Cluster Policy
Sub categories
- Governmental role
- Cluster Manuals
- Manuals concerning clusters
- Evaluation of Cluster Initiatives
- Role of Academic Institutions
Articles
Cities and Competitiveness
This is a paper by Iain Begg from the South Bank University.
Cluster Policy Renewal Symposium in San Sebastian
At a TCI dialogue symposium on policy renewal in San Sebastian hosted by the Basque Country, five regions of Europe with substantial experience in cluster policy met to discuss and learn from each other. The idea of this symposium already arised in the Annual Conference in Lyon in 2006 during one of the breakouts on policy renewal.
Launch of national cluster training program in Poland
December 14, 2005 marks the launch of a comprehensive cluster training program in Poland. At the kick off conference in Warsaw, TCI Executive Director Kristofer Erlandsson was one of the key note speakers.
Networks of Competence in Germany with International Perspectives
Kompetenznetze is a website arising from an initiative from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education. Among descriptions of the different fields of competence in Germany it contains a section on international networks in 10 other countries like Finland, Canada, Austria or Japan.
Report on trends in European cluster policy
This paper identifies the general trends within the activities of the EU Member States an accesssion countries in the field of cluster policy as part of the Trend Chart.
Structural change in Europe
Christian Ketels of Harvard Business School in a recently published article named "Structural Change in Europe 3 - Innovative City and Business Regions" discusses the role of clusters in the European Union.
The Cluster Policies Whitebook - an introduction
The Cluster Policies Whitebook combines two functions:
Firstly, it constitutes the proceedings of the 6th Global Conference of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI), which was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, the 17-19 September, 2003 on the theme "Innovative Clusters - A New Challenge". Secondly it aims to structure the opportunities and challenges for policymaking raised by cluster development.
The Greenbook
The Cluster Initiative Greenbook was presented at the TCI conference in Gothenburg. Among other things, it presents the outcome of a survey of more than 250 cluster initiatives across the world.
Links
- Aerospace Cluster in Rhône-Alpes
- Aerospace Cluster, a shared ambition…
Commercial and International development
Management of the performance and organisational innovation
Technological innovation
www.aerospace-cluster.com - Chiapas Economic Development
www.chiapas.gob.mx/ciudadania/- Cluster-Based Economic Development
- EDA Annual Conference covering clusters; analysis to action. By Christain H.M Ketels PhD from the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School
www.eda.gov/ImageCache/EDAPublic/documents/eda_2dphoto/ppt/drketels_2epdf/v1/drketels.pdf - Clusters and strategic change in Catalonia
www.cidem.com/cidem/eng/services/policies/index.jsp- Clusters and strategic change in Catalonia
www.cidem.com/cidem/eng/services/policies/index.jsp- Enterprise growth initiatives - where now? what next?
- Summary of study "Enterprise Growth Initiatives; Strategic Directions and Options"
www.dai.com/daideas/pdf/daideas/DAIdeas_Vol_1_No_1.pdf - Integrated Technology Initiative
- Invest British Columbia is a partnership of provincial, federal and local economic development organizations working together to expand business investment in British Columbia, Canada – the best place to do business on the west coast of North America.
www.leadingedgebc.ca/
