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The European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change has published the 2020 edition of the European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change. The report presents an overview of how clusters contribute to the competitiveness of the European economy. It analyses cluster strength across 51...

The European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) published valuable guidance for cluster policy-makers. It shows how to better monitor results and strategically evaluate policies and programmes set up to support the development of industrial clusters and the competitiveness of its...

With a foreword from Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit F2 DG GROW, the fourth and last edition of EOCIC newsletter overviews the results of the latest EOCIC reports - among which the European Cluster Programme report, the European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change, the Smart Guide to...

Take a couple of minutes to watch the brand new video produced by the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change. Find out about all the support activities provided over the last two years, starting with the geographical and sectoral analysis in the European Cluster Mapping Tool and...

The European observatory for clusters and industrial change just published a series of reports that give an overview of the European cluster landscape, why these regional concentrations of related industries matter, and which recent trends drive industrial transformations. The European panorama of...

The European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) has provided customised advice on modern cluster policy in support of industrial modernisation to 10 regions in industrial transition. The services were funded by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry...

The second “ Progress Report on the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships”, prepared by the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (#EOCIC), is now available. This report aims to provide an overview of the results of the second assessment to the second generation of European...

How can clusters boost entrepreneurship? How can entrepreneurship policy makers make better use of clusters? What can be learned from good practices about supporting start-ups and scale-ups sustainably through clusters? What are the Do’s and Don'ts for cluster and entrepreneurship policy-makers? The...

European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (EOCIC) has updated the Cluster Mapping Tool, which is a support tool for cluster managers and other beneficiaries such as policy makers. The new version provides users with navigation of hundreds of thousands of data records on industry...

The 3rd EOCIC newsletter is now available! Have a look at it to learn the outcomes of flagship events such as the 2019 European Cluster Conference in Bucharest, the 4th European Cluster Policy Forum in Brussels, the Joint Peer Review meeting of Model Demonstrator regions in Turin and the High-level...

The summary report on lessons learnt from fostering modern Cluster Policy in regions in industrial transition summarises the work carried out by EOCIC in the 10 pilot regions in industrial transition and proposes concrete policy proposals tailored to the regions’ needs. The work of EOCIC shows...

The Smart Guide for European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP) aims to provide guidance to ESCP on how to develop a successful partnership strategy and on possible actions to achieve joint projects and investments. For that purpose, the Smart Guide presents an overview of the main challenges and...