Members in over 110 countries working to make their regions and clusters more competitive. 20 years supporting cluster practitioners WWW.TCI-NETWORK.ORG TCI Network is the leading global network of main organizations and practitioners with deep expertise in clusters and competitiveness, who collaborate in a unique open and flexible context to advance in the practice of competitiveness, innovation and cluster development. Through its activities, TCI reaches out to 9,000 practitioners from: Development agencies Ministries & government departments Councils of competitiveness Cluster regions & networks Cluster organizations Academic institutions Companies Become a member to: Be part of the cluster community worldwide Gain access to leading insights Enjoy exclusive services Gather with your peers during events Engage on a regional level and join a TCI working group
Benefits for members What do we do for our members? International contacts to enrich business networks Pool of experts and speakers Global & regional conferences Thematic events We collaborate with the world s leading experts and clusters Matchmaking Study tours Peer reviews Staff exchange Mentoring We team up with cities,regions and organizations We promote active learning and matchmaking among its members We gather and disseminate world-class, practice-based knowledge We forge connections and build action-driven groups of expertise TCI s cluster resources Cluster Initiative Database Why clusters matter series Academic articles Regional initiatives: Latin America, Oceania, Asia Cluster evaluation working group
TCI Conferences Every year, TCI organises its flagship event, the TCI Global Conference in an outstanding city/region gathering between 300 and 500 participants. The TCI conferences bring together experts in the field from around the globe and aim to be a forum to create progress in the practice of cluster development, regional competitiveness and innovation support. The conferences are the meeting point for the TCI community and are open to members and non-members of TCI. Since 1998, TCI has been received in outstanding cities and regions from the five continents, renowned for building competitiveness strategies from the strengths of their clusters and people. Portland 2007 Bogota 2017 Monterrey 2014 Tucson 2001 Ottawa 2004 Basque Country Lyon 2006 Eindhoven 2016 Kolding 2013 2012 Delhi 2010 Jyväskylä 2009 Gothenburg 2003 Cape Town 2008 Glasgow 2000 Varese 1999 Barcelona 1998 Hong Kong 2005 Daegu 2015 Cairns 2002 Auckland 2011 1CLAC Antigua 2002 9CLAC Temuco 2016 4CLAC: Mendoza 2009 10CLAC Tijuana 2017 6CLAC Ouro Preto 2011 TOU Dominican Rep. 2010 8CLAC Medellin 2015 2CLAC Tabasco 2003 5CLAC Medellin 2010 MED Izmir 2012 7CLAC Monterrey 2012 3CLAC Chihuahua 2008 21st TCI Global Conference Toronto, Canada 16-18 October 2018 TCI European Conference Sofia, Bulgaria 20-22 March 2018
The Audience National and international participants, involved in the development & competitiveness of regions. Business leaders Cluster managers Policy makers Researchers Consultants Universities Regional / National Development Agencies Economic development agencies National ministries Local authorities More than 5.000 professionals have atended a TCI Conference. TCI has helped them to advance in the practice of cluster development and competitiveness support. AFRICA Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, RD, Côte D ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritius,Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. AMERICA Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica,Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad And Tobago, United States, Uruguay,Venezuela. EUROPE Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. ASIA Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic, Kyrgyz, Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan Viet Nam. OCEANIA Australia, Fiji, New Zealand,Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,Timor-Leste.
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