Clusters are individuals - VDI/VDE-IT
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2.5.2.5 Instruments<br />
Financial support is provided for the establishment of the<br />
centres and the research carried out by them. Tekes is also<br />
providing technical support through coordinating the centres<br />
as a whole and participation in the cooperation forum<br />
between the centres.<br />
2.5.2.7 Monitoring and evaluation system<br />
The following main indicators <strong>are</strong> used to measure the<br />
performance of the program:<br />
2.5.2.6 Results and Impact of the Program<br />
There <strong>are</strong> six Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and<br />
Innovation in the <strong>are</strong>as of energy and environment, metal<br />
products and mechanical engineering, forest cluster, health<br />
and well-being and ICT industries/services. 67 128 companies<br />
<strong>are</strong> involved in the centres which have set up a total of 13<br />
research programs (figures of 2009). Within each Strategic<br />
Centre, some EUR 40-60 million annually <strong>are</strong> invested in research.<br />
68 An evaluation of the results and the impact of the<br />
program will be carried out in 2012-2013.<br />
INDICATORS<br />
Output<br />
• Creation of new public-private partnerships<br />
• Creation of joint long-term strategic research<br />
• Increase in R&D investments and resources<br />
• Increase in quality, risk level and <strong>are</strong>as of RTI activities<br />
Results<br />
• Results of the SHOK RTI programs:<br />
• New products and services, process innovations, patents, internationalization and networking effects,<br />
growth and innovations in businesses<br />
• Results of the SHOK cluster program:<br />
• Increased cooperation and visibility of clusters, speeding-up of innovation processes<br />
Impact<br />
• Renewal of clusters and industries<br />
• Creation of new national competence <strong>are</strong>as<br />
• Promotion of economic growth and employment<br />
Beneficiaries <strong>are</strong> monitored by means of regular written reports,<br />
regular meetings with the program owner and regular<br />
independent evaluations.<br />
An evaluation of the whole SHOK program as well as of individual<br />
SHOK clusters is being planned during 2011 and will<br />
be executed in 2012-2013. The final set of indicators to be<br />
used in the evaluation is under preparation.<br />
2.5.2.8 Context of the program<br />
The relevance of the SHOK program in the overall policy setting<br />
is very high which also reflects in a good coordination<br />
with other programs (see table and figure below)<br />
How important is the cluster program in relation to… 0 1 2 3 4<br />
…the overall economic/industrial development strategy • • • • X<br />
…other R&D/innovation programs • • • • X<br />
0 = not important at all ==> 4 = very important<br />
Table 31: Relevance of the SHOK program in the overall policy setting<br />
67 For an overview of the centres please see www.tekes.fi/en/community/Strategic_Centres_<br />
for_Science__Technology_and_Innovation_%28SHOK%29/360/Strategic_Centres_for_Science__<br />
Technology_and_Innovation_%28SHOK%29/1296.<br />
68 www.tekes.fi/en/community/How_do_Strategic_Centres_work/631/How_do_Strategic_<br />
Centres_work/1557<br />
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