Clusters

As a result of the quarantine announced in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, business restrictions, changing consumer habits and market demand, various industries have begun to adapt their production processes. Lithuanian industrial clusters placed big efforts to turn the challenges that came along...

In April 2020, all TCI members managing a cluster organisation/business network were invited to participate in this Global Survey, a joint undertaking by TCI Network and VDI/VDE Innovation, aimed at better understanding the sector-specific impact of COVID-19 and the role of clusters during the...

Catalonia has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. ACCIÓ, the Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness, has set up two main initiatives: a Virtual Desk that acts as a single contact point for companies and freelancers to solve any covid-19 query and a Marketplace to connect companies offering...

The European Clusters Alliance shares the Spanish experience of a quadruple helix collaboration in facing the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting the coronavirus requires innovative ideas, quick responses and numerous helping hands. Therefore, people are working on multiple levels...

The European Aerospace Cluster Partnership (EACP) has proudly celebrated its 10th anniversary throughout the year at different occasions and meetings spread around Europe. The year came to a head with a final big event in Brussels in February. At the EU representative offices of the Free State of...

On Friday 28 February 2020 the Slovak Ministry of Economy launched a very first call for clusters in Slovakia, financed by ESIF (Operational Program for Integrated Infrastructure). The launched call was prepared in cooperation with the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency and active involvement of...

This article, authored by Brahim Lakhlef and published in the El Watan newspaper, has the merit of informing a large audience about the new reconfiguration of the Algerian economic model, by putting into perspective the role of clusters. Their development implies a new form of governance based on...

A session on industrial ecosystems and open innovation took place last Thursday, 12 December 2019 during the COP25 Climate Summit in Madrid, Spain, where the example of business clusters was showcased as a driver for innovation and growth. The session was open by Ms. Eva Revilla, from the European...

Many countries have seen the potential in sustaiable, economic growth in the ocean economy. Offshore floating wind, tourism, seafood, fishery, autnomous ships and clean maritime technologies are just some of the growth sectors in the global blue economy. But how exactly can governments kickstart and...

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...

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...

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...