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Cluster Management Excellence in the Danube region

ESCA , the European Sercretariat for Cluster Analysis has just released the study Cluster Management Excellence in the Danube region, dedicated to the current status of cluster management excellence in Europe, authored by Helmut Kergel, Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker, Michael Nerger and Dr. Oliver Ziegler. The study aims at contributing to the currently ongoing efforts made within ECEI II project to update and...Read more
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Extended deadline for EU Gateway | Business Avenues mission in ICT to Singapore and Thailand: open to clusters!

3 European cluster managers have the opportunity to participate in the EU Gateway | Business Avenues mission in Information & Communication Technologies to Singapore and Thailand , from 25-30 June 2018 . Once selected by the European Commission, European cluster managers will travel to Singapore, where they will have the opportunity to showcase their products and technologies to an audience of...Read more
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  • US Department of Commerce

U.S Department of Commerce released its new strategy for 2018 – 2023

In line with the federal budget cuts , the U.S. Department of Commerce has reviewed its strategy towards focusing almost exclusively on commercial services. Therefore, the new tasks of the department will concern mostly permitting and regulations. The provision of direct support to business and regional economies is henceforth ranked as low priority or non-existent. This shift, analysed in a SSTI news ,...Read more
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  • International Solar Alliance

India-backed International Solar Alliance opens business opportunities for the EU

The International Solar Alliance first summit in March 2018 opens the path to new cooperation opportunities on solar energy between the EU, India and beyond. The International Solar Alliance (ISA), gathering more than 121 countries, is a treaty-based intergovernmental organisation which aims at promoting the use of solar energy, to come as a replacement for fossil fuel. The partnership was launched in 2015...Read more
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  • Inida M2M IoT Forum

EU-Indian collaboration on smart cities reinforced at the India m2m + IoT Forum in New Delhi

Smart Cities-related technologies have been targeted as an area for cluster cooperation in the yet to be released India Discussion Paper. Following this trend, the India Smart Cities Forum and India Smart Villages Forum were jointly organised by India and EU representatives. The organisers were namely, the Department of Management Studies, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (DMS, IIT Delhi) and FI...Read more
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  • ENRICH in the USA

ENRICH in the USA initiative (powered by NearUS) announces exciting opportunities for 2018!

ENRICH is the European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs. Promoted by the European Commission through Horizon 2020, the ENRICH Network currently offers services to connect European research, technology and business organisations with three global front-runner innovation markets: Brazil, China and the USA. ENRICH in the USA is powered by NearUS, the H2020 initiative to establish a Network...Read more
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PRIMA CALLS FOR PROPOSALS 2018 ARE OPEN NOW !

PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. The initiative fosters joint research and innovation activities among Mediterranean countries, aiming at developing innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture, food production and water provision, encouraging application by...Read more
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ERA PERMED 1ST JOINT TRANSNATIONAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

For clusters involved in personalised healthcare “RESEARCH PROJECTS ON PERSONALISED MEDICINE – SMART COMBINATION OF PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH WITH DATA AND ICT SOLUTIONS” Call Deadline: 10 April 2018 ERA PerMed is an ERA-Net Cofund, supported by 31 partners of 22 countries and cofunded by the European Commission. It aims to align national research strategies and funding activities, promote...Read more
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  • The State Administration of Industry and Commerce

China makes a policy shift towards making its business environment more attractive

China changes its policy in order to make the country more attractive for foreign investors: The State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) passed a reform in February 2018, which aims at improving the commercial environment, by allowing more start-ups to enter the market. This policy entails lowering the threshold for market access and simplifying the registration procedure. In the past years,...Read more
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  • ECCP

China discussion paper available

China discussion paper is now available. The “discussion paper” provides an overview on the existing European Union and China cluster cooperation, related good practices and success stories, and highlights opportunities for future cluster-based exchanges, including recommendations for an EU-China cluster policy dialogue. It builds upon the “preparatory briefing” which aims to provide up to date information...Read more
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