Strategic Transnational Cluster Cooperation - unlocking the potential for regional innovation

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-09-18

Description

Description (EN):

The joint challenge is to test the use of domestic innovation support measures transnationally and address barriers to competition which exist between clusters and regions. Innovation support is mainly applied within narrow geographies where calls to action are not visible transnationally and cities & clusters lack capacity to involve SMEs broadly.Our objective is to get more enterprises to participate in transnational innovation collaboration via strengthening transnational cluster and city/region cooperation.Main output is building capacity and transnational relations of sustainable energy clusters to provide demand-led innovation support. This creates the foundation for involving more SMEs in innovation. Develop broader political backing using northern connections to create coherence between political ambitions and cluster potential for innovation support.Our approach is to provide a bridge between private and public sector on transnational innovation support. This will be achieved through improving/aligning innovation support measures by creating incentives for transnational SME innovation partnerships to collaborate and establish a critical mass of innovation activity on a transnational basis. We will pilot joint transnational innovation support measures aimed at broadening opportunities for SMEs from different NSRs to participate in regional innovation activities, which ultimately will strengthen their ability to take part in global markets and create new value-chains. Information added on 2020-05-18, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): SMEs are hard hit by Covid-19 and the economic downturn. Northern Connections assists SMEs in the green energy supply chains to connect with and pitch their innovative solutions to large buyers who are more resilient. The project has great success with their Living Labs and Meet-the-buyer-approach, where large buyers ask SMEs for solutions for e.g. green mobility and smart grids in new urban areas. Many SMEs have had the opportunity to show their products and solutions to potential buyers and expand their business. During the corona crisis the Living Labs are held online, so SMEs can continue to build business relations that are more important than ever.

Achievements (EN):

Innovation opportunities for SME’s: Through our Living Labs, we set practices on involving SMEs in solving energy challenges of cities and regions. A sustainable energy Living Lab is a real demonstration project with actual industry investments, technologies and experts - it is not merely a demonstration project, that is static and limited to its existing partners. The Living Labs provide, to SMEs, access to an early phase of developing a pool of solutions towards public and private sector challenges. The challenges are made accessible through open-solution pitches and carried out throughout the North-Sea region. Creating a true market place where public and private sector challenge owners can see what the market can offer. The identification of the Living Labs have been a process - and you can see the provided short guide, which was created in the beginning of the project. We have through our project time already held more than 10 Living Lab Events with great succes, where a lot of innovative companies have participated and established new business collaborations with big challenge owners. Want to know more? See the Living Labs HERE (https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections/living-labs/) and the short movies from the Living Lab Events HERE (https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections/publicity/short-movies/). Clusters plays a key role: We have identified, developed and tested tools to improve SME’s innovation skills. Clusters use the toolbox to adapt their services to meet the needs of enterprises. The toolbox is a guide to understanding and carrying out interregional innovation activities for SMEs around innovation support measures already tied into regional value and innovation chains. A model for interregional cluster cooperation, where SMEs can profit from innovation and business opportunities across regions. It will contribute added value to initiatives like Enterprise Europe Network and European Cluster of Excellence Initiative.

Website: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Thematic information

Innovation capacity and awareness-raising Clustering and economic cooperation SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: Enhance regional innovation support capacity to increase long-term innovation levels and support smart specialization strategies

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (21)

Lead Partner: Aalborg Kommune

Address: Boulevarden 13, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aalborg.dk

Total budget: EUR 534 252.00

ERDF budget: EUR 267 126.00

Aarhus Kommune

Name: Aarhus Kommune

Address: Rådhuspladsen 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aarhus.dk

Total budget: EUR 149 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 74 700.00

Business Region Göteborg AB

Name: Business Region Göteborg AB

Address: Norre Hamngatan 14, 40423 Gothenburg, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.businessregion.se

Total budget: EUR 514 090.00

ERDF budget: EUR 257 045.00

Energy Cluster Denmark

Name: Energy Cluster Denmark

Address: Kanalen 1, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cleancluster.dk

Total budget: EUR 477 070.00

ERDF budget: EUR 238 535.00

Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragentur GmbH

Name: Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragentur GmbH

Address: Wexstrasse 7, 20355 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.eehh.de

Total budget: EUR 270 036.00

ERDF budget: EUR 135 018.00

Falkirk Council

Name: Falkirk Council

Address: Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, FK1 5RS Falkirk, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 336 672.00

ERDF budget: EUR 168 336.00

City of Hamburg

Name: City of Hamburg

Address: Alter Steinweg 4, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://english.hamburg.de

Total budget: EUR 139 958.00

ERDF budget: EUR 69 979.00

HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Name: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Address: Überseeallee 16, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hcu-hamburg.de

Total budget: EUR 272 775.00

ERDF budget: EUR 136 387.00

Innovatum AB

Name: Innovatum AB

Address: Nohabgatan 18A, Byggnad 73, 461 53 Trollhättan, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.innovatum.se

Total budget: EUR 248 417.00

ERDF budget: EUR 124 208.00

ONHN, Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord Holland Noord

Name: ONHN, Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord Holland Noord

Address: Regional Development Agency Noord-Holland Noord Bergerweg 200, 1817 Alkmaar, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: https://investinnhn.com/

Total budget: EUR 194 856.00

ERDF budget: EUR 97 428.00

OREEC, Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm

Name: OREEC, Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm

Address: Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm, Gunnar Randersvei 24 - 4 etg, 2007 KJELLER, Norway

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.oreec.no

Total budget: EUR 359 792.00

Oslo kommune

Name: Oslo kommune

Address: Rådhuset, Rådhusplassen 1, 37 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.oslo.kommune.no/

Total budget: EUR 186 666.00

Region Midtjylland

Name: Region Midtjylland

Address: Skottenborg 26, 8800 Viborg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rm.dk

Total budget: EUR 61 120.00

ERDF budget: EUR 30 560.00

Region Nordjylland

Name: Region Nordjylland

Address: Niels Bohrs vej 30, 9220 Aalborg Øst, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rn.dk

Total budget: EUR 78 350.00

ERDF budget: EUR 39 175.00

Region Syddanmark

Name: Region Syddanmark

Address: Danhaven 12, 7100 Vejle, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rsyd.dk

Total budget: EUR 111 290.00

ERDF budget: EUR 55 645.00

Schleswig-Holstein

Name: Schleswig-Holstein

Address: Lorentzendamm 35, 24103 Kiel, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de

Total budget: EUR 199 650.00

ERDF budget: EUR 99 825.00

Scottish Enterprise

Name: Scottish Enterprise

Address: Apex House, 99 Clifton Terrace, EH12 5HD Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com

Total budget: EUR 288 771.00

ERDF budget: EUR 144 385.00

Stichting New Energy Coalition

Name: Stichting New Energy Coalition

Address: PO Box 11073, 9700CB Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.newenergycoalition.org

Total budget: EUR 301 527.00

ERDF budget: EUR 150 763.00

Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB

Name: Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB

Address: Anckargripsgatan 3, 211 19 Malmø, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sbhub.se

Total budget: EUR 352 660.00

ERDF budget: EUR 176 330.00

Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Name: Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Address: Greenville, Centrum Zuid 1111, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: https://vito.be/en

Total budget: EUR 153 353.00

ERDF budget: EUR 76 676.00

Gemeente Alkmaar

Name: Gemeente Alkmaar

Address: Geestersingel 140, 1815 BB Alkmaar, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.alkmaar.nl

Total budget: EUR 55 002.00

ERDF budget: EUR 27 501.00

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City of Aalborg (AAL)

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Aarhus Municipality

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Business Region Göteborg AB

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Energy Cluster Denmark

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Renewable Energy Hamburg

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Falkirk Council

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Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

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HafenCity University Hamburg

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Innovatum AB

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ONHN

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OREEC, Lillestrøm Centre of Expertise

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Oslo Kommune

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Central Denmark Region

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Region Nordjylland

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Region of Southern Denmark

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Federal State Schleswig-Holstein

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Scottish Enterprise

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Stichting New Energy Coalition

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Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB

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VITO

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Municipality of Alkmaar

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Summary

Project name (EN): Strategic Transnational Cluster Cooperation - unlocking the potential for regional innovation

Project acronym: Northern Connections

Project start date: 2016-11-01

Project end date: 2020-12-31

Project status: closed

Relevant precedent projects:

Green Drive Region

Relevant subsequent projects:

Sea to Fork, Horizon 2020
POCITYF, Horizon
Techbridge ESCP-4i, COSME program
CLEAN, ERNACT
ecoINSIDE2
RDI2CluB
CISKA

Relevant linked projects:

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 285 707.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 369 622.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, .

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Reports

Regional Innovation Strategies and the Structure of Clusters

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Report on Innovation Support Measures

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Review on transferability of results

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-12-11

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Aftermovie Fueling the Future

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2019-09-24

Languages: en

Challenge presentation 1 - Context and ENERGY

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-07-23

Languages: en

Challenge presentation 2 - Context and RESOURCES

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-07-23

Languages: en

HSB Living Lab – 2000 sensors in one house

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2017-09-15

Languages: en

HSB Living Lab 2018 - följ med på resan mot framtidens hållbara boende

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-04-11

Languages: sv

Innovation Tool of the Month - Nr. 1 Podio

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-04-20

Languages: en

Innovation Tool of the Month - Nr. 2 How we use Podio

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-04-20

Languages: en

Innovation Tool of the Month - Nr. 3 The Enterprise Europe Network

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-06-12

Languages: en

Living Lab Event - Carbon Capture & Utilisation (2020)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-02-13

Languages: en

Living Lab Event - Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2019-12-10

Languages: en

Living Lab Event - Hoogeveen & Alkmaar (N)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2019-11-26

Languages: en

Living Lab Event in Brussels After Movie

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2019-12-10

Languages: en

Living Lab Event Presentation

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-11-14

Languages: en

NorCon Final Conference

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2020-06-25

Languages: en

Northern Connection Steen & Strøm Living Lab Oslo 2018

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-12-20

Languages: en

Northern Connections 12th-14th June2017

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2017-11-05

Languages: en

Northern Connections kick off December 2016

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2017-09-06

Languages: en

Northern Connections, Mayor of the City of Aalborg, June 2018

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-01-12

Languages: en

Oslo Des 2018 - Northern Connections

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2018-12-10

Languages: en

TWD Kiel LL Dec2017

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections

Publication date: 2024-12-03

Document date: 2017-12-21

Languages: en

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-02-14

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

73 / 73 (100%)

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

871 / 871 (100%)

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