Clusters In the EU-10 New Member Countries (original) (raw)

Chapter 1 Clusters, Innovation and Competitiveness A. The importance of clusters for European competitiveness and innovation B. Clusters' role in a broader concept of competitiveness C. Objective and structure of this report Chapter 2 Methodology A. Cluster level analysis Statistical cluster mapping Cluster case studies B. National level analysis Data on national competitiveness Data on national policies and institutions affecting cluster development Chapter 3 Regional economies' cluster portfolios across the EU-10 A. The importance of clusters across EU-10 regions B. The strength of cluster portfolios across EU-10 regions Star-spangled regions Star-spangled nations C. Dynamics of structural change across EU-10 regions Extent of structural change across the EU-10 Regional differences in structural change across the EU-10 D. Economic performance and cluster portfolio strength Prosperity, prosperity change, and the strength of clusters Cluster strength and export performance Chapter 4 Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries A. Clusters in 38 cluster categories across the EU-10 Importance of cluster categories in the EU-10 cluster sector Geographic distribution of employment in cluster categories across the EU-10 Employment growth across cluster categories in the EU-10 B. Leading regional clusters across the EU-10 Largest regional clusters by employment size Three-star regional clusters: Presence and changes Chapter 5 Observations and policy recommendations A. Observations on regional economies and clusters across the EU-10 B. Policy recommendations Enhancing Geographical Specialization Provide process support for regional cluster development initiatives Improve the effectiveness of EU competitiveness policies C. Research recommendations Appendix * Note that this increase is driven by an increase in coverage of Polish employment that accounts for about 90% of the change, double the 45% share that Poland has in the 2004 total cluster sector employment across the EU-10. 7 Chapter 1 • Clusters, Innovation and Competitiveness This report describes the key research findings from our work of statistically mapping the geographic profile of clusters and the economic composition of regional economies across the NUTS-2 regions of the ten countries that joined the European Union (EU-10) on May 1st 2004. It provides the first comparable data set on employment by cluster and region to track the economic specialization patterns of these countries, for many of them a decade after their transition to a market economy.