Archive for April, 2010
Apr
07
2010
Intercluster strategies
In March of this year, Miguel Rivas,South Europe Correspondent for Europa InterCluster, gave a presentation of the Agforise project, as an example of a cluster to cluster cooperation initiative in the agrifood sector. The slides are available here
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Apr
06
2010
Water Technology Cluster in Ontario ?
Recent press introduce the idea of developing a water technology cluster in Ontario, Canada. We have previously described how
the city of Milwaukee (Wisconsin) was awarded a federal grant to explore the opportunity to develop a water technology cluster as well as how Michigan Economic Development Corporation has launched an effort to develop a water technology cluster.
Ontario has several building blocks in place already for capitalizing on this opportunity. There is obviously plenty of water with all the lakes and rivers in the province, at the same there are universities, R&D organizations, the talent pool and an increasing number of companies in the water technology sector.
The question is: Who will take the bull by the horn and explore the viability of a water technology cluster ?
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Apr
06
2010
Aéro Montréal Cluster receives $150 million funding
The provincial government of Quebec, represented by the Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, has announced a commitment to fund the Quebec aerospace industry cluster with $150 million over four years to help the industry cluster take a leading position in developing technologies related to “green”aircrafts.
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Apr
06
2010
South Carolina Looking to Develop Cleantech Cluster
There seem to be no shortage of US regions looking to jump on the cleantech based economic development opportunity. Earlier this month, he Department of Energy chose Clemson University’s Restoration Institute to build and operate the world’s largest test facility for wind turbine drive trains. This is expected to kick-start a development of a wind-energy cluster in the region.
The Department of Energy estimates that South Carolina could gain 10,000 to 20,000 new jobs related to the wind energy industry in the next 20 years.
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07 2010
Intercluster strategies
In March of this year, Miguel Rivas,South Europe Correspondent for Europa InterCluster, gave a presentation of the Agforise project, as an example of a cluster to cluster cooperation initiative in the agrifood sector. The slides are available here
06 2010
Water Technology Cluster in Ontario ?
Recent press introduce the idea of developing a water technology cluster in Ontario, Canada. We have previously described how the city of Milwaukee (Wisconsin) was awarded a federal grant to explore the opportunity to develop a water technology cluster as well as how Michigan Economic Development Corporation has launched an effort to develop a water technology cluster.
Ontario has several building blocks in place already for capitalizing on this opportunity. There is obviously plenty of water with all the lakes and rivers in the province, at the same there are universities, R&D organizations, the talent pool and an increasing number of companies in the water technology sector.
The question is: Who will take the bull by the horn and explore the viability of a water technology cluster ?
06 2010
Aéro Montréal Cluster receives $150 million funding
The provincial government of Quebec, represented by the Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, has announced a commitment to fund the Quebec aerospace industry cluster with $150 million over four years to help the industry cluster take a leading position in developing technologies related to “green”aircrafts.
06 2010
South Carolina Looking to Develop Cleantech Cluster
There seem to be no shortage of US regions looking to jump on the cleantech based economic development opportunity. Earlier this month, he Department of Energy chose Clemson University’s Restoration Institute to build and operate the world’s largest test facility for wind turbine drive trains. This is expected to kick-start a development of a wind-energy cluster in the region.
The Department of Energy estimates that South Carolina could gain 10,000 to 20,000 new jobs related to the wind energy industry in the next 20 years.
