… I would like to thank the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, the European Cluster
Observatory, and the BSR InnoNet project team for the provision of the Swedish cluster data …

… Swedish regional growth and development programmes that exemplify the current regional
policies. It is … there is an obvious risk of stagnant productivity and reduced competitiveness. …

… competitiveness. In this article practices and processes of regional cluster building in Sweden
… that seem to be common to successful regional cluster initiatives. It is argued that regional …

… place in industry policy, but also in connection with regional and science policy at the EU …
decided to introduce cluster mapping tools and analysis to support this new policy direction. …

… link between clusters and the notion of ‘competitiveness’, and by presenting graphic … cluster
policy. This project outlined about 10 national clusters in Sweden; a number of those clusters …

… the role of cluster policy in shaping the competitiveness of … of cluster policy, the three-stage
division of cluster policy, ending … relating to European and Polish cluster policy. Based on the …

… of competitiveness. This presentation takes a look at cluster analyses and –cluster policies in
… some light on the matter of cluster analyses and policies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and …

… competitiveness and clusters for regions and regional policy. A new framing of competitiveness
… A step-change in the availability of data on clusters and cluster policies has enabled new …

… to promote local business clusters. However, … cluster conditions to be able to further scrutinize
if, and how, RSNs can make a contribution in improving firm and regional competitiveness …

… While Sweden continues to do well, the concern emerging from this analysis is that the … the
policy environment given the lack of a strong political mandate. Sweden’s competitiveness is …