In the last two decades hundreds of cluster initiatives have been launched involving virtually all regions of the world … and their number is growing. Cluster initiatives are viewed as conscious actions taken by various actors to create or … other public authorities are known to be responsible for most cluster initiatives, although there is a marked geographical …

competitiveness, industrial development, innovation and growth. But, although cluster policies have a potential for generating …Nowadays, policy makers in charge of designing innovation policies, especially at the regional level, are more and more … looking at the cluster approach either with a view to accelerate the existing clusters or for providing the basis for the …

the period 2004-2006 opened a huge national-wide clustering movement. Several tens of cluster initiatives have been … reviews and summarizes developments of cluster policies in the Czech Republic at both national and regional levels and … presents achievements and a role of clusters in the transformation of traditional industrial region of Moravia and Silesia. …

innovation programmes and also in many national and regional strategic documents of member states. The cluster development … economic development and competitiveness at regional level. The expectations of their role is still growing as it can be seen … in the statements of official documents of European Union concerning social and economic cohesion or competitiveness and …

republic. Processed topic theoretically defines basic terms - region and regional development, marketing places and implements …

Cluster policy has gained remarkable prominence in regional and sectoral structural policy in industrialized countries … cluster potentials on the local and regional levels. But is this instrument applicable in development policy, too? In this …

The new paradigm of regional policy is based more on competitiveness, innovation and internal potential of regions than … planning period 2007-2013 including Community Strategic Guidelines, Competitiveness and Innovation Programme and national … on balancing regional disparities by public aid only. Innovation policies are being established and implemented at …

technological level. This makes innovation-related methods of cluster promotion feasible in these countries, while at the same time … clusters in rural regions require more efficiency-oriented approaches. This calls for a comprehensive strategy of cluster …Cluster policy has arrived at the mainstream of economic policy since the early 1990. In many developing countries …