The handbook provides a status quo of clusters situation in Europe, presents tools on how to write a cluster's success story, and provides advice and tools on how to create clusters of change, embrace leadership and enhance skills
This toolkit is aimed at cluster managers to develop a successful business model for their clusters. It also provides detailed insights from key experts and presents five case studies from clusters around the world.
The presentation provides practical advices to cluster managers to manage and increase the positive impact of clusters and their members.
On a basic level, clusters create value as intermediaries, who forge and drive connections and relationships that might otherwise not occur. This is an important role in the network of public, private and academic actors giving rise to innovation and regional economic development. A blueprint, recipe or magic bullet for a cluster business model does not exist. This articles provides advice on the getting the basics right, which will make it more likely for clusters to succeed.
This report looks at how universities work in their regional environment, revealing the mechanisms that universities and their partners use to promote innovation. Universities have been instrumental in regenerating their regions in the aftermath of the financial crisis, moving beyond transferring technologies and towards the co-creation of knowledge and driving strategic development.
Small and medium enterprises carry out their activities in a dynamic environment that is affected by various processes that also
impact their sustainability. The future has the companies that are able to respond promptly to the challenges and are able to exploit
This paper aims to provide policy makers, especially those focused on the longer-term growth potential of their countries, with an initial framework to think about their action priorities in the context of the overall COVID-19 response. In this context, the role of clusters is addressed.
