Feb. 11 – The CNCB project arrives in its final stages: the Cooperation and Network Cluster for Business success in Central Europe , funded by the European Commission under the Central Europe Program involves 10 partners (including Austria, Italy, Czech Republic , Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), and aims to develop transnational tools to support the development of the districts in terms of management, optimization and internationalization. The final conference of the project will be held Wednesday, February 13 in Venice, where all stakeholders will be brought together to show how a district (cluster), if organized and directed in a certain manner, may be the ideal tool to open the way for new entrepreneurship or consolidate existing experience. Particular attention will be given to the role of the Cluster Manager (District Coordinator), who is responsible for the collaboration management between districts. During the event, it will be possible for the Cluster Managers to attend meetings “Cluster to Cluster” focused on the renewable energy sectors, ICT and technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, food, tourism, creative industries and development of cultural heritage; mechanics. All sectors in Italy already see a significant and deep-rooted presence of clusters capable of dealing with new experiences that are taking form in Central Europe. “The Final CNCB Conference – explains Gian Angelo Bellati, secretary general of Unioncamere Veneto, the Italian partner of the project together with the Province of Milan – aims to present the final results of the project and the activities directed to the development and exploitation of cluster, and to stimulate discussion on the prospects and the future of the districts promoting experiences’ and best practices’ exchange.”
