The Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) is the European reply to the need to boost investments in critical technologies in Europe. 

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform organised the next EU Clusters Talk on 29 November 2023. 

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, in partnership with the Malopolska Regional Development Agency (MARR) and the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA), jointly organise the Clusters meet Regions workshop in Krakow, Poland, on the 11 - 12 December 2023. 

Invitation to the EarthBridge Workshop, which will showcase different initiatives under Horizon Europe and focus on preparing successful projects. The workshop will take place 29-30 November 2023 online.

Following the successful cycle of 12 events held in the period 2022 – 2023 and a further two scheduled by the end of this year, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, will be coordinating a further 16 European ‘Clusters meet Regions’ workshops throughout 2024 – 2025. 

Achieving the EU’s ambitions for a more sustainable, resilient and competitive economy requires actions across many sectors. Europe’s bioeconomy, which converts renewable resources from agriculture, forests, and seas - including residues and waste - into food, feed, materials, and energy, contributes to this effort.

Invitation to the ClusterXchange BRIGHT event in Barcelona, 27 November - 1 December 2023. 

The EuroCluster Rural Tourism is looking for Micro- and Nano SMEs that are in the tourism sector and are based in any EU member state or third country participating in the COSME programme and are interested in improving digital, eco-sustainability, and soft/social skills. 

Generative Artificial Intelligence can produce highly realistic and complex content that mimics human creativity. 

The bio-based economy can play a fundamental role in the decarbonisation of the planet, the production of agricultural bio-inputs, healthy food, the sustainable intensification of agricultural production, and the transformation towards more sustainable & equitable food systems.

The construction ecosystem has enormous potential to contribute to the European Green Deal. 

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, in partnership with the National Cluster Association of the Czech Republic, CEDEG, Cluster MECHATRONIKA, EDIH NORTHEAST and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences jointly organised the workshop and matchmaking under the framework of the “Clusters meet Regions” cycle.

This year, the National Cluster Association also awarded the best of its members.

In our publication you can get to know the members of the National Cluster Association and learn about their achievements.

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, in partnership with the North-East Regional Development Agency Romania and the Romanian Cluster Association - CLUSTERO jointly organized the Clusters Meet Regions conference and matchmaking event on 21-23 November 2023 in Iasi, Romania.

The European Commission called into life industrial alliances as a tool to facilitate stronger cooperation and achieve key EU policy objectives through joint action.