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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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The transformation during crisis reveals Lithuanian business’ capabilities

As a result of the quarantine announced in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, business restrictions, changing consumer habits and market demand, various industries have begun to adapt their production processes. Lithuanian industrial clusters placed big efforts to turn the challenges that came along with lockdown-imposed restrictions into new opportunities. According to Giedrius Bagušinskas, the President...Read more
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CETA Market Access Programme Webinar: How to Find a Business Partner in Canada

With over 40 billion Euros of exports per year, Canada is a major market for European goods. The CETA Market Access Programme will be hosting its second webinar of a series, geared towards supporting EU business access into the Canadian market under the framework of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), enhancing free trade between the EU and Canada since its recent provisional implementation...Read more
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  • May 27, 2020
  • alina danielescu

Survey for the European Green Deal call

The Green Deal call will mobilise research and innovation to foster a just and sustainable societal transition aiming at ‘leaving nobody behind’. Projects are expected to deliver tangible and visible results relatively quickly and show how research and innovation can provide concrete solutions for the Green Deal main priorities. This is why the call will support pilot applications, demonstration projects...Read more
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Commissioner Breton on the Tourism & Transport Package

In the current times of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the t ourism industry is preparing to reopen its doors to renewed economic activities with caution . At the time of presenting the package the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, expressed his views on how the European economy depends on the survival of SMEs and family-run businesses and the vitality of allowing these...Read more
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Critical industrial applications: report on current policy measures and policy opportunities

The European Commission (EC) has defined Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the most strategically important technologies of the 21st century, and ‘a Europe fit for the digital age’ is one of six headline ambitions for the current EC cycle. On 19 February 2020, the EC presented its ‘Digital Package’, i.e. a white paper on AI (EC2020a), currently open for public consultation, and the European Data...Read more
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  • European Commission

Support package to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on employment (SURE)

As part of its emergency support package to tackle the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis , the EU is setting up a temporary instrument to help workers keep their jobs during the crisis. As of the 15 th of May, the European Council has announced the political agreement reached by EU ambassadors on SURE ( Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency ). SURE is a temporary scheme which can...Read more
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  • European Commission

European Commission mobilises additional funds for COVID-19 research and innovation projects

The European Commission has mobilised additional €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research dedicated to the Coronavirus . The new call is the latest addition to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight COVID-19. It complements earlier actions to develop diagnostics, treatments and vaccines by strengthening capacity to...Read more
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