Open Project Forum
Interested in a specific topic? What's going on in your region?
Through our networking activities, the members of TCI can build up strengths and expertise on successful cluster development in an open and flexible context. Join some of the Special Interest Groups focused on specific topics or be part of the Regional Initiatives with common interests.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Climate Change / Climate Innovation - Objective of this group is to create a viable "Climate Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability" initiative with a primary focus on alternative energy sources and technologies.
Cluster Dynamics Network - This group attempts to find answer to questions how a cluster develops and changes in behaviour over time.
Cluster Evaluation Network - As many organizations and clusters have begun to evaluate cluster programmes, more and more people are interested in the challenges that the process involves.
Cluster Finance Working Group - In a global economic environment presaging tighter access to finance and more limited economic grow, cluster finance related topics are gaining relevance in cluster development. The Cluster Finance Working group ambitions to develop recommendations and to present usable solutions in the field.
Gender and Economic Growth Initiative - The aim of the TCI Gender and Economic Growth Initiative is to change a perceived gender/diversity/equality problem to a competitive advantage, by indentifying opportunities and collecting good practices and proven methods on gender equality as a driver for economic growth.
Global ICT Cluster Managers Group - The aim of this initiative is to create a long-term sustainable ICT Cluster Manager Community for sharing experience and generating benefits for ICT clusters and their members.
TCI Special Group on Internationalisation - This special group explores challenges and possibilities of internationalisation of clusters. Organized by TCI German Contact Point.
REGIONAL INITIATIVES
TCI German Contact Point - Coordinated by MFG Baden-Württemberg (Bianca Kolb, kolb@mfg.de), this group brings together German-speaking TCI cluster community and is responsible for organizing the special group on internationalisation. External link, opens in new window.
RedLAC - Latin American Network - Coordinated by Alonso Ramos Vaca, this group brings together members of the Latin American cluster community.
PACF - Pan African Competitiveness Forum - Launched in April 2008, PACF is a continent-wide competence and action centre for innovation and cluster based competitiveness approaches to national and regional economic development in Africa. External link, opens in new window.
