By Txomin Olabarri, presented at the 19th TCI Global Conference, Eindhoven, 2016.

1. Titel presentatie
[Naam, organisatienaam]
Working Day - Track: Modern cluster policy
Adapting Cluster Policy for S3
Juan Domingo Olabarri
Experiences from
CLUSTERS3 project

2. P 11 - Adapting Cluster Policy for S3
10 November 2016, Eindhoven
Experiences from CLUSTERS3 project
Juan Domingo OLABARRI
Research Services and Cluster Coordination Manager
SPRI – Basque Country Business Development Agency

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• Cluster policies
• Performance of cluster organisations
• Coop among SMEs
• Insert in global value chains
• Leverage implementation of RIS3

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Project General Info
Interreg Europe 1st
call

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9 partners from 7 regions:

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Policy Learning (2 years)
•Interregional Workshops and site visits
•Peer review exercices
Production of Joint Documents and
1 action plan per region
Implementation & Monitoring of action plan
(2 years)
+ involve all organisations linked to policy process
+ reduce administrative/legal obstacles
Methodology
Phase 1
LEARNING
Phase 2
DOING
Regional ‘stakeholder groups’

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Thematic focus for the Interregional Workshops
Design and deployment of
Clusters Policy
• How to Identify & prioritise clusters &
sectors & involve SMEs, STI, administration
and large companies.
•How to Coordinate w/ other Competitiveness
Policies (Joined-Up Policies, Innovation,
Internationalisation, FDI).
• How to evolve & deal with Emerging
clusters, Expansion of clusters, spin-offs,
restructuring & convergence, etc.)
Implement the Policy through
specific support instruments
& programmes
•How to adapt the typology & intensity of
support (technical assistance, financial
support, duration of the programmes, etc.) to
the maturity & development stage of clusters.
•How to enhance Cross-Sector collaboration
in order to foster technology hybridisation
and specialised diversification within a
cross-cluster approach

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Development of Clusters
Policy & Alignment with RIS3
•Adopting Cross-cutting KETs and cross-
domain cooperation
•Exploring Cross-cluster synergies beyond
the territory & domain boundaries of the
cluster, in order to articulate and implement
the RIS3.
Monitoring & Evaluation of
cluster performance & cluster
programmes.
•Methodology for measuring and assessing
•Long term Socio-economic impact
•How the results shape the Policy & strategy
Thematic focus for the Interregional Workshops

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Internationalisation of Cluster
Organisations
•Increasing International engagement of
both cluster organizations & its members.
•How to enhance Cross-Cluster
collaboration cooperation (at regional and
international level) in order to develop new
value chains in new emerging growth
domains.
Building the Capacity of
Cluster Organisations.
•Formal Training for Cluster Managers and
Policy Officers
•Sharing Experiences, Joint Learning
Thematic focus for the Interregional Workshops

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Regional Cluster
and policy SWOT
Joint Policy Learning Documents
Peer Review
exercises
GP´s
identified and
transferred
+

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Joint PL Documents
SWOT analysis
Interregional Workshops and Events
Main Activities (update 03 Nov 2016)
Stakeholder Groups Meetings
Each partner one per IWS
Website
http://www.interregeurope.eu/cl
usters3/

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Adpating cluster policy for S3
Cluster contribution to RIS 3 challenges
RIS 3 Challenge Cluster contribution
Prioritization Methods to identify these domains can benefit from quantitative and qulitative approached used
by cluster selection and roadmaps defined by clusters
Integrated policy mixes The diversity in cluster policies implies diversity in their potential contribution to RIS3 policy
mixes.
Smart, evidence-based policy
making
Lessons from cluster evaluation can be used to fine tunepolicy portfolios. Even if the availability
of ribust and impact-oriented evaluations are still limited, the newer methods at play, focusing on
cluster dynamics and trends, are potential inputsfor iterative RIS3, which need periodically to
revise strategic choices and policy mixes to support domain selected
Multi-level governance Cluster policy instruments rely most often on sources of fundig from different origins. With
respect to public funding it is crucial to achieve synergies, rather then duplications between
these various sources, and to align goals pursued by various authorities. Some clusters have
long term experience in achoeving a good articulation.
Cross-border dimention Reinforcing the international dimansion of the clusters and the domains of RIS3 is the most
pressing challenge: Europe needs clusters of worldwide excellence rather tan sub-critical,
inward-looking initiatives. RIS 3 also require trans-border strategies, building on
complementarities.
Sustainable stakeholder
engagement
RIS 3 can rely on existing platforms established in the context of clusters and cluster policies,
and on regional champions associated to the clusters to stimulate bottom-up processes.
Source: (European Commission, 2013)

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Adpating cluster policy for S3
Lessons from cluster experience for the six steps to S3 design
Steps to RIS3 Contribution from clustering experience
(1)Analysis of the regional
context and potential for
innovation
The existence of cluster policy and functioning cluster initiatives can provide a strong
basis for analysis and knowledge about regional context, through for example existing
diagnostic processes within clusters, cluster mapping exercises, and in-depth cluster
analysis
(2)Governance: ensuring
participation and ownership
Clusters themselves exhibit a long experience with ensuring participation and effective
governance, and there is a significant potential to learn from and improve these
governance structures and approaches in the development of RIS3
(3)Elaboration of an overall
vision for the future of the
region
The strategic reflection processes of existing clusters can provide lessons in
constructing common vision, and the clusters themselves are important vehicles for
construction and communication of a regional vision
(4)Identification of priorities Inter-cluster approaches and collaboration among and between KET actors and
clusters can play an important role in facilitating the coordination of bottom-up and
top-down input into prioritization processes
(5) Definition of coherent
policy mix, roadmaps and
action plans
Cluster policies have followed a similar path, and experience shows the importance of
policy flexibility and mechanisms to ensure sophisticated policy intelligence.
(6)Integration of monitoring
and evaluation mechanisms
Experience with cluster policy evaluation suggests the importance of mixed
methodologies and policy learning focus
Source: Aranguren & Wilson (2013)

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Adpating cluster policy for S3
Preliminary results from CLUSTERS3 project
Clusters
contribution to
RSI3
1.Prioritization
2.Integrated
policy mixes
3.Smart, evid.
policy making
4.Multi-level
governance
5.Cross-
border
dimension
6.Sustainable
stakeholder
engagement
Basque Country      
Hajdú-Bihar      
Latvia      
Lubelskie      
Northern Ireland      
Piedmount      
Scotland      
Source: CLUSTER S3· project. SWOT analysis - Draft

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Adpating cluster policy for S3
RIS3 Iinterregional similarities from CLUSTER S3 project

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Adpating cluster policy for S3Adpating cluster policy for S3
Some challenges:
- Integrated policy mix
- Multilevel governance
Some opportunities
- Cross sector dimension
- Cross border dimension
Some strong points:
- Sustainable stakeholders involvement

17. Thank for your attention!
Juan Domingo OLABARRI
tolabarri@spri.eus
Research Services and Cluster Coordination Manager
SPRI – Basque Country Business Development Agency
www.spri.eus
CLUSTERS3 Project coordinator
www.interregeurope.eu/clusters3
twitter.com/CLUSTERS3eu