Competitive Regional Clusters
National Policy Approaches
In today’s globalising world, the regional specialisations built up over decades are transforming rapidly. Many regions that were historically production centres in a given sector are losing out to lower-cost locations and reorienting to higher value-added niches. National programmes to promote cluster-based approaches -- linking firms, people and knowledge at a regional level -- are being used to meet the challenge. This report analyses the objectives, targeting, instruments and inter-governmental role sharing used by 26 programmes in 14 OECD countries. It will be of interest to policy makers, researchers, firms and others active in promoting innovation and competitiveness.
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Spain: The Basque Country
This case study explores a programme to support clusters by the Basque Country Government in Spain. This on-going cluster policy to develop the Basque Country’s competitiveness began in the early 1990s and focuses on the development of cluster initiatives in the largest industries in the region.
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