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Clusters Networks for Innovation and Growth 6
october 2003, Trento
Anke Merkl Project Manager Clusterland Upper
Austria OÖ. Technologie- u. Marketinggesellschaft
m.b.H.
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Contents
Clusterland Upper Austria facts and figures
Cluster activities
European co-operation
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Upper Austrian leading Austrian region in
industrie, technology and export
1,4 Mio. Inhabitants / 17,1 12.000 km² / 14
23,1 of Austrian production value 23,3
of Austrian exports 4,8 unemployment rate
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Strategic Programme Upper Austria 2000

• Fund for the future
• Dotation 70 Mio.
• 1998 2003
• Programm lines- Technology / RD- Education
  Qualification- Location Marketing
• Approximately 1/3 for cluster-policy measures

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Targets of the Upper Austrian cluster policy

• Improvement of the competitiveness and innovative
  strengths of Upper Austrias companies,
  particularly SMEs, in the regional industrial
  and technological agglomerations through
  co-operation in networks

Eco-energy
Automotive
Drive Technology
Food
Health technology
Plastics
Furniture / Wood construction
Mechatronics
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Facts figures
September 1, 2003
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How cluster partner reach their network goals
Data base 223 company questionnaire
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Contents
Clusterland Upper Austria facts and figures
Cluster activities
European co-operation
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Cluster activities
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We initiate and support co-operation projects

• Establishment of contacts between potential
  project partners.
• Round table meetings involving
  companies interested in co-operation.
• Support during the grant application process.
• Special cluster funding instrument.
• Since 1998 210 projects with 869
  companies, 8,2 Mio. funding volume 49
  Mio. innovation volume

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RD project examples
? 3D vacuum / thermoformed components
? High Performance extrusions for PP window
profile systems
? Ferkel-Fit Moor
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Contents
Clusterland Upper Austria facts and figures
Cluster activities
European co-operation
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International Co-operation
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European Cluster Network
Automotive Clusters Plastic Clusters Textile
Clusters Food Clusters Health technology
Clusters Engineering Clusters other sectors

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Contact and information

• Anke Merkl
• OÖ. Technologie- u. Marketinggesellschaft m.b.H.
• Project-Manager Clusterland Upper Austria
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail anke.merkl_at_tmg.at
• www.tmg.at, www.clusterland.at
• The TMG is the technology manager and business
  development agencyof the State of Upper Austria.

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Clusterland Upper Austria innovation through
co-operation The largest economic conferencein
Upper Austria.September 30, 2004,Design Center,
Linz.
Over 1,000 decision-makers from the fields of
business,science and politics.
Accompanying 4,300 m2 exhibition with 140
exhibitors
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We look forward to your involvement as a
participant,exhibitor and/or sponsor-partner.
For more detailed information please contact Ms
Anke Merkl
43-732-79810-5070 or anke.merkl_at_tmg.at
www.clusterland.at