Balt Met Inno Project Common Ground Created

Balt. Met Inno Project – Common Ground Created for Transnational Cluster Cooperation in the Baltic Metropolises Helge Neumann, Wista-Management Gmb. H, Berlin Adlershof Brussels, October 9 th 2007

Baltic Metropoles Innovation Strategy, Interreg IIIB, 2005 -2007 Balt. Met Inno promotes the innovative approach for overall competitiveness and integration in the Baltic Sea Region Developing innovative environments of the Baltic metropolises to ensure the success of the whole region. • Partners Berlin Copenhagen Helsinki Malmö Riga Stockholm St. Petersburg Tallinn • Observers Oslo Vilnius Warsaw

Joint fields of technology cooperation for improved networking between Baltic Metropoles • Presentation and exchange of BP in developing Regional Innovation Strategies; BP in spatial planning • Analysis of existing clusters and centres of competence • Defining networking possibilities between regional technology clusters – IT & Media Technology – Biotech/Life Sciences – Microsystems, Nano technology and optical technologies • Others to be in discussion - creative industries

Graphical presentation of nominations Helsinki Region Øresund Region Fields of Clusters Berlin Region Stockholm Region N. N. Bank & Finance Materials Distribution / Logistics Space Science & industry Tourism Construction Energy Environment Optic / Micro & Nano ICT / Media Medical Technology close links in each region Biotechnology Transportation Life Science innovation field competency field Centre of excellence Cluster

Baltic Sea Metropolises: a reliable network of technology cooperation: As Cities and administrations we do not develop clusters • We develop infrastructure and conditions for the development and growth of clusters • We develop networks, ground and instruments for improved cooperation between regional clusters and realise win-win strategies • We identify and activate players for better cooperation • We try to create alliances

House of Alliance Goals and Benefits; Source: Sydow/Lerch, FU Berlin, Schachtele (2004), Zentes (2003), Contractor (2002), Tracey (2003), Das (2000) and Grant (2004):

Baltic Sea Metropolises – Network of Science Parks and Innovation Centres • In all the Baltic Sea Regions, – Science and Technology parks as well as – Business Innovation centres are Active players to • Realise regional innovation strategies; spatial planning • Support regional cluster building by – – – creating and settling of innovative companies (entrepreneurship) excellent infrastructure establishing cooperation platforms - science - industry providing company services (Infra; consult, coach, finance, …) marketing supporting and (international) market access

Benchmark supports evaluation of performance and profile of Parks/Centres • • • quantifies the quality parameters of the performance of Science parks and innovation environments supports Identification of different types of parks Image Standortqualität Technologieprofil helps to better identify and to understand the functionalities of parks Zulieferer-/ Finding of threats and Wissenschafts-/ Dienstleistungsportfolio Wirtschaftsumfeld weaknesses, strengths and opportunities Gründerklima Vernetzung/ Kooperation intern Helps to measure the own potential and Vernetzung/ profile, benchmarked Infrastruktur/ Service Kooperation extern against best practice Parkmanagement/ Beratungsleistungen Marketing/ Kommunikation

Evaluation of Parks/Centres enables improvement of services, structures, networks • • • Improving management and Services offered within the park Optimizing structures Optimizing focus Optimizing relations to partners of the site – in the park and the region Finding and realizing priorities • Develop targeted partnership and efficient interregional cooperation • Accelerate strategy building • Creating Alliances • Getting better international visibility (incl. partner for IASP, peer reviews)

Starting improved cooperation within Baltic Sea • Benchmarking Science Parks and exchanging Best Practice (Services, Transfer, networking, marketing) – Incubation Excellence (Helsinki) – Marketing and Promotion Excellence (Stockholm) – Soft Landing Excellence/Market Access (Berlin) • First examples for activities: – Summer School Applied Micro Optics (August 2006) – Strategy Seminars with neighbour regions (DTU/Scion – Berlin Adlershof (Mai 2007) – Privileged partnership for participation in exhibitions and fairs (FMNT, Microsys March 2007) – Privileged market entrance in partner regions: - Office space and exhibition access for companies (2006/2007, S, Fi, Dk)

Next steps • Policy recommendations, Tallinn Nov. 5 -6 th 2007 • Final Cluster conference Berlin, Nov. 13 th 2007 • Design of follow up project with direct approach to meet customer interests in discussion – Cooperation and Transfer Services (Offices, Soft Landing, markets, partner …) – Entrepreneurship culture – Cooperation and Trade Centres in BSR – Market access for innovative businesses – Marketing approaches

Baltic Sea Metropolises – Technology cooperation and Cluster Building - planned activities Expected Results Deliverables Policy- & Strategyrecommendation Reports, Working groups, Conferences Cluster& Networking, Instruments and Tools BM, Value added Services SME, Transfer Cooperation on company/inst. level joint projects, market entrance Aid in technology infrastructure creation New innovation infra/ in parks/Innov. envir. Support Emerg. cluster Services & Infrastruct Efficient. Communication & Marketing Road shows, Expos, web