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 …

innovation programmes and also in many national and regional strategic documents of member states. The cluster development … cluster initiatives for starting cluster-based policies are mostly public sector driven. The public sector has in the past … infrastructure on which clusters can grow. The Czech Republic adopted the comprehensive approach to cluster-based policies which are …

policies and literature. After showing the RIS conceptual framework and the differences with the cluster framework, the paper …

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 …

dynamique de cluster local. La notion de cluster est très intéressante du point de vue de l’analyse des phénomènes d …

Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries … era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it can contribute to the creation of employment and to the … initiation of growth processes in urban regions and even in some rural ones. This makes cluster policy an interesting tool for …