IMPLEMENTING WORLD-CLASS CLUSTERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
The setting up of a common European research and innovation space can be succesful only with precisely defined innovation and supportive policies and programmes, as well as interventions that tackle among others also the SME support and cluster cooperation support. In parallel, a step must be done that enables the implementation of tools, the application of policies and the introduction of innovation in the clusters systems.

The project C-PLUS looks for solutions on how to improve the specific performances of clusters participating in the project – “how to become world-class clusters”. The project will start with a deep mapping of the peculiarities of several Central European clusters. This exercise will lead to the benchmarking, focusing on peculiarities of the various local production systems as well as the composition of the clusters and their linkages with different stakeholders at local and international level.

During the implementation of the project, a bottom-up approach guaranteeing the involvement of all the subjects of the territory, both from the side of the clusters and the decision makers will be used. The joint action will include the set up of a Cluster Management Lab focusing on the linkages within the clusters and with different kind of actors.