1. European Cluster Policy
&
Cluster Excellence
28 November, Izmir

2. Timeline
High-level advisory
Group on Clusters
European Cluster
Policy Group
European Cluster Alliance
European Cluster Observatory
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

3. Europe has many clusters and
hundreds of cluster organisations

4. Europe has many clusters and
hundreds of cluster organisations
But they haven’t made us any more competitive.

5. Europe has many clusters and
hundreds of cluster organisations
But they haven’t made us any more competitive.
“The EU does not lack clusters, but needs more
world-class excellence.”
EU Commission

6. Who does it best?

7. Who does it best?
Who does what best?

8. Cluster-Excellence.euis…

9. Turning a craft into a
profession

11. Cluster Support in
the Past
Company A
Company C
Joint service
Company B
Company D
Companies reacted to increased global competition
with collaborative initiatives:
–sharing parts of value chains (research, logistics,…)
–developing common services (training,…)

12. Cluster Support Now
But now globalization is optimasing the value chains
at global level, leaving less room for collaborative
initiatives at regional and national levels

13. Cluster support now
XX
And we are starting to see the disappearance of all
kinds of activities (incl. R+D) of the value chain in
developed world that are being moved to lower cost
countries

14. Cluster support now
Leading
technology
Advanced
services
Developed economies have to respond strategically
redefining businesses models:
– Incorporating leading technology
– Adding advanced services
Redefining business strategies

15. …
kendihalindebırakılanşirketlerindoğalarıgereği
, yarınınişinikurmaktanziyadebugününişlerini
bitirmeyeyöneleceğiniunutmayın
HBR: Yazı: Scott Anthony Tarih: Kasım 2013

16. …
kendihalindebırakılanşirketlerindoğalarıgereği
,
yarınınişinikurmaktanziyadebugününişlerinibi
tirmeyeyöneleceğiniunutmayın
HBR: Yazı: Scott Anthony Tarih: Kasım 2013
…but remember that companies left to their
own devices will naturally default to
executing today’s business, not creating
HBR: Text: Scott Anthony Date: November 2013
tomorrow’s.

17. 10 Knowledge Areas

18. The Field Project
“Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without vision is a nightmare”
Japanese proverb

19. Thank you