Contribution of cluster strategies and inter-cluster cooperation for the competitive progress of the EU and LAC

Fierro Carrión, Luis and Bercovich, Néstor and Paton, Jonatan and Del Castillo, Jaime (2018): Contribution of cluster strategies and inter-cluster cooperation for the competitive progress of the EU and LAC.

Abstract

The evolution of exchange and collaboration between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) economies during the last 20 years is marked by significant growth in trade and investment, and by the increasing number of links between private companies and the public sector. In this context, the trend in recent years to strengthen cluster and RIS3 strategies in Europe and LAC poses the challenge of the possibilities of collaboration and convergence between both experiences in a common dynamic, that enhances learning, innovation and competition, while contributing to improved integration of value chains between both regions. This report addresses the real possibilities of transatlantic collaboration, based on the specific experience of the Competitiveness Clusters (Polos) Project, of the EU-LAC Foundation, by analysing the results of the completed first phase, while proposing a new framework for the second phase focusing on two areas of common interest for both blocks: the integration of clusters and smart specialisation strategies, as well as the formation of global EU-LAC value chains, within said integration.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: cluster, smart specialization, innovation, Latin America, Europe, competition, value chains
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O19 - International Linkages to Development ; Role of International Organizations; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights

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