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Webinar: Shaping Future Ocean Clusters. The View from Iceland & Canada

9 December, 2019 / 17:00 CET / 75 min Around the world, the ocean economy is gaining speed. From solving the problems of ocean plastics, to sustainable aquaculture and clean energy, the ocean economy is becoming more and more important. In fact, countries are starting to realize they hold vast, untapped potential for innovation, growth and economic development in the ocean space. Globally, around 2,5% of...Read more
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COMPETE CARIBBEAN - Call for CBT and Agr-tourism Cluster Proposals

The Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility (CCPF) in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization will provide technical assistance and support to clusters of firms with initiatives such as: Product/tours development : community-based experiences, food & beverage tours, festivals, culinary experiences, health & wellness, eco-lodging, volunteer tourism, cultural immersion, etc. Local sourcing...Read more
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European expert group on clusters meeting: contributing to industrial policy

On 18 October 2019, 33 private and public sector experts of the European Commission's expert group on clusters met in Brussels. They had initial discussions on how to better use clusters as a strategic industrial policy tool. Slawomir Tokarski, Director for Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing at the Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, opened the...Read more
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EOCIC: The Smart Guide to entrepreneurship support through clusters

How can clusters boost entrepreneurship? How can entrepreneurship policy makers make better use of clusters? What can be learned from good practices about supporting start-ups and scale-ups sustainably through clusters? What are the Do’s and Don'ts for cluster and entrepreneurship policy-makers? The purpose of this Smart Guide is to provide guidance to cluster policy makers and cluster managers in...Read more
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Internationalisation Opportunities through a Business Seminar on a new industrial park in Kosovo

On the 23rd of July, PwC in close cooperation with the Kosovar Ministry of Trade and Industry and the EBRD, will organise a business seminar on the extension of the Drenas Industrial Zone in Kosovo. The new industrial zone will be developed as a high quality business hub on an area of 37 ha, opposite to the current fully occupied Drenas Industrial Park. Companies, clusters and business organisations...Read more
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Extensive update of the Cluster Mapping Tool!

European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) has updated the Cluster Mapping Tool , which is a support tool for cluster managers and other beneficiaries such as policy makers. The new version provides users with navigation of hundreds of thousands of data records on industry clusters and their regional economic environments across the EU and neighbouring countries. The revision has...Read more
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APRE Roundtable "Towards Horizon Europe": EIC, Clusters and Missions - A Threefold Perspective to Empower Innovation

Clusters approach, R&I Missions, European Innovation Council: three of the most debated issues in the Brussels R&I arena will become a reality as Horizon Europe is launched. APRE, the Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research organises, in collaboration with the European Commission, the roundtable “EIC, Clusters and Missions - A threefold perspective to empower innovation ”, to bring...Read more
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Interview with Dr. Anna Sobczak: "Most Prominent Clusters Provide Individualized Support to Their SME’s"

The Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) , the main governmental institution, responsible for implementation of innovation policy in Lithuania, published an interview with Dr. Anna Sobczak, policy making expert for clusters and emerging industries with the European Commisison, keynote speaker at the Baltic Cluster Forum 2019 that took place on March 19, in Kaunas and attracted participants...Read more
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The Canadian Cluster Handbook is out!

The institute of Competitiveness and Prosperity of Canada has just released “The Canadian Cluster Handbook”. The handbook presents the importance of clusters to enable economic development. It provides information on the management of cluster organisation, growth and effectiveness. More importantly it draws important lessons for the implementation of clusters, to policy makers, the academia and the private...Read more
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Clusters and ecosystems join forces to drive Nordic smart mobility and connectivity

Nordic Innovation have funded seven new projects through our Clusters and Ecosystems As Drivers of Nordic Smart Mobility and Connectivity call for project outlines. In October 2018, Nordic Innovation invited Nordic clusters, business networks and ecosystems to participate in our Clusters and Ecosystems As Drivers of Nordic Smart Mobility and Connectivity call for project outlines . The call was meant to...Read more
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