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The Strategic Project of Facilitating Digital Transformation of The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

The SME agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, coordinating with other ministries and bureaus are responsible of developing The Strategic Project of Facilitating Digital Transformation of The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Its aims are: to provide intelligence; provide free online courses of IT...

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Eureka clusters fund international industrial cooperation

The main objective of Vinnova, Swedish innovation agency, is to help building Sweden’s innovation capacity, contributing to sustainable growth. The organisation works together with a number of actors, including cluster organisations, to create opportunities and incentives to work together and to...

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Swedish Mining Innovation

The Swedish Mining innovation (SMI) is part of a joint investment in strategic innovation areas by Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency. The main objective of SMI is to strengthen the competitiveness of the Swedish mining and metal extraction industry. SMI promotes and supports leading...

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Skelleftea Digital Alliance

Skelleftea Digital Alliance is a non-profit association working to support business development and innovation; creating publicity for the industry; developing existing resources in the industry. Its concrete activities are: to create increased interest in the industry among young people; to boost...

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BioInnovation

BioInnovation is a strategic innovation support scheme financed by Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas. The main objective is to create the best possible conditions for increasing the pace of innovation. BioInnovation's platfom connects ideas, actors and capital to create competitive and...

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Programme Catalunya Clusters

This initiative aims to help clusters to focus their strategy, train cluster managers, co-finance strategic projects, organise missions to different ecosystems for international benchmarking and launch collaborative projects between Catalan clusters or with international entities. The initiative...

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Smart Green Industrial Park under 'Green New Deal'

A project under the Korean Green New Deal aims to convert industrial complexes into smart eco-friendly manufacturing spaces with digital-based high productivity (smart) and high energy-efficiency as well as low pollution (eco-friendly). The cluster measure supports the following goals: 1)...

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Section 2 on Designation, Creation and Operation of Green Convergence Cluster - Green Convergence Cluster Act (Act on the creation and fostering of green convergence clusters)

The 2021 Green Convergence Cluster Act provides a legal foundation for a series of cluster-related activities under the measure 'Designation, creation and operation of green convergence clusters' (Section 2 of the Act). The supported activities under the measure include the establishment and...

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Project Implementer, Articles 4 & 5 - Act on Special Cases concerning Industrial Technology Complex Support (abbreviation: Industrial Technology Complex Act)

Articles 4 & 5 of the 2020 Industrial Technology Complex Act provide for measures to designate a so-called 'project implementer' who creates and operates an industrial technology complex under the auspices of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The measure clarifies that corporations can apply to...

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Korean New Deal Fund

The Korean government established 3 funds to achieve the Korean New Deal objectives of 1) creating jobs in traditional and newly emergying digital /green sectors, 2) build infrastrucutres for a digital/green transition, 3) transform South Korea into a leader economically post-COVID-19. It is...

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Innovation in the Green Industry under 'Green New Deal'

The Korean New Deal comprises three key strategies - the Green New Deal, Digital New Deal, and Stronger Safety Net. The Korean government implements various projects/measures under the Green New Deal, one of which is 'Innovation in the Green Industry' which aims to 1) promote prospective businesses...

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The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi)

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) is Africa’s oldest tech incubator. The main objective of CiTi is to promote the inclusive growth of the digital economy. CiTi works at the intersection of business, government, academia and society to positively shape the future of the economy and...