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

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Bounty System

Highlighted in China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), the Bounty System is rolled out nationally to better connect science and industry and fulfill technological needs to boost the country's socioeconomy. Under this measure, the government publishes a list of specific research obstacles submitted...

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Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC)

Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a not-for-profit business accelerator based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Established in 2008 with a CAD 30 millions (EUR 20 millions) in total funding. BIC established a premier accelerator facility at the Sarnia-Lambton Campus of the Western University...

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Technopole Programme

Technopoles are platforms for know-how transfer, knowledge dissemination and promotion of regional and international cooperation. Their objective is to create technology-oriented economic areas to strengthen the economics of special regions. The Technopole Programme of Lower Austria started in 2004...

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Alliance Free Economic Zone (Alliance FEZ)

In 2013 the Government of Armenia established the Alliance Free Economic Zone (Alliance FEZ) in the Yerevan region. The Alliance free economic zone is oriented to the production and exports of high and innovative technologies i.e. electronics, precision engineering, pharmaceutics and biotechnologies...

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Technology and Economic Development Zones (TEDA)

In 2017, Albania introduced the Law on the Establishment and Functioning of Technology and Economic Development Areas (TEDA) in order to attract foreign direct investments and promote economic development. A number of TEDAs have been identified across the country and are in planning/development...