EU support to Cluster Internationalisation Christophe Guichard Team leader Cluster internationalisation Unit GROW.F2 – Clusters, Social Economy & Entrepreneurship Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Copernicus User Forum Industry Workshop 22 November 2016, Brussels
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EU support to Cluster Internationalisation
Christophe Guichard
Team leader Cluster internationalisation
Unit GROW.F2 – Clusters, Social Economy & Entrepreneurship
Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Copernicus User Forum Industry Workshop22 November 2016, Brussels
EU support to cluster internationalisation
• Clusters are effective springboards for accelerating SMEs internationalisation.
• - SMEs can join forces for accessing international markets more successfully
• - SMEs need to establish long-term cooperation with strategic business and research partners worldwide to access global value chains
• Such cooperation is often facilitated by clusters, which are going more and more global
- - Cooperation between European clusters is also key for developing common international strategies
• to better support SMEs in global competition, reach critical mass and reinforce their leadership in global technology and innovation
• Objective of the "Clusters Go International" Call
EU support to cluster internationalisation
Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs (COSME, €19m)
European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCP-4i)
• "Clusters Go International" call promoting SME internaliationalistion towards 3rd countries