BUILD RESILIENCE: Develop an active role of clusters in local labour markets

The MSE-CDP aims to support the development of clusters of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The programme develops measures for capacity building, skill development, technology upgradation of enterprises, improved credit delivery, marketing support, setting up of common facility centres...

KCDP scheme aim to bring an improvement in the existing style of working of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the quality and competitiveness adopting modern manufacturing/ processing technology. The objectives of the scheme are to support the sustainability and growth of MSMEs by...

The Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (HTCI), known as Corallia, is a group of technology clusters that have a significant role at national level, bringing together innovative concepts and companies of different shapes and sizes, academia, research laboratories. The Corallia Clusters...

The Competitive Open Innovation Networks (COINs) is an investment programme led by the Professional Chamber of Athens. Its objective is to provide advanced support services for businesses and SMEs involved in R&D projects. The programme is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)...

The project 'Co-learning space for Hamburg’s clusters’ was launched in November 2016 in order to facilitate and to consolidate the pooling of knowledge and therefore the exchange process between the clusters through local cross-clustering. The project combines innovative event formats with a toolbox...

The PSPC-Regions is an investment programme co-financed by the French government and the regions in the framework of Phase IV of the Competititiveness Cluster Policy. It is part of the broader 'Investment for the Future' Programme (PIA). Its objective is to support collaborative R&D projects...

The 'Cluster's PME Territoires Invest' programme was created for clusters and their members with the support of France Clusters and the New Look investor fund. The main objective of this programme is to support clusters to become key players in industrial innovation and boost industry in French...

The development voucher is a supporting measure for experimental research targeted to SMEs. The development voucher enables SMEs and small entrepreneurs to gain comprehensive knowledge on whether their development idea has the necessary potential for continuing the development process in other...

Social and Creative' is a policy initiative led by the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cyprus. The Ministry has organised meetings with key stakeholders of the creative business community aiming to the creation of a national cluster under the proposal 'The creative industry as a multiplier...

CYENS Centre of Excellence (former RISE), a Research Centre in Cyprus supported by the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus and other strategic stakeholders is focusing on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies. In 2019 the CYENS invited local companies, research...

The iNNovaclúster programme is an alliance between the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory and iNNpulsa Colombia. They established an alliance seeking to co-finance innovation projects that contribute to the economic reactivation of the regions...

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and State Taxation Administration (STA) jointly announced in April 2021 that the ratio of pre-tax dedictions on manufacturing firms' expenses on R&D will be raised from 75% to 100%, starting retrospectively on January 1, 2021. Higher pre-tax deductions result in...