Initiatives
The open innovation virtual spaces aggregated by Project iCluster focused on stakeholders’ linkages aimed at identifying smart specializations and promoting regional sustainable economic development, digital transformation, high-impact entrepreneurship, and greater competitive participation of women and SMEs in global value networks through knowledge acquisition.
iCluster Phases
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1.0
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Continuity of the Capital Emprendedor, FORESTA , FIRST projects and KWINS developed in the period 2010-2013
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Adoption of open innovation methodologies developed by the KMSME Living Lab
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7 pilots and 7 knowledge networks
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Binational Value Networks: Originating in 1 municipal and 1 state (border region)
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3,000 companies analyzed
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>3,000 entrepreneurs linked online
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Prototype of the Mexico cluster map
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Launch of the US cluster map in June 2015 published by the US Economic Development Administration in Washington (EDA)
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Strategic Innovation Agenda 2014
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Reference Smart City Agenda: Smart City Ciudad Maderas 2014
(February 2013 to December 2014)
iCluster 1.0 kick-off binational event at the auditorium of the ITESM Government and Public Transformation School (EGAP) organized by the IT cluster of Nuevo Leon (cSoftMty) in the city of Monterrey (October 10, 2013)
iCluster 1.0 kick-off 1.0 event as parto of the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in the city of San Diego with words of the Under minister for North America of Mexico (October 27, 2013)
iCluster socio-economic reference framework
iCluster 1.0 kick-off binational event at the auditorium of the ITESM Government and Public Transformation School (EGAP) organized by the IT cluster of Nuevo Leon (cSoftMty) in the city of Monterrey (October 10, 2013)
2.0
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12 pilots and 12 knowledge networks
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Binational Value Networks: Originating in 4 border states and 3 interior states
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>5,000 companies classified by cluster
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>10,000 entrepreneurs linked online
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Launch on June 2016 of the Mexican cluster map (compatible with the US cluster map)
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Strategic Innovation Agenda 2016
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Reference Smart City Agenda: Smart City Queretaro 2016
(January 2015 to September 2016)
Project iCluster Phase 2 (iCluster 2.0) regional kick-off events
Examples of allied organizations during Phase 2 of Project iCluster
Announcement by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in Washington of the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Mexico for the continuity of binational cooperation on cluster mapping as part of the border development strategy (August 5, 2016)
Project iCluster Phase 2 (iCluster 2.0) regional kick-off events
iCluster Ecosystem 3.0
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14 pilots and 14 knowledge networks
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Binational Value Networks: Originating in 4 border states and 5 interior states
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Integration of all iCluster online communities under a unified knowledge model in the iCluster Ecosystem
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>20,000 companies classified by cluster
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>25,000 entrepreneurs linked online
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Launch of the Canada Cluster Map on June 2017 published by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (Compatible with the US and Mexico cluster maps)
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Refinement of the Mexican national cluster map compatible with the USA and Canada
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Reference Smart City Agenda: Smart City Querétaro 2017
(October 2016 to December 2017)
Project iCluster 3.0 expert group kick-off event held at the IT Cluster of the State of Mexico (February 22, 2017)
Mapping of stakeholder linkages with iCluster Ecosystem pilots
Videoconference for the presentation of results of the cluster and value network mapping activities promoted by iCluster and INEGI, convening public-private organizations of the State of Mexico (October 4, 2017)
Project iCluster 3.0 expert group kick-off event held at the IT Cluster of the State of Mexico (February 22, 2017)
iCluster networks and related support organizations
Representative iCluster International Meetings
(2013-2017)
