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Keller Michael

Wissenschaftlicher Adjunkt FH

Compétences principales

Circular Economy & Sustainability

Wissenschaftlicher Adjunkt FH

Téléphone: +41 26 429 67 39

Bureau: HEIA_A20.27

Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg
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ARDIA-Net Developing an Alpine Space Research and Innovation Area by lowering barriers for cross-regional cooperation

Rôle: Co-requérant(s)

Requérant(e)s: Kelsch Vanessa, BIO-PRO Stuttgart

Financement: ARE - PromFR - HEIA-FR

Description du projet :

Alpine Space (AS) Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) were adopted to strengthen innovation and competitiveness by transforming economic structures through the identification of local excellence and by the development of new combinations of existing capacities. Recent experience gained in the Interreg-project S3-4AlpClusters shows that multi-national governance structures for focused cooperation in S3-implementation are critically missing. There is a persistent funding gap for AS cross-regional research, development and innovation (RDI) projects targeting S3 opportunities of particular relevance and including actors of new value chains (VC), from research to market. AS regions must inter-link their local assets and individual excellent capacities to address grand challenges in future European RDI. Dynamic areas with significant impact are related to megatrends in circular-bioeconomy and health-economy (CBH) that will tremendously impact the way of our status-quo economy. These fields are of high importance for strategic priorities under EUSALP. To tap into these synergies and unearth opportunities for innovation, cross-regional and cross-sectoral cooperation is imperative. ARDIA-Net overcomes this challenge by developing an Alpine RDI Area (ARDIA) for tailor-made S3 cooperation across regions by developing a funding framework and projects for addressing CBH megatrends across the AS. It draws on a partnership involved in policy deployment. ARDIA introduces an effective, framework for future cross-regional and interdisciplinary RDI projects enhancing VC inter-connection, investments, commercialisation, realise ESIF-H2020 synergies and ultimately upscaling AS efforts. It is thus a valuable contribution towards mission-oriented RDI in post 2020 policy frameworks. The project empowers governance for fostering S3 cooperation (eg synergies within S3: digitization, health, materials, food) for business support organisation, Academia and SME.

Equipe de recherche au sein de la HES-SO: Bersier Jacques , Keller Michael

Partenaires professionnels: Kelsch Vanessa, BIO-PRO Stuttgart; Balestra Riccardo, SC Viluppo Chimica S.p.A. - Milano; Reingruber Iris, Business Upper Austria - Linz; Dermastia Mateja, Poly4EmI - Ljubljana; Pfaller Philip, BayFOR - Munich; Weiss Simone, ITG Salzburg - Salzburg; Re Ilaria, Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Durée du projet: 02.10.2019 - 30.06.2022

Archivage des données: ARDIA-Net

Statut: En cours

AlpLinkBioEco - Linking BioBased Industry Value Chains Across the Alpine Region

Rôle: Requérant(e) principal(e)

Financement: ARE - PromFR

Description du projet :

The transition from a linear fossil-fuel based to a circular bio-based economy is a key EU objective. To achieve this objective, the Alpine Space (AS) regions have significant biomass resources, strong industry sectors, and knowledge centers. Unfortunately, no holistic cross-regional approach exists to connect all relevant actors. The huge potential remains untapped for lack of innovative bio-based value chains (VCs). Thus, the AS regions have a common challenge to bring together bio-feedstock producers, intermediates processors, product developers, brandowners, retailers and product end users to address pressing societal needs with novel cross-regional and sectorial value chains for implementing a circular bio-based economy. The project’s main objective is precisely to develop a cross-regional circular bio-based economic strategy that includes a roadmap and demonstrators for intelligently assessing, selecting and creating innovative VCs for the AS wood, agriculture, food/pharma and chemistry sectors. First, existing resources, actors and relevant policies are mapped to set up a cross-regional database. Second, a methodology (VC generator) is developed to match actors demand-oriented in new or alternative VCs. It enables new cluster activities for novel business development, and defining coherent data driven policies for stimulating the AS circular bio-based economy. Third, the project identifies previously untapped growth opportunities with demonstrators for each selected sector for the production of bio-based high added-value applications and products. Furthermore, a Masterplan on circular bio-based economy is delivered for establishing common framework conditions on innovation and data driven policy dialogues within the AS. The project targets all relevant stakeholders including, policy makers, cluster initiatives, sectoral agencies, research centres, SMEs and individual actors, who can benefit from the specific tools and engagement in the novel VCs.

Equipe de recherche au sein de la HES-SO: Bersier Jacques , Koopmans Rudolf , Keller Michael

Partenaires académiques: Romagnoli Manuela, University of Tuscia - CSALP - Pieve Tesino

Partenaires professionnels: Wesseley Dorian, Business Upper Austria - Linz; Osvald Darja, Poly4EmI - Ljubljana; Marini Maria, Confindustria - Milano; Boyarintseva Olga, BIO-PRO - Stuttgart; Mion Luca, Trentino Innovation Hub - Trento; Eckloff Udo, Technology Center Horb GmbH&Co.KG - Horb am Neckar; Lepore Silvia, Lombardy Green Chemistry Association - Milano; Sylvie Charrel, Plastipolis - Bellignat; Bersnard Lisa, France Cluster - Lyon; Svajger Gregor, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport - Ljubljana; Buch Magdalena, Chemistry Cluster Bavaria - Munich; Sacco Pasqualina, Fraunhofer Italia Research

Durée du projet: 16.04.2018 - 16.04.2021

Archivage des données: AlpLinkBioEco https://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/alplinkbioeco/en/home

Statut: En cours

Terminés

Prime de soutien au montage de projets INTERREG V ' projet ARDIA-NET

AGP

Rôle: Collaborateur/trice

Requérant(e)s: FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D, Bersier Jacques, FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D

Financement: HES-SO Rectorat

Description du projet : Alpine Space (AS) Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) were adopted to strengthen innovation and competitiveness by transforming economic structures through the identification of local excellence and by the development of new combinations of existing capacities. Recent experience gained in the Interreg-project S3-4AlpClusters shows that multi-national governance structures for focused cooperation in S3-implementation are critically missing. There is a persistent funding gap for AS cross-regional research, development and innovation (RDI) projects targeting S3 opportunities of particular relevance and including actors of new value chains (VC), from research to market. AS regions must inter-link their local assets and individual excellent capacities to address grand challenges in future European RDI. Dynamic areas with significant impact are related to megatrends in circular-bioeconomy and health-economy (CBH) that will tremendously impact the way of our status-quo economy. These fields are of high importance for strategic priorities under EUSALP. To tap into these synergies and unearth opportunities for innovation, cross-regional and cross-sectoral cooperation is imperative. ARDIA-Net overcomes this challenge by developing an Alpine RDI Area (ARDIA) for tailor-made S3 cooperation across regions by developing a funding framework and projects for addressing CBH megatrends across the AS. It draws on a partnership involved in policy deployment. ARDIA introduces an effective, framework for future cross-regional and interdisciplinary RDI projects enhancing VC inter-connection, investments, commercialisation, realise ESIF-H2020 synergies and ultimately upscaling AS efforts. It is thus a valuable contribution towards mission-oriented RDI in post 2020 policy frameworks. The project empowers governance for fostering S3 cooperation (eg synergies within S3: digitization, health, materials, food) for business support organisation, Academia and SME.

Equipe de recherche au sein de la HES-SO: Bersier Jacques , Keller Michael

Partenaires académiques: FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D; Bersier Jacques, FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D

Durée du projet: 01.10.2019 - 30.06.2022

Montant global du projet: 15'000 CHF

Statut: Terminé

Smart Specialisation Strategies to build an Innovation model for Alp Clusters

AGP

Rôle: Collaborateur/trice

Financement: ARE; FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D; Promotion économique du canton de Fribourg; PST-FR; FR - EIA - Général école Ra&D

Description du projet : The Smart Specialisation concept is a lever of EU Cohesion Policy. Several EU regions developed Smart Specialization Strategies (S3). Challenge is to implement S3 through clusters to gain sustainable and incl. growth generating critical mass. No many experiences exist due to lack of knowledge about S3 in other regions. Implementation tools must be developed to fully benefit SMEs. The objective is to improve framework conditions for innovation induced by clusters and SMEs and to create new jobs. S3 implemented by clusters is an innovative approach that improves innovation in the Alpine Space. Cross-regional approach supports coordinated actions between the different sectors/regions. Transnational cluster cooperation brings SMEs critical mass and enhances cross-regional collaboration to innovate for new products in the relevant areas of the Alpine Space. Project outputs are: joint transnational cluster action plan and S3 stress test analysis of advanced, convergence and less advanced regions for agenda setting, strategy development and implementation ' outline for a synchronised scheme - S3-based innovation model adapted to regional clusters ' better framework conditions for companies through tested innovation model and services. Quadruple helix benefits from these outputs to boost innovation. The work is jointly completed by pilot clusters, entrepreneurs, academics, and supported by public authorities, clusters and S3 experts specifically Prof. Dominique Foray. Cluster policies will shift 'to concentrate resources on the development of those activities that are likely to transform the existing economic structures through R&D and innovation'. Transnational approach bundles the strengths of Alpine regions and SMEs towards smart innovation: they learn from each other through good and bad practices. S3 partners mutual knowledge facilitates framework conditions creation. The outcomes of previous Interreg and existing S3 and their implementation will be taken into account.

Equipe de recherche au sein de la HES-SO: Bersier Jacques , Keller Michael

Durée du projet: 20.10.2016 - 31.12.2019

Montant global du projet: 297'000 CHF

Archivage des données: https://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/s3-4alpclusters/en/home

Statut: Terminé

2021

Basic steps to promote biorefinery value chains in forestry in Italy

Article scientifique ArODES

Swati Tamantini, Alberto Del Lungo, Manuela Romagnoli, Alessandro Paletto, Michael Keller, Jacques Bersier, Florian Zikeli

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, no. 21, article no. 11731

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Biorefineries are an important pillar to conduct the transition toward a circular bioeconomy. Forestry value chains produce wood biomass from harvesting and processing residues that have potential to be used in biorefineries, but currently, these residues are mostly used for energy generation. New biorefineries and new methodologies of wood fractionation allow the production of high value-added products based on carbohydrates and lignin. However, biorefineries based on lignocellulosic feedstock are still few in European countries and even less in Italy. The present study analyses the processes involved in a scenario of establishment of forest biorefineries, reviewing the main components and the actual organization of forestry value chains in Italy. The aim is to have a general vision, to identify and to focus the possibilities of the actual value chains and to fill gaps. The development of the territories is thought of in a perspective of a broader repertoire and more branched value chains than simple energy-generation end use, reviewing the tool for a feasibility study that could potentially involve lignocellulosic biorefineries also based on forest-wood industry feedstocks.

Creating biobased value in the alpine space :

Chapitre de livre ArODES

welcome to the AlpLinkBioEco project

Michael Keller, Jacques Bersier

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp 7-8). 2021, Interred Alpine Space : x

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Making the bioeconomy work :

Chapitre de livre ArODES

business opportunities and value chains

Michael Keller

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp.18-20). 2021, Interred Alpine Space : x

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The VCG tool :

Chapitre de livre ArODES

knowledge base and methods

Andreas Fischer, Michael Keller

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp. 20-26). 2021, Interred Alpine Space : x

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Defying the pandemic – business opportunities :

Chapitre de livre ArODES

from ideas to action

Michael Keller, Dorian Wessely, Ashna Mudaffer

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp. 30-32). 2021, Interreg Alpine Space : x

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Replacement of castor oil in polyurethanes

Chapitre de livre ArODES

Dorian Wessely, Ashna Mudaffer, Ulrich Daum, Michael Keller

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp. 44-48). 2021, Interreg Alpine Space : x

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Broadening the perspective :

Chapitre de livre ArODES

from biolinks to a bioeconomy masterplan for the alpine space

Michael Keller

AlpLinkBioEco (2021). Creating Bio-based Value in the Alpine Space. Interreg Alpine Space. (pp. 68-74). 2021, Interreg Alpine Space : x

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Bio-based business opportunities unearthed :

Article scientifique ArODES

the VCG software tool

Michael Keller, Andreas Fischer, Dorian Wessely, Ashna Mudaffer

Working Paper, February 2021, HES-SO//FR HEIA-FR, iCoSys, PICC, INNOSQUARE, Business Upper Austria,

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2020

Smart specialization strategies—insights gained from a unique European policy experiment on innovation and industrial policy design

Article scientifique ArODES

Dominique Foray, Martin Eichler, Michael Keller

Review of Evolutionary Political Economy, 2020,

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Résumé:

This paper aims to develop a coherent vision and detailed methodology of the policy approach that is evoked by the term “smart specialisation strategy” (S3), and to explore and elaborate the requirements and implications in terms of design and implementation that are consistent with that policy concept. As such, the paper addresses the issue of designing an innovation policy whose goal is the creation and development of networks of innovators in order to generate some desired structural changes within the framework of a regional economy. Regional innovation policies in Europe have been marked over the past few years by the emergence of a new approach—smart specialization strategies (S3s). Based on a fairly general formulation (Foray et al. 2009), European regions have embarked on the design and implementation of their own S3s.Footnote1 The results of this policy are still only partial and imperfect and it is in any case too soon to attempt a final assessment of them. However, what is certain is that we have already acquired an enormous amount of knowledge! By adopting an “action research” posture and collaborating closely with the regional authorities in order to observe the processes underway, we have learned a tremendous number of lessons from these “natural experiments” and progressed in our reflection concerning S3 concepts and practices. We have also made more progress generally regarding the relevant concepts of industrial policy that should be adopted today, not only in the area of regional policies but also, for example, that of mission-oriented policies dedicated to the resolution of grand societal challenges. In this introduction, we would like to specifically focus on two essential contributions: Firstly, the new industrial policies—including the S3 approach—combine in many cases a planning logic and an entrepreneurial discovery logic.Footnote2 The planning logic is often indispensable. It seems to us rather pointless to try to conceal it since the objective of these policies is to establish strategic priorities (for the development of a region or the resolution of a grand challenge) and there is nothing there that should shock an economist. And all the more so as the strategic priority with regard to smart specialization is not a sector as such but its transformation. The economist may be shocked on the other hand if the planner considers himself to be omniscient and ignores the existence of uncertainty—particularly the uncertainty concerning the way in which the plan may unfold and the probabilities of success of each selected project. Hence the second logic, that of entrepreneurial discovery : the unfolding of the plan is not known ex ante but is discovered gradually by the actors themselves. This combination of logics, one creating a framework from the top and the other stimulating decentralized entrepreneurial discovery within this framework, is crucial. These logics are complementary and not contradictory, as is too frequently believed. This is a first underlying conceptual principle of the new industrial policies. Secondly, another essential contribution is that offered by the concept of transformative activity. This concept reflects the appropriate level of granularity at which the S3 must materialize, once the area of strategic priority has been identified. This level of granularity is neither that of the sector (S3 is not a sectoral policy) nor that of the individual project (since at its very core, S3 is about creating relational density, synergies and complementarities between projects and activities). The appropriate level is therefore that of a set of related projects and activities, covering a multitude of problems to be resolved (research, innovation, infrastructure, training) and all oriented towards the same transformation priority. This intermediate level of granularity is a second underlying conceptual principle of the new industrial policies. It invites us to acknowledge the strategic complementarity between projects. This implies that there is great advantage to be gained in adopting all these projects simultaneously, resulting in even stronger transformative activity. While the identification of a strategic priority is the result of the planning logic, it is during the construction and development of the transformative activity that the logic of entrepreneurial discovery dominates. In Sections 1 and 2, we will recall the fundamentals of the approach. The details of the process of S3 design and implementation are described in Sections 3 and 4. The final section concludes the paper by placing the S3 approach into the broader perspective on industrial policy.

A literature review on forest bioeconomy with a bibliometric network analysis

Article scientifique ArODES

Alessandro Paletto, Ilaria Biancolillo, Jacques Bersier, Michael Keller, Manuela Romagnoli

Journal of Forest Science, 2020, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 265-279

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Over the last couple of decades, many peer-reviewed publications focused on the bioeconomy, which it is frequently argued to be a key part of the solution to global challenges (climate change, ecosystem degradation). This study investigates the scientific literature on forest bioeconomy by applying a social network analysis to the bibliometric science. The bibliometric network analysis was performed over the time-frame of 2003–2020 to provide an overview on the main aspects characterising the forest bioeconomy issue. The results show that 225 documents on forest bioeconomy were published by 567 organisations from 44 countries. Finland and Canada are the two most productive countries with 32.8% and 12.7% of forest bioeconomy documents respectively. The co-occurrence network map of the keywords shows that the forest bioeconomy is related to three main concepts: sustainable development, bioenergy production, climate change mitigation.

New power for the macro-regional innovation motors :

Article professionnel ArODES

a call for a wave of new cross-regional funding schemes in Europe the macro-regional approach

Michael Keller, Mateja Dermastia, Gerd Meier zu Köcker, Philip Pfaller, Jacques Bersier

Position paper HES-SO//FR HEIA-FR | Anteja | VDI/VDE | Bavarian Research Alliance,

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In 2009 the European Union (EU) introduced the macro-regional strategy approach as a policy framework allowing countries located in the same region to jointly tackle common challenges. There is no doubt that macro-regional approaches can pave the way towards a more innovative, sustainable and greener Europe. But to make it work, the involved actors need to become determined about funding cross-regional research, development and innovation (RDI) projects. The macro-regional innovation motors need sustainable new power sources. It is time for a wave of new cross-regional funding schemes dedicated to RDI across borders.

New power for the macro-regional innovation motors - A call for a wave of new cross-regional funding schemes in Europe

Article scientifique

Keller Michael, Bersier Jacques, Mateja Dermastia, Gerd Meier zu Köcker, Philip Pfaller

For now only in Researchgate, 2020

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2019

Implementing S3 with clusters :

Article scientifique ArODES

an innovation model for transformative activities

Michael Keller, Iris Reingruber, Mateja Dermastia, Jacques Bersier, Gerd Meier zu Köcker

fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, 2019, issue 47, pp. 23-34

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The ongoing debates on updating Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) in the European innovation policy framework mainly focus on practical implementation challenges. This paper draws on the specific experience from the Interreg Alpine Space project S3- 4AlpClusters, which put the interplay between S3 and clusters at the core of its conceptual and practical study of S3-implementation across the Alpine Space. While overlaps between the two concepts are evident and cluster initiatives are acknowledged in the relevant literature as tools in the context of S3, practical implementation of S3 with cluster initiatives is found to be far from trivial and involves specific challenges. We therefore introduce an innovation model as a practical effort to better integrate cluster initiatives in the S3 process. The model is a systematic process for the regional and cross-regional identification and development of transformative activities (TA). Tools and methodologies for S3-implementation, such as S3-synergy diamonds, entrepreneurial discovery workshops (EDW) or action development workshops (ADW) are valuable individual contributions for future policy designs. Nevertheless, it is only by putting them into the context of a systematic innovation model, with a strong focus on transformative activities, and by making them the levers for cross-regional cooperation and a systematic involvement of cluster initiatives in regional economic development, that they become fully relevant for smart transformation processes leading to innovation within businesses, new value chains and jobs in innovative new areas

Smart specialisation strategies with smart clusters :

Livre ArODES

a new approach to generating transformative activities

Jacques Bersier, Michael Keller

2019, Fribourg : S3-4AlpClusters ; HES-SO//HEIA-FR Innosquare Clusters, 139 p.

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2018

Transformative activities for smart specialisation :

Article scientifique ArODES

considerations on a workshop methodology

Dominique Foray, Michael Keller, Jacques Bersier, Gerd Meier zu Köcker

Working Paper EPFL, HES-SO HEIA-FR, ClusterAgentur, 2018

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Résumé:

While S3 has reached the status of a common policy tool at the EU level and beyond, recent experiences show that development and implementation are far from trivial. This working paper addresses this challenge by operationalising S3 implementation through a novel focus on the concept of Transformative Activities (TA). TA are defined as a collection of related innovation capacities and actions, extracted from existing structures and oriented toward a certain direction of change. The systematic identification and development of these activities is a complex exercise requiring new tools to support the entrepreneurial discovery and action development process. In response, we draft a workshop methodology including generic considerations on funding mechanisms, the necessary base of evidence and the relevant actors to be involved in the process. The process as such is structured in three phases: pre-determination of covered fields (Phase 0), identification and prioritisation of TA (Phase I) and development of action plans for the identified TA (Phase II). In order to focus the workshops and allow the practical organisation of the workshops, the fields to be covered need to be pre-determined in a preliminary phase. The first phase of the workshop then consists of assessing existing capacities and opportunities and evaluating the relatedness of projects representing a strong combination of capacities and opportunities. This process results in the selection of a TA (or multiple thereof) consisting of a set of projects based on related innovation capacities. The second phase is dedicated to concretise the actions necessary to implement the projects of related innovation capacities identified in the first phase of the workshop in a given region.

2018

Smart specialization strategies (S3) and clusters :

Conférence ArODES

an innovation model for transformative activities

Michael Keller, Iris Reingruber, Mateja Dermastia, Jacques Bersier, Gerd Meier zu Köcker

Working Paper EPFL, HES-SO HEIA-FR, ClusterAgentur

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Résumé:

The ongoing debates on updating Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) in the European innovation policy framework mainly focus on practical implementation challenges. Potentially critical elements are identified at various levels ranging from a lack of understanding of the entire S3 concept to missing compatibility between S3 and policy tools for implementation, missing political commitment to focus on a limited field with high transformative potential, or a lack of critical mass in terms of innovation actors and public investments. This paper draws on the specific experience from the Interreg Alpine Space project S3-4AlpClusters, which put the interplay between S3 and clusters at the core of its conceptual and practical study of S3-implementation across the Alpine Space. While overlaps between the two concepts are evident and cluster initiatives are acknowledged in the relevant literature as tools in the context of S3, there is, to our knowledge, no comprehensive study on how clusters are currently involved in the practical development and implementation of S3. Moreover, practical implementation of S3 with cluster initiatives is found to be far from trivial and involves specific challenges. We therefore introduce an innovation model as a practical effort to better integrate cluster initiatives in the S3 process. The model is a systematic process for the regional and cross-regional identification and development of transformative activities (TA). Tools and methodologies for S3-implementation, such as S3-synergy diamonds, entrepreneurial discovery workshops (EDW) or action development workshops (ADW) are valuable individual contributions for future policy designs. Nevertheless, it is only by putting them into the context of a systematic innovation model, with a strong focus on transformative activities, and by making them the levers for cross-regional cooperation and a systematic involvement of cluster initiatives in regional economic development, that they become fully relevant for smart transformation processes leading to innovation within businesses, new value chains and jobs in innovative new areas.

Réalisations

Recherche

Keller Michael

Wissenschaftlicher Adjunkt FH

Compétences principales

Smart Specialization Strategy

Cluster Development

Innovation Management

Circular Economy & Sustainability

Strategic Management

Bio-based materials

Politique régionale

Wissenschaftlicher Adjunkt FH