Register Your Profile
Register a profile for your organisation to begin participating in the ECCP community.
If your organisation already has a profile on the ECCP website, get in touch with your organisation’s ECCP profile administrator in order to get editing rights.
By creating and consequently administrating a profile, you allow the platform to send you direct emails for administration purposes according to the GDPR, to enable the functioning of the platform.
Select a profile to register
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Register as a cluster organisation
This profile is for cluster organisations. Before completing this profile, we invite you to check the definitions of clusters and cluster organisations we apply. Please note that if you are based in an EU/COSME country then we will use these definitions to validate your profile. Please fill in the country field first, as profile fields differ for cluster organisations in EU/COSME countries and other countries.
The publishing of the profile is subject to validation by the ECCP team, although the validation criteria can be waived for cluster organisations that are officially recognised by regional/national cluster policy programmes or are recognised as social economy clusters by the European Commission (DG GROW).
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Register as a member of a cluster organisation
This profile is for the members of EU/COSME cluster organisations that are not already listed in the area "Name and link of cluster members of the ecosystem" in the profile of the cluster organisation(s) to which they belong (please check first the profile of your cluster organisation!). If listed, please contact your cluster organisation(s) to complete your already existing profile. If your cluster organisation is not listed on the ECCP, please add it manually and upload relevant proof of membership (e.g. a screenshot from the cluster organisations website) in the designated field.
Your profile as a cluster member will only become visible on the ECCP when the corresponding cluster organisation profile is published and/or when your membership is accepted (affiliation approved) by the profile administrator of the corresponding cluster organisation(s) or after validation of the ECCP team in case your cluster organisation is not profiled on the ECCP.
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Register as a Eurocluster, European Cluster Partnership or initiative
This profile is for Euroclusters, European cluster partnerships and initiatives as specified below:
- Euroclusters
- European Strategic Cluster Partnerships | International
- European Strategic Cluster Partnerships | Smart Specialisation investments
- European Strategic Cluster Partnerships | Excellence
- European Cluster Partnerships | Innovation - Horizon 2020 INNOSUP-1 cluster projects
- Other cluster-related projects, funded under various EU programmes (e.g. Interreg Europe, Erasmus+, etc.)
The publishing of these profiles is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
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Register as a national association of clusters
This profile is for national associations of clusters.
The publishing of these profiles is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
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Register as a meta-cluster or as a network of clusters
This profile is for collaborative networks of cluster organisations (within a region, cross-border, across Europe or international) and for other sectorial networks of clusters active in two or more regions in Europe or internationally.
The publishing of these profiles is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
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Register as a policy or public institution
This profile is for national and regional policy or public institutions that work with clusters organisations, that are not already listed in the area “Name and link of cluster members of the ecosystem” in the profile of the cluster organisation(s) to which they belong (please check first the profile of your cluster organisation(s). If listed, please contact your cluster organisation to complete your already existing profile
The publishing of these profiles is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
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Register as an EREK resource efficiency service provider
This profile is for organisations that support companies to be more resource-efficient, carbon-neutral and/or to implement circularity measures, but that are not themselves cluster organisations or are not already listed in the area “Name and link of cluster members of the ecosystem” in the profile of the cluster organisation(s) to which they belong (please check first the profile of your cluster organisation(s). If listed, please contact your cluster organisation to complete your already existing profile.
Organisations must be based in EU/COSME countries, and the publishing of the profile is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
Once published, these profiles will also appear as part of the ECCP’s European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Network (EREK) section.
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Register as a training provider
This profile is for training and coaching providers offering services for cluster organisations and cluster policy makers, but that are not themselves cluster organisations or are not already listed in the area “Name and link of cluster members of the ecosystem” in the profile of the cluster organisation(s) to which they belong (please check first the profile of your cluster organisation(s). If listed, please contact your cluster organisation to complete your already existing profile. Your organisation should have proven experience to facilitate access to training and coaching support tailored to the needs of cluster actors.
Organisations must be based in EU/COSME countries, and the publishing of the profile is subject to validation by the ECCP team.
Once published, these profiles will also appear as part of the ECCP’s European Cluster Capacity Center section.
The validation criteria for cluster organisation profiles are:
- Dedicated cluster management organisation/team with at least 0,5 FTE (Full Time Equivalent)
- Website link – English version (automatic translation available also considered) – the validation team will look for consistency of information provided in the profile and on the website – proof of actively operating organisation – activities, services provided to members, common projects, recent news/events, etc.
- Number of members - minimum 15 clearly committed cluster participants (industry, business, research, government, other with majority from industry/business, including SMEs)
- Triple helix approach – member composition should include industry, research/universities and public bodies. It is not obligatory that public bodies are members in the CO, but it should be visible that there is a collaborative (interactive) approach between these actors (e.g. the CO is supported by public bodies or it is funded via a programme or that it has a mandate to perform activities of overarching interest for the industrial cluster). It is nevertheless obligatory to have a diversity of at least 2 types as members (either civil society bodies and SMEs, or industry and research….).
- Thematic focus: clear focus (technical or sectoral focus)
- Services: minimum 2 different cluster specific activities that are also reflected in the cluster organisation’s website/service offer