http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet daily 1 2008-03-03T12:55:19Z http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/mobkom.net Many companies of the regional initiative “we make IT Berlin-Brandenburg” join the network MOBKOM.NET in order to cooperate on the development of solutions on mobile communication technology for the housing economy. The Federal State Brandenburg has kicked off the regional initiative and backed it up as a Joint Agreement for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures – Network, called “GA-Netzwerk”. The network contents are consumer-oriented topics that are discussed in a Federal State-wide “IT dialog”. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) as a European topic and practice solutions using KNX and other bus systems are as well discussed as communication solutions under the TV-reverse channels and all radio technologies. The network was showcased at the fair “IT-Profits 2008” and presented Europe-wide leading expert solutions on a specifically designed topic area. With the Chambers of Industry and Commerce and the inter-trade organizations the network presents its solutions on fairs and road shows in all German Federal States. Single solutions are internationally found, like in East-European and southern European countries, but also in Asian and Arab countries.In the “capital region” the leading national associations concentrate on diverse branches with defined application potential. The housing economy asks for practical and cost-efficient solutions that benefit above all their tenants (i.e. the consumer) and offer the housing companies innovative roads to the future. The companies from the “mobility and communication” competence field that are located in the capital region identified in cooperation with the technical committee of the housing associations the relevant fields of application and brought the solutions with European pretensions to the market.The network analyses the potentials of the target markets and verifies the feasibility of new approaches and business models. No publisher jlorenz 2008-12-01T11:27:10Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/profil-metall-ga-netzwerk-stahl-und-metallverarbeitung-in-brandenburg-und-berlin The metal industry is one of Brandenburg's leading single industrial sectors in employment and turnover: - Almost 200 firms with ca. 14,500 employees - Ca. 2.5 bn. EUR total turnover - Share of all industry enterprises and employment is at around 18%, turnover at ca. 14%. The branch competence field consists of a broad variety of production processes – from pig iron and steel fabrication, different processing stages up to supply and final products. No publisher metall 2008-10-14T19:28:36Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/security-and-safety-made-in-berlin-brandenburg-1 With ca. 37.000 employees and an annual turnover of 5.6 billion Euros the capital and its neighbouring region Brandenburg form Germany’s second-largest IT location. In the technology fields of e-government, geo-information, mobility & communication as well as security with IT, IT companies from Berlin and Brandenburg are at home Germany-wide. In autumn 2006, the region’s entrepreneurs, in cooperation with the Ministry for Economic Affairs Brandenburg and the initiative ZAB GmbH, developed a framework enabling the companies’ knowledge and mastery of security solutions to become a success story even beyond the region’s borders. “SeSamBB- Security and Safety Made in Berlin” – is the third IT cooperation network able to establish itself in the capital region. The main tasks of the cooperation include the coordination of various networks and to direct initiatives and the engagement of regional suppliers. Bundling results in increased innovation and value creation for each individual. Establishing the network SeSamBB is a second step into the right direction. Innovation generates increased commercial success. Now we want to extend our partnerships to the wider Europe. No publisher sesambb 2008-08-15T14:27:03Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/logisticsnet-berlin-brandenburg Berlin-Brandenburg is a logistics location with growing importance. The highest development potentials are in the field of traffic and transport logistics. The conjunction of concentrated metropolis and wide open spaces as well as the region’s role as a hub for European traffic flows, offers excellent surroundings to innovative technology operations: satellite navigation, optical communication and electronic toll systems. The logistics cluster initiative in the capital region Berlin-Brandenburg LogisticsNet is engaged in linking up regional and European players, promoting scientific and practical projects as well as qualification for managers and specialists. No publisher logistik 2008-11-25T13:06:53Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/bioenergy-for-the-region The main objective of the cluster is to support sustainable bioenergy development of the Lodz Region in Poland in the context of implementation of the integrated energy and climate change package of the European Commission to cut emissions for the 21st Century. Cluster technology domains cover renewable power generation and plant operation, renewable energy sources research and exploitation as well as energy efficiency. No publisher kochanska 2008-12-18T14:02:13Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/ict-west-pomerania ICT West Pomerania Cluster has been established in 2007 at Science and Technology Park of Szczecin. Our management team consist of project manager, two information brokers and web administrator. Launching the initiative has been financed within EU structural funds and will be partly continued with some commercial activities. Goal: develop R&D activity of SMEs, improve ICT professional and management qualifications and education programs, increase number of new ICT solutions for strategic market sectors in the region (tourism, agriculture and fishery, renewable energy) Vision: Encourage companies cooperation to create unique, competitive and society useful ICT solutions at European level. Cluster Data Table: (100 companies in cluster, 75% of them are microenterprises, 82% located in Szczecin (provincial capital of the region); Almost half of companies is acting in area of software development. 37% of companies are very active in multimedia sector (web service design, computer graphic, e-commerce). Companies with R&D focus: (BLStream (multiple mobile operating systems, focusing on OS integration, multimedia and 3D graphics), Unizeto Technologies (integration services, secure communication systems), Espol (multimedia-innovative marketing media) Activities/events arranged in cluster: training (workshops, conferences), match-making events, business consulting (preparing the business plan, investments financing , EU grants, IT sector analysis), promotion of R&D activity (supporting 7FP SMEs participation); supporting ICT entrepreneurship (training (starting a business), business consulting, finance support); supporting scientists in commercialization of R&D results). No publisher kpapierkowska 2008-11-25T14:44:12Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/lingerie-cluster The cluster is a new initiative of lingerie producing companies. Bialystok and a region of Podlasie (north-east Poland) has a strong concentration of textile sector especially lingerie branch. Cluster formally consists of about 10 companies, but in fact there are more than 20 companies. Cluster is opened for cooperation in international environment, especially in fields of: innovative technologies for textiles (lingerie), designing, exporting, etc. No publisher mzubrycki 2008-08-06T22:00:20Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/nanotechnology-cluster-in-pisa-and-florence - Activity sectors (1) ICT – Nano - Microtechnologies - Main technological competencies of the clusters Nanodust and Nanoparticle Textile Chemist and Nanopolymer - Application fields covered: Science and technology for new material Molecular biophysics Biomedicine and new applications in pharmaceutical sector Nanoelectronic Matter physics - Key players : Large companies: Kedrion spa – Geal srl – Tecnotessile srl – Gruppo Colorobbia and Laviosa Chimica Mineraria. Research Centre: N.E.S.T. – Laboratori C.R.I.M. – CNR I.E.I.I.T. – CNR I.F.A.C. – I.N.S.T.M. – C.S.G. – CRISMA - POLYLAB SMEs involvement (governance, internationalisation, cooperation …) : Unfortunately, the cluster is not institutionalized, and so there is not a defined governance structure and a coordinator. Is necessary to increase the number of financial instruments and to facilitate the creation of network, to launch call and project that will fund the production chain. - Recommendations towards strengthening SMEs’ activities in the cluster : To increase the company size To promote a common consortium for cluster management To support the technological transfer between research centre and companies. - Cluster’s internationalisation strategy: In this activities is fundamental the role of SMEs as they make import and export technological activities. - Cooperations achieved so far: It’s very low and limited to Small Network Project at regional level - Other comments: It could be improved by increasing the number of financial instruments and fund facilitating the creation of networks The cluster is defined by a lot of SMEs, large companies and some Research centre. The high tech characteristic of the sector could be an important aspect in order to manage important project at international level. No publisher SIT 2008-11-25T14:48:43Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/industrial-district-of-empoli - Activity sectors (1) Manufacturing:-Textile - Main technological competencies of the clusters - Great product innovation - High design - Application fields covered: Clothing, leathering Key players : Agenzia Sviluppo, Municipalities, Allegri Spa There is a Network of SMEs; a Central Development Agency whose capital is shared by local “Comuni” (municipalities), CCIAA (Chamber of Commerce and Industry), local organisation of employer, local trade and labour unions, local stakeholders. About internationalisation, it is identified a low capacity, due to lack of solid financial structure and poor co-operation between single SMEs. Some firms work together, but co-operation is fragmented; a typical way for cluster to co-operate is dividing single business projects into phases, which are each carried out by a firm. Segmentation creates specialisation. No publisher SIT 2008-11-25T14:49:39Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/automotive-cluster-of-pisa-livorno - Activity sectors (1) Transport - Main technological competencies of the clusters Automation of productive processes - Application fields covered: -All the Automotive sector -The motorcycles industry Cluster’s internationalisation strategy: The strategy is decide: 1)Regional level by the Promotional Regional Agency; 2)National level by National Agency for the attraction of the foreign investments end by ICE’s office; 3)by the same companies that have relationship with foreign market. - Cooperations achieved so far (only for the medium to large companies): -with other clusters in Europe in the same field of technology -with other clusters in Europe in a different field of technology - with other clusters outside Europe in the same field of technology -with other clusters outside Europe in a different field of technology No publisher SIT 2008-11-25T14:49:16Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/life-science-in-toscana Activity sectors: Bio -medical, Bio-tech, Pharmaceutical Main technological competencies of the cluster: active principle, antibiotic, blood product, diagnostics, vaccines, pharmaceutical products Application field covered: Biomedical, medical and pharmaceutical techniques, technology and products, Therapeutic and human health sector, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Toxicological chemistry, Biological science No publisher SIT 2008-11-25T14:48:35Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/bydgoszcz-industrial-cluster Cluster associating companies and small firms operating mainly in chemical, plastic processing and tooling branch, supported by universities, entrepreneurs' organizations, banks and the City Hall. No publisher kasiameger 2008-11-25T14:49:06Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/eduklaster-nowe-media-w-edukacji EduKlaster was established to promote modern and innovative methods of education. Partners of EduKlaster are universities, NGOs and companies experienced in ICT and new media. Partners are cooperating and competing on the national and international level, developing new products and working together to strengthen their position on the market. EduKlaster gathers over 30 organizations. No publisher kzielinski 2008-11-25T14:50:04Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/flanders-mechatronic-technology-centre Flanders' MECHATRONICS Technology Centre vzw (FMTC) is an initiative of Agoria, the Belgian multisector federation for the technology industry, and leading mechatronic companies in Flanders. The Flanders' MECHATRONICS Technology Centre has the mission to jointly develop new and improve existing generic mechatronic competences and technologies and in so doing strengthen the competitive edge of its member companies. For achieving this, the centre executes industry driven research projects. No publisher marc_engels 2008-11-25T14:45:52Z Profile http://www.vdivde-it.de/innet/cluster-profile-db/healthcare-bioscience A network of businesses, universities and clinical delivery organisations involved in medical technologies, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and biosciences. No publisher innovation 2008-11-25T14:51:11Z Profile