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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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Custer mapping as a tool for development
By Davide BevacquaThe article provides an analytical approach to cluster mapping, to be used also by policymakers to better inform their decisions.
Network, clusters and innovations - Three essays
By Davide BevacquaThe three papers encompassing this PhD thesis cover the following topics: literature review on the impact of network cluster structure on...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and implications for innovative cluster policies
By Davide BevacquaThis paper argues how the Fourth Industrial Revolution can change the global production chain and how core technologies function in...
Cluster policy in an evolutionary world? Rationales, instruments and policy learning
By Davide BevacquaDespite the popularity of the concept of "cluster of innovation" and its widespread use in policy, surprisingly little is understood...
Public cluster policy and neighboring regions - Beggar-thy-neighbor?
By Davide BevacquaThe paper studies the spillover effect public cluster policy has on neighboring regions. It evaluates public cluster policy, reasons behind...
Cluster policy in an evolutionary world? Rationales, instruments and policy learning
By ECCP TeamThe article starts with the observation that while numerous studies have sought to examine their characteristics, their performance and how...
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...
The impact of cluster policy on innovation
By Davide BevacquaThis handbook chapter seeks to address the evidence gap between the widespread presence of clusters and the question of whether public...
Cluster policy 101 - Don't force it
By Davide BevacquaThe article sets out 5 advices for policymakers in investing and maintaining clusters. Topics touched upon are investment strategies and...