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Companies are flooded with information on a daily basis, however it is difficult for them to sift out the right one for their growth. SCALE UP 2022 aims to offer Bulgarian small and medium enterprises the appropriate tools for development of innovative products and services, to enter the foreign market and sustainable growth. SCALE UP 2022 brought together technology suppliers, manufacturing companies, clusters and organizations funding innovative technologies, coming from different parts of Europe. Participants had the opportunity to learn more about the planned national and European funding…

It's a moment of great pride and achievement for every National Key Cluster as we congratulate each one of them for receiving the award at the National Key Cluster ceremony. Your hard work, perseverance, and dedication have paid off immensely, and this award is a testament to your efforts. Through this recognition, we know that you have added value to the industry and contributed to the growth of the national economy. You have displayed an exceptional level of excellence, leadership, and innovation in the cluster environment. May your achievements inspire future generations of leaders and…

We are inviting you to join the open stakeholder consultation for DUT Call 2023! The goal of this consultation is to identify the most relevant and pressing call priorities for the three Transition Pathways: Positive Energy Districts , 15-minute City , Circular Urban Economies. As a DUT partner, policy maker, urban practitioner and/or researcher working on urban transitions, you can participate in this survey and help us identify the most pressing urban challenges and priorities that will help cities to become more sustainable, inclusive, climate-neutral and liveable. Your input, feedback, and…

The start of February of 2023 marks a full one year of Business Hive Vilnius (BHV) participating in EXCITE project as a consortium member. And what a journey it has been so far! The first meeting and study visit On the occasion of the networking event “Scale UP 2022: Opportunities for SMEs” on June 6-9 of 2022 (organized by the Bulgarian cluster for Digital Transformation and Innovations (DTI)), the European partners came together for the first face-to-face meeting for the new European Cluster Exchange project where the six project partners started to their collaboration - Silicon Saxony in…

In 2021, the Annual Single Market Report presented an analysis of the challenges in 14 industrial ecosystems and the transformative initiatives to achieve the twin green and digital transition. On this basis, the Commission proposes co-creating transition pathways with the groups concerned, as an essential collaborative tool for the transformation of the industrial ecosystems. In 2022, Diesis led a consortium, composed also of Euclid Network, Euricse and Social Economy Europe, which supported the European Commission in the development of the transition pathway for the proximity and social…

From the 30th of January to the 01st of February, the partners of the European project SmartSports4GoodLife, composed by the sports industry clusters INDESCAT, Cluster Sports & Technology, Cluster Montagne and MSE Cluster and the European Platform for Sport Innovation EPSI, will travel to Barcelona. The main goal of the Exchange is to visit the ISE fair, the main professional event in the world of audio and video systems. We will organise an international guided tour and visit those companies focused on the sport industry where will have the chance to meet the latest technologies. On Monday…

A webinar organised together with the European Clusters Alliance to present the results of our report on mobility trends and its impact on SMEs . Addressed to SMEs, clusters and relevant associations of the Mobility-Transport-Automotive ecosystem in Europe. Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucuqqrTwsGNZp4OZQNvzN573yZ3…

The EXCITE project has created an online catalogue with the available online courses for the training of cluster managers in industry 4.0 and cluster management topics. It is a result of the analysis of the needs of participating clusters that their teams have discovered, but every staff member from clusters interested in upskilling might find interesting opportunities in the list developed by EXCITE project. There are two kinds of online courses included in this catalogue: Cluster specific trainings with specific materials for clusters Transversal skills in digital transformation and project…

Pôle SCS, one of EXCITE's project partners, organised three days of visits and networking in the Baden-Württemberg Automotive ecosystem and supported four of their SME members From 29 November to 1 December 2022, SCS's cluster partner, the German e-mobil cluster BW Electromobility South West, gave a warm welcome and a rich programme to their members Benomad, Epicnpoc, Genow and Moabi. It was an opportunity for them to discover the actors of the local ecosystem, the assets and entry points of the German automotive market, and the research and innovation infrastructures in this sector. A rich…

In the year of the green capital, Tallinn wants to introduce our city to experts in the field and the wider world as a favourable test environment for green innovation and as a competence centre at the European level, where promoters and specialists of the city development and sustainable management model work. Tallinn has developed the Test in Tallinn measure, which aims to show Tallinn as an environment for smart solutions. The measure will be introduced this Friday, January 27, and you can join the press conference online: https://youtu.be/XNOjTBoIGMI Innovation and its promotion, including…