In recent decades industrial clusters and agglomerations were recognized as drivers of regional and often national … mapping, establishment of institutions (labelled as cluster initiative/ association) in respective clusters through public … influenced by different sets of institutional framework conditions. Information and communication technologies (ICT) clusters and …

agglomeration economies. They attempt to boost networks through providing clusters with resources to organise heterogeneous support … clusters primarily take part in events related to network development and fundraising, ii) they do so by a much greater extent … than firms outside of clusters. We then show that firms in clusters are more likely to engage in R&D collaborations, to …

clusters. These cluster associations have launched a number of activities and services aiming to increase the competitiveness … similar activity bundles to reach their objectives. However, the institutional context differs between clusters and their … communication technologies (ICT) clusters is presented, the development of which is central to regional advanced industrial …