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A Vibrant Platform At The Service Of Cluster Organisations
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016. The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through trans-national and international cooperation.
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Organisations
About Cluster Organisations
This is the stage on which cluster organisations present themselves - their structures, services, experiences and above all, their interest in cooperation with peers. We invite you to explore this diverse cluster community, identify your potential cooperation partner and show the world what you are good at - by profiling your organisation !
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Strategic Partnerships
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ESCP-S3 | Smart Specialisation
What is ESCP-S3 ?
The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for smart specialisation investments (ESCP-S3) are transnational cluster partnerships that support cluster cooperation in thematic areas related to regional smart specialisation strategies and to increase the involvement of the industry in the context of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation.
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ESCP-4i | Going International
What is ESCP-4i?
The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCPs-4i) are transnational cluster partnerships that develop and implement a joint internationalination strategy and support SME internationalisation towards third countries beyond Europe.
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What are ESCPs ?
The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships have been launched by the European Commission as effective means of supporting cross-border collaboration for the benefit of SMEs with the ultimate goal of boosting economic growth and competitiveness in Europe.
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ESCP-S3 | Smart Specialisation
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Events
About matchmaking events
ECCP organises inter-European matchmaking events, as well as opportunities for you to meet your peers from other countries – either in EU or abroad. Find also additional international matchmaking opportunities promoted here.
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International Cooperation
About International Cooperation
In a globalised world, SMEs need to be able to confront increasing competition from developed and emerging economies and to plug into the new market opportunities these countries will provide.
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EU Initiatives
About European Cluster Initiatives
As an information hub, ECCP collects and structures a wide variety of information relevant for cluster organisations from various European programmes and initiatives like the ones below. These are supporting in different ways the interaction between clusters and for driving the competitiveness of European businesses. We offer you here the unique opportunity to find out more about the most relevant cluster-related projects and what you can learn from them. Or, why not, cooperate with them!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Platform Questions (18)
Please note you may edit the content of your profile anytime after validation, just follow the steps mentioned in the registration guidelines https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/user-guidelines:
Once your profile has been validated/published and you want to update an information, you can click on "Edit of the profile" to make your updates and click "Publish" once you finished. Please note that there is no further validation from ECCP side after the profile was published.
In order to un/subscribe from ECCP's newsletter & weekly digest please login with your user details, go to Newsletters down on the page, Manage subscriptions, un/click the options you made and save your changes.
To set a new password for your account, please use the password recovery tool at this page: http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/user/password
You have to enter your email in the form of this page and an email will arrive in you inbox with further instructions.
Each member of your ESCP-4i must have first its individual cluster organisation profile published on the ECCP. You can inform those who don’t have one yet to create one. Each partner must then go to its own profile, click on „Edit Profile“, go to the field „Membership to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP-4i)“ and select the respective ESCP-4i. Please don’t forget to save.
It may take up to 24 hrs for the mapping data to be processed and incorporated accordingly. If your cluster profile does not appear on the map after 24 hrs, please inform us at
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Also please make sure that data referring to address, postal code, etc is correct. Please write the address in your country language and provide only the information asked by the fields. If the address is incorrect we cannot guarantee the visibility on the mapping tool.
Please use the WYSIWYG editor when editing the news/event and the Media button in the menu to insert images in your text. Support information is also provided in the WYSIWYG guide mentioned in the Registration guide, here: https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_guide.pdf
The new person should create a personal account (register) on the ECCP and then we will add the respective e-mail address as administrator of the profile so that he/she can make any needed changes in the profile.
The current administrator may add other registered users in the administrators' team for the profile. Kindly refer to the registration guidelines https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/user-guidelines. The procedure is valid for cluster organisation profiles, for ESCP-4i profiles and for the cluster projects profiles.
Dear Mr. Röhr,
Thank you for your message. We will insert the option "none" in the profile and will let you know as soon as this is done, so that you can complete and publish your profile on the ECCP
Kind regards
Your ECCP team
Thank you for informing us, we will proceed accordingly
Kind regards,
Your ECCP team
Dear Sir/Madam,
as your profile is already published please click on 'New draft' button (same, light blue color) to create and edit a new draft of your profile.
Best regards,
Alina Danielescu
ECCP Team
Dear Milica, you can edit your profile (remove the photo and replace it with another one) and re-submit for validation.
Kindly consider that the details for the photo referred to the cluster's manager photo while the contact person could be a different one.
Best regards,
Alina Danielescu
ECCP Team
Dear Dorota,
Thank you for your message! The information on ESCPs is not lost, it will soon be accessible directly on the new platform, in a higher visibility.
Best regards,
Alina Danielescu
ECCP Team
Please log in with your password, then you will see on the right hand top side of the page the name of your cluster. Please click on it and you will enter your profile. Please click then on the Edit or New draft button (light blue) and start editing your profile. When you finish, do not forget to save!
Dear Morten,
Please enter your profile by clicking on its name on the top right-hand side of the main page, then click on the blue button "Events" and the yellow button for "News & documents" and upload. And save.
Kind regards,
Your ECCP team
If you have troubles to login or register, please refer to the our user and registration guidelines here https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/user-guidelines
First log in => click on "My Cluster Profiles" => click on your profile => click on "Edit draft or New Draft" . When you finished editing, please set again the moderation state on "Needs review" and click the "Save" button.
Log in to your account or register on the platform by clicking on the button "Join the Community". On the top of the right side of the page, you have "My Cluster Profiles" by clicking the link you will be lead to create your Cluster Profile. Please make sure that at the end of the draft you set the moderation state on "Need review" in order to have your profile validated. Then "Save"!
Without the click on "needs review" your cluster profile will not be visible on the platform!
FAQs related to the Call for Expression of Interest ESCP-S3 (9)
If you do not wish to reply/comment to a partner search posting but still would like to be notified of replies or updates to it, you can follow the respective partner search by clicking on the green button „Follow“.
This is probably the case when someone else from your organisation has the administrator rights of your cluster organisation profile. Please ask your colleague who is in charge of your ECCP profile to add you as a cluster profile member (it takes less than 30 seconds!) – but first make sure that you yourself have a registered user account on the ECCP, so your email address is already in the system:
- He/she should go to the cluster profile page
- He/she should click on „Add your colleague“
- He/she should enter your email address in the field „Registered email address“
- He/she should click on „Add“ and the system will confirm the success of the procedure.
- Now you can upload any time of content you want on the Partner Search as well as on your cluster organisation profile.
Click on the button „Follow“ and you will receive an email notification about all the comments/postings related to this initiative.
Once the expression of interest is published by you in this section, the interested organisations/users logged in can express their own interest in joining your initiative by clicking „Express interest“ and you will receive an email notification.
Either you have already identified one/more cluster organisation(s) you would like to work with in this context or you can identify it/them from the list of profiled cluster organisations (http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/cluster-list). This organisation can then post the expression of interest on your behalf.
Without a published cluster profile, you cannot INITIATE a partner search (post your initiative), but if you have a user account, you can express your interest in participating in other initiatives already published in this section. Just click on “Express interest” on the respective posting. Alternatively, you can ask a cluster organization with a published profile and with whom you already cooperate for this action to post the message.
After clicking the button “Create Partner Search Request” (see below answer) you can copy & paste the text in the description field. You also have the possibility to upload (attach) an external document.
If a cluster organisation wants to set up a consortium addressing a certain topic, the steps are:
- The cluster organisation must have a published profile on ECCP. If this is not yet available, either create a profile http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/node/add/cluster-profile or if the process was initiated, check if the profile was submitted for validation.
- Click on the blue big button „Create Partner Search Request“. We also invite users to pre-view the process by clicking on the black button „? Tour“.
- For further assistance, please also check the Partner Search guidelines
If a user (belonging to a cluster organisation or a different type of organisation) wants to express interest for an already published ESCP-S3 initiative, the steps are:
- The user must have a filled user account (be registered and logged in) and must click on the blue line „Express interest“.
- Fill in the 2 fields requested.
- Save the content.
The only way to answer the Call for Expression of Interest is by posting your intention (concept note) in the partner search section of the ECCP.
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