Guideline for the ERMIS SWOT Building and Analysis
13)Do you know researchers that have achieved an international recognition –in which area? 14)Does research undertaken in the region is useful to your business? 15)Which percentage of your employees has been graduated in the region? 16)Which percentage of your employees has been graduated abroad? 17)How good would you consider the science and technology education in the region (local, national or international standard) 18)Do you collaborate (formal/informal) with the knowledge centers (universities, polytechnics and colleges) in the region - could you please give some examples? What is your experience with collaboration? 19)Do you often use external (private) services in your research activities 20)Do you often use external (private) services in your marketing/commercial activities 21)Do you often use external (private) legal services? 22)Are you politically active within the regional development agenda in the region? 23)(If no working cluster is identified) – is there a potential for a working cluster in the region and what should be done to strengthen its development? (If there is a working cluster) – How can the cluster be further developed and how should it be done? 24)Could you point out key people in the regions who have been particularly active in the development of the cluster – they could be business representatives, politicians, private people, professionals within the specific field, representatives from knowledge centers, etc. Personal interview with cluster initiative: 1) How did the cluster initiative start – who were the main actors? And on what basis (cluster analysis etc.) was it started? 2) How is the cluster organized, and what is its strategy? 3) What kind of activities is in the cluster? How would you describe interaction within the cluster (“frequent, close and stable” or not) 4) How many and what kind of members do you have? 5) Are there any evaluations of the initiative – what are the results? 6) How is the initiative financed? 7) Are the public authorities (municipality – region etc.) involved in the initiative? 8) What is the future of the initiative? 9) Could you point out some key people in the region who have been particularly active in the development of the cluster – they could be business representatives, politicians, private people, professionals within the specific field, representatives from knowledge centres, etc.
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