During a recent visit to Barcelona, Alec Hansen, former TCI President and current member of the TCI Advisory Board, shared his views on the evolution of TCI over the past years and his expectations of the TCI 2013 Conference in Kolding.
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In the spotlight: Alec Hansen
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Competition, Competitive Advantage, and Clusters: The Ideas of Michael Porter
With expert contributors from a range of disciplines including strategic management, economic development, economic geography, and planning, this book assesses the contribution Michael Porter has made to these respective disciplines. It clarifies the sources of tension and controversy relating to...
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MOC student projects on country/cluster competitiveness
The studies, prepared by teams of graduate students as part of the requirements for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness course taught by Prof. Michael E. Porter, focus on the competitiveness of a specific cluster in a country or region and include specific action recommendations.
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Upcoming training programs on clusters and competitiveness
A number of TCI members offer training programs on clusters and competitiveness open to cluster practitioners, policy makers and development professionals. Take a look to the information on next courses in Karlstad, Washington DC and Conpenhagen, that can help to improve your organization's skills.
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The competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States
The U.S. Department of Commerce highlights that "increasing the competitiveness and the capacity to innovate goes beyond improving research, education, infrastructure and manufacturing. Many other policies that ensure the private sector has the best possible environment in which to innovate contr...
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The US Council on Competitiveness' 25th anniversary
On future US competitiveness chanllenges: "The 21st century poses new challenges to US competitiveness - globalization, high-speed communications, enterprise resilience, and energy sustainability issues are forcing organizations at all levels to rethink and redefine how U.S. companies will remain...
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New tool kit for cluster professionals in Emerging Market
A tool kit for cluster professionals in Emerging Market that provides a practical guide to the design, management, and analysis of effective clusters has been developed by Deloitte Consulting. Utilizing the experience in more than 50 countries, this tool kit includes a guidebook, which offers a ...
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Regional initiatives for regaining U.S. competitiveness
Article by TCI Director, Dr. Christian Ketels, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, published at The Tennessean: "If there is one thing all sides should be able to agree on, it is that increasing the productivity of the U.S. economy is the key to sustainable growth...
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Job creation on a budget: How regional industry clusters can add jobs, bolster entrepreneurship, and spark innovation
Governors across the country who are trying to kick-start their economies while controlling spending should leverage resources they already have, according to a new paper by Mark Muro and Kenan Fikri from the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. This begins with focusing on regional...
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Economic Development Study Tours Expressions of Interest
A group of international experts is organizing a Study Tour on Economic Development on the ocassion of the International Economic Development Council's 2011 Annual Conference, September 18-21, Charlotte, North Carolina. The concept being developed is to meet with local and or regional development...
