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Agility and solidarity of clusters in the COVID19 crisis

The role of clusters and ecosystems is recognized by France and Europe in the management of the health crisis: the new European policies (industry, SMEs in particular), mention them as essential actors. Despite their confinement, cluster management teams are more active than ever. In response to the many European, national and regional requests made to them, they are taking action! And particularly on two...Read more
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Industrial clusters as drivers of the European economy: results from the 2020 European Panorama Report

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 exporting industry sectors in Europe and identifies 2,950 regional industrial clusters. These industrial...Read more
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European Commission: Guidance for the production of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), leave-on hand cleaners and hand disinfectants and 3D printing

In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has issued guidance for the production of: 1) masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE): https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/40521 2) leave-on hand cleaners and hand disinfectants: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/40523 3) 3D printing: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/40522 The objective is to assist...Read more
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Covid19. A perspective from Lombardy

We share with you the presentation made today by Ilaria Massari, General Manager REI - Reindustria Innovazione during one of the daily meetings of the group “European Alliance Against Coronavirus” organized by the European Clusters Alliance. Find out more about the Covid19 situation in Lombardy, where are the main bottlenecks, what are the public actions undertaken, examples of practices of other regions...Read more
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Smart guide to cluster policy monitoring and evaluation published

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 firms. The new smart guide to cluster policy monitoring and evaluation (also attached) develops a common...Read more
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The recording of WBEF webinar "Cluster, collaborate, compete: How clusters are redrawing the global economic map" is now available

In case you missed attending the webinar “ Cluster, collaborate, compete: How clusters are redrawing the global economic map ” organised by the World Built Environment Forum on 18 March 2020, you can listen back to the webinar on the World Built Environment Forum website here (also in the video below). Listen to Christian Ketels, Chair - TCI Advisory Board, Bianca Muntean , Cluster Manager Transilvania IT...Read more
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CEBR COVID crisis webinar

Thursday March 26th 2020 12:00 - 13:00 (CET) The Council of European BioRegions will hold an "Open Mic" webinar tomorrow, open for members and non-members, to discuss and share on how lifesciences clusters and ecosystems are supporting with concrete measures the current COVID situation. Concrete examples with Antonio Novo Guerrero from the Spanish Clusters, and the #EuropeanClusterAlliance will be...Read more
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Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices

We share with you an example of cooperation between different ecosystem actors, featured in the article autored by Davide Sher for the online publication 3D Printing Media Network , helping to support industrial supply chains that are affected by limitations on traditional production and imports given the implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The article shows how 3D printing can have an immediate...Read more
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Digital Academy Survey: Available Trainings for SMEs and citizens

You are invited to participate to the survey about available trainings for SMEs and citizens launched within the European Digital Academy project (EDA) launched in early 2020, funded by the European Commission with the support of the European Parliament. The project is coordinated by the EUN Partnership together with the following partner organisations: DIGITALEUROPE, REAKTOR INNOVATIONS OY, European...Read more
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EU Member States: Decisions on temporary border controls

The Schengen Borders Code provides Member States with the capability of temporarily reintroducing border control at the internal borders in the event that a serious threat to public policy or internal security has been established. The reintroduction of border control at the internal borders must remain an exception and must respect the principle of proportionality. The scope and duration of such a...Read more
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