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cei a pan european initiative by the european commission with the aim to create more world class clusters across the eu by strengthening cluster management excellence esca was established in november 2010 by one of the 13 european project partners vdi vde innovation technik gmbh news training opportunity for qualifying as ecei cluster benchmarking expert the european cluster excellence initiative ecei initiated by the european commission dg enterprise and industry back in 2009 aims for the development of methodologies and tools in order to support dedicated organisations to improve their capabilities in the management of networks and clusters in this context a cluster management excellence labelling process was implemented more than 10 years ago the european secretariat for cluster analysis esca www cluster analysis org was initiated and mandated by the ecei to organise the assessment process and to award successful cluster organisations with the respective labels in gold silver and bronze a network of around 200 specifically trained cluster experts from more than 30 countries supports these activities after a long period without organising opportunities for interested parties to become involved due to covid pandemic and other reasons i am glad to announce that a training workshop now is planned for interested parties to qualify as ecei cluster benchmarking expert and by this in a first step to be eligible to conduct cluster benchmarking interviews leading to the ecei bronze label in cooperation with esca the training will take place from may 15 15 00 until may 17 13 00 in prague cze it will include a theory session a practical exercise conducting a real cluster benchmarking interview and the discussion of the business model of being an ecei cluster benchmarking expert as well as the prospects of further development and the ongoing transition process of the responsibility for the labelling scheme from esca to the new european clusters labelling excellence structure www eucles be association helmut kergel esca director will conduct the overall training local support is organised by the czech national cluster association nca having already nominated two trainees and having organised the cluster organisation being benchmarked as the practical exercise esca now is seeking for more international interested parties to allow organising a training for an internationally well mixed group of trainees so that mutual learning adds additional value in case of interest please contact us asap more details will be available in due time cost for participating in the 2 half 1 full day training is 750 eur costs for travel accommodation go extra contact helmut kergel director esca phone 49 0 30 31 00 78 154 email helmut kergel vdivde it de hervé floch president eucles and dr gereon meyer head of intl business development vdi vde it signing the partnership agreement in brussels on september 30 2021 copyright afpc the future of cluster management excellence labelling ten years after the european cluster excellence initiative ecei the european secretariat for cluster analysis esca is proud to lift the cluster labelling approach to the next level starting october 1 2021 the european clusters excellence labeling structure eucles a european non profit association comprising cluster development programmes from several eu member states has officially taken over the responsibility of the labelling scheme ensuring continuity of the well established ecei system vdi vde it which has been operating esca for the past 10 years will continue the operative activities of the scheme i e organising the assessments and coordinating the pan european expert network preparing label award decisions managing the individual contractual agreements etc after having successfully facilitated and or conducted more than 2 000 labelling activities and promoting the ecei approach in more than 4 5 countries worldwide vdi vde it is now looking forward to this new partnership at eye level with the recently established european association after officially signing the eucles vdi vde it partnership agreement in brussels on september 30 2021 both partners are now working out the operational details and new procedures until further notice the established procedures as described on the esca website remain valid current cost structures for obtaining an ecei gold silver or bronze label will remain unchanged the eucles website is now available https eucles be further developements are coming soon towards a new green normal esca contributed to a new publication by cluster excellence denmark on the role of cluster organisations in stimulating a green transition the new e book on towards a new green normal takes a deep dive showing how european cluster organistions across all sectors facilitate a green transition by offering specific services to help companies develop new knowledge and skills or re skilling re define business models and develop new products and services the individual case studies are complemented by quantitative data from a 2020 tci global survey on the role of cluster organisations in driving circular transition in times of covid 19 new eligibility criteria for cluster management excellence labels esca is happy to announce the implementation of the first results of the concluded european cluster excellence initiative phase 2 main feature is the introduction of a set of eligibility criteria for cluster management excellence labels as of november 15 2019 the award of a quality label bronze silver or gold is conditional on the set up of the applying organisation and its listing on the european cluster collaboration platform eccp moreover both the benchmarking questionnaire and benchmarking report have been restructured and revised i a by addressing key megatrends such as digital transformation green transition and social economy with the aim of reducing both costs and co2 emissions the revised system also includes a video conferencing option for benchmarking interviews concluding the european cluster excellence initiative phase 2 project vdi vde it is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the cosme funded project european cluster excellence initiative phase 2 ecei ii on april 26 2019 the european cluster excellence consortium ecec met in the premises of the european commission in brussels to discuss the various ecei ii project results 2017 2019 18 cluster experts attended the meeting representing 13 organisations who had actively contributed to the ecei ii project in addition the meeting was attended by four eu commission and easme representatives the ecei ii project originated from intensive discussion with the european commission about the further development of the cluster labelling scheme that resulted from the first european cluster excellence initiative 2009 2012 it aimed at developing a process leading to an improved european cluster labelling scheme with a particular focus on a higher level of transparency accountability and efficiency of the current benchmarking and labelling system vdi vde it would like to thank the entire ecec and all stakeholders including the ec representatives for their constructive cooperation throughout the project the full press release can be found on the european cluster collaboration platform eccp ecei ii update taking cluster management excellence to the next level a european consortium comprising 20 partners with a strong background in cluster development led by vdi vde it spent the second half of 2018 advancing the objectives of the second phase of the european cluster excellence initiative ecei ii the ecei ii project is funded under the cosme programme and aims at developing a process leading to an improved european cluster labelling scheme with a particular focus on a higher level of transparency accountability and efficiency of the current benchmarking and labelling system the ecei ii project terminates at the end of april 2019 the achieved results and the prospects of their implementation will be communicated subsequently a smooth transition of the current system into the new improved cluster labelling scheme is foreseen until then there will be no changes in the current labelling system for further information click here cluster management excellence in the danube region esca the european sercretariat for cluster analysis has just released the study cluster management excellence in the danube region dedicated to the current status of cluster management excellence in europe authored by helmut kergel dr gerd meier zu köcker michael nerger and dr oliver ziegler the study aims at contributing to the currently ongoing efforts made within ecei ii project to update and further streamline the cluster management excellence and labelling approach as well as shading light on the current landscape within the danube region while illustrating the similarities and differences of cluster development in the danube region compared to the entire europe please read about the distinction made by esca for the purpose of this pan european cluster benchmarking exercise between clusters cluster initiaives and cluster organisations about the european cluster excellence management scorecard the indicators developed in the european cluster excellence initiative in the study available here the study was published in economy finance on march 11th 2018 and it is also made available in the attachment doi 10 13140 rg 2 2 16257 35683 arctic cluster excellence initiative the arctic cluster excellence initiative acei is one of several regional initiatives esca is currently involved in acei is a joint undertaking between the regional councils of tromso and finnmark in order to strengthening the role and impact of the six cluster initiatives covering a broad range from smart construction bioprospecting until experience industries acei started in june 2017 and included three main activities a common benchmarkin exercise with all cluster initiatives in the region the regional cluster excellence scorecard that illustrates the strength of the regional cluster portfolio and how the clusters are embedded in the regional ecosystem a common learning workshop with regional policy makers to identify areas of improvement on regional policy as well as on cluster management level study on regional areas of strength in the eu 13 countries potentialanalyse zur kooperation zwischen wirtschaft und wissenschaft in den eu 13 staaten for the german federal ministry of education and research bmbf in cooperation with inno ag we prepared a study on local and regional cluster hot spots in the eu 13 countries the study was commissioned by the german federal ministry of education and research based on the analysis of relevant statistics such as the allocation of h2020 projects and interviews the study idenified for each of the countries specific areas of strengths as well as relevant key stakeholders from academia and industry the study can be downloaded here unfortunately the study is available in german only publication by the european cluster observatory the smart guide to cluster policy the new smart guide to cluster policy is a practical guide targeting regional authorities and stakeholders interested in how to make better use of clusters for promoting regional industrial modernisation supporting the growth of smes and encouraging smart specialisation it is the latest publication in the series of guidebooks on supporting sme policy from structural funds which was presented at the occasion of the smart regions conference the smart guide explains what cluster and cluster policies are and what not what makes them successful and why they matter it presents eight do s and don ts and showcases four smart cluster stories several cluster programme examples and practical instruments implemented by regions as part of modern cluster policies this guidebook is the result of the collaboration of the european commission s directorate general for internal market industry entrepreneurship and the directorate general for regional and urban policy and was prepared with the support of the experts of the european cluster observatory it provides input and guidance for the discussions and actions to be taken in the context of the launch of the smart specialisation platform on industrial modernisation the smart guide to cluster policy is currently available only in english but will also be made available in most eu language it is available here call for the expression of interest towards european strategic cluster partnerships for smart specialisation investments the european commission s directorate general for internal market industry entrepreneurship and smes invites cluster organisations other business network organisations technology centres and science parks interested to team up around specific industrial thematic areas in the context of industrial modernisation through a dedicated call for the expression of interest the aim is to mobilise european strategic cluster partnerships for smart specialisation investments escp s3 this call is linked to the establishment of the smart specialisation platform on industrial modernisation and investment and is envisaged to strengthen industry participation and inter regional collaboration in the implementation of smart specialisation strategies to find out more about the partnering process its wider context potential benefits as well as how to express your interest please see the full text of the call for the expression of interest deadline the partnering process via the partner search tool of the european cluster collaboration platform will open in may 2016 and remains open until the end of december 2016 newin the new england water innovation network as first us cluster organisation awarded with the bronze label of cluster management excellence within the framework of the united states european union workshop on clusters in boston and washington d c november 17 th 19 th 2015 newin the new england water innovation network participated as the first us cluster organisation successfully in a bronze label cluster benchmarking assessment of the european secretariat for cluster analysis the assessment was conducted by thomas lämmer gamp of esca and merete d nielsen of cluster excellence denmark in a thorough discussion with the cluster manager karen golmer the network structures strategy and services were examined there will be a follow up on the results to support the network with its further development annual meeting of the cluster excellence expert group in munich september 15th 2015 on september 15 th 2015 the cluster excellence expert group ceeg met in munich to reflect together with the esca secretariat on the gold label activities of the last twelve months following a discussion of results of different gold label assessments the group also discussed the different opportunities to extend the period of 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