One of the goals of "Wirtschaftsförderung Region Frankfurt RheinMain", the economic development organisation for the Frankfurt RheinMain region, is to promote coordination and cooperation in the field of economic development among the members in the RheinMain region. This aim involves major structural and economic tasks that are of importance to the region's future.
Securing future growth and prosperity in the region means that it must develop a more distinct profile enabling it to compete successfully with other international economic centres.
To this effect, various cities in the region have agreed to the region's request to build up and sponsor networks of competence for their cities and the entire RheinMain region.
As an innovative region, the RheinMain region has several networks of competence in the following sectors:
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 AutomotiveBiotechnologyConsulting
servicesFinancial
servicesITLogisticsMaterials
research and technologyMedia
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Networks of competence are local hubs of cooperation with international appeal and attraction. They combine several value-added stages of different sectors and disciplines and involve a high value-added potential.
The selective development and promotion of these networks improves the competitiveness of both the region and its businesses. Thanks to close cooperation among the various partners in politics, administration, education, research and business, the RheinMain region's potential is strengthened by common efforts and its unique selling points are brought out more effectively for a better positioning in national and international competition of economic centres.
A large number of industries, companies, suppliers, universities and institutions operating in the Frankfurt RheinMain region participate in these successful networks of competence which serve as communication platforms for research/science and business. Therefore, the networks of competence are building blocks of an innovative economy that contributes to the region's value through innovative products and services and is open to companies from all over the world.
For the members of the individual networks the concentration of industries in "clusters" makes it easier to find suitable and performing partners for cooperation and to be more easily found and perceived by prospects. At the same time it is expected that these clusters will enhance the attractiveness of the region's scientific and social resources allowing it to remain a magnet for highly skilled talent and students.
Further information on the networks of competence of the Frankfurt RheinMain region can be obtained directly from the persons listed as contacts within the various organisations (see also information on the individual networks of competence).
The Network of Competence for Automotive
The Automotive-Cluster RheinMainNeckar has currently a network of 160
enterprises and is managed by the following institutions:
The contact persons for this network are:
Network of Competence for Biotechnology
The network of competence for biotechnology is sponsored by the City of
Frankfurt.
The person in charge at "Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH" (Economic Development Corporation Frankfurt GmbH):
Network of Competence for Consulting Services: KompetenzNetzConsulting The region FrankfurtRheinMain represent a leading centre for the German and European consulting industry with a high concentration of consulting firms. .
The contact persons for this network are:
Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden
Amt für Wirtschaft und Liegenschaften
Wirtschaftsförderung, Geschäftsstelle KNC
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 15
65189 Wiesbaden
Phone: 06 11 / 31 3131
Fax: 06 11 / 31 39 22
eMail: info@consultingregion.net
Internet: http://www.consultingregion.net
Hans-Joachim Reinhardt
Geschäftsführer
Geschäftsfeld Starthilfe und
Unternehmensförderung
IHK Frankfurt am Main
Börsenplatz 4
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 2197-1370
Fax: +49 69 2197-1383
email: h.reinhardt@frankfurt-main.ihk.de
Internet: http://www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de
Internetlink: http://www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de/starthilfe_foerderung/foerderung/branchen/wirtschaftsberatung/index.html
Network of Competence for the Financial Centre The network of competence for the financial centre is sponsored by the city of Frankfurt.
The following persons are available for information::
Peter Kania
Managing Director
Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH
Hanauer Landstraße 182 D
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 0 69/ 21 23 62 00
Fax: 0 69/ 212 98 19
eMail: info@frankfurt-business.de
Internet: http://www.frankfurt-business.de
Hans-Joachim Reinhardt
Geschäftsführer
Geschäftsfeld Starthilfe und
Unternehmensförderung
IHK Frankfurt am Main
Börsenplatz 4
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 2197-1370
Fax: +49 69 2197-1383
email: h.reinhardt@frankfurt-main.ihk.de
Internet: http://www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de
Internetlink: http://www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de/starthilfe_foerderung/foerderung/branchen/wirtschaftsberatung/index.html
The Network of Competence for IT The following persons are available for information:
Manuela Schiffner
Project Manager
Medien, IT & TK (Media, IT and TC)
Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH
Hanauer Landstrasse 182 D
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 0 69/ 212 36 213
Fax: 0 69/ 212 98 23
eMail: ms@frankfurt-business.de
Matthias Müller
Deputy Managing Director
Corporate Communications
IHK Frankfurt am Main (Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Börsenplatz 4
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 0 69/ 21 97 14 96
Fax: 0 69/ 21 97 14 88
eMail: m.mueller@frankfurt-main.ihk.de
Michael Kolmer
Deputy Head of Department
Amt für Wirtschaftsfrderung
Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
Luisenplatz 6
64283 Darmstadt
Phone: 0 61 51/ 13 37 80
Fax: 0 61 51/ 13 34 55
eMail: michael.kolmer@darmstadt.de
Logistics
Logistiknetz
Logistics companies from the Lower Main region of Bavaria have joined forces in the LogistikNetz Bayerischer Untermain. Goals are: to improve general logistics conditions, to strengthen regional marketing, to transfer expertise with universities, to swap opinions and to cooperate.
The contact person is:
Logistik RheinMain. Die Wissensinitiative
The initiative founded by the European Business School (EBS) and the City of Wiesbaden facilitates the development and positioning of the region as a location with logistics expertise.
The contact persons of this Initiative are:
Logistik-RheinMain
Die Wissensinisative
Wissenschaftlicher Leiter: Prof. Dr. Stefan Walter
Stellvertretende Geschäftsstellenleiterin: Manuela Wehrle
Gateway Gardens
Jean-Gardner-Batten-Straße 8
Gebäude 612, Aufgang B
60549 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 0 69/2475217-21, Zentrale -10
Fax: 0 69/2475217-88
eMail: wehrle@logistik-rheinmain.de
Internet: www.logistik-rheinmain.de and http://www.logistikblog.org
The Network of Competence for Materials Research and Technology Materials Valley e.V. In the field of materials research and technology the network of competence was initially started by the economic development organisation of the Frankfurt RheinMain region. In the spring of 2002 several companies, universities, research institutes, public institutes for the promotion of technology and business as well as individuals jointly set up an association called Materials Valley e.V.
The person serving as contact for this network is:
Rhein-Main Media Network of Competence Since 2001 the Media office of the city of Mainz has built up the media network of competence for the Rhein-Main region with special focus on AV media, publishing, printing, advertising and multi-media.
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