On Cluster Initiatives
Papers on specific sectors or types of cluster initiatives, cluster portals and other topics related to cluster initiatives
Sub categories
- Types of Cluster Initiatives
- This Category contains articles and papers on different types of cluster iniatives.
- Clusters in Developing Countries
- In this section we gather knowledge on clustering and regional economic development in the developing countries.
- Cluster in different sectors/industries
- This section is divided into cluster initiatives from different sectors.
- Cross-Clustering
- Cluster initiatives working with different clusters, Cross boarder Clusters
Articles
Food and Drinks Cluster, Scotland
Scottish Enterprise's new Network Strategy was launched in January 1999. It was created through a wide-ranging consultation process, involving all parts of the network, along with hundreds of partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors. At the heart of the new strategy lay some new thinking in economic development - the "clusters approach".
Food processing industry in Grimsby, Humberside, England
The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad insight into how one struggling community started its local economic development effort by using a cluster strategy.
Jordan: pharmaceuticals cluster growth & medical services cluster report
Jordan government experts expect that its pharmaceutical industry will quadruple over the next 8 years and the U.S. Agency for International Development reports on Jordan's Medical Services Cluster.
North Dakota's smart prairie strategy
This is a report by the New Economy Initiative program - a public/private initiative coordinated by the Greater North Dakota Association. The New Economy has been set up in order to aid North Dakotans succesfully manage growth and change.
France launches new industrial strategy on industrial competitiveness
Due to the changes in the global economy and the knock-on effect on the French economy, France has launched a wide-ranging industrial strategy focusing on the key factors of industrial competitiveness, particularly R&D innovation.
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- Catalonia pharmaceutical cluster competitiveness reinforcement initiative
pharma.competitiveness.com- Industry cluster - Biomedical
- Information on biomedical clusters in New York.
http://www.nylovesbiz.com/NYS_Home_To_Business/Industry_Clusters/biomedical.asp - Medilink East
- MedilinkEast was formed in 1998 to stimulate growth in the medical technology sector by establishing effective and sustainable partnerships between customers (hospitals, clinicians etc.), innovators (Universities and research organisations) and suppliers (companies providing medical equipment)
www.medilinkeast.com/ - MedInSoft
- MedInSoft is the Mediterranean network of the creators of software.
Created on the initiative of the Data-processing Club of Provence at the end of 2003, it has the role to federate competences and the resources of the software publishers of Provence the Alps Riviera and Corsica.
MedInSoft is a major actor of the development of the regional die of the software industry.
By its structuring action, MedInSoft reinforces the development and the performance of the creators of software.
The regional economic actors find in the vicinity, in MedInSoft, the data-processing solutions necessary to the improvement of their competitiveness.
www.medinsoft.org/ - Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare (MATCH)
- MATCH is a research collaboration between five leading UK universities in healthcare technology assessment, and a cohort of industrial partners. It is recognised and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as a centre of excellence in its field, having been awarded the status of Innovative Manufacturing Research centre (IMRC).
www.match.ac.uk - New Jersey Life Science Super-Cluster Initiative
- Report by Michael E. Porter prepared for Prosperity New Jersey, regarding the current competitive position of the Life Science super-cluster in New Jersey.
www.isc.hbs.edu/pdf/NJ_lifescience.pdf - New Tools for Life
- Hälsans nya verktyg is a regional initiative for growth with its core in Östergötland, Sweden. The focus is on health and health related business. Its mission is to make the region of Östergötland a prime mover in the development of individually adapated solutions for best possible health.
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The main motives are a great and growing market potential and a suitable regional profile with roots in the academic society, the business environment and public organisations. Primarily focused product areas are sports, personal health, distributed care and personal care.
The primary objective is to generate growth in the region through a successive introduction of the new products on the great and growing international market.
www.halsansnyaverktyg.se/?sid=768&parent=749 - Uppsala BIO
- The region of Uppsala, located 20 minutes north of Stockholm-Arlanda international airport, is today a buoyant center of biotechnology. In this comparatively small area, we find about one fourth of Sweden’s biotech sector in the shape of universities, industry and national agencies.
Uppsala has a long tradition of working with biotechnology, especially tools and methods for research and development in the life sciences. Pioneering core technologies such as ultracentrifugation, electrophoresis, gel filtration and affinity chromatography were invented by Uppsala scientists. Many of these developments have spun off into successful products sold the world over by Uppsala-based companies.
www.uppsalabio.com - Wellbeing Cluster Lower Austria
- The Wellbeing cluster Lower Austria
interlaces enterprise to the main topics health tourism, preventive medicine and natural products. In addition participants come from supplementing ranges such as F&E, qualification, movement, healthy nutrition, Ausstatter
www.wellbeingcluster.at
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- Aligarh Lock cluster
- International market linkage of Lock cluster
www.lockcluster.com - Aluminiumriket
- The vision
Open the door to Aluminiumriket, the kingdom off aluminium. In geographical terms you have come to Småland and Blekinge (South Sweden). You are also coming to a region housing more than 500 companies working with aluminium. Together, these companies offer unique knowledge, resources and development for the future.
The market for aluminium products is constantly growing and is a growing trade for companies in Småland and Blekinge. The association Aluminiumriket was founded to stimulate the companies and to market the region as a forerunner for aluminium.
The objectives for Aluminiumriket are:
To stimulate a constant development of the member companies, existing companies are growing and new companies are founded
To offer qualified education to students and companies. This will keep manpower within the region.
To work internationally for research and development.
To create and market a Aluminiumregion known around the world.
To introduce a regional holistic view with cooperation between the business/industry and the public sector.
www.aluminiumriket.com - Automotive Cluster
- ACS enhances the development of efficient communication among its members, who produce components, modules and systems for OE customer producing cars, buses, lorries and special vehicles, and for after-sales market.
ACS enhances all activities connected with the research and development of new products and services with greater added value.
ACS also provides important links between members, supporting synergy with suppliers of machines, tools, manufacturing, design, logistics and other services.
ACS promotes joint members' activities to improve products and operations in R&D, production, quality assurance and to achieve and maintain business excellence.
ACS keeps members promptly informed of new and existing issues in the automotive industry.
ACS develops and maintains information, educational and other infrastructure for its members' needs.
ACS represents its members' interests and promotes their activities at home and abroad, especially at car manufacturers.
ACS monitors the business environment, suggesting the appropriate measures to the authorities enabling the members to respond to the constant challenges in the automotive industry.
www.acs-giz.si - BIOS Printing and Publishing Cluster
- BIOS Business Incubator was established by the City of Osijek and Institute for Economical and Technical changes (ETZ) Osijek with the goal of setting up a support center for small and medium-size enterprises.
http://bios.osijek.hr/en/about.asp - Ceramics cooperative from Imola
- The oldest production cooperative in Italy. At present only available in Italian.
http://www.imolaceramica.it/ - Cluster Building & Facility Management
http://www.can-suedtirol.it/cluster.asp?lCatalogID=201&sCatalogKey=bau&L=3- Cluster Quality Butchers of South Tyrol
- Cluster Wood & Technologies.
Cluster Quality Butchers of South Tyrol.
Cluster Building & Facility Management.
Cluster IT & Software Engineering.
http://www.can-suedtirol.it/ - Creative clusters
- Creative Clusters examines the growth of the cultural industries and their role in economic development and regeneration.
http://www.creativeclusters.com/ - East of England Energy Group
- The East of England energy industry has to meet new challenges and seize fresh opportunities if it is to capitalise on a sustainable future based on stable energy supplies (...) Natural resources, internationally renowned academics and world-class companies exploiting innovation, high quality skills and track records to match will all be part of the campaign.
http://www.eeegr.com/ - Hawkes Bay business clusters
- Small and medium sized firms from New Zealand brought together to cooperate regionally in order to compete globally.
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Vision2020/clstnav.htm - Heavy vehicles
- Leading manufacturers of construction equipment, forklift trucks, logging and mining equipment cooperate with subcontractors in the cluster Heavy vehicles to promote further growth and competiteveness. Most companies are located in Kronoberg County and its surroundings in the south of Sweden. Regional authorities, the cities of Ljungby and Växjö, and Växjö university are active partners in the cooperation, whick is coordinated by the Technology Center of Kronoberg.
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Teknikcentrum Kronoberg, TEC är en stiftelse vars ändamål är att bidra till ökad konkurrenskraft och effektivitet hos företag i Kronobergs län och omgivande region. Detta sker genom erfarenhetsutbyte och genom att vi sprider kunskap som främjar produktutveckling och produktionsteknik.
TEC utvecklar också kontakterna mellan regionens företag å ena sidan och högskolor, universitet, forskningsinstitut, annan teknisk expertis samt myndigheter och organisationer å den andra.
Verksamheten drivs utan ekonomiskt vinstsyfte och med en bred uppslutning från regionens företag genom medlemskap i TEC.
www.tec-kronoberg.se - Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative in Greece (HTCI)
- A cluster with the mission to develop solutions in micro-electronics, semi-conductors and embedded systems based on public-private partnerships between higher education and industry.
www.htci.gr - Kista Science City
- Kista Science City’s position in the fields of telecommunication systems and wireless systems in particular is unique. Few sites in the world can display the same breadth throughout commerce and industry along the entire length of the wireless systems value chain.
www.kista.com/ - Logistics
- Central Sweden logistics cluster
http://www.centralsweden.info/dokument/logistics.html - Manawatu Defence Cluster
- The Manawatu Defence Cluster is a business network of over 30 progressive companies with experience in supplying goods and services to Defence. Members have links with key Defence organisations within New Zealand and overseas.
www.defencecluster.com - Projects in Catalonia
- List of projects carried out by the government of Catalonia, only available in Catalan.
www.gencat.net/diue/empresa/opi/diagnosi/index.html - Projects in Catalonia
- List of projects carried out by the government of Catalonia, only available in Catalan.
www.gencat.net/diue/empresa/opi/diagnosi/index.html - Promosedia
- Promosedia is an international chair network based in Italy.
http://www.promosedia.it/index.php?l=eng - Technic Vallee, Haute-Savoie (France)
- French industrial districts network.
http://www.technicvallee.com/english/english.html - The Paper Province
- The Paper Province is an economic association that coordinates and develops co-operation
between participants in the pulp and paper technology business in Värmland, northern Dalsland
and Närke in central Sweden. The main focus is on packaging technology.
www.paperprovince.com
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