1. FITT (Fostering Interregional Exchange in ICT Technology Transfer)

2. Cluster and Network Cluster Definition A cluster is a geography proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities”. ( M.E. Porter) Network Definition A network is a formal or informal organisation that facilitates the exchange of information and technology and fosters various kinds of co-ordination and collaboration.

7. Parts of the Process: Network Management Scorecard – 3 steps approach NSC Suite 1: Strategic vision Values « we are » Strategic objectives « we want to » Operational objectives « we have to » Strategic map NSC Suite 2: plan of action Identification of activities Planification Priorisation Plan d’action

8. Parts of the Process: Cluster Management Scorecard Step 1 : Checking the strategy Step 2 Define the structure of the Step 3: Setting Objectives, targets and strategic initiatives Step 4: Implementation Step 5: Learning effects

10. Parts of the Process: Cluster Manual Cluster Manual: Help for cluster managers Summary of instruments for cluster managers Audio contributions: interviews with cluster experts News, events and literature from the cluster world

12. Suggested Readings Michel Porter: The Competitive Advantage of Nations, NY: Free Press, 1990 Michel Porter: Clusters and New Economics of Competition, Harvard Bus Review, Nov.-Dic, 1998.