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The programme is an specific support scheme for cluster organisatoons to help them improve the quality of services provided. The support is targeted especially to cluster management and internationalisation activities, e.g. building international networks. The support is provided by trained cluster...

The government initiated the Green National Champions qualification programme to improve Hungary’s results in the field of environmental performance and sustainability. The aim of the programme is to support the development of micro, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises with high growth...

The Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (HTCI), known as Corallia, is a group of technology clusters that have a significant role at national level, bringing together innovative concepts and companies of different shapes and sizes, academia, research laboratories. The Corallia Clusters...

The Competitive Open Innovation Networks (COINs) is an investment programme led by the Professional Chamber of Athens. Its objective is to provide advanced support services for businesses and SMEs involved in R&D projects. The programme is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)...

The SME Initiative has the objective to help SMEs in improving their energy efficiency and target their energy saving potential while at the same time ensuring their competitiveness. SMEs are considered important actors for the energy transition as they are pioneering and driving development...

The sector-specific support programme was launched as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to support the transformation of the German automotive industry in view of global megatrends like digitalisation and climate change (and more specific to the sector for instance the...

An example of cluster policy measures focusing on value chain development to foster green transition processes can be found in Saxony, Germany. In 2017 the regional government of Saxony launched a competition for the forming of Innovation Clusters with the aim of developing and implementing new...

The Technology Transfer Acceleration Offices (SATT) are 13 structures aimed to support organisations in the transfer of technology from research to the industry. They are part of the measures implemented for the “Investment for the Future” programme (PIA), whose objective is to close the innovation...

TANDEM is a collaborative platform and an inter-cluster mentoring tool launched by the organisation France Clusters to boost clusters' projects and to promote synergies between them. The main objective of TANDEM is to create a space for sharing best practices to guide cluster efforts to thrive. This...

The PSPC-Regions is an investment programme co-financed by the French government and the regions in the framework of Phase IV of the Competititiveness Cluster Policy. It is part of the broader 'Investment for the Future' Programme (PIA). Its objective is to support collaborative R&D projects...

The 'Cluster's PME Territoires Invest' programme was created for clusters and their members with the support of France Clusters and the New Look investor fund. The main objective of this programme is to support clusters to become key players in industrial innovation and boost industry in French...

The CEPM has been developed by the French Standardisation Association (AFNOR). Its objective is to help companies to grasp the circular economy concept and implement circular economy projects. The main beneficiaries are companies, who can purchase it for around EUR 260. The document proposes a 3 x 7...