Clusters are individuals - VDI/VDE-IT

2.6.1.4 Instruments
The program provides grant funding for projects that focus
on innovation, research and development with clear focus
of marketing/sale/exporting new or improved product and/
or services.
Eligible costs include for example wages and benefits, external
services, travel and meeting costs, marketing research,
business planning, product/service development and export
activities. The growth agreement does not finance investment
in materials, equipment or other inputs which is
part of product for sale as well as investment in production
processes incl. buildings and related equipment.
2.6.1.5 Results and Impact of the Program
As of 2009 15 cluster organizations benefited from the program.
300 SME and 10 Non-SME as well as three universities
and nine research institutions and 30 public entities participated
in the one of the clusters. 16 R&D projects were supported
by the program in 2009. Program officials label the
program as quite successful in terms of R&D investment, new
products/services, growth of employment, skills development
and growth of the cluster initiatives (see figure below).
Growth of the cluster
(new memberships)
R&D investments of companies
4
3
2
New products, services and/or
processes
1
Skills development of cluster
members
0
Growth of turnover of companies
International activities of cluster
members
Growth of employment
0 = results are poor ==> 4 = results are excellent
Missing values are due to the fact that there is no evidence available yet.
This does not mean that there are no effects at all.
Figure 43: Results of the program that were achieved in 2009
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