Innovation is increasingly seen as a collective action which involves many different actors operating in a cluster … processes require the expansion of cluster concepts towards virtual dimensions. It will be shown that the combination of local … and virtual cluster links improves access to essential resources in innovation. An examples taken from the automotive …

For more than two decades cluster policies have emerged as a central focus for decision-makers trying to instigate … is no surprise that several regions are trying to implement their development strategies based on a broad Sea Cluster … performed for the Atlantic Area under project KIMERAA, this paper evaluates the consolidation of the Sea Cluster in the Algarve …

taken measures to stimulate the creation and strengthening of clusters. However, the progressive extension of cluster … sectorial boundaries to highlight the dynamic and complex nature of the relationships established between actors in the cluster … assessment of the potential impact of cluster development and the effectiveness of measures aimed to their promotion. Based on …

Criticisms vis-à-vis cluster policy are numerous, often confusing and really unhelpful; while some authors … cooperation. We assume that innovation cluster "potentiates", by a synergistic action, the beneficial effect of each of these … expectations invested in cluster policy must be reconsidered and relativised. So the reasons for the rising power of cluster …

within created cluster structures. The analysis of Japan's experience in this area is a valuable source of information for …