Regional Clusters in a Global Industry: ICT Clusters in Canada

Politique industrielle et gouvernance : l'expérience des clusters innovants en Espagne

“…Par ailleurs, il faut attendre que le soutien public ait pour résultat un accroissement de la base technologique et des capacités du réseau d'entreprises et d'institutions qui constituent le groupement. En outre, il faut prévoir que le soutien aux activités et aux infrastructures très intensives en R&D pourrait détourner les ressources et les capacités des autres activités avec une plus grande potentialité commerciale (Lucas et al, 2009). Pour que les efforts initiaux se traduisent par une impulsion des capacités innovantes et commerciales il faut que l'initiative publique se tourne vers la création de nouvelles entreprises, l'ouverture de nouveaux marchés ou la commercialisation de nouveaux produits.…”

Business service networks and their process of emergence: The case of the Health Cluster Portugal

“…Such institutionalization can also contribute to forming a critical mass for the cluster (Perez-Aleman, 2005). Thirdly, talent concentration was another factor identified by both Lucas et al (2009) and Gertler and Vinodrai (2009) as an important antecedent for cluster formation. This concentration results from the capacity that some organizations have to attract talented and skilled people, becoming 'magnet organizations' (Harrison, Cooper, & Mason, 2004).…”

“…Moreover, another important source for talent results from close collaborations between industry and universities; this also allows for successful processes of transferring knowledge to market. An intensification of research and teaching programs at local universities, and the training of highly qualified personnel (the result of joint training programs between research institutes, universities and industry), also contribute to talent creation and concentration (Lucas et al, 2009). A strong research infrastructure represents the fourth identified antecedent: Wolfe and Gertler (2006), as well as Lucas et al (2009) claimed that the presence of public organizations in a specific region, namely a strong research university, is an important element in the creation of clusters.…”

“…First, the role played by the anchor organization has been identified as central (Lucas, Sands, & Wolfe, 2009). Anchor organizations for clusters can be large firms, public entities, public research institutions, etc.…”

Post-Investment Migration of Canadian Venture Capital-Backed New Technology-Based Firms

“…Most of our studied firms operate in the information technology sector. Clusters of this type of technology exist in Canada (Lucas et al, (2009).…”