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Matray, M., The Upsurgence of Clusters, EA (2010, Vol. 43, No, 1-2, 9-24) 17<br />

History of the establishment of clusters; new industrial strategy of government.<br />

Figure 2. History of the establishment of clusters<br />

2002 Implementation of a strategic committee by Jean-Pierre Raffarin CIADT of 13<br />

December 2002.<br />

2003 Establishment of an ʺindustrialʺ working group<br />

2004 Datar Report – “France, an industrial power”- February<br />

Blanc Report - ʺFor an ecosystem of growthʺ - March<br />

Financial bill for 2005 presented by Nicolas Sarkozy (Art. 24)<br />

CIADT of 14 September 2004<br />

Call for presentation of projects of ʺclustersʺ - November<br />

2005 Closure of the call for presentation of projects - 28 February 2005<br />

Completion of inquiry by technical experts of projects - May 9<br />

Establishment of the Group of qualified actors - May 16<br />

Proposal of the Interministerial Working Group to Government - end June<br />

CIADT of 12 July 2005 – Official recognition of the 67 cluster projects<br />

CIADT of 14 October 2005 - Validation of draft contracts and field of R & D.<br />

Decree of 14 October 2005 – “Interministerial Committee for Planning and<br />

development of territories” CIADT is renamed “Interministerial Committee<br />

for Planning and Competitiveness in Territories” CIACT.<br />

2007 5 July 2007, 71 clusters are officially recognized<br />

Source: Jacquet, N. and Darmon, D. (2005), “Les pôles de compétitivité. Le modèle français”,<br />

Documentation française, coll. Etudes n°5225.<br />

Criteria of quality selected for agreement of cluster<br />

F. Leroy 20 , head of Mission, member of the working group ʺclustersʺ, Management of<br />

entreprises, MINEFI, outlines the main objectives of clusters namely:<br />

• Strengthen competitiveness of the national territory,<br />

• Boosting economic development,<br />

• Create or maintain jobs in industry,<br />

• And attracting investment and expertise at European level and globally.<br />

In view of this, in order to be recognized as a cluster, a draft project of pole must meet the<br />

specified criteria defined in November 2004 by the government. The following four criteria<br />

are decisive:<br />

• A development strategy consistent with the economic development of the<br />

territory of the pole,<br />

• A development strategy consistent with the local dynamism and performance of<br />

the economic fabric in the light of international competition,<br />

• Sufficient international recognition, both industrially &/or technologically.<br />

The projects submitted must eventually pave the way to a leading position worldwide in<br />

their specific fields. The second criterion refers to a distinction between the poles with the<br />

20<br />

Leroy, F. (2005), “Pôles de compétitivité : de l’appel à projets à la labellisation”. Entreprises, réseaux<br />

et territoires, 22 March 2005.

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