superclusters

Denmark will launch 14 new superclusters on 1 January 2021 to support and develop the innovative power of the nation's small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The new clusters will provide a link between companies and knowledge institutions in fields where Denmark has particular expertise, such...

Every company is – or should be – deeply concerned about protecting its intellectual property. Controlling the fate of a company’s IP is vital to success, especially amid the disruption caused by digital technologies ripping through traditional industries. So it’s little surprise that questions...

Knowledge-driven economy is becoming the social model of choice, as a paradigm facilitating collaboration. The Northern Transylvania Cluster Consortium furthers the pledge made five years ago to facilitate access for the companies operating at local level to the latest studies, technologies, best...

Interview with Christian Rangen, international advisor on strategy, transformation and cluster development. Extensive experience with cluster and Supercluster projects in Asia, Europe and Norway. Business School Faculty and author of Building Innovation Superclusters (report) and Innovation...

"Following the early successes of the Canadian program, the rise of Asian clusters of innovation, the ongoing changes in the Nordics and across Europe, we are likely to see a number of new Innovation Superclusters towards 2030”. That is one of the conclusions of author Christian Rangen and his team...

In Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion: Roundtable summary report, The Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity presents the challenges of incorporating gender equality, diversity, and inclusion into clusters in Canada, particularly into the five Superclusters, as well as a number of...

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Deadline for the submission of the Expression of Interest is extended until 11 March 2019, end of the day The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission (DG GROWTH), in cooperation with the German Federal...

October 18, 2018, Toronto, ON – This week, the 21st TCI Network Global Conference brought cluster experts from across Canada and around the world to Toronto for three days of collaboration. The conference was hosted by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, an Ontario-based economic think...

September 10, 2018, Toronto, ON – The Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity is pleased to announce that The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development will participate in a superclusters panel at the 21stTCI Network Global Conference, which will be held...

In May 2017, the Canadian Government launched the Innovation Supercluster Initiative (ISI). This initiative aims at boosting innovation, by creating superclusters, conceived as hotbeds for innovation, in key strategic industrial domains, pointed out by the Canadian Government at the inception of the...

During the presentation of the 2017 budget on 22 March 2017, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the setup of an ambitious Innovation and Skills Plan “to make Canada a world-leading centre for innovation”. [1] Overall, the government intends to invest about $950 million CAD over five years (€655...

Our colleagues from SSTI (State Science & Technology Institute – www.ssti.org ) inform in their weekly digest about the Canadian budget that focuses on innovation, new economy skills and superclusters: Industry clusters The budget calls for nearly $950 million CAD ($709.8 million USD) over five...