Failed Cluster Effort

One of the important milestones in successfully developing and sustaining a cluster initiative is to identify and accomplish an early stage win or sense of accomplishment. This should in turn feed into the long term strategy of further engaging cluster stakeholders and (hopefully) feed into the excitement and growth of the cluster eco-system.

I came across an interesting piece of read describing how (in the author’s opinion) cluster efforts in Hungary have pretty much failed. According to the article, it seems like lack of a clear strategy and defined milestones greatly contributed to what is described as a failed effort. Read more: here