Open Innovation in a European Chemical Region

Frank van Lissum & Dirk Plees, Usti, 16 April 2009

Limburgs features on the map

Limburg profileren als een ondernemende, innovatieve kenniseconomie op een beperkt aantal gebieden

Clusterbegrip aanscherpen focus op beperkt aantal groeimotoren

Thema: gezond, duurzaam, biobased innoveren op een Europees kruispunt

Expliciet verwoorden van onze Europese ambitie per groeimotor

Provincial Politics 2007-2011

Innovation in the overall approach: choices have been made Title of the Agreement: Investing & Connecting 5 thematic programs with international dimensions

Acceleration Agenda

Economic Strategic Political Agenda

Limburg feels the urge more due to its charecteristics (grey, braindrain, international crossroads…)

Acceleration is needed: Focus & Mass

2005: 1st Agenda on the HST to The Hague

Triple Helix: keystakeholders

Investment of 2,1 billion euros/year

Newest accents in the acceleration agenda

Limburg to be branded as an innovative knowledge economy

Clusters focus on selected growth potentials

Themes: health, sustainability, biobased innovation, European crossroads

Every cluster has a European dimension

3 clusters with growth engins and growth potentials

Cluster Healthcare• Growth engin 1: Top Referral Care• Growth potential 1: Toxicogenomics• Growth potential 2: High field brain imaging

Cluster Chematerials & Energy• Growth engin 2: Solar Energy Systems• Growth engin 3: Research & Business Campus

Cluster Agro & Food• Growth engin 4: Agro & Food Cluster

Growth engin 3: Research & Business Campus

Chemelot R&B Campus:

• A ‘chemical innovation community’ and ‘open innovation’

• Regional and international connections

The impact:

• An economic added value especially in the field of performance materials, coatings, pharmaceuticals

• Growth from 1.000 fte’s to more than 2.000 fte’s knowledge workers

‘Critical success factors’

A powerful and innovative SME-network

More knowledge intensive spin-offs

Social innovation: focus on knowledge workers

Strengthen public financed R&D-infrastructure

TTR

Technological Top Region European dimension of

accelaration agenda

3 Countries, 6 Partners• Dutch Limburg• Dutch Brabant• Belgian Brabant• Belgian Limburg• Liège• North Rhine Westphalia

Towards a European Technological Top Region !

A joint start on 10 April 2008 in Maaseik• BAK Basel Economics Benchmark• SWOT analysis• Functional region based on strengths

Yes! We can do it! Which ingredients do we need to become a TTR

Mix of necessary ingredients for a TTRMix of necessary ingredients for a TTR

Entrepreneurs & Role Models Money Capital Markets Cluster Policy Presence of International Companies Networks Government Quality of Life

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Bak Basel Analysis – Some conclusions

Size of the technology sector above Western Europe 17 (WE17)

Growth of the technology sector higher than WE17

Technological Competitiveness Index (TCI): TTR is one of Europes most important technology regions

General potential for technology very high (innovation, accessibility, patents & publications)

Geographical complementarity of strenghts in:• Chemicals & Advanced Materials• High Tech Systems• Health Sciences

Technological Competitiveness Index (TCI)

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Chemicals & Advanced MaterialsCompetitiveness Index

Source: BAK Basel Economics

GVA growth p.a.1996-2006 in %

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France

Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)

Nederland

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0 =< 2%

2 =< 5%

> 5%

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0 =< 5%

5 =< 10%

> 10%

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0 =< 3%

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0 =< 3.2%

3.2 =< 6.4%

> 6.4%

Belgique-BelgiëDeutschland

France

Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)

Nederland

0 =< 1.6%

1.6 =< 3.1%

3.1% =< 6.2%

> 6.2%

GVA growth 1996-06 GVA share 2006

Patents Publications

Belgique-BelgiëDeutschland

France

Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)

Nederland

< 100

100 =< 102

102 =< 110

110 =< 10000

Belgique-BelgiëDeutschland

France

Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)

Nederland

0 =< 1.2

1.2 =< 2

2 =< 4

> 4

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4 =< 6

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70 =< 120

120 =< 220

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Chemicals & Advanced Materials Competitiveness Index

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The Understanding of Liège

5 partners sign the understanding on 3 November 2008 Confirmation of 3 joint clusters

Confirmation objective & strategy• Businessplan

• Important projects and effective use ofEU-funding

Ongoing steps

A businessplan:• Further elaboration of TTR objectives and strategy• More focus within the themes• Definition of Products and services TTR: networking –

supportive business development • Identifiying the organisation structure of TTR• Joining the Triple Helix of all Clusters in a crossborder

Conference and identifying of the business that can be set up

In times of credit crunch: Limburg On Track

In general: no measures to support ‘dead’ elements in the economy

Making Alliances based on the scope of the specific problem • Authorities,• Banks,• Labour Market• Intermediates

• Actions of the Province (pointing out the direction to go)• Quicker Investment • (New) instruments• Lobby activities