Clusters Innovation Programme

CLusters Innovation Programme (hereinafter CLIP) aims at revamping the cluster programmes of Catalonia, Denmark andLower Austria, three historical locations with a long track record in cluster development. CLIP will begin by fully reviewingeach programme to then focus the work in three specific challenges that are shared.

Namely: analysing the pertinence ofevolving from a single-level cluster programme towards a multilevel approach, improving the governance model both from acluster perspective and from the system and, lastly, facilitating clusters reach their full potential as a core bordering differentpolicies.To do so, CLIP will benefit from the longstanding relationship amongst the agencies and will use the Twinning+ methodologyto go beyond the mere exchange of best practices so as to generate innovative approaches through collaboration.CLIP will result in a Design Options Paper (DOP) to be implemented in the participant cluster programmes as well aspublicly disseminated to other agencies and wider audience.