The role of cluster organizations in supporting the emergence of new industries by facilitating cross-sectoral innovation, by Marco Malacarne, European Commission, presented at the 16th TCI Global Conference, Kolding 2013.

1. The role of cluster organisations in supporting the
emergence of new industries by facilitating cross-
sectoral innovation
Marco Malacarne
New Perspectives on Cluster Development
5 September 2013

2. Enterprise and Industry
What role for cluster
organisations in facilitating
cross-sectoral innovation
and supporting the
emergence of new
industries?
TCI Annual Global Conference, 05.09.2013
Marco Malacarne
Head of the “SMEs: Clusters and
Emerging Industries” unit

3. Plan of presentation
1. Blurring of boundaries: new technologies,
service innovation and sustainability demand, can
transform value chains, sectors, industries and
markets
2. Development of emerging industries: new or
changing value chains through cross-sectoral
fertilisation
3. European approach: strategic partnerships
needed to boost economic growth and address
societal challenges  large-scale demostrators

4. Why cross-sectoral collaboration matters?
...offers opportunities for new knowledge combinations
and innovation.
... shapes new products, value chains and industries.
... diversifies specialisation patterns that are more
likely to boost economic prosperity.

5. Source: Hausmann, Hidalgo et al. – The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping paths to prosperity,
available at http://atlas.media.mit.edu/media/atlas/pdf/HarvardMIT_AtlasOfEconomicComplexity_Part_I.pdf
Economic complexity and prosperity
Red =countries where natural
resources exports > 10% of GDP
Blue = countries where natural
resources exports <10% of GDP
[ECI accounts for 75% of variance]

6. Nurturing emerging industries

7. Cross-sectoral expansion & emerging industries
Number of
DEALS
CREATIVE
EXPERIENCE
CONSTRUCTION
MOBILESERVICES
ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
HEALTH&MEDECINE
ICT
NEWMATERIALS
POLICY&LAW
ETHICS&PHILOSOPHY
EDUCATION
FINANCE
SECURITY
SENSORS
MARKETING&JOUNALISM
GEOENGINEERING
FOOD
ECO
MARITIME
MOBILITY
SPACE
WAREHOUSING&STORAGEMANAGEMENT&BUSINESSSERVICES
WELLBEING&ACTIVEAGEING
CREATIVE 774 497 0 527 0 114 530 129 0 0 0 1 105 0 501 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 108 0
EXPERIENCE 1521 0 1003 654 131 1224 614 0 0 17 1 605 500 410 0 71 568 516 18 0 10 120 1
CONSTRUCTION 1663 57 0 1023 1075 1025 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 1024 0 52 1022 1118 0 40 1026 0
MOBILE SERVICES 5848 1613 337 5683 614 275 0 0 2 4992 3554 4627 0 68 614 500 195 195 3960 106 0
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3163 1402 2241 500 275 0 0 0 1591 807 918 0 0 1413 500 196 195 1029 5 0
HEALTH & MEDECINE 3800 2204 1671 2 0 3 5 62 229 114 1022 4 1430 1040 1217 220 0 1041 98
ICT 8798 2083 277 0 7 21 5221 3700 4711 1027 5 1169 1538 1225 221 4081 1170 15
NEW MATERIALS 2296 0 0 0 0 500 500 116 1022 0 1012 1522 1023 0 2 1022 0
POLICY & LAW 331 2 0 0 277 0 275 0 0 0 0 0 0 275 2 0
ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
EDUCATION 91 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
FINANCE 1835 315 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 0
SECURITY 5587 3504 4262 1 0 548 500 26 1 4070 107 0
SENSORS 3707 2813 0 0 545 500 195 195 2925 0 0
MARKETING & JOUNALISM 5019 0 0 2 0 2 0 3957 110 0
GEOENGINEERING 1646 0 3 1022 1022 1 0 1022 0
FOOD 437 71 33 1 0 1 3 0
ECO 2949 502 6 0 70 1 0
MARITIME 1622 1068 0 40 1038 1
MOBILITY 1680 279 91 1026 0
SPACE 306 0 0 0
WAREHOUSING & STORAGE 4337 2 0
MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS SERVICES 1422 0
WELLBEING & ACTIVE AGEING 180
European Cluster Observatory •
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8. What role for cluster organizations
Cross-border
Cross-sectoral
Value-chain
innovation
SYSTEMIC
APPROACH

9. “represent a powerful means for de-risking
the development and scale-up of novel
service systems, encouraging engagement
with stakeholders and users, sharing
experience … identifying clusters of expertise
and opportunities for partnerships ….”
“working back from user-needs to… solutions
“move from small-scale prototypes to…
larger-scale”
Large-Scale Demonstrators
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/_getdocument.cfm?doc_id=7958

10. Cluster animated projects for a
"Large-scale Demonstrator" approach
Real-life
Near-market
User-driven
ENTREPRENEURIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

11. Example: Intelligent Transport
Expert Panel recommendation:
Demonstrator on sustainable coordinated transport
… to promote more sustainable mobility and reduce the cost of congestion

12. SME support in COSME / H-2020
Access to
markets
Access to
finance
Emerging
Industries
• Enterprise Europe Network
• Cluster Internationalisation
• Loan Guarantee Facilities
• Venture Capital Funds
• Large-Scale Demonstrators
• European Strategic Cluster
Partnerships

13. Conclusions
1. Supporting cross-sectoral collaboration to unlock
innovation and growth potential
2. Using cluster organisations (and regional policy) to
facilitate structural change and innovation
3. Large-scale demonstrators to test new value chains
and give rise to emerging industries

14. SMEs: Clusters and Emerging Industries Unit (D5)
SMEs and Entrepreneurship Directorate
European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General
Entr-SMEs-Clusters-and-Emerging-Ind@ec.europa.eu
European Cluster Observatory "Emerging Industries" report
http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/system/modules/com.gridnine.opencms.modules.eco/providers/
getpdf.jsp?uid=b20af4e5-581d-4462-a3eb-d178e4754011
European Cluster Collaboration Platform
http://clustercollaboration.eu
Expert Panel on Service Innovation in the EU (2011) final report
www.europe-innova.eu/web/guest/innovation-in-services/expert-panel/publications
Smart Guide to Service Innovation
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/documents/no.4_service_innovation_en.pdf