POLAND: Support and cooperation in the aviation industry

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 30 April 2020.

The Silesian Aviation Cluster aims to create conditions for continuous cooperation between aviation sector companies and institutions in Europe. Their mission is to have a direct and indirect impact on the development of the aviation industry, business enviroment institutions, financial institutions as well as Science and R&D institutions. The aviation industry is one of the worst affected by the...

Enterprise Europe Network: supporting SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis

Submitted by Veronika Muller on 29 April 2020.

The members of the Thematic Group for Clusters of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions, are holding virtual meetings twice a month to discuss ways of supporting client SMEs to face the mid- and long-term challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis. One previously held meetings was dedicated...

ROMANIA: COVID-19 Economic Impact Monitor

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 29 April 2020.

The project Romanian Economic Impact Monitor has been delivered by Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. The project is useful for various kinds of analysts and consultants and includes the daily publication of data on the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in Romania. The purpose is to offer support to Romanian economic and policy decision-makers through the project website by...

POLAND: Solutions in transportation

Submitted by Veronika Muller on 29 April 2020.

The Polish COP Cluster is looking for carriers and transport organisations (transport clusters) with good relations to carriers which could help in the delivery of equipment straight from the place of production to the destinations – EU airports and others (.g. the US, Florida). In a difficult situation of global threat like the COVID-19 pandemic, the COP Cluster, in consultation with the Polish...

BULGARIA: Plexiglas screens for a safer work environment

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 28 April 2020.

In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian Furniture Cluster has designed and startedy producing Plexiglas Clear Screens. These innovative transparent screens can be placed in different kinds of work stations, including banks, offices, shops, etc. to protect both employees as well as the customers/clientsbfrom COVID-19 infection. The screens have an easy to install feature and can only...

SPAIN: Building a register of manufacturers and suppliers

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 28 April 2020.

The Spanish cluster network invites all Spanish manufacturers and suppliers to register and map the supply capacities of sanitary material to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This network consists of the FENAEIC - The National Federation of Innovative Business Groups and Clusters that joined forces with the Spanish Logistics Centre ( Centro Español de Logística) and the social organisation...

Contact tracing solution with Facebook-, Google- and Microsoft data

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 27 April 2020.

Researchers from the Telematic Engineering Department Univesidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain have started a project that aims to provide contact-tracing solution with high privacy provisions using readily available data from large tech-companies. There is an increasing demand for digital solutions that allow realizing proximity-tracing in order to detect people that have been in contact...

Statistical modelling of COVID-19 risk factors

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 27 April 2020.

Researchers from Univesidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain have launched a study to develop a prediction model that is able to mimic the spread of the disease along time and space. With the aim of understanding risk factors related to the spread and prevalence of COVID-19, such a model will incorporate supposed risk factors and provide different results depending on the conditions of spread...

Studies on COVID-19 and its impact

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 24 April 2020.

At the start of the crisis, Orkestra created the COVID-19 Regional Competitiveness Observatory with the intention of providing analysis and reflections to support responses to the socioeconomic impacts that COVID-19 is generating in all regions. The observatory includes two main sections: A more analytical section where you can find specific reports on the impacts of COVID-19 . The first in this...

Answers from the NYT to your COVID-19 questions

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 24 April 2020.

The New York Times has launched a booklet with answers to pressing questions about the Coronavirus: symptoms, social distancing and more. It is based on the contributions of hundreds of reporters and editors working around the clock and on multiple continents to understand and explain the coronavirus outbreak and its effects. Written from a journalist perspective, the booklet gives an overview on...