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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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Update on EU cluster initiatives - Meeting Gold-label clusters
By Davide BevacquaThe presentation, held in occasion of the European Cluster Conference, showed recent evolutions in the European cluster landscape, presented...
Smart Guide for European Strategic Cluster Partnerships
By ECCP TeamThis Smart Guide provides guidance to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP) on how to develop a successful partnership strategy and...
Cluster Policy Resilience: New Challenges for a Mature Policy
By ECCP TeamCluster policy has proved to be an extremely resilient feature of the regional competitiveness policy landscape over thirty years. To...
Factors of Cluster Initiatives Management
By ECCP TeamThe paper identifies Critical Success Factors of cluster initiatives management. The study was based on interviews conducted among European...
Cluster management excellence in the Danube Region - Pan-European snapshot of the current status of cluster development
By Davide BevacquaExcellent cluster management is crucial for maximizing the benefits that can be achieved through cluster initiatives in their efforts to...
Why superclusters are engines of future growth
By Davide BevacquaInnovations superclusters are large system-level government-led initiatives to drive and accelerate national innovation programs. While a...
Oslo Manual 2018 - Guidelines for collecting, reporting and using data on innovation
By Davide BevacquaThis fourth edition of the Oslo Manual takes account of major trends such as, the pervasive role of global value chains; the emergence of...
Comparison of Training Programmes and Activities for Cluster Managers in Europe with Respect to Their Focus on Skills Development
By Davide BevacquaThe role of cluster manager and his/her development is an essential element in order to gain a competitive advantage and to ensure...
Rethinking cluster initiatives
By Davide BevacquaReport whose purpose is to help regional leaders focused on economic development confidently and knowledgeably embrace cluster initiatives...
Cluster strategies and smart specialisation strategy - Do they really leverage on knowledge and innovation-driven territorial growth?
By Davide BevacquaThe aim of this paper is to explore and investigate the notion of cluster strategies and smart specialisation strategy as a twin perspective...