Reports by the European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change
The European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change merged with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform in 2020.
The Observatory studied trends and policies affecting clusters and industrial transformation, elaborated the regional innovation scoreboard and supported model demonstrator regions. It also issued a series of reports on relevant topics for cluster policy.
European Cluster Panorama
European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change 2020
- European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change 2020
- Methodology Report for the European Panorama of the EOCIC database
- Methodology Report for the Regional Ecosystem Scoreboard for Clusters and Industrial Change 2020
- More on the European Panorama Report 2020
European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change, Industrial Transformation Trends Report and Priority Sectors Reports 2019
- European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change 2019
- European Cluster and Industrial Transformation Trends Report
- More on Trends in European clusters
- Priority sector report: Agrofood
- Priority sector report: Blue growth
- Priority sector report: Circular economy
- Priority sector report: Digital industries
- Priority sector report: Health
- Priority Sector Report - Biopharmaceuticals
- Priority Sector Report - Construction
- Priority Sector Report - Mobility Technologies
European Cluster Panorama 2016
- European Cluster Panorama 2016
- Prepared by Christian Ketels and Sergiy Protsiv, Center for Strategy and Competitiveness, Stockholm School of Economics. November 2016
- European Cluster Panorama factsheet
European Cluster Panorama 2014
- European Cluster Panorama 2014
- Prepared by: Christian Ketels and Sergiy Protsiv, Center for Strategy and Competitiveness, Stockholm School of Economics.
- Methodology and findings report for a cluster mapping of related sectors
- Methodology and findings report for correlation analysis between cluster strength and competitiveness indicators
Regional Ecosystem Scoreboard
- ECO leaflet Regional Ecosystem Scoreboard
- Regional ecosystem scoreboard - 2nd edition summary report
- Prepared by: Kincső Izsak and Paresa Markianidou, Technopolis Group. Updated August 2017
- Regional ecosystem scoreboard - updated methodology report
- Prepared by: Lorena Rivera León, Kincső Izsak, Paresa Markianidou and Kastalie Bougas, Technopolis Group, Asier Murciego Alonso (Orkestra). Updated April 2017
Model Demonstrator Regions
- ECO leaflet Model demonstrator regions
- Summary Policy Briefing: Lessons from six Model Demonstrator Regions
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: Centro Region
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: Hamburg Region
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: Lapland
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: West Region, Romania
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Assessment Report and Policy Briefing: Stockholm
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for Nord-Pas de Calais (France)
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for Centro (Portugal)
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for West Region (Romania)
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for Stockholm (Sweden)
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for Lapland (Finland)
- Measuring Regional Strengths in Emerging Industries - Scorecard for Hamburg (Germany)
- Report of the Pre-Assessment of regional cluster policy Centro, Coimbra, Portugal
- Proceedings Report of the Peer Review Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Proceedings Report of the Peer Review Cluster Bridges Hamburg
- Proceedings Report of the Peer Review Modern Cluster of Arctic Industries
- Proceedings Report of the Peer Review The Stockholm Digital Health Cluster
- Proceedings Report of the Peer Review West Region, Romania
- Video: Lapland - model demonstrator region for modern cluster policy
- Video: Hamburg - model demonstrator region for modern cluster policy
European Cluster Trends
- Final report: European Cluster Trends (4 MB)
- Summary (908 KB)
- Methodological report (2 MB)
- Specific trends reports for 10 emerging industries
- Summary report: Cluster Internationalisation and Global Mega Trends (3 MB)
- Foresight report on industrial and cluster opportunities (2 MB)
- Case study - Framework conditions to support emerging industries and clusters in the area of healthcare (4 MB)
- Case study - Framework conditions to support emerging industries and clusters in the area of circular economy (3 MB)
- Case study - Framework conditions to support emerging industries in the area of digital-based services (826 kB)
Other reports
- Clusters and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Industries
- Prepared by Thomas Lämmer-Gamp, Gerd Meier zu Köcker, Thomas Köhler, Kai Pflanz (VDI/VDE IT GmbH), Kinscö Iszak (Technopolis Group). June 2016
- Cluster Programmes in Europe
- Prepared by Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köker and Lysann Müller (VDI/VDE-IT). September 2015
- Cluster collaboration and business support tools to facilitate entrepreneurship, cross-sectoral collaboration and growth
- Discussion paper: Clusters and workforce development
- Smart Guide to cluster policy monitoring & evaluation
Videos
- European Cluster Conference 2019
- GROW your REGIOn conference 2018
- European cluster conference 2016
- European cluster conference 2014
- European cluster observatory 2014-2017 summary and look ahead
- Smart guide to cluster policy
- Innosup-1 - Cluster facilitated projects for new value chains under Horizon2020
- TREC-NEW MAT - accelerating value chain in Bavaria, Brightlands and South Tyrolia
- TREC ERICA - sharing good practices in advanced manufacturing
- European cluster observatory video 2017
- First European cluster policy forum after-movie
- European strategic cluster partnerships event after-movie
- EU cluster initiatives video