The Cluster House, as an innovative business development organization for support to cluster –based economic development in the Balkan and Black Sea Region, is an initiator and a coordinator of the Balkan and Black Sea Cluster Network since 2012 which includes over 170 members – clusters and supporting institutions in the region.

General Objectives of Cooperation

• Contribution to cluster-based sustainable economic development in the Balkan & Black Sea Region (hereinafter BBS).
• Contribution to improvement and up-grade of the existing national and regional cluster policies in the BBS.
• Contribution to comprehensive development in the BBS.
• Contribution to Inter-cluster connecting C2C, B2C, B2B, promotion and internationalization of the BBS clusters with the aim of boosting the innovations and competitiveness in the region through clusters.
• Contribution to public-private dialogue and partnership creation in the field of cluster development in the BBS.
• Contribution to better understanding and cooperation between Academia (University and R&D institutions) and business community in the BBS.

Specific Objectives of Cooperation

• Contribution to development of the BBS Cluster Network, as a cluster collaboration platform in the region with the aim to support networking, project partnerships, investment promotion, transfer of know-how, innovations, competitiveness and internationalization.

• Contribution to organization of the Annual BBS Conference “DAYS OF CLUSTERS” and similar business and development inter-cluster connecting events with    the aim of a better positioning and more successful development of clusters in the BBS.

Activities:

• https://www.facebook.com/bbsictclusters

For 2018, BBS ICT Clusters Network runs under the chairmanship of ICT Cluster Bulgaria. For this charge, the contact persons are:

Anna Naydenova, Executive Director, email: anna_naydenova@ictalent.org

Petar Statev, Chairman, email: peter_statev@ictalent.org