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Potential to Network Innovative Clusters in the Baltic Metropole Regions
This is the final report on the Baltic Metropolises Innovation Strategy Project (BaltMet Inno), a joint innovation project
of the capital cities in the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims at strengthening the role of cities as developers of innovation environments at local, regional, national and international levels.
Developing Photonics Clusters - Commonalities, Contrasts and Contradictions
This study contains the outline and analysis of several Cluster Initiatives in the field of Photonics and higlights the commonalities and contrasts between photonics clusters developing and being developed in the United States, Great Britain and Germany.
Lighting-fixture manufacturing cluster in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
This analysis of the lighting-fixture manufacturing cluster in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area has been undertaken by the Observatory for Industrial Prospecting of the Government of Catalonia and gives and overview on the competitive situation of the cluster.
Dutch Information and Communication cluster
This 2000 paper by Erik Brouwer and Pim der Hertog from the Utrecht University was contributed to the TSER project "RTO's in the Service Economy."
Machinery construction cluster in Bielefeld, Germany
PRO Maschinenbau OWL is a network in Bielefeld and shows how to transform from an old industry to an innovative mashinery cluster, using the highly developed existing infrastructure.
Potential Competitiveness of Russian industries
This paper, published in 2000 by several students of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy in Helsinki, is aimed to be a preliminary identification of the basic industrial sectors in St. Petersburg that could serve as a basis for further competitive clusters formation.
Final report of the expert group on enterprise clusters and networks
A recent report compiled by the European Commission discusses enterprise clusters and networks. The report is based on the knowedge of experts from all over Europe and was complied by the European Commission.
Links
- 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
