Styrian BusinessDevelopment Agency (SFG)

Clusters and clustering in Styria (Gerd Holzschlag)

IKINET-EURODITE Conference - Warsaw, 24. – 25. May 2006

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Development phases in clusters

Phase 1: Identification

Phase 2: Monitoring Process

Phase 3: Strategy formation process

Phase 4: Implementation – Start Up

Phase 5: Performance

Phase 6: Repositioning

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Output in this phases

Identification:

Is this real an existing field of economic and/or scientific strength

competence

integration/crosslinking

demand

16 Indicators

5 Indicators

7 Indicators

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Monitoring Process - Output

Classification, Structure

Dynamic

Innovation behavior of the branche

willingness to cooperate

repressive / aiding factors

chances, USP

international context

strategies of leading companies

business modell of the branche

518.04.23

Strategy formation process

collective vision & strategy

clear USP

collective borne positioning of the region

Output:

long term targets

mid term targets

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Implementation – start up process

Organisation/Company - development

installation of Ltd including private and public partners 3 years 51% in public ownership, than reduction to 25,1%

set up of all required ressources

development of operative actionlines

718.04.23

Implementation – start up process

Community - development

dialog forums within community

transparency of the competence within community

beginning of networking

integration of community in strategy development process

development of key-projects

development of services

818.04.23

Performance

full display of all business areas

focus on operative services provision

stabile public/private financing modell

systematic customer feedback and

evaluation

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Repositioning

new alignment of strategy

new private partners in Ltd.

new service spectrums

new marketing / PR lines

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identification

4 – 6 month

monitoring

Time frame

6 month 4 – 6 month 1 – 3 years 3 – 7 years 1 year

strategy start-up performance repositioning

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Instruments within cluster development

SFG

Clusterorganisationpartners

partners

partners

partners

incubators

Start up centers

Technologypartners centres

Centers ofcompetence

Programms(qualification, technology,organisation, internationalisationstart ups & spinn offs, FDI etc.)

Organisationaldevelopment tool

Infrastructure tools

grants

grants

VC

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sector Inputs of ressources strategy

Human technology medium increase

Automotive high hold

Materials medium hold

ECO technology medium hold

Forest based industries high hold

Creative Industries low monitoring

Food technology low increase

TIME medium hold

Nano- and Microtechnology scientific monitoring -

Simulation / mathematische Modellierung

scientific monitoring -

Engineering / Anlagenbau under construction development -

Cluster portfolio - Styria

Gerd HolzschlagSFG / T.I.F.E.

++43 316 7093-320

gerd.holzschlag@sfg.at