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Platforms promoting the founding of a Europe-wide network of cluster participants through innovation and cluster policy measures are:
European Cluster Collaboration Platform
European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI)
European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
European countries are running may programmes to foster the development of high-performance clusters and support of regional cooperation. In doing so, they focus on various aspects, such as the installation of structures, the funding of research and development projects, and financial support for regional development, to attract investments, and for internationalisation activities.
European Cluster Collaboration Platform
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016. The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through trans-national and international cooperation. The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation organises yearly matchmaking missions to Japan for EU Clusters and their SMEs members, notably thematic missions in the sectors of Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and ICT.
European Cluster Collaboration Platform Tools
The Clusters Go International
The Clusters Go International scheme under COSME provides support to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Going International (ESCP-4i) that aim to develop and implement joint internationalisation strategies to support SME internationalisation towards third countries. They contribute to develop common actions (i.e. business missions, cooperation agreements, gateway services, export consortia, etc.) strengthening European SMEs access to specific third markets and initiating a long-term cooperation agenda with strategic partners in third countries. First generation (2016-2017): 15 co-funded partnerships and 10 partnerships on voluntary basis. Second generation (2018-2019): 25 co-funded partnerships, including 2 partnerships on earth observation data application and 2 partnerships in the defence and security sector. Of which 8 EU cluster partnerships are targeting Japan in a range of sectors.
Entreprise Europe Network
The Enterprise Europe Network helps businesses innovate and grow on an international scale. It is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. The Network is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. It brings together 3,000 experts from more than 600 member organisations – all renowned for their excellence in business support. Member organisations include technology poles, innovation support organisations, universities and research institutes, regional development organisations, and chambers of commerce and industry.
The International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme
The International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme aims to enable cities to link up and share solutions to common problems. It is part of a long-term strategy by the European Union to foster sustainable urban development in cooperation with both the public and private sectors. IUC focus on 3 components (i) City-to-city cooperation on sustainable urban development by pairing up EU with non-EU partner cities, (ii) Sub-national action under the Global Covenant of Mayors initiative to reduce CO2 emission and adapt to climate change, and (iii) Inter-regional cooperation on innovation for local and regional development to share expertise on clustering, global value chains and smart specialization strategies.
European regional network ERRIN
European regional networks have been set up in Europe such as ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network) focusing on regional innovation ecosystems and knowledge exchange, SERN8 (Startup Europe Regions Network) to promote scaling up and startup support, ENDR9 (European network of Defence-related Regions) integrating defence into smart specialisation strategies, ECRN 10 (European Chemical region Network), MOBIREG11 (Mobility of people between Regions) and many other networks mobilizing regions from different European countries on specific areas of common interest.
European Commission
Industrial clusters are groups of specialized companies, often SMEs, and other related supporting actors in a location that cooperate closely. Together, SMEs can be more innovative, create more jobs, and register more international trademarks and patents than alone. The EU cluster portal provides tools and information on European initiatives, actions and events for clusters and their SMEs to create more world-class clusters across the EU.
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