About TCI
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Press releases
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10th Anniversary of TCI founding
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TCI Secretariat
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Commissioners
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The Board of Advisors
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The General Assembly
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Welcome to TCI - the global practitioners network for competitiveness, clusters and innovation
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Contact us
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The Board of Directors
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Conferences
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TCI 2009 Leipzig, 12th TCI Annual Global Conference
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Cape Town 2008
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A successful 11th TCI Annual Global Conference, Cape Town 2008!
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TCI 2008 Cape Town, 11th TCI Annual Global Conference
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About competitiveness
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Papers, publications and studies about clusters and competitiveness
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What is a cluster? (*)
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Cluster initiatives database
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News
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New Executive Committee TCI
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North America
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TCI Latin American Meeting in Portland
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TCI 2007 in Portland
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New York state expands its life sciences cluster
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New competitiveness strategy for ailing South Carolina
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Ontario and Chile governments strengthen mining ties
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British Columbian forest-research partnership launched
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University of Maryland awarded Sloan Foundation Center in Biotechnology
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Montréal economic development plan officially launched
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Baby steps towards a stronger economy
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Linux cluster emerging in Portland
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Will mechatronics drive Viriginia's economy?
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Software companies in Connecticut to receive mentoring
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Bush plans to recruit more biotech companies in Florida
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New web site inventories community college efforts that target industry clusters
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Canada's prime minister emphasizes the importance of economic clusters
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Digital media arts cluster for Texas
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Clusters to bring higher wages and cleaner energy to Texas
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Washington and biotech - expensive in more ways than one
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Wisconsin ? The Land of Medical Clusters!
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The agrifood biotech cluster - Canada
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Cluster Based Approaches - Ottawa
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Geography of human resources so important, says US expert
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Canada optics - sharing ideas
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Calgary wireless cluster
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Europe
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Participate in the Policy Dialogue in the European Parliament
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Europe INNOVA awards TCI member Christoph Beer as best Cluster Manager 2008
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4th International Conference on Services & Innovation
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InterCluster2008 CONFERENCE
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Towards World Class Clusters in Europe
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European survey on qualification needs of cluster managers open until 31st of October
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Survey: Skills and training needs of European cluster managers
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CReATE Cluster Session at do it.konferenz 2008
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Cluster Conference features Germany’s federal Excellence-Clusters
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EU-Japan Regional Cluster Forum
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Basque Country, 12th International Conference on Competitiveness
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Cluster Academy in Upper Austria
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Clusters, Connecting possibilities in South East Europe
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Creative Clusters in Crossborder Collaborations
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PRO INNO Europe Partnering Event in Warsaw
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Central and Eastern European ICT Cluster Conference
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Successful innovation clusters: How to make them happen?
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2nd Urban Cluster Day at 22@Barcelona
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Spitzencluster Wettbewerb in Germany
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Exploring Cluster Dynamics International Study
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Baden-Württemberg: Connected (bwcon) cluster initiative, Best German Innovation Network
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Stockholm, European Presidential Conference on Innovation and Clusters
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TCI takes part in Torino Euro-Latin American Forum for Regional Development
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Five Year Funding of Finnish Injo Fellowships
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European Cluster Observatory
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EU Commissioner: Europe needs Innovation Journalism
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Cluster Policy Renewal Symposium in San Sebastian
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PRO INNO Europe initiative launched
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Aho Group Report
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Launch of national cluster training program in Poland
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Antoni Subirà Appointed To European Commission Expert Group
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7th annual Baltic Development Forum Summit
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Noise, vibration and acoustic cluster in the region of Rhone-Alps
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New reports about innovation at kompetenznetze
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France offers grants to keep research groups at home
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Italian textile clusters struggling to stay alive
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Ainia Technology Centre joins CeFood.inc project
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Official launch of Amsterdam BioMed Cluster
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The EU's new research framework proposal
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France launches new industrial strategy on industrial competitiveness
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Networks of Competence in Germany with International Perspectives
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7th Annual Baltic Development Summit
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Conference Autocluster Slovenia
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European Commission proposes a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
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Update on the Baltic Sea Initiative
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Baden-Württemberg enhancing its position as Open-Source-cluster
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Die Zeit on clusters and cluster policies
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Cantabrian automobile sector unites
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Politiche Innovative per lo Sviluppo dei Distretti Industriali
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Wireless Dublin
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Asia - Pacific
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10 Most Competitive Cities in India
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Regions are the More Relevant Economic Unit than the Nation
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EU-Japan Regional Cluster Forum
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ACI Executive Programme: Developing Clusters and National Competitiveness
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Official launch of TCI Oceania (TCI-O)
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Arthur Bayhan - Asian countries are moving up in the list
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Pakistan takes broad Initiative to increase Competitiveness
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Japan and Thailand join forces to boost wood, silk and automobile clusters
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Connect Taiwan club must attract venture capital
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Cooperation between German and Japanese micro-electromechanical researchers
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New Book on Regional Development in China
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Hong Kong improves its competitiveness ranking
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Indian export association offers expertise in Botswana
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Indian blacksmiths await cluster
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Singapore tops the World Economic Technology report
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First Chinese "Science City" to be built
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Korean government invests 784 million USD in high-tech cluster
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World Bank aid for Inner Mongolia
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Mekong River Delta nations discuss regional development
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Dutch senior expertise for Indian textile sector
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Auto cluster for Pune
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Thai region ready for cluster development
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Too Many with Too Little
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Weaver clusters in Andhra Pradesh (India)
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South Korea to develop 6 clusters across the country
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Porter speaking in China
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Thai Prime Minister wants better cluster performance
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Gujarat government continues to foster cluster based economic development
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Impact of clusters on Asian economies
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Philippine export development plan pushes clustering
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Korea makes plan for textile boom
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Open Source Industry Spurring Cluster Growth
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Taiwan - Major expansion in facilities and technology
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Kobe to strengthen medical industry cluster
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“One Country, Two Systems”
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Business Review Weekly (BRW) on clusters
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Malaysia's multimedia super corridor (MSC)
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Putting the pieces back together: Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
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India's textile clusters
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Korean government to map out industry clusters
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Southern China - electronic industrial cluster
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Conferences and events
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Cluster Conference features Germany’s federal Excellence-Clusters
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EU-Japan Regional Cluster Forum
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Creative Clusters: Call for Speakers in Global Debate on Creative Economy
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Conference in Cluster Policy and Management–European and Regional Initiatives for Innovation
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Registration open for EUNIP 2008, the 11th International Conference
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3ème Carrefour régional de l'Innovation du CDIF
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ACI Executive Programme: Developing Clusters and National Competitiveness
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Basque Country, 12th International Conference on Competitiveness
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II Barcelona Clusters Summer School
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Invitation to participate in the 6th International Congress: Competitive Brazil
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Cluster Academy in Upper Austria
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A successful 1st Pan African Competitiveness Forum in Addis Ababa
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Conference on "How to apply and get better access to EU funding resources?"
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Clusters, Connecting possibilities in South East Europe
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Creative Clusters in Crossborder Collaborations
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Innovation for Development
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PRO INNO Europe Partnering Event in Warsaw
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Central and Eastern European ICT Cluster Conference
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Successful innovation clusters: How to make them happen?
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2nd Urban Cluster Day at 22@Barcelona
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SEZ: European Innovation and Cluster Conference in Stuttgart
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TCI 2007 in Portland
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Towards the Pan African Competitiveness Forum
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TCI Annual Conferences in the past
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Portland 2007
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Exploring Cluster Dynamics International Study
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TCI Latin American Meeting in Portland
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Portland - an intensive and enriching week comes to an end
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TCI 2007 in Portland
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Evaluation Greenbook in Stuttgart
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Lyon 2006
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Video Interview with Prof. Becattini
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Challenges for Transitional Economies: Cluster Policies and Initiatives in Africa
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Questionnaire for TCI Annual Conference in Lyon
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Stream F: Challenges for Competitiveness
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Cluster 2006 - TCI´s 9th global conference a huge success
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Cluster Tours in Lyon
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Lyon 2006: Governance and Business Involvement in Cluster Initiatives
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The hosting region
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Hong Kong 2005
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Report on Hong Kong Conference
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Threats or Opportunities? Asia challenges in focus on Competitiveness Conference
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Presentations at our Annual Conference in Hong Kong
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Ottawa 2004
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Lifetime Achievement Awards for Becattini and Rosenfeld
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Conference Evaluation
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The Baltic Sea Initiative
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Key Conclusions from Ottawa
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Papers, Presentations and pictures
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Partners
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Partnership Opportunities
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Conference Venue
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Registration to the Conference
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Ottawa, Canada's Innovation Capital
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About the Conference
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Ottawa 2004 Program
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Academic Summit
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The Program at a Glance
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Conference Tracks
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Breakout Sessions Whitebook
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Breakout session Tracks
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Track 9: Special sessions
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Track 8: Models and Metrics to Assess and Evaluate Cluster
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Track 7: Cluster-Based Approaches in Developing Countries
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Track 6: Techniques for Collaboration
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Track 5: Techniques for Technology Commercialization (Incubators, Networks, Skills, Competencies)
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Track 4: Innovation Systems for Commercialization and Growth
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Track 3: Business Leadership in Clusters
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Track 2: Assessing Regional Cluster Models and Dynamics
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Track 1: Assessing National Policies and Frameworks
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Speakers
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Michael Raymont
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Michael Raymont
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Patrick Dümmler
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Anja Cotic-Svetina
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Tyler Chamberlin
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Trish Brimblecombe
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Michael Hollingshead
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Geoffrey Woodling
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Kuanysh Bishimbayev
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Tareq Farhan
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Farah Nasif
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Charles Langlois
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George Emery
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Jesper Vasell
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André Potworowski
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Tony Rahilly
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Kamal Krishnapillai
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Guy-Andre Gelinas
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Rick Siddle
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Karin Markides
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Heikki Kotilainen
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Esko Virtanen
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René Durocher
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Marie Lussier
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David Nordfors
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Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha
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Susan Stanford
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Arthur Carty
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Rita Santos
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Michael Enright
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David Wolfe
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James Gollub
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Elisabet Juan
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Ted Morris
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Blaise Champagne
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Sylvia Schwaag Serger
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Arne Eriksson
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Andy Woodsworth
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Christian Ketels
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Trefor Munn-Venn
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Anthony Codrington
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Sameer Sharma
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Per Eriksson
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Yves Guyon
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Kaj Klarin
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Alison Munro
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Denis Colbourne
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Graham Sibthorpe
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Anthony T. Eyton
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Joao Zaleski
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Gothenburg 2003
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The Cluster Initiative "Greenbook"
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Preparatory course
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Keynote address by Michael Porter
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Conference pictures
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Conference web including the program
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Cairns 2002
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Cairns - Conference Program
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Conference communiqué
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Tucson 2001
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Program
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Photos
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Glasgow 2000
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Prof. Giacomo Becattini - intervention in Glasgow 2000 on industrial districts
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Papers & presentations
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Conference report
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Program
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Varese 1999
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Varese 1999 conference program
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Field visit to Lumezzane and Biella clusters
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Barcelona 1998
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Barcelona 1998 conference program
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Publications
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"Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship" - OECD
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The Cluster Initiative "Greenbook"
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The Cluster Policies Whitebook
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NGA publication on Cluster-Based Strategies for Growing State Economies
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Evaluation Greenbook in Stuttgart
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Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries
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Aho Group Report
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Competitiveness Partnership - Public-Private Dialogue
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World Bank report "Competitiveness Partnerships"
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New Book on Regional Development in China
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Strengthening the Knowledge Economy
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Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005
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Too Many with Too Little
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"Pour un écosysteme de la croissance"
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Annual report Kompetenznetze 2004/05
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Structural change in Europe
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A practical guide for developing clusters
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Clusters: Victorian businesses working together in a global economy
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Final report of the expert group on enterprise clusters and networks
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Cluster policy and industry targeting: good or bad?
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Africa - PACF
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The Pan African Competitiveness Forum (PACF)
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Encouraging PACF meeting in Maputo
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A successful 1st Pan African Competitiveness Forum in Addis Ababa
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Lighting 1000 cluster fires by 2010
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First Pan African Conference on Innovation and Cluster Competitiveness
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Towards the Pan African Competitiveness Forum
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Pan African Competitiveness Forum discussed at Addis Ababa Seminar
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Clustering for competitiveness and growth in Ghana
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Agenda on competitiveness in Africa
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Members of the Pan-African Competitiveness Forum
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Report from the 3rd Stakeholder Seminar in Ghana
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Challenges for Transitional Economies: Cluster Policies and Initiatives in Africa
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Clustering for Growth in Africa: The Pan-African Competitiveness Forum
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Report from the kick off meeting in Ghana
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Third Regional Conference on Innovation Systems and Innovative Cluster in Africa
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West Africa prepares to boost the region's international competitiveness.
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Kazakhstan in Tanzania
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Thomas Winther
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2nd Stakeholder Seminar in the University of Ghana Business School
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Johannesburg initiative to boost ICT sector
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Some reflections on East African activities in clustering
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Regional conference: Innovation systems and innovative clusters in Africa
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Can the Mauritian Textile Industry Weave a Successful Cluster?
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Le Maroc Competif
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Asia - Middle East
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Middle East countries recognize competitiveness as a cornerstone of their economic growth strategy
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Kazakhstan in Tanzania
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Arthur Bayhan - Asian countries are moving up in the list
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Pakistan takes broad Initiative to increase Competitiveness
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Government of Kazakhstan develops new diversification policy
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Dubai silicon oasis moves step further to completion
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Tender to establish the Competitiveness Observatory in Jordan
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Innovative tourism initiative unites three religions in Jerusalem
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Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) signs joint venture to set up Technology Innovation Centre
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United Arab Emirates plan biotechnology in Dubai
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Agreement marks development of metal cluster Oman
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Kazakhstan is building up its textile industry
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Private sector starts up Jerusalem's economy
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Bahrain: leader in the Middle East
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Latin America
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News from Latin American Clusters
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Request for Proposals: Host for 4CLAC- TCI Latin American Regional Conference
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Efficient strategies for local development: Exchange of experiences between Latin America and OECD
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Invitation to participate in the 6th International Congress: Competitive Brazil
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Chihuahua 3CLAC, one step forward in the agenda of competitiveness in Latin America
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Post Graduate Studies in Argentina
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TCI Latin American Meeting in Portland
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TCI visits Medellin-Colombia to participate in Competitiveness Forum
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TCI takes part in Torino Euro-Latin American Forum for Regional Development
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Competitiveness Company helps Jamaican firms competing
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Ontario and Chile governments strengthen mining ties
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$1.7 million to promote tourism in Brazil's Estrada Real
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Chilean government invests in salmon cluster
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Andean Competitiveness Program (PAC) launches new website
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Technology cluster Patagonia
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Clusters to help strengthen Nicaraguan economy
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Cuban biotechnology cluster
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INCAE interview with Emiliano Duch
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Oceania
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2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase
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Oceania New Region Within TCI
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Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness conference web
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Victoria (Australia) launches RFID cluster
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Funding provided to promote New Zealand's health IT cluster
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Maintaining competitive advantage by exploiting tacit knowledge
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New creative elites prefer big city vibe
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New Zealand - cluster facilitators
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Food clusters - ideas exchange
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Membership
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Cluster Portals
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Networks of Competence in Germany with International Perspectives
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Knowledge services
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Knowledge on demand
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About TCI Knowledge Services
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Welcome to the Cluster Initiatives Database
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TCI Publications
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The Cluster Initiative "Bluebook"
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The "Redbook" on clusters was presented in Cape Town
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The Cluster Initiative "Greenbook"
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The Cluster Policies Whitebook
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Evaluation Greenbook in Stuttgart
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Washington DC Forum
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Next DC Forum meeting on February 8
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Developing Countries Forum Meeting#1 in Washington DC
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Washington DC Forum Files
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TCI Forum on Competitiveness Issues in Developing Countries
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Launch of the "DC Forum"
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Open Projects Forum
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TCI New Climate and Competitiveness Initiative Launched
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Open Project Forum: New Projects among TCI Members
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"Hot topics on clusters" An outstanding session at 2008 TCI Annual Global Conference
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TCI Cluster Evaluation Network
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TCI Cluster Dynamics Work Group
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“ClusterLink” - Linking clusters at international scale
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Platform on Evaluation
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TCI Evaluation Symposium: Survey of Experiences
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TCI Evaluation Forum
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TCI Activities
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Regional Conferences
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Request for Proposals: Host for 4CLAC- TCI Latin American Regional Conference
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Chihuahua 3CLAC, one step forward in the agenda of competitiveness in Latin America
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