EOCIC

EOCIC: The Second Progress Report on the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships

The second “ Progress Report on the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships ”, prepared by the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (#EOCIC), is now available. This report aims to provide an overview of the results of the second assessment to the second generation of European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Going International (ESCP-4i). This report also comprises the first analysis...Read more

Sep 18, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, report, ESCP-4i, ESCP-S3, assessment, ECCP

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

Sep 08, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, Guide, entrepreneurship, Clusters

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

Jul 03, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, Cluster Mapping Tool, database, Clusters, industrial change, entrepreneurship

The 3rd EOCIC Newsletter

The 3rd EOCIC newsletter is now available! Have a look at it to learn the outcomes of flagship events such as the 2019 European Cluster Conference in Bucharest, the 4th European Cluster Policy Forum in Brussels, the Joint Peer Review meeting of Model Demonstrator regions in Turin and the High-level conference on Digital Cities Challenges. The newsletter also covers new deliverables produced by EOCIC such...Read more

Jun 20, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, newsletter

Summary Report on Cluster Policy in Regions

The summary report on lessons learnt from fostering modern Cluster Policy in regions in industrial transition summarises the work carried out by EOCIC in the 10 pilot regions in industrial transition and proposes concrete policy proposals tailored to the regions’ needs. The work of EOCIC shows clusters as a key driver for smart specialisation and it indicates how modern cluster policy can help shape...Read more

Jun 10, 2019
alina danielescu
report, EOCIC, Cluster Policy, Regions, lessons learnt

The Smart Guide for European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP)

The Smart Guide for European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP) aims to provide guidance to ESCP on how to develop a successful partnership strategy and on possible actions to achieve joint projects and investments. For that purpose, the Smart Guide presents an overview of the main challenges and specific barriers faced by ESCP, mainly related to the establishment and improvement of partnerships as well...Read more

Jun 07, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, report, smart guide, ESCP, partnership strategy

Report: Cluster programmes in Europe and beyond

How do European countries and regions support cluster activities? What are the main objectives, measures and target groups of cluster programmes? What do cluster policies in other parts of the world focus on? These and other questions are answered by the analyses of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) and its report "Cluster programmes in Europe and beyond". This document...Read more

Jun 06, 2019
alina danielescu
EU, Cluster Programmes, EOCIC, cluster support, Cluster policies

The Progress Report on the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships

The first “ Progress Report on the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships ”, prepared by the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (#EOCIC), is now available. This report aims to provide an overview of the first results, good practices and lessons learnt achieved by the second generation of European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Going International (ESCP-4i) during their first...Read more

Apr 05, 2019
alina danielescu
EOCIC, progress report, European Strategic Cluster Partnerships, ESCP-4i

The second issue of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) newsletter is out!

We are very pleased to announce that the second edition of the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) newsletter, is now available. This edition follows up on the previous one, published in September 2018 and provides a summary of the outcomes of a number of recent conferences discussing European, national and regional cluster policies, such as the Partnering Event of the European...Read more

Mar 25, 2019
Lucia Seel
EOCIC, European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change, newsletter

Registration is open for the European Cluster Conference 2019!

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is pleased to announce that registration for the European Cluster Conference 2019 is open. The event takes place on 14-16 May 2019 at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest under the Romanian EU Presidency. 400 places, free of charge, are up for grabs for cluster policy-makers, practitioners and other...Read more