top of page
Apretón de manos

International Cooperation

Represents a natural objective for the iCluster Ecosystem since it originated through support actions established with the European Union, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. 

  

This ecosystem uses a knowledge base that enables contextual digital media for the linking of stakeholders from different countries where innovation is taking place, defining a compatible universal language. Finding areas of common interest led to the definition of priorities for international cooperation associated with the adoption of proven methodologies and the creation of a Strategic Agenda for Research and Innovation addressing issues of high relevance to the iCluster initiatives.

iCluster Model Related Topics

Challenge: Promotion of International Cooperation in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The accelerated pace of technological trends justifies international cooperation in the field of open innovation to make the supply of research centers and SMEs competitive across global value networks. The iCluster Ecosystem uses a match-making tool to match and link potential customers and allies around international projects.                                                                        

Participating International Organizations
 

The iCluster Ecosystem established a dialogue among organizations from Mexico, the United States, Canada, the European Union and Latin America, with an active participation of academia, non-profit associations and government at the national and subnational levels around public policy, support programs, and multilateral projects associated with other cross-cutting initiatives.

​

International Support Programs

The iCluster Project received public and private support funds for the development of its international initiatives that applied to Euro-Latin American cooperation in innovation, the internationalization of cities, Smart Cities, cluster mapping, and gender equality.

Global Capabilities and Requirements

iCluster matching tool relates supply capabilities and demand requirements by country, state, sector, and innovation lines, facilitating contextual linkages of capabilities vs. requirements among enterprises, research centers, and other stakeholders that interact across the value network.

International Cooperation Projects

Project CONECTA 2020 promoted initiatives posted by entrepreneurs, SMEs, and research centers under the vehicle of Technology Platform, linking them within a managed virtual environment to support actions, potential allies and markets. The dissemination of use cases originating in participating countries served as a reference guide to idfentify international cooperation opportunities.

Challenge: Internationalization of Cities

Project AL-LAs reflects the will of European and Latin American cities to create internationalization initiatives, opening opportunities for multilateral cooperation on municipal initiatives with broad socioeconomic benefits for all parties involved.

​

​

​

​

Exchange of Information and Best Practices

The exchange with international organizations from Mexico, the United States, Canada, the European Union and Latin America during the period 2013-2018 involved discussion and adoption of global-class methodologies and best practices that guided the development of multiple innovation ecosystem deliverables (e.g., Data Mapping, la  Strategic Agenda Research and Innovation and Smart City Agenda). The iCluster vision was to open opportunities for entrepreneurs, SMEs, women, clusters, and other stakeholders by reusing this knowledge.

bottom of page