Resilience

CYENS Centre of Excellence (former RISE), a Research Centre in Cyprus supported by the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus and other strategic stakeholders is focusing on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies. In 2019 the CYENS invited local companies, research...

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 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...

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...

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...

The Global Digital Economy Industry Conference 2021 is going to hold in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in September 2021. With the theme 'Focus on Digital Economy, Empowering future life', the Expo will bring together new generation technologies, such as big data, cloud computing...

Highlighted in China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), the Bounty System is rolled out nationally to better connect science and industry and fulfill technological needs to boost the country's socioeconomy. Under this measure, the government publishes a list of specific research obstacles submitted...

Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a not-for-profit business accelerator based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Established in 2008 with a CAD 30 millions (EUR 20 millions) in total funding. BIC established a premier accelerator facility at the Sarnia-Lambton Campus of the Western University...

The Sofia Tech Park is a state-owned company aimed to boost innovation, research and technological development. It is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The main focus areas are ICT, life sciences and green energy. The objective is to foster knowledge exchange between academia and...

Centres of Excellence and Centres of Competence are key innovation infrastructures in advanced regional innovation systems. They aim to attract highly qualified researchers within a triple helix arrangement, involving public organisations, private companies, universities and clusters, to generate...

The 'Wallonia European Creative District' (WECD) is a framework programme that puts creativity and innovation at the centre of the Walloon regional development. The WECD aims at enhancing the potential of creative and cultural industries to revitalise the industrial transition of the Walloon economy...