Europe
INNOVA Cluster Mapping
EU-INNOVA-C-MAP
Project
Summary
Clusters
are increasingly seen
as a critical element
in understanding the competitiveness
and innovative capabilities
of regional and national
economies. The EU Commission,
DG Enterprise and Industry,
has decided to launch
a range of projects related
to clusters and innovation.
There are three main objectives
for this project.
1. to establish a Europe-wide
database on regional clusters.
2. to analyse a number
of business clusters identified
and document national
government agencies and
policies related to clusters.
3. to develop policy recommendations
for cluster-driven policies
to improve innovation
and competitiveness in
Europe.
In
order to maximise the
political impact of the
research to be carried
out, this project will
form, together with the
INNO-Net cluster projects
that are being launched
simultaneously, a PRO
INNO Europe Cluster Alliance,
which could be considered
as the focal point for
future discussion on cluster
policies in Europe.
This project has the potential
to develop a truly strategic
tool for Europe for devising
effective policies to
increase competitiveness
and innovation and achieve
the ambitions outlined
in the Lisbon Agenda.
During
2006 - 2009, Centre for
Strategy and Competitiveness
(Economic Research Institute,
Stockholm School of Economics
- ) is coordinating the
Europe INNOVA Cluster
Mapping project.
www.hhs.se/EFI/CSC
The
other project consortium
members :
The Cluster Competitiveness
Group – www.competitiveness.com
Fondation Sophia Antipolis
– www.sophia-antipolis.org
Oxford Research AS –
www.oxford.no
