The mission of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform
A vibrant platform at the service of the European and international cluster community
A vibrant platform at the service of the European and international cluster community
We build on the solid foundations that have already been established by the ECCP merged with the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change (OECIC) and the European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK). Since 2015, the ECCP has acted as a platform for industrial clusters to come together and strengthen the European economy through collaboration. The ultimate impact that we seek is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of Europe’s economy and industry, particularly SMEs, improving their performance in terms of productivity, innovation, internationalisation and resource efficiency.
The ECCP acts as a service facility aiming to provide cluster organisations, cluster partnerships, initiatives and networks, cluster associations and resource efficiency support actors (EREK) with a variety of modern tools. Furthermore, these tools also enable training providers and public/policy institutions to:
The ECCP not only addresses the needs of cluster managements, but also offers rich content for members of cluster organisation, national cluster associations and meta clusters, training providers and cluster policy makers at regional, national or international level. Furthermore, Resource Efficiency Support actors from the previous European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK) have been incorporated into the ECCP. Although the European cluster organisations, by their number and long history of development, make an important part of the platform, ECCP is open and connected to the whole world, with a special focus on certain specific third countries of strategic interest (see International).
Being at the service of the cluster community, with a unique offer of facilities and tools to create a favourable environment for collaboration to emerge and develop, the ECCP aims to become the leading European hub for international cluster cooperation, building cluster bridges between Europe and the world.