The partnership approach and innovation ecosystems in Europe.

Centre for European Strategy, and Sylvie Schwaag Serger, Executive Director International Strategy and Networks at the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) and Adjunct Professor at the School of Economics of the University of Lund summarise the findings of the expert group examining the existing European Innovation Partnerships.

Only 6 days left to submit your applications and become a Foundation Trained Tutor.

The 6 month long Cluster Excellence Train-the-Trainers programme that the Foundation delivers as its flagship training, consists not only in training sessions taught by the certified instructors, but also in a practical part where the participants must carry on a field project based on a real cluster from their own region. The Tutors of the Foundation exert the role of giving tutorial support and personalized coaching to the teams, using the ECEI methodology. The successful candidates will be trained for that purpose. The 3 day tutoring training will take place in Barcelona, April 28-30 2014.

"The goal is to have 10 Danish clusters with Cluster Mgmt Excellence Label GOLD up from 5 at present"

In December 2013, the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation under The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation granted funding for 22 national Innovation Networks for the period 2014-2018. This means that the national infrastructure for clusters and networks are now established for the next four years. Focus will be on further strengthening cluster excellence and internationalisation. In this article, Morten Solgaard Thomsen from the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation summarises the main features of the Danish cluster landscape.

The New Danish Cluster Landscape

In December 2013, the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation under The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation granted funding for 22 national Innovation Networks for the period 2014-2018. This means that the national infrastructure for clusters and networks are now established for the next four years. Focus will be on further strengthening cluster excellence and internationalisation. In this article, Morten Solgaard Thomsen from the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation summarises the main features of the Danish cluster landscape.

Info Day: EU funding for tourism

Event date: 20/03 > 20/03/2014 Location: Building Charlemagne - Room De Gasperi Rue de la Loi 170 - 1000 Brussels - (Belgium)

ESIC policy workshop in the Canary Islands: Diverse high added-value activities across the value chain as means to achieve sustainable tourism

The aim of the ESIC activities carried out in all model demonstrator regions has been to assist regional policy-makers to test, update and improve their existing policies as well as to boost emerging industries by transformative service innovation.

Primeros de Canarias en obtener un reconocimiento europeo por su gestión

La Secretaría Europea para el Análisis de Clúster le ha concedido el Sello Bronce como reconocimiento a la excelencia de este grupo de 34 empresas tecnológicas del Archipiélago.

Towards excellence in cluster management.

The European Foundation for Cluster Excellence is a non-profit, independent foundation, based in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). It was set up to evaluate, raise and sustain the competitiveness of regional economic clusters worldwide. Its main aim is to promote the use of clusters as an effective tool in the economic development of regions.

Casos de éxito: Cluster de la Ingeniería de Canarias para el proyecto de certificación europea Clustars @ itccanarias http://www.clusteringenieria.com/Casos%2520de%2520exito%2520Clustars.html …

El proyecto ClustArs permitirá obtener el Sello de Bronce de la Excelencia que otorga la Secretaría Europea para el Análisis de Clústers (ESCA) y que supone un reconocimiento a su buena gestión. El consorcio del Proyecto europeo "Alcanzar la Excelencia en la Gestión de Clústers" (ClustArs), liderado por el Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC).

Survey: What are the best innovative activities implemented in cluster initiatives nowadays?

Oxford Research has launched a survey to get a comprehensive and categorized picture of new approaches undertaken in cluster initiatives. TCI member Harald Furre invites the cluster community to participate in this survey.

European Cluster Observatory II

A European Consortium has been charged with the development of the second generation of the European Cluster Observatory (ECO II). The majority of project partners are TCI members.

Cooperation between cleantech clusters in the Baltic Sea Region

The Baltic Sea Cluster Development Centre (BSCDC) connects clusters in the Baltic Sea Region with the purposes of improving excellence in cluster development and creating bridges and channels for cluster company’s internationalization efforts. On 12 December 2013, BSCDC called upon its network to discuss the benefits and opportunities for advancing cooperation between cleantech clusters in the Baltic Sea Region. TCI member Lars Albæk, Cluster Development Manager of at he BSCDC, summarises the main findins of the meeting.

Trust development in clusters: findings of a study

Results of a reseach carried out by Giedrius Jucevicius and Rita Juceviciene on trust development in clusters. Research findings will be presented in more depth during the TCI 2014 Global Conference in Monterrey.