Clusters are individuals - VDI/VDE-IT

With R&D programs
4
3
2
1
0
With business
development programs
With infrastructure
programs
0 = coordination is weak ==> 4 = coordination is strong
Figure 29: Coordination of Cluster Offensive Bayern with other funding programs
2.2.4 CLUSTER POLICY STRATEGY OF THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF HAMBURG (GERMANY)
Name of program
Country
Clusterpolitische Gesamtstrategie (Cluster Policy Strategy)
Germany, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Federal State)
Contact details
Behörde für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Innovation der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (Ministry of Economics,
Transport and Innovation)
Stabsstelle Clusterpolitik (Staff Unit Cluster Policy)
Gönke Tetens
Alter Steinweg 4
20459 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 428 41 1429
Email: goenke.tetens@bwvi.hamburg.de
Internet
www.hamburg.de/cluster
The foundation for The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg’s
cluster policy strategy was laid in 2002 in the overall concept
of economic development “Metropole Hamburg – Wachsende
Stadt” (Metropolis of Hamburg – A Developing City). This
long-term concept calls for the further development of those
cluster initiatives which were already established in 1997
(cluster initiative “IT and Media”) and in 2001 (cluster initiative
“Aerospace”) as public-private-partnerships of the city’s government
and stakeholders from the science sector and industry.
The Life Science and Logistics cluster initiatives were
founded in 2004 respectively 2006. As a result of the further
development of the overall concept of economic development
in 2008 (new title: “Hamburg. Wachsen mit Weitsicht”
(Hamburg. Growth with Foresight)), further cluster initiatives
were established in 2009 (Health Care industry), 2010 (Creative
Industries and Renewable Energies) and 2011 (Maritime
Industries). All eight cluster initiatives are public-privatepartnerships
and are focused on industries - both traditional
(such as maritime and aerospace) and new (such as creative
industries) - that are considered to be key industrial sectors
for the future economic development of the city of Hamburg.
In April 2010 the Senate (cabinet) of the Free and Hanseatic
City of Hamburg approved the “Clusterpolitische Gesamtstrategie”
(Cluster Policy Strategy) to utilize cluster initiatives
for economic development even more. To achieve the overall
objective of the strategy - medium and long term support
of economic growth and employment - the strategy consists
of six elements that are displayed in the figure on the next
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