Innovation

The Government of India (GoI) has upscaled the Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme (LMCS) for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to reduce waste in the manufacturing process and improve global competitiveness in the MSME sector. The outcome of implementing lean manufacturing...

KCDP scheme aim to bring an improvement in the existing style of working of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the quality and competitiveness adopting modern manufacturing/ processing technology. The objectives of the scheme are to support the sustainability and growth of MSMEs by...

The objective of this scheme is to support the development of Indian clusters specialised in handloom to become 'Mega Handloom Clusters'. The scheme provides tools for clusters, i.e. supports them with comprehensive development plans, encourages public-private partnerships. It also supports them to...

The Cluster Observatory is a NGO run by the Foundation for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Entreprises Clusters (FMC), established in 2005. The objective of the Cluster Observatory is to: provide comprehensive online database about clusters in India; bridge the information gap ad cater to the needs of...

The Innovation Center Iceland (ICI), plays a central role within the Icelandic innovation support system for SMEs. The organisation has a nation-wide commitment to support SMEs, sustaining their long-term development and impact. The key objective of the ICI is to contribute to increased...

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 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...