Clusters and Cities Network Programme - CLUSNET

Clusnet – the Clusters and Cities Network Programme supported by Interreg IVC funding.

The partnership consisted of Manchester, Lyon, Leipzig, Budapest, Barcelona, Goteborg, Dortmund, Helsinki, Eindhoven and Munich, and facilitated by Eurocities and the Stockholm School of Economics. Led by Grande Lyon, France – nine workshops were organised between 2009 and 2011.

Manchester, led by New Economy, held the first Clusnet workshop in June 2009 attended by 40 delegates from both policy and industry. The workshop focused on recommendations from the Manchester Independent Economic Review particularly innovation trade and connectivity. It showcased MediaCityUK as an example of Manchester’s vibrant creative and digital sector, attracting new investment and creating jobs.

The policy conclusions derived from Manchester’s participation in Clusnet are being implemented throughout Greater Manchester’s work programme.