Industrial Modernisation

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) launched a $1 billion grant called the ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ (BBBRC) which aims to transform regional economies through industrial clusters. Despite the fact, there are many clusters in the US and the EU...

On 6 May, Marek Przeor from DG GROW presented the update of the EU Industrial Strategy in the morning session of the European Alliance Against Coronavirus. The industrial strategy builds on the one published on 10 May 2020 and takes into account the impact of the coronavirus crisis, which let to a 6...

On 8 May 2019 the European Commission (DG REGIO) published a brochure presenting the first, promising results of the launched pilot actions to support ‘Regions in Industrial Transition’, ’Coal Regions in Transition’ and the creation of new value chains through interregional investment in innovation...

On 15 November 2018, 18 representatives of 15 EU countries met to discuss how clusters and regional and local ecosystems can accelerate entrepreneurship, industrial modernisation and growth and what policies can do to support this process and connections between them. Participants were updated on...

The Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation (S3P-Industry) aims to support EU regions committed to generate a pipeline of industrial investment projects following a bottom-up approach - implemented through interregional cooperation, cluster participation and industry involvement...

October, 13th, 2016, European Commission, Centre Borschette, Room 0C Rue Froissart 36 - 1040 Brussels - (Belgium) The workshop will aim at stimulating an interactive debate including policy makers at all levels with the participation of cluster and industry stakeholders about strengthening inter...

The ECCP team was present during the two day Smart Regions conference held in Brussels 1-2 June 2016 during which the European Commission launched the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation. During the Smart Regions conference, attended by 300+ participants, the European...