The Competitiveness Institute 7th Global Conference
Building Innovative Clusters for Competitive Advantage
September 27 - October 1 2004, Ottawa, Canada
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Ifor’s focus has been on the training of economic development professionals in the process of cluster development, designing and reviewing cluster development programmes, and facilitating cluster workshops. Clients include:
International development agencies: The World Bank (Washington); OECD (Paris); UN Industrial Development Organisation (Vienna); Commonwealth Secretariat (London).
National agencies: Industry Canada; AusIndustry; Scottish Enterprise; Welsh Development Agency; VINNOVA and NUTEK, Sweden; Iceland's Industry Ministry; NPCC Mauritius; New Zealand Trade & Enterprise; TIDCO Trinidad; South Africa’s Tourism Department; CERMA Georgia; InterTradeIreland.
Regional / Local Agencies: Australia: Queensland's Department of State Development, DPI Queensland, DIIRD Victoria, NSW Department of State and Regional Development, Brisbane City, Alice Springs, Darwin, Hervey Bay, Logan, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Eden, Gilgandra, Dandenong; Canada: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Nova Scotia Association of Regional Development Agencies; New Zealand: Auckland, Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Christchurch, Dunedin; South Africa: Cape Province; UK: SE England Development Agency; Northern Ireland's Centre for Competitiveness; USA: Louisiana's Department of Economic Development; Oregon's Department of Agriculture;
Industry Associations: South African Sugar Association; Cape IT Initiative; New Zealand Biotech Association; New Zealand Forest Industries Council; Australian Information Industry Association; Victorian Trout Association.
Prior to the establishment of Cluster Navigators, Ifor was with the New Zealand Trade Development Board and over a decade encouraged New Zealand's exporters to move beyond their comfort zones in 'co-operating to compete' through participation in soft and hard networks, and clusters.
Ifor is a Founder and Past President of The Competitiveness Institute, an organization headquartered in Barcelona, Spain that focuses on local economic development through a clustering approach. The Institute has members from 38 countries (www.competitiveness.org). He has served as New Zealand Vice President, ANZRSAI (www.anzrsai.org ).
Ifor is Chairman, Cluster Navigators Australia Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne. He is Welsh, and lived in Canada before making New Zealand home. He now spends over half of each year travelling the world from his base in Wellington, spreading the 'cluster gospel'.
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams
Chief Executive, Cluster Navigators Ltd. New Zealand
Since establishing Cluster Navigators in 1997, Ifor has been active across Europe, North America, Africa, the Caribbean and Australasia in introducing the relevance of clustering as a cornerstone for economic development. Ifor is a frequent speaker on competitiveness, clusters, and local innovation systems.Ifor’s focus has been on the training of economic development professionals in the process of cluster development, designing and reviewing cluster development programmes, and facilitating cluster workshops. Clients include:
International development agencies: The World Bank (Washington); OECD (Paris); UN Industrial Development Organisation (Vienna); Commonwealth Secretariat (London).
National agencies: Industry Canada; AusIndustry; Scottish Enterprise; Welsh Development Agency; VINNOVA and NUTEK, Sweden; Iceland's Industry Ministry; NPCC Mauritius; New Zealand Trade & Enterprise; TIDCO Trinidad; South Africa’s Tourism Department; CERMA Georgia; InterTradeIreland.
Regional / Local Agencies: Australia: Queensland's Department of State Development, DPI Queensland, DIIRD Victoria, NSW Department of State and Regional Development, Brisbane City, Alice Springs, Darwin, Hervey Bay, Logan, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Eden, Gilgandra, Dandenong; Canada: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Nova Scotia Association of Regional Development Agencies; New Zealand: Auckland, Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Christchurch, Dunedin; South Africa: Cape Province; UK: SE England Development Agency; Northern Ireland's Centre for Competitiveness; USA: Louisiana's Department of Economic Development; Oregon's Department of Agriculture;
Industry Associations: South African Sugar Association; Cape IT Initiative; New Zealand Biotech Association; New Zealand Forest Industries Council; Australian Information Industry Association; Victorian Trout Association.
Prior to the establishment of Cluster Navigators, Ifor was with the New Zealand Trade Development Board and over a decade encouraged New Zealand's exporters to move beyond their comfort zones in 'co-operating to compete' through participation in soft and hard networks, and clusters.
Ifor is a Founder and Past President of The Competitiveness Institute, an organization headquartered in Barcelona, Spain that focuses on local economic development through a clustering approach. The Institute has members from 38 countries (www.competitiveness.org). He has served as New Zealand Vice President, ANZRSAI (www.anzrsai.org ).
Ifor is Chairman, Cluster Navigators Australia Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne. He is Welsh, and lived in Canada before making New Zealand home. He now spends over half of each year travelling the world from his base in Wellington, spreading the 'cluster gospel'.
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