Results from session as reported by Jens Sörvik to Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha
Seeds of clusters can be found in even remote areas
But key elements are lacking:
¤ Macro gap
¤ Actors often weak
¤ Lack of social capital, trust
a) Makes interaction difficult
b) Resistence to knowledge sharing
c) Difficult to define a common vision
Tradition is not to cooperate but rather to compete by all means
The role of the « key player » will differ from what we see in industrialised countries, and so will the balance of tasks
Although the developing economies form a very heterogeneous set of countries; The skills needed to develop clusters are similar :
¤ Ability to develop / grow social capital
« Who » has the skills varies across countries, however:
¤ In transition economies: often have good embryos for clusters but
a) Value chain has been broken down
b) Trust base has changed
¤ It is important to have ownership of the cluster process INSIDE the cluster
¤ Beware of who attends/participates: owner or executive?
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