Introduction to norwegian innovation clusters programme in Workshop Oslo 7-8 September 2017

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Introduction to Norwegian
Innovation Clusters
Standard presentation September 2017,Innovation
Norway

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Main goal:
Increased competitiveness in
regional clusters through
long-term internal and external
collaboration between companies, R&D-
and educational institutions

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Program mission:
Supporting clusters with a growth potential
Clusters must be based on a strategic
collaboration between companies,
knowledge providers and public sector
Cluster goals:
Increased innovation capability and value
creation

4. Support period
Annual support
Target group
No. Clusters
Immature clusters
3-5 years
EUR 200.-300.000
20
Mature clusters
National position
5-10 years
EUR 500.-600.000
10
Mature clusters
Global position
Up to 10 years
EUR 1 mill
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Program overview
Selection Annual open call – clear criteria – external evaluation panels

5. ANNUAL OPEN COMPETITION FOR SELECTING NEW
CLUSTERS TO THE PROGRAM
Selection criteria
A cluster with a growth potential ?
A clear and convincing strategic
idea?
Committment and leadership?
A cluster with a resource base?
A convincing implementation plan?
New cluster initiatives Evaluating the proposals Supporting the best

6. Policy – funding - implementation
Ministry of
Trade and
Fisheries
Ministry of
Local Government
and Modernisation
Linking policies
Innovation agencies: Linking roles and resources

7. PROGRAM SUPPORT
Co-funding (50 %) of basic cluster activities
through a cluster facilitator
Advisory services
Knowledge and skills
Networking
Profiling
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8. WHY SUPPORT CLUSTERS?
• No innovation without collaboration!
• Cluster collaboration give companies new ideas
and access to partners
• Companies taking actively part in organised
clusters perform better
• Dynamic clusters create the best environment and
opportunities for entrepreneurs
• Clusters as drivers for regional development

9. CLUSTERS AS DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
• Clusters can collaborate across sectors and technologies
• Clusters can explore new business areas and new
business models

10. Cluster development
Cluster-to-clusterKnowledge linkages
Collaborative
innovation
Strategic
Positioning and
Host Attractiveness
Increased value creation
STRATEGIC AREAS

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KEY INDICATORS 2016
EUR 15 mill. for basic funding
36 clusters
2019 companies
Each company: 11 new relations
303
R&D
434
Innovation
303
International
594
Knowledge/Educational
Core cluster companies: 7,3 % significant higher growth in
sales and value creation
114
Cluster-2-cluster
Joint development projects

12. ARENA CLUSTERS
2017
1. Arctic Maintenance
2. Arctic Winter Adventures
3. Cod Cluster
4. Arctic Maritime Cluster
5. Mineral Cluster North
6. Oil&Gas Cluster Helgeland
7. Smart Water Cluster
8. Forest Industry Cluster
9. iKuben
10. Norwegian Rooms
11 LEGASEA
12. DesignArena
13. Norwegian Smart Care Cluster
14. Solar Energy Cluster
15. Tunnel Safety Cluster
16. Subsea Valley
17. Oslo EdTech Cluster
18. Norwegian Fashion Hub
19. Heidner
20. i4Plastics
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13. NORWEGIAN CENTRES OF EXPERTISE
2017
1. NCE Aquaculture
2. NCE Instrumentation
3. NCE Tourism
4. NCE Seafood Innovation Cluster
5. NCE Media
6. NCE Maritime CleanTech
7. NCE Culinology
8. NCE Eyde
9. NCE Micro-and NanoTechnology
10. NCE Smart Energy
11. NCE Systems Engineering Kongsberg
12. NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster
13. NCE Health Technology
14. NCE Raufoss
15. NCE Aquatech Cluster
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14. GCE-SUPPORTED CLUSTER
2017
1. GCE Blue Maritime
2. GCE Subsea
3. GCE Node
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15. CLUSTER GOALS
Stronger interaction and collaboration
Common strategic focus
Increased innovation and entrepreneurship
Better access to competence
Stronger global orientation
Improved attractiveness
 Increased value creation and
competiveness – through collaboration
between Industry, RD-insititutions and
public sector

16. The maritime cluster on the west
coast of Norway is one of the world’s
most complete maritime clusters and
a competitive hub in advanced
offshore vessels for the global oil and
gas industry.
The cluster have through a high rate
of innovation, a culture for pioneering
entrepreneurship, focus on quality
and good business sense gained a
significant share of the global market.
Areas of interest:
Virtual prototyping, Simulation driven
innovation, Big data, Robotics,
Advanced manufactoring,
Mechatronics, Advanced Marine
Operations, Human Factor driven
operations.
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GCE BLUE MARITIME
Key Figures:
• 18 Shipping
companies
• 14 Design enterprises
• 14 Ship yards
• 172 Equipment suppl.
• Employees: 22,500
• Turnover; $ 9,5 B
Key Partners:
• Rolls-Royce Marine
• VARD
• Ulstein
• Kleven
• Farstad
• Havila
• Brunvoll
Pioneering BLUE
Maritime Technology and
Operations
Website; Norwegian - English

17. New business opportunities
Blue Mining Vessel
Deep Sea Aquaculture
Ocean Wind Turbines

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NCE MARITIME CLEANTECH
Key Figures:
• 31 partners
• Employees: 10,000
• Annual sales: $ 3.4 B
Key Partners:
• Wartsila
• Eidesvik
• Solstad Offshore
• Østensjø Rederi
• Fjellstrand yard
• North Sea Container
Line
• SKL
• University of Bergen
CMR
• Prototech
This cluster has it’s gravity on the
western coast of Norway. The
cluster focus on creating forward-
looking, innovative and
competitive solutions for the
maritime sector that reduce
environmentally harmful emissions
to air and sea.
Areas of interest:
Propulsion systems, New fuels,
Energy storage (Battery
technologies, hydrogen, fuel
cells), Light weight materials,
Production technologies, Design-
and optimalization tools.
Website; Norwegian - English

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NCE OSLO CANCER CLUSTER
Oslo Cancer Cluster focuses on
accelerating the development of new
cancer treatments and diagnostics
for the benefit of cancer patients.
NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster gather
partners from Norway and northern
Europe representing the entire
oncology value chain.
Areas of interest:
immuno-oncology, personalized
cancer medicine, big data and
analytics to develop new diagnostic
and treatment tools.
Key Figures:
• Partner companies: 70
• Employees: 2,000
• Annual sales: $ 0.65 B
Key Partners:
• Oslo University
Hospital
• Targovax
• Roche
• Radium Hospital
Research Foundation
Website; Norwegian – English
www.occincubator.com
www.occinnovationpark.com

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NCE AQUATECH CLUSTER
Key Figures:
• Partner companies: 107
• Employees: 15,500
• Turnover: $ 6,0 B
(excluding public inst.)
Key Partners:
• AKVA Group
• Aqualine
• Steinsvik
• Visiontech
• AQS
• SINTEF
• Nofima
• Norwegian veterinary
institute
The cluster, located in Trondheim
area, develops and delivers tech
solutions to the members within the
aqua farming. Purpose: The goal is
to deliver technology for sustainable
growth in aquaculture food
production around the world and
establish a global position for farming
technology from Norway. The
cluster’s 107 member companies
represent a complete value chain
with proven experience and success
in industrialized production of fish.
Areas of interest:
Aquatech technology, Sustainable
aquaculture, Aquatech supplier
industy, Water purification
Website

21. CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT – NORWEGIAN EXPERIENCES
• Clusters are important drivers in regional and national
innovation strategies
• Strong demand for our cluster support
• Companies see the need to form partnerships – and to
invest in cluster development processes
• Evaluations of cluster programmes and projects are
positive

22. Learn more about the cluster program
and the different clusters on
www.innovationclusters.no