The purpose of this paper is researching aspects of the development of cluster initiatives of territorial economic systems and government management of cluster policy to increase the competitiveness of territories. The findings suggest that analysis of industry directions in the international practice of clustering leads to the conclusion that the national characteristics of the existing cluster policy determine the direction of cluster initiatives and cluster strategic alternatives depending on national conditions and the adopted cluster concept.

The presentation outlines ongoing projects and initiatives and sets the way towards the Joint Cluster Initiatives.

This paper departs from the assumption that by improving a region’s organising capacity, cluster policies can strengthen regional resilience, and argues that the impact of cluster policies on regional resilience depends on the portfolio of clusters targeted for promotion, which may increase specialisation, unrelated or related variety in a region’s economic fabric.

The paper introduces the concept of clusters: which types exist, how they work, which benefits they provide. It then explains the role governments can play in creating them, before turning to how clusters may be created by practitioners: which organisation and legal model, and which approaches. It also collects 20 best practices steps to proceed.

The presentation investigates how the new EU industrial policy can promote investing in sustainable industry. It shows the role of clusters in accelerating and steering this process. It presents new developments in terms of actions, partnerships and platforms.

This input paper maps supporting initiatives for EU clusters, dividing them by thematic areas. It also tackles cluster policy challenges and looks at future trends.

The presentation, held in occasion of the European Cluster Conference, showed recent evolutions in the European cluster landscape, presented ongoing initiatives and final calls for relevant proposals.

The paper studies the spillover effect public cluster policy has on neighboring regions. It evaluates public cluster policy, reasons behind positive effects and presence of spillover.

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The paper presents a methodology to evaluate clusters and related challenges. It also address the question as to why policy practice does not always follow evaluation theory.

The paper provides and overview of evaluation methods (especially for ex-post analysis), covering both micro- and macroeonomic approaches