Expertise - All publications
Discover the latest reports and studies featuring insights and recommendations from experienced cluster practitioners, along with expert analysis on emerging trends and policy measures within the ECCP community.
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Cluster mapping - Creating the knowledge infrastructure for accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship
By Davide BevacquaThe presentation presents a method for cluster mapping. It explains the link between clusters and the data available at European level to...
Smart guide to cluster policy
By Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs in cooperation with the Smart and Sustainable Growth unit of the Directorate-General for RegionalThe Smart Guide to Cluster Policy is a new tool for policy-makers and practitioners to support industrial modernisation, SME growth and...
Impact evaluation of cluster development programmes
By Davide BevacquaCluster development programmes (CDPs) aim to support industrial clusters of agglomerated firms to achieve higher productivity and...
Smart Guide to Cluster Policy
By European CommissionThe guide provides advice on "how to make better use of clusters for promoting regional industrial modernisation, supporting the growth of...
European Cluster Trends Methodological Report
By ECCP TeamThis paper presents a conceptual framework and methodologies to be applied in the identification of trends in cluster dynamics and, in...
Cluster Programmes in Europe
By European Cluster ObservatoryThe report provides an overview of national (and some regional) cluster programmes across the EU, Montenegro, Norway, and Turkey. It maps...
Guidelines for Cluster Development - A Handbook for practitioners
By Davide BevacquaThe paper introduces the concept of clusters: which types exist, how they work, which benefits they provide. It then explains the role...
Let's make a perfect cluster policy and cluster programme
By ECCP TeamThe handbook provides a practical handbook for policy makers to design and succesfully implement cluster policies and programmes. The report...
Clusters and Cluster policy in Europe
By Davide BevacquaThe presentation explains the EU role in promoting clusters, provides an historical background, shows the relation between clusters and...
Strategic capacity building in clusters to enhance future-oriented Open Innovation processes
By Davide BevacquaFor the purpose of increasing and sustaining business and regional long-term competitiveness, information and training modules were...