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Research Driven Clusters
RDC state of the art
Regional Research Driven Clusters, under FP7, consists of at least one research organisation (public research centres, universities, not-for-profit bodies), one enterprise (large firms, SMEs) and one regional or local authority (local government, regional development agencies) from the same geographic regions. Where appropriate local entities such as chambers of commerce, savings banks and banks, operating in a particular scientific and technological domain or economic sector.
The first Regional Research Driven Clusters have been recently developed under the FP7-2007 calls. Details and contacts will be soon published.
Research Driven Clusters, in general, are increasingly being realized as an important factor in the competitiveness of the European economy. They are geographically proximate groups of companies, research institutions and policy stakeholders aiming at regional knowledge development models. RDC established in different European countries show a wide variety of architecture, structure, size and activities. However, most of them share common goals and objectives, such as: improvement of regional research and innovation strategies, promotion of public-private partnerships, networking among technological innovators in Europe, etc.
Regions of Knowledge: Pilot Action (FP6) - Results (innovating-regions.org)
More information on the Research Driven Clusters can be found in the report elaborated as the result of a comprehensive research conducted in the framework of the EC funded TransReg NCP project, and of a mapping exercise in which the National Contact Points (NCPs) have actively participated. The mapping exercise, carried out in the 27 EU Member States, in the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey) as well as in the associated countries to FP7, was constituted by a two-step sampling approach: a questionnaire and the selection of 20 best practices from all over Europe.
Research Driven Clusters. Overview on RDC Policies, methods of characterization and examples of best practices written by Katia Insogna (NCP Italy); Hannah Wilhelm (NCP Germany), Cornelia Borek (NCP Germany);
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