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Tools and initiatives supporting
international and inter-regional cluster
cooperation
Lucia Seel
ECCP Communication & Content Manager
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www.clustercollaboration.eu
www.clustercollaboration.eu
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform
www.clustercollaboration.eu
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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www.clustercollaboration.eu
Cluster Organisations Mapping
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 beyond
Europe).
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www.clustercollaboration.eu 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 22/10/2018 EREK Workshop Vienna 22 October 2018 5
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Cluster Matchmaking Events (co-) organized by the ECCP (funding
available for clusters)
• During 2016-2017 ECCP there were 10 matchmaking events
USA (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 events
ü 2984 bilateral meetings were held
ü 439 European cluster organisations participated
ü 159 participants from countries beyond Europe attended
ü 363 cooperation cases were developed
ü 27 formal agreements signed
ü 28 European countries were represented
ü 6 non-European countries represented (including the USA, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Iran and Thailand) in
ü 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 calls
http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/open-calls
• Find partners and be found as a partner
http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/cluster-
mapping
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ECCP Tools – EU Cluster Initiatives, Networks &
International Cooperation
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 of
clusters beyond Europe), including analysis
reports
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www.clustercollaboration.eu ECCP – boosting your visibility and collaboration efforts 3 Steps to reach highest visibility in the international cluster community & stay well 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-actively contacting potential partners, follow the open-calls, etc. 22/10/2018 EREK Workshop Vienna 22 October 2018 9
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ECCP – The Networking Hub: Partner Search
Platform to initiate your
collaborations:
v Publish a topic with a call for
partners
v Search existing offers (diverse
filter options)
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New and ongoing cluster and ECCP actions for 2018-2019
1. 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
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Highlights from the latest ECCP survey for cluster organisastions
(September 2018)
2% 1%
• 200 cluster organisations responded to
the questionnaire :
23%
• 186 fully completed the survey;
• 14 provided incomplete responses.
74%
74% of cluster organisations (among
the respondents) are established for >
5 years
More than 5 years Between 1-5 years Less than 1 year No answer
Age of cluster organisations
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The use the ECCP
For which purposes do you use
the ECCP ?
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User-friendliness of ECCP 1% 1%
17%
23%
75% of the respondents find
the ECCP Platform user-
friendly or very user-friendly.
58%
not user friendly slightly user friendly user friendly very user friendly No answer
User-friendliness of ECCP
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ECCP on social media & news service
Follow us on Twitter! Clusters_EU
And on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-
cluster-collaboration-platform-eccp/
And please remind your contacts to stay informed
through our weekly digest and newsletter!
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Thank you for your attention!
Support needed? Lucia Seel
contact@clustercollaboration.eu ECCP Communication & Content Manager
Feedback welcome lucia@luciaseel.eu
+43 660 5619056
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