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Interregional Collaboration for Smart Specialisation: methodological tools

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) S3 Platform has recently published two technical reports - Factors of Leadership Attitude Enhancing Interregional Collaboration and the Methodological Manual - Developing Thematic Interregional Partnerships for Smart Specialisation - that provide methodological tools to enhance interregional collaboration in the context of the Thematic Interregional Partnerships for Smart...Read more
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Japanese Industry and Policy News: May 2020

The EU-Japan Centre May report of key developments in Japanese industry and government policy covers the following topics: LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS Japanese government lifted emergency declaration Japanese government formulates the second supplementary budget as an emergency economic measure the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) demonstrates trial to charge plastic bag COVID-19 has...Read more
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EnVision: the French Mini-Entreprise® champion of the European Enterprise Challenge

The 2019-2020 class of the Master’s degree in Management of Clusters and Regional Networks at the University of Strasbourg are now headed to the European phase of the competition that is going to take place on June 24th. On May 28th, five students of the Master’s degree in Management of Clusters and Regional Networks at the ITIRI Institute (University of Strasbourg, France) have won the French national...Read more
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Survey: Identification of disrupted supply and value chains in the EU

In order to help repair the economic and social damage brought by the Coronavirus pandemic, to kick-start European recovery, and to protect and create jobs, the European Commission is proposing a major recovery plan for Europe which was announced on 27 May 2020 in the Communication COM(2020) 456: Europe’s moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation . It states very clearly that the supply chains and...Read more
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Italian regional SME policy responses

The note developed by the CD Trento Centre for Local Development of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) provides a preliminary inventory of the policy responses adopted by the Italian regions to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Italian economy provides background...Read more
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COVID-19 Clearing House for medical equipment

To facilitate the swift delivery of the supplies needed to fight the virus, save lives and overcome the public health crisis in the European Union, the Commission has created the COVID-19 Clearing House for medical equipment. The Clearing House works closely with national authorities across the EU, manufacturers and other stakeholders, to help Member States source available supplies to match their needs...Read more
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Next Generation EU - European Commission's new recovery instrument  

The European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all Member States, the European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, embedded within a powerful, modern and revamped long-term EU budget. The Commission has also unveiled its adjusted Work Programme for 2020 , which...Read more
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An Upgraded Global Cluster Leadership Certification Program – 100% Online, At Your Own Pace

Designed for cluster managers, cluster boards, national cluster programs policy makers, and ecosystem developers, the Global Cluster Leadership Program helps you build capacity for cluster management. In 2019, Strategy Tools’ published the report “Building Innovation Superclusters”, which was downloaded by thousands of cluster leaders, ecosystem builders and policymakers. The tools shared in the report...Read more
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Lombard inter-cluster collaboration in support to the transition towards Circular Economy

On May 5th Lombardy Region has officially approved The Lombardy Roadmap for Research and Innovation on Circular Economy which is providing a framework for the development of a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive strategy for the transition to a more circular economy in the Lombardy Region, under a smart specialization perspective. Lombardy Region introduced Circular Economy as one...Read more
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Cleantech in China - IP Strategies for a Rapidly Expanding Market

China is the fastest growing market for wind and nuclear power generation, and is investing heavily in exploring alternative, renewable means of addressing its immense energy needs. With a large potential cleantech market, and strong government support for the development and adoption of new clean technologies, China presents great opportunities for European cleantech SMEs. China's large market potential...Read more
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