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Tools and initiatives supporting international and inter-regional cluster cooperation

Lucia SeelECCP Communication & Content Manager


The European Cluster Collaboration Platform

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A web platform – and much more!

The hub for cluster collaboration in Europe

and beyond – for the benefit of your members

… especially SMEs !Showcased at WTO 2017!

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http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/

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Cluster Organisations Mapping

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Set up a profile on ECCP and put your cluster on the map!

v Search by multiple criteria: sector, technology fields, country…

v Currently 880 clusters mapped(out of which 68 beyondEurope).



ECCP key achievements in 3 years: more than• 11.500 monthly visitors on the website• 115 weekly digests/newsletters• 3250 user accounts created• 1950 news published (61% by users)• 945 events promoted (51% by users)• 163 calls published• 57 partner searches published• 47 cluster associations/networks featured• 50 profiled ESCP-4i partnerships• 58 cluster projects profiled (including INNOSUP and Cluster Excellence)• 4 webinars• 6 user surveys• 280 references to the ECCP in external media

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Cluster Matchmaking Events (co-) organized by the ECCP (fundingavailable for clusters)

• During 2016-2017 ECCP there were 10 matchmaking eventsUSA (April 2016), Iran (October 2016), Mexico (October 2016), Europe/Brussels (November 2016), Brazil (November 2016), USA (May 2017), Europe/Aerospace/Paris (June 2017), Taiwan (June 2017), Thailand (September 2017), Europe/Thessaloniki (September 2017)• For the period 2017 – 2019 there are 8 cluster matchmaking events planned

Europe/Brussels (February 2018), Ukraine (March 2018), Taiwan (June 2018), Western Balkans in Zagreb (22-23 November 2018), EU-Korea within the Utility Week in Vienna (6-8 November 2018), Canada (Spring 2019) and… stay tuned!

In the 3 years of operations, during these eventsü 2984 bilateral meetings were heldü 439 European cluster organisations participatedü 159 participants from countries beyond Europe attendedü 363 cooperation cases were developedü 27 formal agreements signedü 28 European countries were representedü 6 non-European countries represented (including the USA, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Iran and Thailand) inü 9 international cooperation events were organised


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Inter-clustering and internationalisation - CONNECTIVITY• Find the opportunities, grasp them and find partners to go for them!

• VISIBILITY & INTERACTION SUPPORT to the cluster community:

• Cross-border and cross-sectors

• Find cluster specific callshttp://www.clustercollaboration.eu/open-calls

• Find partners and be found as a partnerhttp://www.clustercollaboration.eu/cluster-mapping

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http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/open-calls

http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/cluster-mapping


ECCP Tools – EU Cluster Initiatives, Networks & International Cooperation

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v Find out more about the existing European Cluster Initiatives (profiled cluster-related projects – COSME/INNOSUP but also from other EU programmes). Profile your other cluster projects (currently 52 published) and upload content for further dissemination

v Search for Cluster Networks (territories & sectors) – the place giving visibility to the networks!

v Find out more on the cluster landscape in international countries (68 profiles ofclusters beyond Europe), including analysisreports



ECCP – boosting your visibility and collaboration efforts3 Steps to reach highest visibility in the international cluster community & staywell informed about international collaboration opportunities:1. Set and regularly update your cluster organisation profile on ECCP. And upload content

that is promoted in the global cluster community. It is important to make your cluster achievements visible

2. Subscribe to the ECCP newsletter and Weekly Digest – latest news from the cluster community every week - and surf on the web platform pages: news, events, open calls, existing networks and initiatives, partnership offers & demand

3. Set up your collaborative network: partner search tool, matchmaking events, pro-activelycontacting potential partners, follow the open-calls, etc.



ECCP – The Networking Hub: Partner Search

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Platform to initiate your collaborations:v Publish a topic with a call for

partnersv Search existing offers (diverse

filter options)



New and ongoing cluster and ECCP actions for 2018-20191. More support for interregional inter-clustering and supporting innovation for SMEs

2. Launch of a new Cluster Excellence call in 2018 (including a pilot mobility scheme)

3. Upcoming ECCP matchmaking missions (Western Balkans in Zagreb 22-23 November 2018, dedicated to EU-Korea in Vienna (Utility Week) 5-8 November 2018 and Canada in spring 2019)

4. Save the dates: • European Cluster Weeks in various Member States (HU-RO on 20-22.11.18, DK on

1.11.18, DE Hannover Messe (1-5.4.19)

• European Cluster Conference in Bucharest, 14-16 May 2019

• European Industry Days in Brussels, 5-6 February 2019


https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/node/6019

https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/node/6045


Highlights from the latest ECCP survey for cluster organisastions(September 2018)

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• 200 cluster organisations responded tothe questionnaire :

• 186 fully completed the survey;

• 14 provided incomplete responses.

74% of cluster organisations (amongthe respondents) are established for > 5 years

Age of cluster organisations

74%

23%

2% 1%

More than 5 years Between 1-5 years Less than 1 year No answer


The use the ECCP

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For which purposes do you use the ECCP ?


User-friendliness of ECCP

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75% of the respondents findthe ECCP Platform user-friendly or very user-friendly.

User-friendliness of ECCP

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23%

58%

17%

1%

not user friendly slightly user friendly user friendly very user friendly No answer


ECCP on social media & news service

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Follow us on Twitter! Clusters_EUAnd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-cluster-collaboration-platform-eccp/

And please remind your contacts to stay informedthrough our weekly digest and newsletter!


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