A number of economic development organizations are charged with supporting and growing the economy of this region. Some time ago, they formed a network called Prosperity, which focuses on developing ...

"A critical challenge for all U.S. regions is to determine their competitive advantage in the global economy, and industry clusters are a key vehicle for describing, understanding, and enhancing ...

Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These ...

How next generation clusters can jump start industries and accelerate economic development Dubai, 4 October 2011 - Around the world, and specifically in emerging markets, Economic clusters (EC) are ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative, 'Transitioning Industrial Clusters', in collaboration with Accenture and EPRI, aims to improve collaboration and develop a shared vision among co-located ...

When state-backed industry clusters first gained recognition in Connecticut 10 years ago, business leaders praised their arrival as an important economic tool to strategically boost the state’s ...

Thirteen leading industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand, and the United Kingdom have officially joined the World Economic Forum’s ...

This post was co-authored by Gilberto Garcia, research associate for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. How can countries boost productivity and economic competitiveness? Many ...

July 2006 In the 1980s and 1990s, Silicon Valley propelled the world into the computer and internet age and, in the process, captivated the world's imagination as a model region for organizing ...

Clusters are powerful engines of economic development and drivers of innovation in the European Union. There are more than 1,500 cluster organisations across Europe. Clusters provide a fertile ...