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Invitation for the Clusters in Europe IV – 2017 in Budapest!

The Hungarian Ministry for National Economy is pleased to announce to organize the Clusters in Europe IV – international conference in Budapest , Hungary on 30 November - 1 December 2017. The fourth edition of the conference will serve as a great opportunity for national and regional authorities, policy makers and cluster practitioners to exchange experiences and best practices on clustering policies and...Read more
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IMPACT Connected Car project launches its 1st Edition of Awards for Connected Car Pioneers

Awards for Connected Car Pioneers Apply for IMPACT Connected Car Pioneers Award and win €15,000 The Award aims to find European Super Stars SMEs which are already a reference in the connected car industry and are really contributing to the new value chains generation in their specific sectors. If you want to apply, read carefully our Guide for Applicants . The first Pioneer will be announced at Smart City...Read more
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BUCHAREST CLUSTER CONFERENCE 2017

6 th National Romanian Cluster Conference & 8 th Balkan & Black Sea Cluster Conference Smart Clusters. Value Chains. Business Driven Innovation On the 22nd and 23rd of November 2017, Bucharest will be hosting the international Cluster Event "Smart Clusters. Value Chains. Business Driven Innovation". It is also the joint 6th National Romanian Cluster Conference and the 8th Balkan & Black Sea...Read more
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The European Cluster Collaboration Platform: 2 years after

Success in fostering International Cluster Cooperation The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016. A recent ECCP cluster survey (June 2017) showed that internationalisation remains a major challenge for this community of actors. 87% of respondents are...Read more
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ECCP Expert Talks Webinar : The funding mix for cluster organisations

Guest expert: Gerd Meier zu Köcker, Founder of the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis Following the interest expressed by the ECCP cluster community to exchange more through direct interaction, we create the ECCP Expert Talks Webinar Series. These are regular webinars, as a virtual space for cluster managers and cluster stakeholders and experts to meet and discuss issues that were raised up by the...Read more
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The 21st EU Eco-Innovation Forum

5-6 February 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria This 21th edition will examine eco-innovative solutions for improving air quality. It will bring together companies and public authorities that have already succeeded in developing and deploying effective new technologies, or innovative business and governance models, with those who are looking for such solutions and practices. The event is jointly organised by the...Read more
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Interested in participating in a H2020 and/or COSME project?

Then the ERRIN Project Development Week is your chance! ERRIN, the European Research and Innovation Network, is organising an entire week of Horizon 2020 project development workshops from 20th to 24th November at multiple venues in Brussels. The event will bring together 400 participants to discuss about 60 project ideas in 8 sessions. Each session will focus on the calls of the 2018-2020 Work Programs...Read more
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ECCP analysis on the Mexican cluster landscape is published

Mexico has an important and well-established community of clusters. In Mexico, clusters are defined as a geographic concentration of interconnected companies, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. According to ProMéxico , the federal government agency responsible for internationalisation and exports, there are 155 clusters representing 9 sectors throughout the country. Most of the...Read more
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Mexico - Industrial automotive clusters make the future “suppliers of the suppliers”

Mexico is the 7th world’s largest producer of vehicles and the largest producer of light vehicles in Latin America ( OICA , 2015). Since the early 30’s the automotive industry is a leading business sector in Mexico, assuring world-class exports thanks to manufacturing activities. Everything starts with the establishment of the first Ford company in Mexico City. Nowadays, the most competitive industries are...Read more
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Evolution of cluster policy in Hungary - 2000-2020

I. The beginnings The history of clusters starts at the beginning of the early 2000s. Hungary was the first country in the Central and Eastern European region, where national government supported the development of corporate cooperation and clusters. The first cluster in the Central and Eastern European region was established probably in Hungary (in December, 2000 - PANAC: Pannon Automotive Cluster) as a...Read more
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