By Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann, presented at the 18th TCI Global Conference, Daegu, 2015.

1. The Dynamic Interaction between
Clusters, Cities and Internationalization
New Competitiveness Policies with the
City of Porto as a Hub
Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann
Parallel Session 1.4: New Direction in Cluster Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Competitiveness

2. 18th TCI Global
Conference
| 3-6 nov 2015 |
| Daegu |
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The Dynamic Interaction
between Clusters, Cities and
Internationalization
New Competitiveness Policies
with the City of Porto as a Hub

3. • Need to understand better the nexus clusters-cities –
internationalization
• Mechanisms through which clusters impact on their members’
internationalization have been scarcely documented
• Clusters: dominant level of analysis is the region
• The city/metropolitan dimension of cluster policies has been
rarely developed
• Ketels (2015) recently called attention to the relevance of cities for
economic development and competitiveness upgrading:
• “the central city in a region is often the natural driver to
orchestrate a regional strategy for competitivenss upgrading”
BACKGROUND

4. • Need to clarify mechanisms in which:
a) Cluster-driven development contributes to the
competitiveness of cities
b) Cities promote the internationalization of clusters
c) Cities may drive regional/national competitiveness
• Explain these mechanisms based on the recent experience of
the city of Porto (of which a key actor is InvestPorto)
• Where an alliance has been forged between the city’s
leadership and a vast number of entities at the cluster, rgional,
national and international levels
BACKGROUND

5. 1. develop a competitive business environment
2. promote inter-institutional cooperation
3. provide specialized services
4. international promotion of Porto
5. develop business intelligence tools to facilitate
access to important information about Porto
to create a favorable
environment for
competitiveness,
business promotion
and investment
attraction to the city
of Porto
MISSION
6. provide strategic advice to the Mayor regarding
EU and other funds
INVEST PORTO
Mission & Strategic Objectives

6. 31 protocols signed
9 clusters || 12.000+ companies
7 international missions
5 reverse international missions
32 investment projects supported
16 international projects
2.500+ jobs estimated
nearshore services | real estate |
tourism | agroindustry | ICT
business intelligence tools
INVEST PORTO PLATFORM
BUSINESS LOCATION PLATFORM
INVEST PORTO
Main Facts & Figures

7. • Cities can promote the internationalization of clusters, for instance
by helping to access global pipelines and value chains, using
different city/metropolitan-led policies and through territorial
brand building
• Strategies to attract investment and partnerships (flagship
companies/investors/international talent) to existing clusters;
• Unprecedented public-private collaboration; each formal
collaboration has an action plan with KPIs etc;
• Matchmaking; disseminating opportunities;
• Creating integrated business intelligence systems;
• Missions and economic diplomacy;
• Leveraging the city’s award-winning brand;
• Promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and interindustry
convergence (intercluster experiences) and a host of other measures
CITIES AND THE
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CLUSTERS

8. COMPETITIVENESS POLICIES
Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3)
Europe 2020 smart growth
developing an
economy based on
knowledge and
innovation
EU's growth
strategy
priorities
Smart
Specialisation
sustainable growth
promoting a more
resource efficient,
greener and more
competitive economy
inclusive growth
fostering a high-
employment economy
delivering social and
territorial cohesion
since “it is not possible to excel in everything” regions must identify the
possible domains where they can have a competitive stance;
related variety: exploiting inter-sectorial synergies, combining knowledge
and productive bases, as well as horizontal and vertical perspectives;
construct competitive advantages: taking advantage of the R&D and
innovation capabilities and the export-led industrial DNA, to promote
interlinkages and develop a technology market that can boost innovation;
connectivity and clusters: stimulate a higher density of connections both
internally and internationally;
quadruple helix: adopting a collaborative understanding of innovation,
involving firms, universities, institutions and users.
conceptual
approach

9. SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY
NORTE conceptual approach
source: ccdr-n

10. SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY
NORTE priority domains
source: ccdr-n
NEARSHORING OF
SPECILISED SERVICES
MARINE AND
MARITIME
TECHNOLOGIES
HEALTH AND LIFE
SCIENCES
SYMBOLIC CAPITAL,
TECHNOLOGY AND
TOURISM
FOOD AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
SYSTEMS
CULTURE, CREATIVITY
AND FASHION
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGIES
MOBILITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
INDUSTRIES

11. SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY
HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
Consolidate and promote
interactions between the
accumulated research capabilities
(namely, on tissue engineering,
cancer, neurosciences and surgical
techniques) and a related variety of
firms (pharma, medical devices,
health tourism, Health Care, Digital
ICT), driving the co-construction of
competitive advantages.
RATIONALE
ASSETS & RESOURCES
INNOVATION | BUSINESS
ADVANCED USERS
BASIC
MEDICAL
RESEARCH
GENETICS &
MOLECULA
R BIOLOGY
CLINICAL
MEDICINE
TISSUE
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
HEALTH
SYSTEMS
PHARMACEUTICALS
MEDICAL
DEVICES
COSMETICS
HEALTH
AND WELL-
BEING
TOURISM
FOOD
ICT
FOR HEALTH
TEXTILES
NANOSCIENCES &
NANOTECHNO-
LOGIES
PATIENTS
ICT
source: ccdr-n

12. PORTO’ STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES
HEALTH CARE
AND
LIFE SCIENCES
NEARSHORE
SERVICES
ENERGY &
ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES
TOURISM
ADVANCED
ENGINEERING,
TECHNOLOGIES
AND MATERIALS
CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES
MARINE AND
MARITIME
ECONOMY
MOBILITY
INDUSTRIES
ICT
REAL ESTATE

13. • Cities are key players in the globalization process
• Important arenas for competition and strategic promotion;
• Territorial centralization of controlling functions (vs dispersion), e.g.
advanced services
• Cities are a part of a system of overlapping jurisdictions that
should work in an articulated way
• Cities can be seen as catalysts/dynamos of what happens in a
wider territory
• Cities internationalize, and help actors to internationalize too
• Trans-local connections: transnational communities, clusters and
global value chains; international linkages; social capital building
• Role of flagship firms & actors; co-creating competitive advantage
IN SUM

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