The Strategic Project on Trans-national Commercial Activities in Research & Innovation, Clusters and in SME-Networks

Programme 2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

How to link strong research nodes, clusters and SME networks in the Baltic Sea region in order to jointly reach globally-leading innovation partnerships? How to use the high innovation potential of the region to address common societal challenges? StarDust was designed to give answers to these questions. Besides the concrete testing of collaboration methods, policy implication should be drawn on how to foster innovation and growth in the BSR region? Lessons learned incorporate to the BSR Stars programme aiming on strengthening innovation policy capabilities on a macro-regional level. StarDust was thus initiated with expected results in five main areas: (1) Establishing open innovation platforms for new innovation collaboration. (2) Developing and testing various user-driven innovation methods. (3) Strengthening capabilities and competencies for working with transnational innovation collaboration (on both policy and operational levels). (4) Increasing involvement, information flow and transnational collaboration and (5) Influencing financial instruments to support transnational collaboration. The core of StarDust and the “testbed” are five transnational innovation partnerships: Active for Life, Clean Water, Comfort in Living, MarChain and Mobile Vikings. Each partnership brings together researchers, clusters, SME networks and public actors from different countries – combining different perspectives and areas of expertise ICT, maritime transport and logistics, clean technologies and wellbeing of elderly. Over the course of the project, the five partnerships were complemented by a number of supporting activities: All partnerships have been developing individual Strategic Action Plans where they define their common vision and agenda, and create a “road map” for future operations reaching 2020 and beyond. Each partnership was trained on business models, storytelling, match-making, financial and entrepreneurial coaching to name a view. By the end the cross-sectorial consortia developed innovative solutions adressing the grande challenges the BSR faces, e.g. services for elderly or smarter maritime transport. Besides these concrete outputs, innovation capacities grew through the trained collaboration tools such as smart specialisation and user-driven innovation. To reach these ambitious goals, public and private actors have to team up. StarDust mobilized therefore 35 partners supported by 43 associated partners from national, regional and local levels. This set of partners represents besides leading research, business and clusters organizations also all national ministries and innovation agencies in the ten Baltic Sea countries plus Norway and Iceland.

Achievements (EN):

IN FACTS AND FIGURES, more than 850 SME and MNEs have been engaged in the activities e.g. in match-making events or user-driven innovation camps. Among the companies have been Electrolux, Telia Sonera and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH as well as Germnanischer Lloyd. Those contributed to the development of 35 new product concepts and prototypes, e.g. new furniture prototypes for elderly developed by the companies, students and researchers within Comfort in Living, or new personalised mobile guides for the tourism branch, which were developed by students and companies. The consortia realized in total 11.1 MEUR add-on investment. SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT RESULTS: The vision of Mobile Vikings is to further strengthen the BSR as an international leader in the development of mobile solutions. The cooperation leverages the established global position of the mobile industry within the BSR. The consortia exported successfully the DEMOLA model from Finland a collaborative open innovation platform where students co-create new solutions to real-life problems of companies. DEMOLA was during StarDust established in Lithuania, Sweden and Latvia. Another outcome is the Business Roaming Agreement, which enables SMEs to use the cluster`s facilities abroad and gain access to each other’s networks and markets abroad. Additional transnational funding tools were created such as the BSR Innovation Express, financially supporting clusters in their internationalization strategy for their member companies. An other outcome are the tested and further developed collaboration tools: The platforms served as “testbed” to develop user-driven innovation and smart specialization methods. All tools proofed to be essential to raise commitment of partners, define a common vision and to identify unique collaboration opportunities between research organisations, enterprises and public sector. ON THE POLICY LEVEL, STARDUST LED TO LONG-TERM POLICY IMPLICATION FOR COLLABORATIONS IN TRANSNATIONAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON THE MACRO-REGIONAL LEVEL. The collaborations proofed, e.g. that the initiation of transnational innovation partnerships must built on strategic anchoring and longer-term commitment from home organisations and regional/national governments. Using clusters was furthermore identified as key to mobilize companies and accelerate innovation activities. To provide process support was further acknowledged. All in all, the macro-regional policy frame provides an essential strategic context and operational motor. First concrete policy steps were taken by launching calls to foster R&D projects (BONUS) and strengthening cluster organisation (BSR Innovation Express). Besides analysis were carried out contributing to understand better the innovation capacities in the BSR (BSR Innovation Monitor, Cluster Observatory). All results and policy implications summarizes the publication “Stronger together” on www.bsrstars.se/stardust.

Website: http://eu.baltic.net/

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Scientific cooperation Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Clustering and economic cooperation

Partners (34)

Lead Partner: Vinnova

Address: Master Samuelgatan 56, 101 58 Stockholm, Sweden

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LAHDEN TIEDE- JA YRITYSPUISTO OY

Name: LAHDEN TIEDE- JA YRITYSPUISTO OY

Address: Niemenkatu 73, 15140 Lahti, Finland

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HERMIA , OSKE

Name: HERMIA , OSKE

Address: Hermiankatu 1, 33721 Tampere, Finland

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Latvijas Informācijas tehnoloģiju klasteris

Name: Latvijas Informācijas tehnoloģiju klasteris

Address: 11, Skolas Street, 1010 Riga, Latvia

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Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija, Dizaina nodaļa

Name: Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija, Dizaina nodaļa

Address: 13 Kalpaka boulv., 1867 Riga, Latvia

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Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (LIAA)

Name: Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (LIAA)

Address: Perses Street 2, 1442 1442 Riga, Latvia

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LATVIJAS LOĢISTIKAS ASOCIĀCIJALATVIJAS LOĢISTIKAS ASOCIĀCIJA

Name: LATVIJAS LOĢISTIKAS ASOCIĀCIJALATVIJAS LOĢISTIKAS ASOCIĀCIJA

Address: Skolas Iea 21-605, 1010 Riga, Latvia

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Culminatum Innovation Oy Ltd

Name: Culminatum Innovation Oy Ltd

Address: Tekniikantie 12, 2150 Espoo, Finland

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Klaipėdos mokslų ir technologijų parkas

Name: Klaipėdos mokslų ir technologijų parkas

Address: H. Manto g. 84, 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania

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BIOCON VALLEY GMBH

Name: BIOCON VALLEY GMBH

Address: Walther-Rathenau-Str., 17489 Greifswald, Germany

Legal status: public

WTSH - Wirtschaffsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH

Name: WTSH - Wirtschaffsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH

Address: Lorentzendamm 24, 24103 Kiel, Germany

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Mobile Hieghts

Name: Mobile Hieghts

Address: Anckargripsgatan 3, 211 19 Malmö, Sweden

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Øresund IT, Øresund Science Region

Name: Øresund IT, Øresund Science Region

Address: Nørre Voldgade 16 Nørre Voldgade 16 , 1358 Copenhagen K, Denmark

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Institut for Sundhedsvidenskab og Teknologi, Aalborg Universitet

Name: Institut for Sundhedsvidenskab og Teknologi, Aalborg Universitet

Address: Fredeik Bajers Vej tD2, 9920 Aalborg, Denmark

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Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus (EAS)

Name: Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus (EAS)

Address: Liivalaia 13-15, 10118 Tallinn, Estonia

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Bendruomeniu santykiu konsultantai

Name: Bendruomeniu santykiu konsultantai

Address: Paupio 23-1, 11341 Vilnius, Lithuania

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Viesoji istaiga Pietu Lietuvos versio kooperacijos centras (Moderniu namu kurimo klasterio koordinatorius)

Name: Viesoji istaiga Pietu Lietuvos versio kooperacijos centras (Moderniu namu kurimo klasterio koordinatorius)

Address: Rotuses a 16-220, 62141 Alytus, Lithuania

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Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk (IO PAN)

Name: Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk (IO PAN)

Address: Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland

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Akademia Marskaw Gdyni

Name: Akademia Marskaw Gdyni

Address: Marska 83-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland

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Katedra Meblarstwa, Wydzial Technologii Drewna Uniwersytet

Name: Katedra Meblarstwa, Wydzial Technologii Drewna Uniwersytet

Address: ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

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Merenkulkualan koulutus ja tutkimuskeskus

Name: Merenkulkualan koulutus ja tutkimuskeskus

Address: Veistämönakio 1-3, 20100 Turku, Finland

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Sustainable Sweden Southeast

Name: Sustainable Sweden Southeast

Address: Gröndalsvägen 19B, 392 36 Kalmar, Sweden

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Region Skåne

Name: Region Skåne

Address: Stortorget 9, 211 22 Malmö, Sweden

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Svenskt Mariintekniskt Forum

Name: Svenskt Mariintekniskt Forum

Address: Museokatu 2, 45150 Uddevalla, Sweden

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IDC West Sweden AB

Name: IDC West Sweden AB

Address: Kanikegrand 3B, 541 23 Skövde, Sweden

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INNOVASJON Norge

Name: INNOVASJON Norge

Address: Akersgata 13, 158 Oslo, Norway

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Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi

Name: Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi

Address: Harju 11, 15072 Tallinn, Estonia

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Visoriu Informaciniu Technologiju Parkas

Name: Visoriu Informaciniu Technologiju Parkas

Address: Akademijos g. 2, 8412 Vilnius, Lithuania

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Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio ministerija

Name: Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio ministerija

Address: Gedimino ave 38/2, 1104 Vilnius, Lithuania

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Hälsans Nya Verktyg

Name: Hälsans Nya Verktyg

Address: Box 1224, 58112 Linköping, Sweden

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Eesti Mereakadeemia

Name: Eesti Mereakadeemia

Address: Akadeemia tee 21, 12618 Tallinna, Estonia

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FORA Forsknings- og analyseenhed, Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

Name: FORA Forsknings- og analyseenhed, Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

Address: Langelinie Allé 17, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

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Tarptautinių mokslo ir technologijų plėtros programų agentūra (Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra)

Name: Tarptautinių mokslo ir technologijų plėtros programų agentūra (Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra)

Address: A.Gostauto str. 12-219, 1108 Vilnius, Lithuania

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Kaunas Technologijos Universitetas

Name: Kaunas Technologijos Universitetas

Address: K. Donelaicio str. 73, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania

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Project name (EN): The Strategic Project on Trans-national Commercial Activities in Research & Innovation, Clusters and in SME-Networks

Project acronym: StarDust

Project start date: 2010-09-17

Project end date: 2013-12-16

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 512 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 933 975.00

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2007 - 2013 Baltic Sea Region

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2015-03-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

92 / 92 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 414 / 1 414 (100%)

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The Strategic Project on Trans-national Commercial Activities in Research & Innovation, Clusters and in SME-Networks

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