ECCP Weekly Digest

ECCP Cluster Matchmaking events:

• We announce that the EU-Taiwan Cluster Matchmaking event will take place on 6-8 March 2019 in Lyon, France in the context of the Global Industrie trade show. The call for expression of interest is available here with the deadline of 11 January 2019.
• We prepared a short resumé of the 2018 EU-Western Balkans Cluster Policy Learning and Matchmaking Event in Zagreb, Croatia where 65 cluster organisations participated in more than 230 bilateral meetings to develop collaboration on behalf of their SMEs.

EU CLUSTER WEEKS initiative:

• Our Twitter account @Clusters_EU was “on fire” on Monday, 10 December during the VI Spanish National Cluster Conference, an anchor event of the #EUCLUSTERWEEKS initiative. Many current themes, such as the role of clusters as vehicles for change, the digital transformation of SMEs, internationalisation and cluster financing models and challenges were addressed. A highlight of the event was the award for the most effective policy action 2018 to Ms. Ulla Engelmann and team from DG GROW, Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy Unit by the Spanish National Federation of Innovative Business Groups and Clusters (clusters.es). ECCP congratulates!
• We are keen to share with you impressions from past events. See here the first testimonials from the Joint Romanian-Hungarian Cluster Conference 2018.
• More European events joining the initiative this week:
  • Clusters, Social Challenges and Shared Value on 17 December 2018 organised by SPRI and ORKESTRA for the Basque Clusters
  • East and North Finland in industrial transition - Growth from modern cluster collaboration on 29-30 January 2019 organised by the Regional Council of Lapland/East and North Finland
  • Energy for Smart Mobility 2019 on 14-15 March 2019 organised by Capenergies

Follow their example and apply here to brand your event as part of the EUCLUSTERWEEKS and have your say in shaping future cluster development in Europe!

European cluster collaboration in images:

For the first time, the European Commission (DG GROWTH) brought together COSME and H2020 funded cluster partnerships to share their experiences and explore building synergies and collaboration during the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships partnering event on 25 October 2018. Watch the after-movie and the main outcomes of the event here!

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