1. Innovation through collaboration
Clusters and support mechanisms
- a Norwegian example
Karin Gjerløw Høidahl

2. Coastline ( mainland): 25 148 km
NORWAY
Population:
(1 January 2012 )
Area : 385 186 km2
Coastline ( mainland):
25 148 km
Inhabitants per km2 land area: 16 ( 2011)

3. Photo: Siv Nærø/ Innovation Norway

4. Innovation Norway We give local ideas global opportunities
Oslo Main Office
Regional offices
Offices in more than 30 countries
Offices in every county

5. Our services Financing services Promotional services Networking
Competence
services
Advisory
services 5 5

6. Basic Services Advisory International Growth
Advisory Strategic positioning
Advisory Design services
Advisory International Trade Regulations
Advisory IPR advisory service
Advisory EU advisory service
Advisory Mentoring service for Entrepreneurs
Networking Business Networks
Networking Arena Programme
Networking Norwegian Centres of Expertise
Competence Global Entrepreneurship Training (GET)
Competence FRAM
Competence Female Mentor
Promotional International Trade Fairs
Promotional Tourism Marketing Programme
Promotional Business delegations
Financing Grants to start-ups
Financing R&D contracts
Financing Guarantee for working capital
Financing Low risk loans
Financing Environmental technology scheme
Financing Innovation loans
Financing Skattefunn
Financing Grants

7. Increased competitiveness in regional clusters through
long-term internal and external collaboration
Early phase clusters
3-5 years
23-25 clusters
NOK 60 mill. (2013)
Mature, world class clusters
10 years
12 clusters
NOK 70 milll. (2013)

8. The cluster development project
Selection procedures
Call for proposals
Information meeting
Project development
Project proposal
Contracts
Project
implementation
Approval
The cluster
Cluster resources
Collaboration and cluster identity
Position and potential
The cluster development project
Ownership and leadership
The strategic idea and expected impacts
Plan for implementation
Additionality
Criteria
Program
Board
Expert
panel

9. NCE Smart Energy Systems
NCE-supported clusters 2014
NCE Aquaculture
NCE Instrumentation
NCE Maritime
NCE Tourism Fjord Norway
NCE Raufoss
NCE Subsea
NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster
NCE Culinology
NCE Systems Engineering Kongsberg
NCE NODE
NCE Micro- and Nanotechnology
NCE Smart Energy Systems

10. Arena-supported clusters 2014
Arctic Winter Adventures
Arena BioTech North
Arctic Maritime Cluster
Mineral cluster North
Arena Smart Grid Sevices
Ocean ingredients
Smart Water communities
Furniture Cluster
Arena Nxt Media
iKuben
Wind Cluster Norway
Arena Fruit Cluster
Valdres Health cluster
Arena NOW
Arena Heidner
MediArena
Oslo Medtech
Design Arena
Subsea Valley
Maritime CleanTech West
Arena Magica
Arena Ocean of opportunities
Electric Mobility Norway
Arena Eyde
Clean Water Norway
Arena Usus
Arena Leisure Boats
Arena Digin

11. Funders and owners Ministry of Ministry of Trade and Local Government
Industry
Ministry of
Local Government
And Regional Development

12. Supporting the clusters
Program manager
Contracts, strategies
Customer responsible
Regular dialogue
Sector responsible:
Sector strategic issues
Learning and development
Offices abroad
internationalization
RCN Regional representatives
SIVA Regional representatives

13. Cluster development –Norwegian experiences
Cluster initiatives are important in regional and national innovation strategies
Strong demand for cluster support instruments: Funding and additional services
The support instruments should be coordinated
A growing awareness in the business community to form partnership – And a growing willingness to invest in cluster development
Evaluations of cluster programmes and projects are positive – but there is always room for improvement!
No one size fits all!