The members of the Thematic Group for Clusters of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions, are holding virtual meetings twice a month to discuss ways of supporting client SMEs to face the mid- and long-term challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis. One previously held meetings was dedicated...

The project Romanian Economic Impact Monitor has been delivered by Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. The project is useful for various kinds of analysts and consultants and includes the daily publication of data on the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in Romania. The purpose is to offer support to Romanian economic and policy decision-makers through the project website by...

The Polish COP Cluster is looking for carriers and transport organisations (transport clusters) with good relations to carriers which could help in the delivery of equipment straight from the place of production to the destinations – EU airports and others (.g. the US, Florida). In a difficult situation of global threat like the COVID-19 pandemic, the COP Cluster, in consultation with the Polish...

In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian Furniture Cluster has designed and startedy producing Plexiglas Clear Screens. These innovative transparent screens can be placed in different kinds of work stations, including banks, offices, shops, etc. to protect both employees as well as the customers/clientsbfrom COVID-19 infection. The screens have an easy to install feature and can only...

The Spanish cluster network invites all Spanish manufacturers and suppliers to register and map the supply capacities of sanitary material to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This network consists of the FENAEIC - The National Federation of Innovative Business Groups and Clusters that joined forces with the Spanish Logistics Centre ( Centro Español de Logística) and the social organisation...

Researchers from the Telematic Engineering Department Univesidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain have started a project that aims to provide contact-tracing solution with high privacy provisions using readily available data from large tech-companies. There is an increasing demand for digital solutions that allow realizing proximity-tracing in order to detect people that have been in contact...

Researchers from Univesidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain have launched a study to develop a prediction model that is able to mimic the spread of the disease along time and space. With the aim of understanding risk factors related to the spread and prevalence of COVID-19, such a model will incorporate supposed risk factors and provide different results depending on the conditions of spread...

At the start of the crisis, Orkestra created the COVID-19 Regional Competitiveness Observatory with the intention of providing analysis and reflections to support responses to the socioeconomic impacts that COVID-19 is generating in all regions. The observatory includes two main sections: A more analytical section where you can find specific reports on the impacts of COVID-19 . The first in this...

The New York Times has launched a booklet with answers to pressing questions about the Coronavirus: symptoms, social distancing and more. It is based on the contributions of hundreds of reporters and editors working around the clock and on multiple continents to understand and explain the coronavirus outbreak and its effects. Written from a journalist perspective, the booklet gives an overview on...

The INTERREG project CHAIN REACTIONS that aims on “Driving smart industrial growth through value chain innovation”, will adjust its activities in order to reflect the current COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on industrial value chains in the Central Europe region. The project deals with five key sectors based on their embedding in regional smart specialization strategies. These include...