By Carola Muschke, presented at the 17th TCI Global Conference, Monterrey 2014.

1. Hamburg Aviation
Carola Muschke
Parallel 1.1 Common problems, common markets and shared value
creation
11 November 2014

2. HAMBURG AVIATION
Carola Muschke

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4. LEADING AVIATION LOCATION IN
NORTHERN EUROPE
3 core companies
Airbus Operations GmbH
17,700 personnel
Lufthansa Technik AG
7,850 personnel
Hamburg Airport (core)
1,600 personnel
Suppliers and service providers
12,350+ personnel
Hecas: 3,500
Hanse Aerospace: 8,850
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5. HOW IS A CLUSTER FORMED?
Cluster: the organised form
of an established industry
concentration.
Triple-helix structure =
research + industry + public
sector
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8. THE LEADING-EDGE CLUSTER
COMPETITION
Honoured as a Leading-Edge
Cluster in Leading-Edge Cluster
competition (by the Federal
Ministry of Education and
Research, BMBF)
Funding level:80 million Euros
R&D projects financed 50:50 by
BMBF and companies.
Gold Label ECEI 2014 Cluster
Management Excellence
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9. Stronger together! Since 2009
The European Aerospace Cluster Partnership
This year we are celebrating 5 years of EACP, a success story
ready to be transferred to other sectors or regions.
www.eacp-aero.eu

10. WHAT IS EACP?
EACP is a network of Cluster Managers who aim to
Improve cluster management and member services (best practice)
Learn about market development (EU and International)
Establish an international network for fast and easy exchange
Team up for joint projects (c2c level)
Set up business and research opportunities for cluster members (b2b
level)
Influence EU policy (design of calls, funding requirements, …)
Promote regional competences and capabilities

11. MEMBERS OF THE EACP
Turkey
Russia
Oct 2014:
34 members
from 13 countries
Representing more than 4300 companies, 450 research institutes, and 125 public institutions.

12. managed by
HAMBURG – FOCAL POINT FOR ALL
PARTNERS
network coordination
Monitoring of EU calls
Collection of international project proposals
Distribution of information
Support in finding project partners
Pool of contacts to 34 aerospace regions
in Europe

13. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Working Group
Internationalization
Lead: Aerospace Valley
(France)
European Aerospace Cluster Partnership
Working Group
Skills
Lead: Hamburg Aviation
(Germany)
Working Group
Strategy
Lead: Hegan (Spain)
Co-lead: PEMAS (Portugal)
Working Group
Technology
Lead: ACA (Turkey)
Co-lead: Hamburg Aviation
Projects Projects Projects Projects Projects Projects
Projects Projects

14. WHAT BENEFITS DOES EACP OFFER?
Short-term
B2B matchmaking
Participation in EU-Research-Projects
Quick and easy partner search
Pool of contacts to 34 regions in 13 countries
Long-term
Better design of calls for proposals
Funding programmes and procedures closer to
reality
Closer & harmonizedEuropean aerospace
world

15. WHY SHOULD WE COOPERATE?
Regional activities need to be coordinated better!
Strong interaction on local level required
Transparency  who offers which service (POC)
Synergies (win-win)  Partner for clusters + members
 Best Practice
 Align H2020 + ESIF
Save ressources  brokerage events
 company missions
 funding possibilities
Identification of gaps  cross-sectoral cooperation

16. CROSS-CLUSTER & CROSS-REGIONAL
COLLABORATION
With the EACP we also established a best practice in the field of cross
regional cluster cooperation. The EACP networking hub gives the
European aerospace clusters a permanent platform for information
exchange, policy studies and mutual cooperation.
The EACP aims at initiating an active exchange of information and
knowledge between all partners and at developing and realizing concrete
steps for long-term trans-national cooperation between clusters and
companies for a stronger and more competitive European position in the
world aerospace markets.
The EACP is organized as a partnership based on a Letters of Intent. It
provides the opportunity for each member to participate in one or several
working groups
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17. EU FP7 CLUSTER PROJECT CARE
3 year CSA project, FP7, Cluster
cooperation, SME & labs
Goal: Promotion of research in
ecologically efficient technologies and
processes for the air transportation
system
Cooperation with 8 EACP cluster
partners
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18. Context
Three main drivers :
1. Aeronautics research agenda
2. European cluster policy
3. Smart specialization of Regions
Objectives 2020 and ICAO standards:
• Reduction by 50% of carbon dioxide (CO2)
• Reduction by 80% of NOx during take-off
and landing and by 5g/kg fuel burnt under
cruise conditions
• Reduction by 50% of perceived noise
• Aircraft recycling and green maintenance
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19. Context
And another « down-to-earth » driver :
4. SMEs do not innovate enough
 to stay competitive on the long run
 keep their position in the supply chain
 Increasing workload for production and
throughput to meet clients’ demand
 Difficulty to hire RTD engineers
 No time to think about RTD priorities and look
for innovation funding at EU level
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20. CARE General Objectives
EUROPE must remain the leading territory
for green air transport systems, to
Increase competitiveness of European companies
Increase the environmental living standard for
European citizens
Compete in global markets
R+D+I oriented clusters must join forces, challenges will not be solved by
aerospace Clusters alone and require cross-cutting collaborations
Cluster members look for European partners and funds
The EC and the regions are engaged in the definition of “smart specialisation”
CARE can be considered as a “Regional input” for the European “Horizon 2020”
research and innovation framework on green air transport.
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21. CARE Challenges
Four major technological challenges
for aerospace research during the upcoming decade(s)
in order to shape future competitive and sustainable European economic growth:
1. More energy efficient airborne systems: “greener” engines, lighter aero-structures,
alternative fuels, more electric aircraft equipment, etc.
2. Eco-Design improving the environmental impact of the whole product life cycle
3. Greener Air traffic management; capabilities for "green" trajectories and missions
4. The territorial integration of air transport into an efficient and green multimodal
transport system
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22. CARE – Who ?
The CARE Consortium: 9 EACP members, 1 SME, 8 Countries, 10 Regions
Eskisehir
Aviation Cluster
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23. CARE – Who ?
The CARE Consortium and International Partners
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24. CARE Project Status
Results ready to be shared (JAP)
A methodology for the State of Play of Aerospace Clusters
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A map of challenges for regional economic development (SWOT)
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The constitution of an initial European CARE database composed of:
198 companies from the 8 countries
73 laboratories or universities
The creation of a CARE community:
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The manual of good practices
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The Linkedin CARE tech platform launched
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The TIGER started
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The signature of MoU with several European and International clusters
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The start of liaising actions with stakeholders from other sectors
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25. Compendium of good practices
Besides the technical collaboration on common technical challenges and on a
harmonized research approach, the CARE project has generated a
Compendium of Best Practices regarding Cluster management:
Governance (interactions with local authorities)
Organization
R&D project building and monitoring
Launching of structuring projects
Communication (inside and outside the cluster)
Internationalization
Services to members
Relationships with Education
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26. RESULT
Cluster should focus their strategy on regional, national and international
policies
Cross-cluster /cross-sector and cross-regional Cluster networks are the
base of international success
Cluster help governments to implement their ambitious goals regarding
Business development
Economic growth
Internationalization of regional actors
Improvement and professionalization of services and goods
Participation in R&D activities
Visibility and connectivity
sustainality
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Thank you very much for your attention!
Carola Muschke
Manager International Affairs
Hamburg Aviation
Carola.muschke@hamburg-aviation.
com