"Technological progress presents new challenges for national and regional economic policy makers to accompany regional transformation and to provide the best possible support to local stakeholders. Which strategies and instruments lead to success varies from region to region and is therefore always challenging and exciting. "
Focal areas of work
- Cluster Policy and Cluster Management
- Regional Development
- Strategy Development / Evaluation
- Data Science / Econometrics
Curriculum Vitae
Lukas holds a Master of Science in Economics from the Free University Berlin and the University Tilburg (Netherlands). Before, he gained his bachelor degree from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in the field of politics and economics.
Since 2016 the focus of his work at the institute for innovation and technology (iit) is primarily on advising at federal, state and regional level in the context of cluster, innovation and regional policy. In this context he applies econometric methods in research and consulting projects.
Before, Lukas has been working in economic research and strategy consulting at Prognos AG in the department of economics, innovation and regions since the beginning of 2014. He worked on behalf of the European Commission, federal and state ministries as well as municipalities on regional economic and innovation policy issues.
Publications
- VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (2018): Clusterservice Aus- und Weiterbildung - Wie Innovationscluster Fachkräfte sichern und qualifizieren. Publikation im Rahmen des Progeramms „go-cluster“ im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi)
- Zinke et al (2018): Trends in der Unterstützungslandschaft von Start-ups – Inkubatoren, Akzeleratoren und andere. Studie im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi).
- Lämmer-Gamp, Nögel, Petersen, Schmerber (2017): Potenzialanalyse zur Kooperation zwischen Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft in den EU-13-Staaten.