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More Information - Clusters
Sample documents
Project Preperation - Typical Cluster Implementation Plan
Steps to Clustering - Checklist
Cluster Evaluation - Pilot Cluster Evaluation
General
1. What market or markets is the cluster serving?
- How is that market changing? - Is it growing? Is the cluster growing?
- What opportunities is the cluster missing? - Opportunity for new businesses are either being missed or not taken up (spin-offs)
2. Analysis of cluster
- History - how long? How well established etc?
- How strong? How many companies?
- Local or international (Links to (1) above)
- Communication: Do the companies talk to each other? - Is there a formal structure for this? Or informal?
- Is the cluster low tech or high tech?
- How does it rate in Europe/in World? Terms? How competitive?
- SWOT (Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats)
- Dynamics? Is there interaction between companies? Do people switch jobs? Competitive? Entrepreneurial flair
3. Local/Regional Support
- New economy services and venture capital
- Higher Education - research and tech support
- Training provision/Further Education/Key skills
- Role of public authorities
4. THREATS
- Who owns the leaders of the cluster? (which are the largest Companies and their ownership?)
- Which are the critical issues facing the Cluster?