The point of view of the
Central European Cluster
represented by FFDI
Workshop 2, SMEs-NET Project (Contract N° FOOD-CT-2005-514050)
Miroslav Koberna, FFDI Czech Republic
Brussels, April 2006
7/28/2017
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SPES NET
Cluster participants:
Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria
FFDI as a cluster leader has invited in terms of regional
cluster preparation Hungarian and Austrian Food Federations
to participate in. The main reason was close regional
relations resulted from historical and trade relations, which
were very similar except of period of socialism, but with
different national heritage.
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SPES NET
Cluster targets:
- to realize activities aimed at definition of the research and
development priorities on national level;
- to find existing obstacles acting as bottleneck for results
implementation in praxis and their using in innovative
process on the SMEs level;
- to compare SMEs and research institutions views on
particular priorities, beeing defined in the ETP framework.
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Cluster methodology
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Starting point for next advance and priorities formulation was
research made in group of SMEs and many discussions hold
during national meetings.
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Analysis and findings have been projected into national
evaluation reports and discussed on basis of working
groups. Result illustrates definition of national priorities: how
to focus research and development activities in accordance
with ETP priorities.
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Cluster result is a common priority in the WP5 framework,
adopted by all cluster participants and based on SMEs
common regional interests.
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Cluster activities
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Questionnaires and survey
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National discussion and meetings
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National priorities determination
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Common priority draft
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Regional seminar realization
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Common priority validation
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National Activity – Hungary
Convocation of stakeholders from SMEs, large companies,
research institutes, universities, branch associations, state
administration and food industry suppliers, followed by setup
of Hungarian Technology Platform.
All involved participants focused on 3 round-table´s
questions:
– current innovation activity in Hungarian food industry;
– sources & obstructions in innovation of Hungarian food
industry;
– suggestions, subject matter improvement.
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National Activity – Hungaria
Feature activity within project covers establishment of
Hungarian National Food Technology Platform „FOOD for
LIFE“ where within the scope shall be most of planned
activities enacted in up-coming future.
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National Priority - Hungary
Principal priorities:
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food quality and processing in particular aspect towards
products contributive to health nutrition and added value to
products, based on innovative approach, inclusive of
conventional produce;
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sustainable food production;
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National Priority - Hungary
Key technology priorities:
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Food and Consumers;
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Food Safety;
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Food and Health;
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Food Chain Management;
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Communication, Training & Technology transfer added by
cluster setup and cross-subject network.
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National Activity – Czech Republic
Arrangement of 4 meetings:
First - addressed to science and research stakeholders;
Second - stipulated to SMEs;
Third - intended for branch associations & large companies;
Fourth - determined to science & research representatives.
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National Priority – Czech Republic
Priorities:
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Food Safety – process control system leading to
minimisation of contaminants, rising from heat products
processing;
Health Nutrition – products development positively affecting
consumer´s health, in particular by its dietetic attribute
(colon cancer);
Food Quality – development and production of conventional
products, better correspondent to modern health nutrition
requirements in view of obesity and related disease.
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National Activity - Austria
Facing subsequent involvement into project, Austria
stimulated usage of experiences selected from similar survey
carried out until quite recently, where activity as SMEs needs
assessment and ways how to support and implement those
needs were constructed from.
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National Priority - Austria
Austria – priorities:
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Quality products increase in case of processing based on
regional and traditional products.
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Common priority
Quality products increase in case of processing based on
regional and traditional products.
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Regional Seminar, Prague
Regional seminar titled „SMEs options during implementation of science
and research outputs and their significance in profit of competitiveness
increase in food industry“ came off on December 7th, 2006 in Prague.
Under auspices of Minister of Agriculture CR, Mr. Jan Mládek, eventually
86 participants participated in representation:
– Manufacturing concern
32
– State administration
4
– Science and research
14
– Others
23
– From abroad
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Conclusions
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Range of complaints and obstructions resulted in limited SMEs
participation on science and research programmes that in
consequences contribute to lower innovation activities followed up
getting behind food producers of SMEs in international competition.
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Most of SMEs prove right definition of expectations from innovation
processes, with regards to creation of market positions or market
requirements fulfilment. They are aware of importance putting stress
on activity increase in this area.
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Considered as one of limited factor there´s a lack of information and
insufficient communication among research and production sphere
& individual links of food chain in return.
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Conclusions
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To find better models of cross connection in research and
entrepreneurial sphere, that on condition easier accessability
and higher openess to small producers, shall facilitate to
stronger motivation of SMEs towards projects involvement.
Difficulty appears to be poor cross connection of
subventional programmes related to science and research
with programmes for results implementation in practice, sort
of investment support.
Creation of undesirable line between programmes on science
and research and programmes on business development despite of existence of so called programmes for investment
support that are directed unduly „industrially“ and don´t take
into account food production specifics.
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Conclusions
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Considered as significant project output, there´s creation of
functional multilateral relationship both on National and
European level in terms of created technology platforms.
Setup of Czech Technology Platform, Prague - March 20th, 2006
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