Ekin TAŞKINManager, R&D Section

Aegean Exporters’ Associations

ABOUTUS

AEGEAN EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

AEGEAN EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS ARE CLUSTER ORGANIZATIONS THAT AIMS TO DELIVER SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION AND INNOVATION.

EXPORTING 200 COUNTRIES

MORE THAN 7000 MEMBERS

12 CLUSTERS

MORE THAN 20 BILLION $ TURNOVER, 11 BILLION $ EXPORT

Info & Know How

HR

Finance

Network

Physical Infrastructure

Resources Services

Info Dissemination

Trainings

Promotion

Trade Missions

Study Visits

Workshops

Call Conferances

Exp. Subsidies

R&D Projects

Clustering

Sectoral Investments

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CLUSTERING IN TURKEY

CLUSTER GOVERNANCE IN TURKEY

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CLUSTERS IN TURKEY - AUTONOMOUS

62 SECTORAL EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING GEOGRAPHICALLY CONCENTRATED 50.000 COMPANIES

CLUSTER MAPPING

FIELD STUDY

FACILITATION

INTER-CLUSTERINGNATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT

REGIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT

DESIGNING CLUSTER SUPPORT PROGRAM

WE LEARNED

VERY VERY DIFFICULT

WE NEED •A WELL ESTABLISHED CLUSTER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE • A WELL DESIGNED QUALITY LABEL SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Title: Capacity Development for Cluster Managers Project

Duration: 24 Months

Partners: Aegean Exporters’ Associations, Rannis – The Icelandic Centre for Research, Rzeszow Regional Development Agency

Grant Donor: European Commission

Grant Programme: Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

Budget: 385.264 €Rate of Financial Contribution: %95

PROJECT OVERVIEW

BENCHMARKING TRAIN THE TRAINERS

STUDY VISITS

20 CLUSTER - TURKEY9 CLUSTER - ICELAND

5 CLUSTER – POLLAND

LEARN TRANSFER ADAPT

USE DIFFUSE INTEGRATE

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO!

BENCHMARKING AND EVALUATION MECHANISM

CLUSTER MANAGERS TRAINING PROGRAM

QUALITY LABEL

MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABILITY REPUTATION

PROGRESS AND DIFFERENTIATION

•Services•Continuous improvement•Learn from the best

•Strategy Development•Creating financial resources

•Communication•International recognition

20 CLUSTERS - TURKEY9 CLUSTERS - ICELAND5 CLUSTERS - POLAND

34 cluster organizations will become members of European Club of Cluster Managers and European Cluster Colloboration Platform.

CLUSTER MANAGERS

TRAINING

KÜMELENME EĞİTİMİ

Cluster Economics

Cluster Initiatives Screenings

Industry Analysis and Segmentatio

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Value Chain Analysis

Benchmarking

Change Managemen

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Cluster Organizatio

n Managemen

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Project Managemen

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Continuous Policy Input

Cluster Policy

Evaluation

STUDY VISITS

10 Cluster Managers - Turkey5 Cluster Managers - Iceland5 Cluster Managers - Poland

CLUSTER EXCELLENCE LABEL

CLUSTER BENCHMARKING

CLUSTER MANAGE

RS TRAINING

E-LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE

STUDY VISITS

OUTPUTS

REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT

THANK YOUEkin TAŞKIN

Manager, R&D SectionAEGEAN EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

ATATÜRK CAD. NO: 382 ALSANCAK İZMİRT: +90 232 488 60 35F: +90 232 488 61 81

E-Mail: ekin.taskin@eib.org.tr