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ECEI II-Update: Taking „Cluster Management Excellence" to the Next Level

A European Consortium comprising 20 partners with a strong background in cluster development, led by VDI/VDE-IT, spent the second half of the last year advancing the objectives of the Second Phase of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI II). The ECEI II project is funded under the COSME programme and aims at developing a process leading to an improved European Cluster Labelling Scheme with a...Read more
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The year 2018 "clustered" in a nutshell: Message from the Cluster Team of the European Commission

Dear Cluster Community, The entire Cluster Team of the European Commission would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2019! Thanks to your continuous support and enthusiasm in developing modern cluster policy, 2018 has been a major breakthrough in European cluster policy. Firstly, we launched the European Cluster Policy Forum (ECPF) with ministerial representatives of all the EU 28...Read more
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Second European Cluster Policy Forum outcomes: the future of cluster labelling, a cluster mobility scheme and a European Cluster Week

On 26 April 2018, the European Commission met with 19 EU country ministry representatives in Brussels for the second edition of the European Cluster Policy Forum. Invited experts took part and participants gave practical examples for the Commissions future involvement in: the labelling of clusters projects promoting cluster manager mobility the application of EU State aid rules Outcomes of the 2nd European...Read more
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The first newsletter of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) is out!

We are very pleased to introduce to you the first edition of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) newsletter, which follows up from the previous European Cluster Observatory. The aim of this publication is to provide, twice a year, a summary of the latest activities of EOCIC, as well as other cluster related activities undertaken. This edition is dedicated to the key...Read more
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  • Interreg Europe

Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform event dedicated to clusters

The "Clusters as drivers of regional innovation, SME competitiveness and interregional cooperation" workshop was organized by the Policy Learning Platform of the Interreg Europe programme at the Flemish Administrative Centre in Leuven, Belgium on June 20, 2018. The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platforms were established in order to boost EU-wide policy learning and capitalisation on practices from...Read more
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  • SPRI - KIDI meeting

SPRI hosts visit from Kazakhstan Cluster Development Centre, KIDI to the Basque Country

SPRI hosted a delegation from Kazakhstan gathering the Cluster Development Centre, Kazakhstan Industry Development Institute (KIDI), in charge of implementing the cluster policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Almaty furniture Cluster. This visit to the Basque Country has been organised in the framework of the project "Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Competitiveness” to develop the cluster policy...Read more
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IV International Intercluster Meeting: Lombardy meets Catalonia

Catalonia was a pioneer region in cluster policy, used as a tool to improve industry competitiveness through improving strategic positioning of companies and the business environment in which they compete. With a background of more than 25 years, Catalan cluster policy features some key elements: a combination of analysis and process, fostering change using Porter’s adapted tools, and an approach based on...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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  • EU Industry Day 2018

European Cluster Policy Forum

The first meeting of the European Cluster Policy Forum , organised as part of the EU Industry Day , will gather 35-50 representatives from national authorities, European Commission officials, invited experts and representatives of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (#EOCIC) to discuss modern cluster policies. A particular focus will be placed on how to make better use of clusters...Read more
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Colombia analysis by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform is available

The preparatory briefing analysis report on Colombia prepared by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform, is available! This report is the result of the collection of relevant cluster information in the country, including business and sector trends, cluster policies and programmes, as well as a cluster mapping that is set up by the cluster network Red Cluster Colombia . For more information about the...Read more
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