How well do the European Commission's cluster programs work? Where are they still lacking, what is going particularly well? Prognos, together with the Centre for Strategy Evaluation Services (CSES) and the IDEA Consulting Group, is now getting to the bottom of these questions. On behalf of the European Commission, the project team led by Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer is evaluating the results to date. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the relevance, effectiveness, coherence, efficiency, and EU added value of the cluster initiatives funded by the European Commission. In this context, an overview of the various interactions between the different actors (e.g. cluster organizations, SMEs), policies, funding programs, and services within the EU cluster policy will be provided. Overall, the evaluation study comes at a crucial time after the new MFF was adopted in December 2020 and the EU is strategically preparing the next funding period, which - as was not foreseeable at the beginning of 2020 - will take place under completely new framework conditions given the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry, value chains, innovation, health and global competitiveness as a whole. The evaluation is expected to provide important input for EU cluster policy in the coming funding period. Team: Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer, Janis Neufeld, Marie-Kristin Komendzinski, Moritz Glettenberg, Lennart Galdiga Our work on this topic Take a look at our latest projects and activities. New procurement markets for the Bavarian economy 2023 | Project New procurement markets can help increase the resilience and efficiency of the German and Bavarian supply chains. The study quantifies the current procurement markets and those still yet to be further exploited. 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Read more Benefits of Covid testing for the Swiss economy and the healthcare system 2022 | Project Testing for Covid interrupted chains of infection, relieved the burden on the health system, and supported the economy. We quantified these effects for Roche Diagnostics Switzerland. Read more Resilient supply chains in the EU 2022 | Project What are possible solutions when supply chains are disrupted due to external shocks? A survey conducted for the European Commission as part of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform provides answers. Read more Innovation Index Germany 2022 | Project How does the expansion of the digital infrastructure affect regional innovation strength? The IID.2022 provides clarification. Read more Adobe Stock - CleverStock About us Prognos – Providing Orientation. Prognos is one of the oldest economic research centres in Europe. 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