From Industrial Clusters to Global Knowledge Hubs Professor Torger Reve BI Norwegian School of Management 13th TCI Annual Global Conference Delhi. India, Nov. 29 – Dec 3, 2010
A Global Race for Attractiveness Nations and city regions compete to be the most attractive locations for knowledge intensive industries 2
Future corporations need to be: Knowledge based Customer driven Climate robust Global
A knowledge based Norway A Norwegian agenda setting research project studying 13 cluster industries and developing new knowledge based cluster policies Torger Reve Amir Sasson Erik W. Jakobsen
A Shift in Paradigm is Required Business as Manufacturing Business as Industrial Clusters Business as Global Knowledge Hubs
Business as Manufacturing Products Raw materials Feedback
Business as Industrial Clusters UPGRADING INTERNATIONALIZATION Marine insurance Shipping finance Advanced fisheries Environmental standards Maritime policies Offshore oil and gas industry Logistics systems Maritime lawyers Ship classification services Shipping brokers Effective ports and terminals Advanced ship equip- ment Maritime R&D Specialized ship yards education Ship design IT management SHIPPING 8
From maritime cluster to global maritime knowledge hub
Business as Global Knowledge Hubs Talent Technology Shipping Maritime services Ship industry Offshore industry Competent investors Venture capital Research,education & innovation Economics Environment
A Global Maritime Knowledge Hub shall propel the Singapore Maritime Cluster PORT Networks GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY TECHNOLOGY TALENT VENTURE CAPITAL RESEARCH INNOVATION EDUCATION SHIPPING MARITIME SERVICES INVESTORS INCENTIVES DIVERSITY OFFSHORE & MARINE ENGINEERING Policies GLOBAL POPULATION GLOBAL POLITICS
Examples of global knowledge hubs Boston (Life sciences) Houston (Oil & gas) Silicon Valley (IT) 14
Life Science Global Knowledge Hub in Boston Color Legend Reds: University (21%)All other colors: Biotech (38%)Light Grey: PRO (26% )Black: Cross-sector (16%)
Structure of global knowledge hub in biotech industry REG IFC SSS HCO PHAR DBF VC PRO Legend PRO Public Research organizations VC Venture Capital DBF Dedicated Biotech Firms PHAR Pharmaceutical industry HCO Health care organizations SSS Specialized supporting services IFC Institutions for collaboration REG Regulatory regime
Oslo Cancer Cluster “ ”Solving the cancer puzzle”
Global knowledge hubs have two main dimensions 1. Industrial knowledge base (Hexagon model) 2. Industrial knowledge dynamics (Network model)
The global knowledge hub index: Building the knowledge base Environmental Attractiveness Cluster Attractiveness Educational Attractiveness Ownership Attractiveness R&D Attractiveness Talent Attractiveness
The global knowledge hub index Envirnomental Attractiveness The global knowledge hub index Cluster Attractiveness Educational Attractiveness Ownership Attractiveness R&D Attractiveness Talent Attractiveness
The global knowledge hub index: Creating knowledge dynamics Environmental Attractiveness Cluster Attractiveness Educational Attractiveness Knowledge dynamics Ownership Attractiveness R&D Attractiveness Talent Attractiveness
Industrial knowledge dynamics Demanding customer relations Advanced supplier relations Innovative R&D relations Knowledge services relations Dynamic business networks Cross-cluster relations
Life Science Global Knowledge Hub in Boston Color Legend Reds: University (21%)All other colors: Biotech (38%)Light Grey: PRO (26% )Black: Cross-sector (16%)
Global knowledge hub policies 1. Creating global educational hub Creating global R&D hub Creating global innovation hub Creating global commercialization hub Creating global knowledge services hub Creating global competent capital hub Creating global knowledge networks