Webinar

On 10 November, the Austrian National Cluster Platform’s event “Internationalisation offensive – go-international” took place. The go-international program has been supporting Austrian companies in their international business activities since 2003. In the current period of go-international, the...

ClusterXchange (CXC) is a pilot scheme launched in 2020 that fosters internationalisation, transnational collaboration and networking among cluster organisations, hosted a webinar on 9 November 2021 on lessons learnt, good practices and success stories from the virtual and physical exchanges that...

On 28 October 2021, the ClusterXchange Support Office of ECCP, DG GROW and EISMEA hosted a webinar on “Internationalisation and the ClusterXchange pilot scheme”. The virtual event was an occasion for cluster partnerships, host and visiting organisations to share experiences and benefits related to...

On 27 October, the ECCP organised its 8th Capacity-Building Webinar on Skills. The key focus of the webinar was developing strong cluster organisations and improving internal management processes, which are key to increased resilience and fostering the green and digital transition.  Participants...

In the context of the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) on 8-12 November 2021, the European Commission (EC) are organising the EU – Singapore Matchmaking Event, which will be held virtually on 11 and 12 November 2021. Prior to the matchmaking event, the selected participants had...

The ECCP’s Towards Green Transition Facility (TGTF) has been supporting 25 selected clusters with targeted business advice through a team of hand-picked world-class advisors from around the world. Throughout September and October 2021, the facility launched its first two cross-cutting support...

The 7th ECCP capacity-building webinar on 14 September 2021 explored how clusters can be more strategic when it comes to internationalisation. Over 100 participants – mostly cluster managers and staff – from EU and COSME countries attended. The internationalisation of cluster organisations can help...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) was established under the EU Horizon Europe programme. It has a budget of €10.1 billion to support game-changing innovations. The EIC Accelerator supports the development of individual small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly start-up companies. In this...

On 20 April, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus had the second session on women as a competitiveness factor in clusters and ecosystems. This session built on the first webinar that took place on 25 March. Rozalia Weisz from the Skåne region in Sweden​ spoke about gender equality in cluster...

On 15 April, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus discussed how to increase resilience in SMEs with Veronica Elena Bocci from DITECFER. The session took place in the frame of the Spanish Cluster Congress 2021. Veronica highlighted that disruptions happen at a higher frequency than we might...

On 9 June the ClusterXchange Support Office of ECCP, DG GROW and EISMEA hosted a webinar for the European Cluster Partnerships│Excellence (Partnerships). It was an occasion for the Partnerships to share experiences on the ClusterXchange mobility scheme and prepare for the physical exchanges to be...

In the meeting on 30 March, the European Clusters Alliance discussed the concept of social innovation. Karel Vanderpoorten from DG GROW, the European Commission, highlighted that innovation happens at a crossroads and that social innovation is most important when it is supplied by the private sector...