Autocluster West Slovakia How to avoid social risks gaining from

							Cluster building: the importance of regional network, Open Days 2007
Brussels, 9.10. 2007




      Autocluster West Slovakia
   How to avoid social risks gaining
     from monosectoral industry

                     Robert Redhammer


       Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
       of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Structural changes in Slovakia
•   Slovakia enter EU (2004)
•   Reforms in public finances
•   Tax reform (flat)
•   Pension reform...
•   Foreign direct investments (FDI)
•   Monetary union (2009 plan)


    Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
    of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
FDI: restructuring the industry
• Large plants of Car industry
  – VW Bratislava (1991), Peugeot Trnava
    (2005), KIA Žilina (2006)
• Electronics, automation, power...
  – Siemens, Sony, Samsung, Matsushita,
    Alcatel, HP... (30% growth annually for
    10 years)


 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                      Car industry
• 1 mil. car production capacity
  = 1 car per 5 inhabitants – highest
  number in Europe (world?)
• TIER 1 and 2 suppliers moved in
• TIER 3 and 4 partly moved
  in, partially based on home
  suppliers partly imported

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
          Risks of undiversified
                industry
• Wide supplying infrastructure
  depends on a few assembly lines
• One industrial sector is
  predominate
• Significant competitive advantage –
  low labour cost – will disappear
• Risks of losing jobs in large scale!!

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                      What to do?
• Necessity to build new competitive
  advantage of the region for industry

• Time is given by disappearing low-
  labour-cost advantage = 5 to 7 years




 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                       How to do it
• To learn and optimise suppliers
  network structure in the region
• Quality management skills
• Build wider sharing infrastructure
• Educate and train people – potential
  personnel in wider scope


 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
Using brain – Way to stability
• To employ brain (knowledge)
• Reinforcement HEI (science and
  technology)
• Research infrastructure
• Innovative environment
• Regional leadership


 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
 Auto Cluster: TIER 3 & 4 plan
• To build skills and high production
  quality culture in supplying industry
• To build effectiveness in production and
  innovation
• To support industry with highly trained
  and educated labour force
• To restructure research facilities
  preferably in HEI sector

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
   Contributing elements:
Research, training, TT transfer
• Strategic Platform in Bratislava self
  governing region
• Autocluster – based in Technology
  Transfer Centre Trnava
• STU Bratislava, UCM Trnava...
• InQb – University technology
  incubator in Bratislava...

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
     Research in the region
• Bratislava: Slovak University of
  Technology, Comenius University,
  University Zílina, TU Košice
• Slovak academy of Sciences (no
  graduates)
• 50 % of Slovak research capacities
  located in Bratislava

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                             Training
• Secondary vocational schools
• Universities – in
  Bratislava, Trnava, Žilina
• Strong in engineering and
  technology




 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
         Cluster supports
• Slovenská agentúra pre rozvoj priemyslu
  a obchodu (Sario)
• Výskumný ústav spracovania a aplikácie
  plastických látok (VUSAPL)
• Národná agentúra pre podporu malého a
  stredného podnikania (NADSME)
• Výskumný ústav jadrovej energetiky, a.s.
  (VUJE)

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
            Production bodies
• ZF Boge a.s., ZF Sachs Slovakia
  a.s., Matador Automotive a.s.,
  Tower Automotive, Zlievareň
  Trnava, Železiarne Podbrezová, INA
  Kysuce, Faurecia, TOMA a.s.
• Cca 20 supliers from
  Trnava, Nitra, Bratislava, Trenčín
  and Žilina
 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
University Technology Incubator

•   Space for entrepreneurs
•   Training infrastructure
•   ICT infrastructure
•   Standards consulting services
•   Reasonable prices
•   3-years incubation time


    Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
    of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                 Incubator today
• 13 new companies
• 5 additional approaching (2007)
• Pre-Incubation start-up program
  InQb runs annually
• Start-up offices
• Investors conference
• International cooperation

 Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
 of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007
                   Thank You!
                 www.stuba.sk
                  www.inqb.sk
                www.ba-region.sk


Robert Redhammer: Cluster building: the importance
of regional network, Open Days 2007, Brussels, 9.10. 2007