Digitalisation

Following the publication of the updated New Industrial Strategy, the European Commission has a new Standardisation Strategy. The Single Market helps to reduce costs for small businesses. Its process is based on a public-private-partnership between the Commission and the standardisation community...

Two French clusters – Inno'Vin Cluster (cluster of the wine industry in New Aquitaine) and the SPN (network of Digital Professionals) – collaborated in 2021 to produce an innovative solution for the agricultural sector. The clusters were responsible for creating E-Cab (a simulator for driving...

The social economy is a major socio-economic player in Europe which aims to prioritise people and communities over profit, driven by the mission to serve a common good and democracy. It has also been identified as one of the 14 industrial ecosystems in the updated EU Industrial Strategy. To start...

The Covid-19 crisis has strongly impacted the EU economy. 60% of SMEs reported a decrease in turnover in 2020. Businesses are now facing new consumer demands and must meet sustainability goals, while all industrial ecosystems have to adapt to the post-crisis economy. To help businesses through the...

More than ever before, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must use digital technologies to stay competitive. Digitalisation can help SMEs to reduce costs, innovate, and enter the global market. Digital leaders are also more equipped to overcome disruption and take advantage of new business...

The European Forum of Cluster Associations and Networks (FCAN) initiates, drives and facilitates discussion among various cluster associations and networks and the European Commission with a focus on consultation, cluster development and cooperation, the exchange of practices and mutual learning...

The ‘European Social Innovation Competition: The Challenge Prize’ is a competition run by the European Commission with support from the European Innovation Council across all EU Member States and Horizon Europe countries. The competition is for social innovators in Europe and supports early-stage...

Calling all clusters and SMEs in energy! The European Commission is working on an action plan on the digitalisation of the energy sector. In this context, the Commission is carrying out a public consultation to gather input from stakeholders and individuals. The consultation survey covers multiple...

Since 2019, the EU and Japan have been working together through the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Together, with a more general Strategic Partnership Agreement, the partnership has become the cornerstone of an enhanced relationship between the EU and Japan. On 28 September, Commissioner...

A new study has found that the EU Open Source Strategy is creating a positive impact on the European economy. It estimates that EU companies invested roughly €1 billion in Open Source Software (OSS) in 2018. This has led to a positive impact on the economy of between €65 and €95 billion. The study...

On 10 June, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus spoke about the development and the importance of the Electronics ecosystem for the European industry. Olivier Chavrier, SCS Cluster, gave an overview of the EU semiconductor market, which is at the heart of the global economy. The sector is very...

The top national projects for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2021 have been announced! National Coordinators submitted a total of 47 entries from 28 countries to the EEPA Secretariat for the next stage, which will be at the European level. These projects will now compete across six...