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The strategy aims to reduce dependence on energy imports, improving energy sector sustainability, improving the macro-economic situation with energy investments in line with national and EU strategies. The strategy reduces climate change effects and CO2 emissions, as renewable energy transition...

National Plan for Sustainable Tourism (2021-2017) supports investments in low carbon tourism growth, in line with other European and national greening strategies. The strategy also supports digitalisation as another important area for sustainable tourism. The role of clusters in this area is...

The National Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia, until 2030, combines different sectors, including digitalisation and greening, to ensure future resilience based on R&D and innovation. The strategy mentions the importance of clusters in the health/ health-tourism and electric mobility...

THe Integrated national energy and climate plan for the Republic of Croatia (2021-2030) is aligned with the European Green Deal Strategy objectives. It refers to specific national goals regarding decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy security, single energy market, research, innovation and...

This strategy consists of an integrated agenda of productive development and innovation built collectively (government, clusters, other actors) for the transformation of the city-region, based on knowledge and innovation. Citizens, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, the public and private...

The Private Competitiveness Council (CPC) and the Foreign Trade Bank (BANCOLDEX) through its Development and Innovation unit (INNpulsa), launched Red Cluster Colombia. The Red Cluster Colombia, based on the web platform www.redclustercolombia.com, is a space to articulate the actors who have been...

MiLAB, the national government’s public innovation laboratory works to generate timely responses to an array of public administration challenges, as well as raise awareness about open change and innovation. ​The lab designs its methodological and operational model, advises the first batch of public...

The 'Medellín Ciudad Clúster' project is a public-private strategy that seeks to face the challenges imposed by the context of growing globalisation from the business fabric of the local economy. The Project is led by the Medellín Mayor's Office in a strategic alliance with the Medellín Chamber of...

The iNNovaclúster programme is an alliance between the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory and iNNpulsa Colombia. They established an alliance seeking to co-finance innovation projects that contribute to the economic reactivation of the regions...

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation leads the Colinnova initiative, which aims to develop collaborative innovation capacities in companies across 15 regions with medium to low innovation rates. The beneficiary will have the opportunity to acquire capacities to innovate, which will...

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and State Taxation Administration (STA) jointly announced in April 2021 that the ratio of pre-tax dedictions on manufacturing firms' expenses on R&D will be raised from 75% to 100%, starting retrospectively on January 1, 2021. Higher pre-tax deductions result in...

Under the Circular Economy Pilot Cities projects, the Chinese government aims to build 'Eco-cities' that benefit from combining the cluster approach, green transformation, and socioeconomic development. For instance, one of the pilot cities in China, Tianjin is a collaboration effort between China...