commerce that exist in Colombia. This is an institution promoting regional business development and defending free enterprise and private initiative. Confecámaras supports entrepreneurs in the country through programs to strengthen and improve their competitiveness by focusing on three key strategic themes: Business formalization, high-impact entrepreneurship and innovation. To develop these key themes, Confecámaras encourages initiatives that articulate the public and private sectors, makes proposals and solutions to problems affecting different regions, serving as an advisory and representative of the Chambers of Commerce, which act as development agencies in each of the regions.


Yelitza [email protected]+571 3814100

Carrera 13 No. 26A-47 Of. 502Bogotá

Colombia

National development agencies

15

Croatian Chamber of Economywww.hgk.hr

The Affiliation of Clusters within the Croatian Chamber of Economy currently comprises about 50 members. The Affiliation pursues the creation of an incentive climate for clusterization; promotion of the exchange of experience with the aim of avoiding pitfalls and failures; cooperation with both governmental and non-governmental institutions in forming efficient and transparent models of supporting and subsidizing clusters; facilitation of the access of Croatian clusters to the European market and incentivizing internationalization of clusters’ businesses; increase the overall level of entrepreneurial culture by facilitating changes in the climate of mistrust; promotion and facilitation of the cooperation of clusters in R&D projects.


Zoran Bariš[email protected]+385 1 4606 748

Draškoviceva 45/510000 Zagreb

Croatia

Enterprise Estonia www.eas.ee

Enterprise Estonia (EAS), established in 2000, promotes business and regional development in Estonia. EAS is one of the largest institutions within the national support system for entrepreneurship, providing financial assistance, advisory, cooperation opportunities and training for entrepreneurs, research establishments, public and third sector. EAS operates in the following areas: increased sustainability and accelerated growth of startup companies; improved export and product development capability of Estonian companies; greater impact of foreign direct investments on the Estonian economy; increased tourism export and the development of domestic tourism; promotion of regional development and civil society.


Tiiu [email protected]+372 62 79 700

Lasnamäe 211412 Tallinn

Estonia

16

iNNpulsa Colombia www.innpulsacolombia.com

iNNpulsa Colombia is the National Government’s unit created to boost the engine of innovation. It focuses on promoting dynamic entrepreneurship and business innovation as development priorities for improving the country’s competitiveness. Innovation and Regional Development is one of the five areas of iNNpulsa, focused on generating tools and programs for institutions in different regions to strengthen their capacity to identify, facilitate, organize and/or manage initiatives and projects that encourage innovation and competitiveness in their territories.


Carlos Gonzá[email protected]+571 7491000

Calle 28 # 13 a 15, piso 37Bogotá

Colombia

Innovation Norwaywww.innovasjonnorge.no

Innovation Norway is a governmental funded agency promoting industrial and regional development through contributing to innovation, internationalization and promotion. Services are provided through three strategic areas: innovation milieus, SME growth and entrepreneurship. The first area includes two cluster programmes: Norwegian Centre of Expertise and Arena, a Business Network service and several other network-based services. Innovation Norway has offices in all counties and in more than 30 countries worldwide.


Olav [email protected] (+47) 95858649

P.O Box 448, SentrumN-0104 Oslo

Norway

17

Innovation Systems & Cluster Programme Ugandaugandaclusters.com

Innovation Systems & Cluster Programme - Uganda (ISCP-U) aims to stimulate and facilitate the development of innovation systems and innovative clusters in Uganda. The objectives of the programme are to facilitate and enhance innovativeness among firms by infusion of knowledge from the Academia; to facilitate the enhancement of competition and cooperation among firms within clusters, public institutions and other stakeholders by creating collaborative Cluster Action Teams (platforms) to solve specific tasks; and to nurture a competitive mindset amongst the cluster members through sensitization and training. The ISCP-U constitutes the Uganda National Chapter, part of the East African Regional Chapter of the Pan-African Competitiveness Forum (PACF).


Barnabas [email protected]+256-772-366-430

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala

Uganda

KICOX - Korea Industrial Complex Corp. www.e-cluster.net/en

KICOX - Korea Industrial Complex Corp. is a public and national level industrial complexes’’ management and supervising agency established in 1997 after integrating 5 regional complex corporations operating independently. KICOX is headquartered in Seoul City and configured as 6 regional headquarters and 21 branch offices nationwide. KICOX has been operating an industrial complex-based cluster program targeting 193 industrial complexes nationwide since 2005. The project to strengthen competitiveness of industrial complexes has established and operated 70 “mini-clusters” that find and provide support for solutions to problems coming from overall corporate activities covering technology development, marketing, and management all the time.


Su Kyoung Han [email protected]+82 708895 7254

Guro-Digital 3gil 3, Guro-gu Seoul

Republic of Korea

18

New Zealand Trade & Enterprisewww.nzte.govt.nz

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is the New Zealand Government’s national economic development agency. It aims to improve the international competitiveness and sustained profitability of New Zealand business by providing access to people, knowledge and opportunities. They work to stimulate New Zealand’s economic growth by helping to boost export earnings, strengthening regional economies, and delivering economic development assistance to industries and individual businesses. The knowledge and contacts in overseas markets are used to connect New Zealand businesses with trade and investment opportunities internationally.


Gareth [email protected]+64 4 816 8273

PO Box 2878, Level 15 Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street6140 Wellington

New Zealand

Kompetenznetze Deutschland – Innovation via Networked Competencewww.kompetenznetze.de

The Kompetenznetze Deutschland, initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, brings together the best-performing innovation clusters in Germany. The currently 97 networks are structured in 9 thematic groups and spread in 8 defined regions within Germany. The topics include all steps of the supply chain and the respective research areas. These networks characteristically stand out for their high level of activity and cooperation. They share commonly formulated goals, are regionally anchored, and excel both in minimizing distance to markets and industry, and in their dynamics and flexibility.


Gerd Meier zu Köcker [email protected](+49) 30 310 078 219

Steinplatz 110623 Berlin

Germany

19

Polish Chamber of Commercewww.kignet.pl

The Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC), Poland’s largest self-governed business organization, has the main goal of contributing to improve conditions for business in the country. The Chamber leads the KIGNET INNOVATION project, aimed at supporting innovation in polish companies. With 13 regional partners (Business Support Organizations), one of the project’s main objectives is the creation of Regional Networks of clusters and developing cooperation links between clusters working on innovation processes. Within this framework, the Chamber focuses on developing tools and methods of cooperation between polish clusters, which includes launching an internet-based platform for cluster initiatives.


Barbara [email protected]+4822 630 96 61

Trebacka 4 St.Warsaw

Poland

PAPES - Platform of support for small companies of SenegalPAPES is an organization created in June 2009 specialized on the promotion of cluster initiatives. At the moment, it is focused on the promotion of 10 clusters in Senegal especially on craft industry and food-processing sectors.


Sy [email protected]+221 77 319 27 84

18, avenue Léopold Sedar Senghor X rue Felix Faure, Immeuble Mouhamed Taif Mbacké - 5Dakar

Senegal

20

VINNOVAwww.vinnova.se

VINNOVA, The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, invests in research and strengthens Sweden’s innovative capacity for competitiveness, sustainable development and growth. One of the programs at VINNOVA is the Vinnväxt programme, with the objective of promoting sustainable regional growth based on international competitiveness within a chosen area of strength. Its purpose is to advance the functionality, dynamics and efficiency of the regional innovation system. Currently 11 clusters are financed within the Vinnväxt programme. Other cluster related actions in which Vinnova is involved in are the BSR Stars and the Tactics project.


Joakim Tiseus [email protected] +46 8 473 30 00

Mäster Samuelsgatan 56 10158 Stockholm

Sweden

21

22@Barcelona Districtwww.22barcelona.com

22@Barcelona project transforms two hundred hectares of industrial land of Poblenou into an innovative district offering modern spaces for the strategic concentration of intensive knowledge-based activities. This initiative is also a project of urban refurbishment and a new model of city providing a response to the challenges posed by the knowledge-based society. It is the most important project of urban transformation of Barcelona city of the last years and one of the most ambitious of Europe of these characteristics, with a high real state potential and a 180 million Euros public investment of infrastructure plan.


Anna Majó [email protected]+34 934019754

Llacuna 162, 3a Planta08018 Barcelona

Spain

ACC1Ó - Catalan Government www.acc1o.com

ACC1Ó is the official development agency of the Catalan Government, which supports the competitiveness of Catalan companies. It is specialized in the promotion of innovation and internationalization of companies. Its aim is to improve the strategic support given to Catalan companies and to help improving their competitiveness in the new global environment. Based on the consensus and cooperation between public and private agents, ACC1Ó represents a collective response to the needs of companies.


Alberto [email protected] +34 93 4767200

Passeig de Gracia 12908008 Barcelona

Spain

Regional development agencies

22

ADERLY - The Lyon Area Economic Development Agency www.aderly.com

ADERLY (The Lyon Area Economic Development Agency) accompanies and advises companies throughout projects to set up or expand business in Lyon or its surrounding area. The sectors of excellence in which they focus are life sciences, clean technologies, urban transportation, but also services, construction materials, information technologies, digital entertainment, etc. The strategy of reconciling economic development with environmental conservation is an integral part of the support with which ADERLY provides the competitive clusters, which develop research programs in fields such as green chemicals and clean engines.


Frédéric [email protected] +33 472405789

Place de la Bourse69289 Lyon

France

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Ltd www.investauckland.com

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Ltd (ATEED) has newly been established to help lift the Auckland region’s economic well-being and to support and enhance the ability of Auckland region to compete internationally. This organization rationalizes and consolidates existing council events and economic development activities across the region into one to achieve a consistent approach. It will have a significant role in attracting and planning for major events, like the 14th TCI Annual Global Conference 2011 and the Rugby World Cup 2011. It will also continue the work of Tourism Auckland in marketing Auckland as a destination.


Clyde [email protected]+6493650520

Private Bag 5561, Wellesley Street1141 Auckland

New Zealand

23

Barranquilla Chamber of Commerce www.camarabaq.org.co

Barranquilla Chamber of Commerce mission is to lead the creation and development of enterprises and their environment in the city and region. Its objectives are to provide the means for business to thrive, to assist in creating a civic, social and environmental sustainable environment for entrepreneurs, to increase and maintain the largest number of users, and to ensure delivery of world-class services. Barranquilla Chamber of Commerce has been promoting a competitive development strategy based on cluster development with the aim of strengthening the productive dynamism of the region.


Claudia Da Cunha [email protected]+57 3303864 – 3303854

Vía 40 No. 36-135Barranquilla

Colombia

BioRN Cluster Management GMBH www.biorn.org

BioRN Cluster Management is a public-private partnership between the Rhine-Neckar BioRegion, the Heidelberg Technology Park, the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Commerce and the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. The company is charged with the coordination, integration, development and marketing of the Biotech Cluster Rhine-Neckar (BioRN) – one of the leading life science clusters in Europe. The focus of the BioRN cluster is development of innovative drugs, diagnostics and platform technologies in the field of personalized medicine and cancer research. The cluster includes five renowned academic research institutions, around 80 small and medium-sized biotech enterprises, as well as three big pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies.


Christian [email protected]+49 6221655780

Im Neuenheimer Feld 58269120 Heidelberg

Germany

24

Clusterland Upper Austria www.clusterland.at

Upper Austria is one of Europe’s leading regions in cluster and networking initiatives. Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH is the single umbrella for six cluster initiatives and three cross-sectorial networks. Many areas with a positive impact on the competitiveness and competence of a company are not entirely specific to a particular industry. From experiences of one sector will often also benefit companies from another sector, various cross-sectorial networks spanning several industries were set up, for instance in the fields of human resources, design & media as well as resource- and energy efficiency. They focus on key issues for entrepreneurial success, in particular on non-technological innovations.


Werner [email protected] +43 732 79810-5118

Hafenstraße 47-514020 Linz

Austria

Desert knowledge Australia www.desertknowledge.com.au

Desert Knowledge Australia is a national organisation committed to building harmony, sustainability and prosperity for all Australian desert people, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. It takes a long-term innovative approach to meeting desert challenges through knowledge exchange, partnership building and strategic targeted actions. Desert Knowledge Australia Outback Business Networks gives small and medium sized businesses across outback Australia (85% of land mass with less than 5% of population) the opportunity to increase revenue through collaboration, reduce costs through shared marketing, training and purchasing, connect with businesses and business services across industry and regions; and save time by accessing information and contacts.


Mike [email protected]+61 (0) 8 8959 6014

PO Box 2114Alice Springs

Australia

25

Detroit Regional Chamberwww.detroitchamber.com

The Detroit Regional Chamber (DRC) is responsible for the coordinated economic development efforts for the Southeast portion of the State of Michigan USA, including the City of Detroit. DRC works with national, state and local government entities and economic development organizations to advance economic growth in the region. DRC is focused on advanced manufacturing (including autos), information technology, health care, distribution/logistics and energy.


Sandy Baruah [email protected]+313 964 4000

One Woodward Avenue, Suite 190048232 Detroit

United States

EUROCEI – European Center of Enterprises and Innovation www.eurocei.com

EUROCEI - The European Enterprise and Innovation Center, founded in 1989, acts as an instrumental agency for “Andalusia Development Institute” (IDEA), a governmental agency in charge of fostering the economic development of Andalusia’s industrial sector. EUROCEI has adopted a cluster-based approach, analyzing different clusters that thrive in Andalusia and developing studies, such as Andalusia Cluster mapping, Andalusia wooden furniture cluster, ceramic products cluster, textile cluster, plastic cluster, industrial confectionery cluster, touristic sector cluster and North of Morocco cluster map.


Jose Antonio López de la O [email protected]+34 954 179 210

Autovía Sevilla – Coria del Río, Km 3,5 41920 Sevilla - San Juan de Alfarnache

Spain

26

FILAS Società Finanziaria Laziale di Sviluppo SpA www.filas.it

FILAS is the Lazio Region Financial Development Agency that promotes development and innovation within the local economic network and sustains innovation and growth of SMEs by focusing on high tech sectors and managing high tech clusters (Aerospace, Bio-science, Creative Industries, Tourism and Cultural Heritage). It also manages a series of measures and financial instruments (Regional laws, FP7 and Structural Funds) to encourage research activities, innovation and technology transfer amongst enterprises, public entities and universities as well as creation and development of new high-tech enterprises and internationalisation of SMEs.


Stefano [email protected]+39 0632885725

Via della Conciliazione 2200193 Rome

Italy

IHK Zetis GmbH www.zetis.de

IHK Zetis GmbH is the project subsidiary company of IHK Pfalz, with offices in Ludwigshafen and Kaiserslautern. Zetis now has nine employees. Working in closely connected structures, IHK Zetis GmbH is the central contact for small and medium-sized businesses for all matters relating to IT, innovation, energy or staffing. The range of issues extends from innovation and patent support through e-business solutions to staffing and educational matters, complemented by event organisation and individual consultations as well as network and cooperation support.


Michael [email protected](+49) 6313031230

Europaallee 1067657 Kaiserslautern

Germany

27

Invest Northern Irelandwww.investni.com

Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland’s economic development agency. The overall goal is to help create wealth for the benefit of the whole community by strengthening the economy and helping it grow. This is done by supporting business development, helping to increase export levels, attracting high quality inward investment, and stimulating a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Invest NI has supported and facilitated the development of networks and clusters since 2001. As a result, new collaborative business opportunities have emerged in such areas as sustainable energy, smart grid and digital technologies, cloud computing and connected health.


Linda [email protected]+4402890 698000

Bedford SquareBT2 7E5 Belfast

United Kingdom

İzmir Development Agencywww.izka.org.tr

İzmir Development Agency (İZKA), since its establishment in 2006, has been working in all fields of social, economic and cultural development of İzmir region, together with private sector, public bodies and other stakeholders. İZKA’s main activities include regional planning and strategy development, clustering and innovation policy development and implementation, promoting İzmir’s business, investment and tourism opportunities and providing financial and technical support. İZKA is involved in various cluster and innovation enhancement activities in sectors such as biomedical, aerospace, machinery and metal, organic food and petro-chemistry.


Sena Gü[email protected]+90 0232-4898181

Şehit Fethi Bey Caddesi No:49/1 Birlik Plaza Kat:3 Gümrük35210 İzmir

Turkey

28

LEDIB Cluster House - Kuca Klastera doowww.clusterhouse.rs

Cluster House is an innovative business development organization that supports clusters and associations in Serbia. Founded in 2011, its objective is to support cluster initiatives, keeping clusters and members informed, motivating development, networking and the promotion of clusters in Serbia. The Cluster House is working on mapping, informing and advocating for the interest of clusters in Serbia. In partnership with cluster experts from Denmark, Cluster House founded the innovative Training Centre for development of clusters in Serbia. Cluster facilitators, representatives from public sector, educational-scientific institutions, as well as SMEs benefit from the specialized training curricula of the Cluster House Training Centre.


Goran [email protected]+381 18 522 120

Dobricka street no.2, zgrada Banovine, RPK Nis, 1st floor18000 Nis

Serbia

Lyon Chamber of Commerce & Industrywww.lyon.cci.fr

Lyon Chamber of Commerce & Industry supports the development of cluster initiatives in Rhone Alps region since 2004. In 2006, the Chamber hosted the 10th TCI Annual Global Conference in Lyon, in which 424 practitioners from 52 countries participated. The Chamber works in the global economic development area and has a consulting team in charge of innovation for SMEs in relationship with Poles and Cluster initiatives. Nowadays, the Chamber is leading initiatives such as Pôle de Compétitivité Lyon Urban Truck & Bus (LUTB), Lighting Cluster and European Defense Enterprise Network.


Pierre [email protected]+33472405712

Place de la Bourse69289 Lyon

France

29

Medellin & Antioquia Cluster Community www.comunidadcluster.com

The Cluster Community is a regional development strategy led by the Medellin - Antioquia Chamber of Commerce, Medellin´s City Hall and entrepreneurs in the region, which seeks to promote business development and increase competitiveness of Medellin and Antioquia, through actions aimed at strengthening the formation of business networks and the identification of market opportunities. It is made up of six strategic cluster initiatives: Electric Energy; Textile/Garment Manufacturing; Construction; Business Tourism; Medical and Dental Services; and Information Technology and Communications.


Jaime Echeverri: [email protected] Arbeláez: [email protected]+57 4 512 48 73

Carrera 46, 52-82Medellín

Colombia

Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industrywww.mtso.org.tr

Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports many competitiveness and innovation related projects which aim at building an innovation system for agro-food sector in the region. Mersin Agrofood Platform, established in 2007, is compounded by participants from public and private sectors and non-governmental organizations. The vision of the platform is being an international base for innovative, high quality agriculture and food production, processing them with the latest technologies and markets in a wide range of geographical locations.


Hürrem Betül [email protected] +903242389500

Cankaya Mah. Atatürk Cad. MTSO Hizmet Binasi Kat: 2-3-433070 Mersin

Turkey

30

MFG Innovation Agency for ICT and Mediawww.innovation.mfg.de/en

As Public Innovation Agency for ICT and Media, MFG Baden-Württemberg has been strengthening Baden-Württemberg as a business location for IT, media and creative industries since 1995. MFG improves regional innovation and competitiveness including the promotion of regional, national and international cooperation. Its focus is on the support of successful entrepreneurship especially in small and medium-sized companies, also connecting them with application-oriented research and public funding programmes.


Klaus [email protected](+49) 711 90715370

Breitscheidstrasse 470174 Stuttgart

Germany

Oost NV - Development Agency East Netherlandswww.oostnv.com

Oost NV - Development Agency East Netherlands is an agency that focuses on strengthening and stimulating the economy of the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, in the Netherlands. The agency works with businesses and is commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and the respective Provinces. Oost NV plays an important role in executing the economic policies of the Dutch government, the provinces and various city governments. To achieve this, it is necessary to encourage a close cooperation between businesses, regional institutes, knowledge institutes, and intermediaries. Oost NV acts as a bridge between government, companies and knowledge institutes.


Frank [email protected] +31 26 3844222

Meander 601NL-6802 Arnhem

Netherlands

31

Region of Southern Denmarkwww.regionsyddanmark.dk

The Region of Southern Denmark has the overall responsibility for health care and regional development in the region. It was recently appointed as European Entrepreneurial Region in 2013, which is result of the efforts and innovativeness carried out in the Region of Southern Denmark to strengthen its competitiveness. Also the region is working towards increasing growth through a strong focus on the key clusters within welfare tech, sustainable energy, and experience industry. The Region of Southern Denmark has worked extensively with cluster development the last 5 years. The Region of Southern Denmark is currently involved in the European CLUSTERIX project.


Dorthe [email protected] +45 76631912

Damhaven 127100 Vejle

Denmark

SEBRAE-MG/Brazilian Support Agency to Micro & Small Companies - Division Minas Geraiswww.sebraemg.com.br

The Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises in the State of Minas Gerais - Sebrae-MG, is a non-profit private entity of public interest that has as its main source of revenue the contribution collected from enterprises. It has the mission of offering to micro and small enterprises the conditions necessary for their survival and prosperity through the development of competitive patterns and thus the sustainability of their businesses. Sebrae supports a cluster policy. In 2009, Sebrae was supporting 132 collective programs within the state and establishing a strong network of cluster practitioners for collective learning.


Mônica [email protected](+55) 31 3379 9358

Av. Barão Homem de Melo, 329 - 4o Andar 30.431-285 Nova Suiça – Belo Horizonte / MG

Brazil

32

Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum der Steinbeis Innovation GmbHwww.steinbeis-europa.de

Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum is a non-profit innovation agency that works in close relation with the Ministries of Economic Affairs, Science and Research in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Its more than 40 innovation consultants work for SME, industry and research, with a focus on internationalization, innovation capacity building, EU funding and technology transfer. As partner in Excellence Cluster MicroTEc Südwest, it supports the creation and imple-mentation of foresight and internationalization strategies. In the frame of Interreg IVB Central Europe Project, it coordinates a strategic project on cluster policy development to support the cross-cutting of key enabling technologies with traditional sector clusters to better exploit emerging industry sectors.


Petra [email protected] +49 711 1234010

Kienestr. 3570174 Stuttgart

Germany

Secretariat of Economic Development Nuevo Leonwww.nl.gob.mx/sedec

It is a government agency with the purpose of providing incentives and support economic development in the state, coordinating public and private efforts for the creation and consolidation of domestic and foreign companies. It works directly with groupings of institutions based on the outline of the triple helix in 10 strategic areas: aerospace, agro-industrial, automotive, biotechnology, appliances, nanotechnology, specialized medical services, information technology and software, sustainable housing and urban development, and interactive media and entertainment. The main objective of these clusters is to promote the state’s economic development by creating new jobs with high added value, productivity, competitiveness and sustainability.


Jorge [email protected]+52 8120206508

5 de Mayo Nº 525 Ote. Zona Centro 64000 Monterrey

Mexico

33

Triangle Regionwww.trekantomraadet.dk

Triangle Region, an association made up of six municipalities in the area, has for many years worked with innovation in general. The activities aim at strengthening cooperation between municipalities in order to make the Triangle Region a great place to live and do business. Among many projects in education, transport, planning, climate and culture, the present focus is in two cluster initiatives: “Lean Energy Cluster” and “Design2Innovate”.


Susanne [email protected](+45) 79 79 78 78

Kolding Åpark 1, 2.tv.6000 Kolding

Denmark

ZAB - Brandenburg Economic Development Boardwww.zab-brandenburg.de

The Brandenburg Economic Development Board GmbH (ZAB) is the main contact point for all issues relating to business settlements, innovative medium-sized companies and technology-oriented start-up firms. ZAB is the Brandenburg’s central contact for inquiries concerning innovation and (external) business promotion as well as energy, technology transfer and cluster management. Since 2005 ZAB supports the development of 17 cluster initiatives in 13 growth industries in Brandenburg. The aim of the new potential oriented promotion of the economy is to enlarge and strengthen existent economic structures and to facilitate the interconnectedness between enterprises, economic and research institutions.


Peter Eulenhö[email protected](+49)3316603851

Steinstrasse 104-10614480 Potsdam

Germany

34

Government departments

Basque Government - Department of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourismwww.industria.ejgv.euskadi.net

The Basque Government’s Department of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism is responsible for the Business Competitiveness Policy in the Basque Country, which includes the regulation and management of the Cluster Policy. The Basque Government has been developing Cluster Policy programs for the last 20 years and, as a result of this, up to 20 economic sectors are currently involved in these programs.


Inmaculada Freije [email protected]+34 945019971

Donostia-San Sebastian, 101010 Vitoria-Gasteiz

Spain

Economic Development Dept. - City of Karlsruhewww.wifoe.karlsruhe.de

Karlsruhe is a leader in the field of cluster development, having established CLOE – Cluster Linked over Europe, a European network of excellence for cluster management, matching and promotion. The CLOE-project was founded in 2004 and by now has 15 member regions throughout Europe who co-operate in the area of cluster management. As CLOE activities have been very successful, the European Commission chose the network to be the first pilot project under the European Commission’s initiative “Regions for economic change”.

Contact Address CountryRalf Eichhorn [email protected]+49 7211337340

Wirtschaftsförderung Karlsruhe Postfach 76124101 58 Karlsruhe

Germany

35

Egyptian National Competitiveness Councilwww.encc.org.eg

The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council - ENCC, is Egypt’s first non-governmental organization, led by a group of prominent businessmen and members of the academic community, to tackle the issue of national competitiveness. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for all Egyptians, by being an efficient and effective platform to bring together stakeholders — business, government, academia and civil society — to raise awareness and advocate policies that enhance competitiveness.


Dalia [email protected] (+20) 2374939201

106 Gamet el Dowal el Arabia St. 5th floor, DokkiCairo

Egypt

Oregon Business Development Departmentwww.oregon4biz.com

The Oregon Business Development Department works to create, retain, expand and attract businesses that provide sustainable, living-wage jobs for Oregonians through public-private partnerships, leveraged funding and support of economic opportunities for Oregon companies and entrepreneurs. At the direction of the Oregon Business Development Commission, the department pursues an integrated approach to economic development and a continuous policy direction that transcends changes in executive and legislative leadership.


Amanda [email protected](+1) 1-503-229-5483

121 SW Salmon St.97204 Portland, Oregon

USA

36

Cluster Developmentwww.cluster-development.com

Cluster Development delivers value added strategy consulting services worldwide with a network of collaborators and affiliated partners. It is specialized in the tegic development of clusters through innovative hands-on projects to reinforce the overall competitiveness and long-term profitability of cluster firms. Cluster Development’s results-oriented methodology is nurtured by the extensive strategy consulting background of its three co-founders and specialized team of consultants, which together embody over 100 cluster projects within more than 30 different economic sectors around the world.


Albert Solé[email protected]+34 671516180

Carrer de la Torre Blanca, 5708172 Sant Cugat, Barcelona

Spain

Technopolis Groupwww.technopolis-group.com

Technopolis is an international research and consulting company, focusing on science, technology and innovation policy. Established in 1989, Technopolis works for regional and national government bodies, international organizations, public-private partnerships as well as private companies. Technopolis is specialized in:– Design, evaluations of government science and technology policies, organizations and programs; – Comparative analyses of innovation systems, policies, institutions and strategies across countries and

organizations; – Policies and strategic support to innovation based clusters and eco-systems; – Strategic advice to policymakers and help with planning and forecasting; – Implementation and management of R&D and innovation programs.


Patries [email protected]+441273204320

3 Pavilion BuildingsBrighton

United Kingdom

Companies

37

WOTRA, Strategic Intelligence Ltd.www.wotra.eu

WOTRA is a consulting company with its own R&D unit that transfers experience and know-how through consulting and research projects, as well as through different types of training and mentoring to enterprises, the public sector and business networks. The key questions WOTRA provides answers to are connected with new support, business, management, leadership, organizational and other, primarily connecting models, which substantially contribute to the competitiveness of an individual company, groups of companies or even a region. The company invests much effort into the development of its own methods, methodologies and collective intelligence-based tools.


Irena [email protected]+386 40 790 000

Cepelnikova 6aSI-1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

38

Cluster Agro-industrial do Ribatejowww.agrocluster.com

Agro-Industrial Cluster’s mission is to increase the collaboration and the cooperation between the companies and entities related to the agro-industrial sector, thus ensuring a broad participation of the entities directly related with the sector in the international, national and commercial circuits. The strategic guidelines of the action plan are research, development, innovation and technology; entrepreneurship; development of new business models; development of new production and conservation procedures; training and qualification; marketing and internationalization; sustainable development.


Pedro Fé[email protected]+351249839500

Pav. Exposições da Nersant, Apartado 1772354-909 Torres Novas

Portugal

Cluster organizations

EduCluster Finland Networkwww.educlusterfinland.fi

EduCluster Finland (ECF) represents the best Finnish expertise and practices in the field of education. EduCluster Finland is a business network headed by EduCluster Finland Ltd. The platform of expertise of ECF is made up of national organizations of higher education, vocational education and different training, consulting and service businesses. The cluster services range from short trainings or consultancy processes to long-term professional development processes for innovation and educational system reforms. Our operating mode is client-based processing of development and learning where creative learning environment, top expertise and best practices coexist.


Anna [email protected]+358 405913386

Piippukatu 11 40100 Jyväskylä

Finland

39

HESSENMETALL Cluster initiativewww.cluster-initiative.com

HESSENMETALL Cluster initiative was founded in 2006, at the Darmstadt University of Technology, in the Rhine-Main area in Germany. The chair for cluster and value-chain management is endowed by HESSENMETALL - the employer association of the electronics and mechanics industry in Germany. The initiative is researching and educating in the fields of clusters and networks and actively managing a cluster-initiative that includes 4 clusters (automotive, aviation, mechatronics and plastics). In addition, it offers high quality cluster-services to existing clusters and supports the initiation of new clusters.


Prof. Dr. Alexander [email protected]+49 6151 166566

Hochschulstr,164289 Darmstadt

Germany

ICT Cluster Bern-tcbe.chwww.tcbe.ch

The ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland was founded on 13.12.1996 and it is a collaboration between companies, training institutions, trade associations and local authorities with the aim of strengthening the telecommunications and IT sector in our economic region. It has about 200 members including companies (suppliers and users), Government, Education, ICT-organisations. The cluster is organised as a public private partnership.


Christoph [email protected](+41) 31 335 62 54

Wankdorffeldstr 102/ PO Box 2613000 Bern

Switzerland

40

IDiA - Research, Development and Innovation in Aragonwww.idia.esIDiA – Research, Development and Innovation in Aragon is an association created in 2004 with the mission of becoming a collaborative space, where innovative initiatives develop, leading to competitive advantages for members and sustainable social development. IDiA is a horizontal cluster as its members come from a broad array of economic sectors: the automotive industry, sports apparel, toy industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc. Member institutions include public administrations, business organizations, financial institutions and universities. IDiA is a forum where companies from different sectors and other organizations can share ideas and projects, to take full advantage or the existing synergies among them.


Antonio [email protected] +34 650 410 080

Plaza San Pedro Nolasco nº1 floor 3ºE50001 Zaragoza

Spain

New Generation Science and Business Clusterwww.cluster.lt

The mission of New Generation Science and Business Cluster (NGSBC) is to establish the most progressive education models in educational institutions in order to develop the new scientists’ generation. These models should be based upon the technological and methodological management experience of business companies. The members of the association (education institutions and business companies) are united by the unanimous goal – to create particular product – generation of modernly educated specialists. In research area NGSBC focuses on the efficiency development in the use of information technologies.


Gabija [email protected]+370 5 2043244

Nemuno str. 2Klaipeda

Lithuania

41

NIRO - Network of Industry RuhrOstwww.ni-ro.de

Network of Industry RuhrOst conceived as a network of companies for companies, it is the objective of the 50 NIRO-partners, with more than 10.000 employees regionally, to further strengthen the economic and technological performance of metal and mechanical engineering and industrial electronics in the region. Many companies are world market leaders or alternatively technology leaders in their segments. Through the partnership and the exchange of experiences amongst each other, companies obtain concrete and real benefits, such as the development of an electricity pool and the joint electronic procurement platform.


Pascal [email protected](+49) 2303273190

Friedrich-Ebert Str 1959425 Unna

Germany

42

Astrakhan State Universitywww.aspu.ru

Astrakhan State University (ASU) is a proactive economic agent within Astrakhan region, Russia, putting plenty of efforts to enhancing regional competitiveness. ASU Centre for Competitiveness and Cluster Initiatives focuses on three main areas: disseminating knowledge on cluster approach to economic development through educational programs and executive training; providing scientific research concentrated on cluster developament benchmarking; facilitating and implementing cluster initiatives in Astrakhan as well as in other Russian regions in cooperation with business representatives and public authorities. ASU is a member of the MOC affiliate course network developed by the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness of Harvard Business School.


Nataliya [email protected]+7(8512)610934

20 a, Tatischev Street414056 Astrakhan

Russian Federation

Academic institutions

Esumer University Institutionwww.esumer.edu.co

Esumer University Institution is a higher education institution that focuses on teaching and researching activities, but also participates in the formulation and implementation of programs and projects on clusters and competitiveness at national and regional level. Some of the projects are: Medellin Cluster City, promotion of Medellin as business destination, Cluster Studies Center, and Strategic prospective Plan North and South of Aburra Valley.


Luis Gonzalo Tejada [email protected]+57 4038130 – 4102

Calle 76 No 80-126Medellín

Colombia

43

Institute for Competitiveness, India www.competitiveness.in

Institute for Competitiveness is an independent international initiative centered in India dedicated to enlarging and disseminating the body of research and knowledge on competition and strategy pioneered over the last 25 years by Professor M.E. Porter of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, USA.


Amit [email protected](+91) 124 4068076

U - 24 / 8, FF, DLF Phase – 3, Haryana122002 Gurgaon

India

JAMK University of Applied Scienceswww.jamk.fi

JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) is an internationally-oriented higher education institution with a strong role among developers, enterprises and organizations of the Jyväskylä region and Central Finland. JAMK joined in 2011 the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MoC) network developed at Harvard Business School. As a consequence of this development, it established in April 2012 JAMK Centre for Competitiveness which aims to contribute to the competitiveness of Finland’s regions and industries. The Centre will take an active role in stimulating a dialogue platform in Finland on competitiveness issues and creating impact trough its activities in executive training, applied research and applied consulting.


Murat [email protected]+358 20 743 8100

Rajakatu 3540200 Jyväskylä

Finland

44

Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness www.orkestra.deusto.es

Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness is a center for analysis and debate on territorial competitiveness in a global environment. Founded in 2006 through Deusto Foundation, University of Deusto, it benefits from the support of public and private sectors. Through research of excellence, specialized instruction programs and constant interaction with competitiveness agents (local, regional and national authorities, firms, technology centers, business organizations, cluster associations, the European Union, etc.) Orkestra seeks both, to become an international reference point in the analysis of territorial competitiveness in a global environment, and to play a key role in improving the sustainable competitiveness of the Basque Country.


Mari Jose [email protected](+34) 943297327

Mundaiz 50 20012 San Sebastian

Spain

Perm State National Research University www.econom.psu.ru

Perm State National Research University seeks to build a highly-effective regional innovation system, based on cluster approach. In 2011 Perm University started conducting research project “Principles and mechanisms of regional clusters formation and development”, which is targeted on investigation of core principles and mechanisms of regional cluster formation. The research work discovered key success factors of effective regional cluster development and elaborated various models of cluster organization in region. It also worked out vitally important recommendations for regional and state authorities and provided detailed guidance for effective cluster leadership.


Igor [email protected]+7 342 2396265

Bukireva street, 15614990 Perm

Russian Federation

45

UPAEP - Sintoniawww.sintonia.mx

The Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla - UPAEP is carrying forward the “Sintonía” initiative which is aimed to foster productivity, increasing the levels of competitiveness to support sustainable development in the state of Puebla and Mexico as a whole. Sintonia is formed by representatives from some of the most important clusters in the region, from the government, social organizations and renowned researchers and academics with high expertise and vast experience. In this sense, Sintonía is an open forum that allows debating, analyzing and making proposals to boost productivity levels in innovative and collaborative ways, with a comprehensive approach.


José Pablo Nuño de la Parra [email protected]+51 222 2299400

21 Sur 1103 Col. Santiago Puebla

Mexico

RegX - Danish Cluster Academywww.regx.dk

RegX is the Danish Cluster Academy – a national platform for competence building, knowledge sharing and networking among stakeholders involved in development of clusters. RegX is focused on three areas from a bottom-up and top-down perspective: Clusters, Open-innovation and Regional development. Together these three areas will provide a foundation for development of strong competitive clusters in Denmark.


Allan [email protected]+45 6550 1322

Engstien 16000 Kolding

Denmark

46

CAF Development Bank of Latin America www.caf.com

Established in 1970, CAF is a development bank that currently consists of eighteen countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, as well as fourteen private banks from the Andean region. It promotes a model of sustainable development through credit operations, grants and technical support, and offers financial structuring to public and private sector projects in Latin America. The Public Policy and Competitiveness Division works on competitiveness policies, cluster development and value chain, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, city competitiveness and other related topics supporting governments in design, implementation and consulting through specific projects, research and dissemination.


Michael [email protected]+58 2122096571

Ave. Luis Roche, Torre CAF, AltamiraCaracas

Venezuela

Multilateral organizations

48

5. TCI Network: a network of people

Dieng AboubabacarDalia AbulfotuhHellen AcamJaime AcevedoHelena AchesonDmitry AdovClaudia AguilarNatasha AhujaInna AkhunzhanovaRuhi AkkuzuMurat AkpinarÜlari AlametsMohamed AlaswadLars AlbækSambe AliFernando AliasSimon AligMarie-Laure AlonsoChristian AltmannInma AmatGöran AnderssonMaria Jose ArangurenLina María ArbeláezNuria ArmengouIuliia ArtamonovaSergio ArzeniAmaia AzpiazuJun Geun BaekAlbert BallartJean Philippe BallazStephane BarbierOlav BardalenZoran BarišicSandy BaruahChristoph Beer

Juan Camilo BeltranCleo BerginCarlos Mario BernalJacques P. BersierMichael BestRuth Biyinzika MusokeLotte Bjerre NielsenAlexander BodePatries BoekholtCarlos BonillaPierre BonnetLuz Eugenia BoteroMarc BovenschulteIvan BožacElbe BrandaoRobert BreaultPavla BruskovaSteffen BuhlClaudia BuhlErik BunisMartha CabanasRubén Darío CadavidErgüder CanAdriana CantosJesus CantuYelitza CardenasCarlos Enrique CardenasNiall CaseyRoland CathebrasTony CaugheyStephen CavanaghAnne ChappazMontse CharleSu Jung ChoiPeter Chrisp

Ekaterina ChuchulinaGuenter ClarPatrick Clert-GirardRosario CórdobaIñaki CortijoAlan CroftsMike CroweJose Luis CurbeloNeil DalyTorben DamgaardAngela DavilaJosé de la FuenteJohn DeanJacques DechillyJaime del CastilloElsa Paselia DelgadoJose Alfonso DelgadoLuis DelgadoValentina DianaFabianne DiazK-J. DillonSlavenka DinicEmily DoerrMaksim DombrovskyJulian DominguezPat DoyleEmiliano DuchChristophe DudonOlav DyrnesJerzy DzikowickiJaime EcheverriThomas EderFrank EetgerinkRalf EichhornLars Eklund

Sirin ElciSakho Elh AmadouVera ElshinaAllan EmiliussenMaria EngholmMichael EnrightSibel ErsinBen ErulkarPeter EulenhöferTiiu EvertPedro FelixChristian FelzenszteinJulio FernadezNatalia FernándezXavier FerràsIfor Ffowcs-WilliamsJulie FielkeMónica FloresTheo FöllingsPam FordPiero FormicaInmaculada FreijeNina FritzAntonio GabarrusBruce GaddGilles GaquereGisela GarcesSusana GarisoRodin GenoffYuliya GenovaHenk GerardsAmina GhanemIbon Gil de San VicenteEva-Maria GillesbergerGonzalo Giraldo

49

Ignasi GiraltJuan Ignacio GoicoleaRoberta M. GomesPedro Gómez DanboreneaEneida del Socorro GongoraJose Miguel GonzalezAntonio GonzalezJose Luis GonzalezCarlos Alberto GonzalezJavier GonzálezLuis Miguel GonzálezHernando GranadosLucie GreinerKosma GulbinskieneHakon GunnarssonSena GürsoyHenna GustafssonYves GuyonTamas GyulaiKlaus HaasisSimone HagenauerJussi HalttunenMarnita HamiltonAlastair HamiltonHelmut K. HamppSu Kyoung HanAlec HansenEric HansenUte HartmannEmin Çetin HaşarUlrich HausnerPeter A. HeckerThomas HeimerAndrea HeimlYvette Hellyer

Ottar HermansenJoan Miquel HernandezOmar HerreraJohannes HillMatti HirsilaSandra HižakJans HoekmanKarin Gjerløw HøidahlRemco HoogendijkRoberto HortaJohn HuigenHannu IkonenMads Bruun IngstrupDavid IrelandKincso IzsakJürgen JähnertLinda JamisonHenri JanssensGiedrius JanusauskasJohn Jaime JimenezCecilia JohanssonRichard JohnstonNuria JuanRobertas JuceviciusMireylle JulliardJúlio JúniorJari KalavainenRiina KaljundMarco KamiyaJong Ok KangAmit KapoorTatiana KarlinaBhavleen KaurAmy KeiterPille-Liis Kello

Mark KellyHelmut KergelChristian KetelsSabina KethelzToure Khady MalickNiang KhalifaLudmila KichenkoKyoung Hwan KimJae Hyung KimKyong Soo KimPaula KneeBianca KolbSusanne KølleskovIrina KomarovaStephanie KonleNataliya KorchaginaAnna KorpiBarbara KosickaTatiana KovalevaKatarzyna KowalskaAlan KoziarskiMaureen KraussBoris KrstanovicBrenda KuecksVedat KuntInsa KunzDorthe KuskJon KveineKaren M. Kyhl WintherMatthieu LacavePascal LampeJonas LanderLotte LangkildeKenneth LanzaJose Fermín Lara

Miren LarreaLars-Gunnar LarssonDietmar LassLouise Fenger LauridsenAleksandras LaurinaviciusRichard LavertyDong Ho LeeTiina LehtokorpiKatelijne LenaertsHürrem Betül LeventMichael LillPeter LindGöran LindqvistPriscilla M. G. LinsAiste Litvinaite Marco LlinásJonathan LoefflerJose LondoñoPrasheila LookharBrenner LopesCarlos Lopes de SousaOscar LópezJuan Miguel LópezEmilia LópezJosé Antonio Lopez de la OUsue LorenzAndrew LoveAmanda LowthianCarsten LundJesper LundAlexander LunevTed LymanEdurne MagroAnna MajóHeikki Malinen

50

Alain ManjarresSandeep MannMarkus ManzJun MaoMikko MarkkanenMarta MarséJoan MartiClara MartínMaría del Carmen MartinezCernin MartínezIlaria MassariBruno MasurelHeather McCainIrene McCauslandAndy McDonaldDavid McKeownNeil McLeanTomás MegíaTracy MehargGerd Meier zu KöckerAugusto MelendezJurgita MerkevičieneMichela MichilliRolf Middelthon-MoeGabija MikalauskieneAnita MikkonenNicolas MilletSusan MilnerDanka MilojkovicAlessandro MinelloJosé Alfredo MirandaFrederic MiribelYuriy MirolubovTatiana MirolubovaJose Vicente Mogollon

Lone MølandGustavo MontesManuel MontoyaCarlos MoralesÁlvaro MorenoFiliz Morova ÍnelerSabine MuellerNaik MuktaJürgen MüllerKevin X MurphyDaniel MusitwaJoshua MutambiGlenda NapierGeorge NasinyamaMikel NavarroBarnabas NawangweDione Ndeye FatouVerena NeubauerBessie NichollsPascal NiefLena NorrströmKare NorvapaloAntonio NovoJussi NukariJosé Pablo NuñoRon NuwenhofKarin Nygärd SkalmanJanErik OdheSaygın Can OğuzFritz OhlerLena OhligTxomin OlabarriDeo OlilaJesús María OnaindiaCatalina Ortiz

Elena OrtunoDaniel OsipovOlga María OspinaYusel PajaLuis PalomeroWerner PammingerNdoye Pape SambaMarc PapellLizbeth ParadaSeong Gil ParkM. Davide ParrilliMaria PedralsEnric PedrósDajana PefestorffPaul PelaezAude Pélisson-ScheckerAimo PellinenMichael PenfoldRicardo PereiraAlexandra PereyraRicardo PérezEivind PetershagenTea PetrinIrina PetrovaAlberto PezziToni PienonenIgor PilipenkoJaninne PinedoJosep Miquel Pique i HuertaEkaterina PlisAna PompeuNikita PopovMichael PorterRolf PortmannGloria Prats

Armin PschererPetra PuechnerChristoph PuettmannJohn Fredy PulgarínRima PutieneKarina QuinteroSami RabiehAgota Giedre RaisienePasi RaiskinmakiOlga RakievaGloria RamirezLluis RamisAlonso RamosRichard RamsawakRafael RaschkeChristoph Reiss-SchmidtGabriel RepresaJordi ReventosDiana ReyesMaría del Carmen ReynoldsIrena RezecEduard RibasFrederic RichardElena RicoLinze RijswijkAriel RinconHåvar RisnesAfonso RochaHerberto RodriguezAngie RodríguezClyde RogersClaudio RosaAlexandra RudlAntonio RuizJoyce Rwakasisi


51

Guillermo SafaVictor SalazarKourouma SammyGerardo San RomanRaul SanchezSandra SanchezLiliana SandovalJan SandredLaura SantarelliJosé Antonio SantillanaBjörn SautterDiana Saveikiene Eva SchelinHubert SchmitzKonstantin SchneiderLuis Roberto SchnierleTracy Scott-RimingtonLucia SeelMônica SegantiniKnut SennesethFelipe SerranoMarina ShereshevaDevina ShingalDuvert SierraIvan SilvaBjørn Arne SkogstadMadeline SmithLina SodziuteKseniya SokolovaLeandre SoleAlbert SoléEvelyn SolisÖrjan SölvellOlav SønderskovRauli Sorvari

Antoni SoySvetlana StanishevskayaPeter SternJasna StevovicJakob StoumannDaniel StürzebecherAntoni SubiràPolina SukhanovaTertula SwaiMalick SyNehal TalebCarlos TarrasónElise TarvainenLaura TassinariJoy TaylorGonzalo TejadaChristian TidonaJoakim TiséusAnu TokilaYuliya TomashevskayaNikolina TrajanoskaNiyati TripathiRuth TumaJens UnruhJon van TilKarin van WilligenFederico VargasElizabeth VazquezMaria Piedad VelascoBeatriz Eugenia VelasquezEmma VendrellMaria Jose VengoecheaLuis VeraValentine VierneNidhi Vinayak

Yury VladimirovNeera VohraKatja VuoriElisabeth Waelbroeck-RochaDominika WalecJacek WalendowskiRichard WalkerNicole WaltherMartin WebberJaime WeichselHartmut WelckJeanette WenglerMarit WernerMats WilliamsJames WilsonUlrich WinchenbachThomas WintherEmily WiseElzbieta WojtasRikus WolbersMarise XavierDiatta YayaAram YiJulian ZapataStefanie ZenkYasin ZirabaGoran Zlatkovic

52

Board of AdvisorsAntoni Subirá, ChairmanTea Petrin, Vice ChairmanSergio ArzeniMichael BestBob BreaultEmiliano DuchMichael J. EnrightIfor Ffowcs-WilliamsPiero FormicaYves GuyonAlec HansenEric HansenKenneth LanzaAndy McDonaldMichael PorterFrederic RichardHubert SchmitzÖrjan Sölvell

Founders, 1998Emiliano DuchMichael EnrightIfor Ffowcs-WilliamsEric HansenFrederic Richard

Former PresidentsEmiliano Duch, 1998-2001Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, 2001-2003Alec Hansen, 2003-2005Lars Eklund, 2005-2007Juan Manuel Esteban, 2007-2009Alberto Pezzi, 2009-2011


53

Christian KetelsHarvard Business SchoolPresident2011-2013

Alberto PezziCatalan GovernmentOutgoing President2011-2012

Klaus HaasisMFG Innovation Agency for ICT and Media Secretary2011-2013

Elisabeth Waelbroeck-RochaIHSTreasurer2010-2013

Pierre BonnetLyon Chamber of CommerceDirector2010-2013

Jaime EcheverriMedellin Chamber of CommerceDirector2011-2013

Amit KapoorInstitute for CompetitivenessDirector2009-2012

Nataliya KorchaginaAstrakhan State UniversityDirector2010-2013

Ted LymanIHS Global InsightsDirector2011-2014

Rauli SorvariEstele Ltd.Director2009-2012

Richard WalkerEconomic Development AustraliaDirector2011-2014

SecretariatPatricia ValdenebroGeneral Manager

Leire OiarbideAdministration

2012 Board of Directors

54

6. How to join TCI

Become a member! Join TCI and keep in touch with the leading competitiveness, clusters and innovation practitioners around the world

TCI organizational membership fee = 2000 €Special fee for developing countries = 500 €

Organizational Member

➟ Non-profits, government agencies, multilateral organizations, academic institutions and companies dedicated to fostering economic development.

TCI individual membership fee = 200 €

Individual Member

➟ Cluster practitioners with at least two years of proven experience in cluster and competitiveness projects.

World Trade CenterMoll Barcelona s/nEast Building, 2nd Floor08039 Barcelona, Spain

[email protected].: +34 93 309 48 34

Contact us:

Join the TCI community atFacebook, twitter, or at any of our conferences along the year

www.tci-network.org

TCI Network, the global practitioners network for competitiveness, clusters and innovation is an international professional association for economic development through a cluster approach. TCI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, open to economic development practitioners working in the field of clusters and with expertise in competitiveness support and innovation programs. Founded in 1998, it is based in Barcelona, Spain.

TCI mission is to promote the cluster concept, improve methodologies and raise professional standards in the field, with the objective of improving living standards and local competitiveness of regions throughout the world.

The TCI conferences bring together experts in the field and provide opportunities for networking and exchange of best practices around clusters and economic development. TCI has hosted its annual conferences in Barcelona, Varese, Glasgow, Tucson, Cairns, Gothenburg, Ottawa, Hong Kong, Lyon, Portland, Cape Town, Jyväskylä, Delhi, Auckland and the Basque Country.

Documents

TCI Member Directory 2012