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France Water Team (FWT)

The three French water clusters, AQUA-VALLEY , DREAM and HYDREOS gathered to create their federation France Water Team (FWT) . FWT, based in Montpellier, represents a network of more than 500 active members among economic, research, academic, and public water-related actors. FWT also promotes the development of collaborative R&D projects allowing exceptional innovation for water and aquatic environment technologies. FWT aims then at developing solutions addressing the major challenges of water: metrology, resilience to climate change, fight against emerging pollution, resilient...
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S3 Cluster Pilot

S3 Cluster Pilot - a National platform of Clusters prioritized in Regional Smart Specialization Strategies in Sweden and in order to strengthen SMEs The overall purpose is to strengthen cluster management by learning and exchanges of experiences. The objective is to strengthen the clusters’ strategic ability and competitiveness. The 22 clusters in the S3 Pilot gather around 2 400 organizations. The clusters had to have a recommendation from their region and be part of the S3 and: Be well established and known in the regional innovation system Show how they work with SMEs (from their interest...
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FENAEIC - The National Federation of Innovative Business Groups and Clusters

Introduction FENAEIC is the Spanish Federation of AEIs and Clusters. "AEI" is the acronym of "Agrupación Empresarial Innovadora” (Innovative Business Groups), the name given by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness to the clusters that meet the criteria established by their registration and therefore registered as such. You can get complete information about them at the web address http://clusters.ipyme.org/ Spain also has other real clusters, sometimes recognized by their regions of origin and perhaps not registered as AEIs due to differences in priority and / or...
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The Clusterplattform Deutschland

The Clusterplattform Deutschland is the joint information portal of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. You will find, in a clear and compact form, an overview of cluster-related activities at federal, state and EU level at www.clusterplattform.de . The diversity of Germany’s cluster landscape is also presented with the help of a search tool with a variety of search categories, as there are numerous cluster networks funded by the federal government and the federal states as well as clusters from all industries and technology...
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Hungarian National Alliance of Innovative Clusters (IKOSZ)

The Alliance is the outcome of the ClusteriX INTERREG IVC Project in Hungary. Clusters involved as stakeholders in the local activities recognised the value of continuing the collaboration started within this framework in 2014. They decided quite spontaneously to establish a permanent platform for knowledge transfer, internationalisation, cross-cluster innovation and policy contribution. IKOSZ is therefore an open organisation comprising a heterogenous group of clusters from all regions of the country, showing a representative cross-section of actors in the key sectors of ITC, sustainability...
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Lithuanian Clusters Association

Lithuanian Clusters Association unites the most active and progressive Lithuanian clusters. The asssociation was established in 2014. Mission of the Association – strengthening the competitiveness of Lithuanian business by developing clusters. Vision : global, influential, sustainable association best representing Lithuanian clusters. Goals of the Association : to participate in formation and implementation of clustering policy in Lithuania; to represent interests of clusters and their members in Lithuania and abroad; to improve conditions of clusters’ operation and development; to strengthen...
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France IT Network

Since 2009, the French digital clusters expressed their need to work together in order to increase their performance and consequently, their company member’s. One year later, France IT was born out of a national French digital clusters consortium. Nowadays, France IT is the national network of 14 digital clusters, gathering 2 500 digital companies. Our first mission consists in enhancing closer relation and cooperation between digital clusters: sharing knowledges, experiences, methods and tools. Based on the digital clusters operational work, France IT benefits from a global understanding of...
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The Polish Clusters Employers' Association

The Polish Clusters Employers' Association (PCEA) brings together business cluster promoters from across Poland and is a solid platform for cooperation between clusters and their environment. Wherever there is a need for a nationwide action, it represents the interests of the clusters industry and acts as a serious partner for various levels of the government. The PCEA was established in 2012. The Polish Clusters Employers' Association received the 2015 Bloomberg Business Premium title for promoting cooperation within the clusters and creating favorable conditions for development of Polish...
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ESTONIAN CLUSTERS

Estonian Clusters is a web platform or virtual cluster initiated by Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia with the aim to support internationalization of Estonian companies, enhance networking and matchmaking and to make our clusters more visible on the global scale. The cluster website www.estonianclusters.ee has been produced in collaboration with the main clusters operating in Estonia and comprehensively consolidates information like a window that can be opened to find the right way to the sector-based consortium of your interest. It provides a summarised survey about each cluster with the...
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Colombian Cluster Network (“Red Cluster Colombia” - RCC)

Colombia is currently undertaking the most important efforts in its history regarding to cluster development programs. One example is the Competitive Routes Program led by Innpulsa, a new Development and Innovation Unit under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism, as part of Fiducoldex, the entity providing fiduciary solutions for commerce, industry and tourism sector. Other examples of clusters developments include the strategies undertaken by several Chambers of Commerce around the country. Through these efforts Colombia is starting to build local capabilities and teams that will...
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