1. Professor Örjan Sölvell
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3. Top-100 Clusters in Europe

5. Regions Data – Success of Regions
Typology of regions Findings:
Positive relationship between GDP
per capita and
• Cluster mix index (measures how
much regions benefit from the
cluster mix effect rather than
strong performance within any
individual cluster)
• Employment in strong clusters
(clusters highly over-represented
in the region)

6. Exit Strategy – The Global Cluster Observatory
www.clusterobservatory.org
Sponsored by:

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9. 1. New knowledge, products, services… I
2. that come into use and create commercial value
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10. Seeds of Innovation
1. New knowledge, products, services…
Research
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Consumers and users
Firms, inventors
and entrepreneurs
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11. 2. that come into use and create commercial value
Regions
Size and diversity I
Human resources
Entrepreneurship
Infrastructure
Attractiveness
Global connections
…
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12. 2. that come into use and create commercial value
Clusters
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13. Volvo – From Seed to Plant
Assar Gabrielsson Gustaf Larson
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14. Automotive Cluster in the 1920s
Bofors
Pentaverken
Köpings Mekaniska Verkstad
SKF
Volvo Svenska Stålpressnings AB
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15. producing a stream of innovations....
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Safety belt
standard 1959
SIPS
Kids safety
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16. and a stream of emerging industries....
Sugar 1729
1854
Textile
1907
Bearings
1924
Cars, trucks, components
1956
Automotive Safety
Telematics
3D-technology 2001
2012

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18. Clusters
Global flows and markets
Other clusters
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19. The Seven Innovation Gaps
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21. International
Policy
National
Regional I
Local

22. Policy for Regions
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Attraction and
P dynamics of
regions
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23. Policy for Innovation
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24. Policy for Clusters
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25. Future plant
Board
Growth office
Chinese cooperation Innova
incubator
IT cluster cooperation Papermaker’s
Night
Energy Square
VIPP PhD program
New College
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26. Cluster Organisations
as ”neutral” bridge builders
1. Change norms to stimulate mobility, change and cooperation
2. Create bridges and platforms for exchange across actors
3. Create a common vision and a common ”language”
4. Enhance traffic for a better innovation climate
5. Start innovation projects linking cluster actors
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28. ”Coffee Policy”
Paper Province 10 years
Regional public support 12 MSEK
Corporations 12 MSEK
EU Regional Funds 13 MSEK
TOTAL 10 years 37 MSEK
Evaluation:
- 81% of firms new products/services through the initiative
- 60% of firms better access to the right human resources
- 40% of firms improved sales
- Increased networking
- Increased number of innovation projects
- A new spirit of belonging to a successful cluster
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29. Thank You!
European Commission
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