Kramer today visited one of this year's awardees, the Appalachian Ohio Wood Products Cluster, to formally announce the three
cluster initiatives receiving support.
ii) to promote
cluster initiatives in Chernobyl affected areas;
He said: "Nowhere else is possible to find so many active
cluster initiatives and industry-specific networks, which additionally boost the innovative strength of companies in the state.
Clusters,
cluster initiatives and cluster activities
During the JTC meeting, the two sides reviewed the bilateral trade and investment relations and held discussions on the following areas of cooperation: textiles sector, agro/food processing sector, gems and jewellery, industrial
cluster initiatives, Lines of Credit, capacity building programmes, establishing of commodity exchange in Zimbabwe.
It won the Networking and
Cluster Initiatives Supporting Regional Growth and SMEs' Access to Global Markets category.
The GEMS project has been selected in the Economic Competitiveness Theme for networking and
cluster initiatives supporting regional growth and SMEs' access to global markets.
Although more difficult to fill, with local support they could be put to good use to cater for start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises or to attract enterprising students to set up their own
cluster initiatives.
Because the bill would have the Commerce Department fund one-off
cluster initiatives rather than regional programs that promote
cluster initiatives more generally .
Additional steps by the EU world-class
cluster initiatives include the establishment of a program for training cluster management professionals to organize and coordinate
cluster initiatives, and the development of programs aimed at integrating innovative SMEs into clusters to promote technology transfer and support the internationalization of their product development activities.
The federal funding is part of the Budget 2001 allocation that NRC received for leading-edge technologies and to expand NRC's regional innovation and technology
cluster initiatives.
It continues to underpin many programs concerned with primary-secondary transfer, ranging from individual and school
cluster initiatives to wider research programs (cf.
