By Richard Bryden and Sarah Jane Maxted, Harvard Business School, presented at the 17th TCI Global Conference, Monterrey 2014.

1. US Cluster Mapping Timeline
Richard Bryden & Sarah Jane Maxted
Clusters in North America
13 November 2014

2. Cluster Mapping
Timeline
Richard Bryden
Sarah Jane Maxted
Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness
Harvard Business School

3. 3
1983

4. 4
1990
35,166
citations
Source: Google Scholar

5. Research
2010
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
5
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
Cluster Mapping
2014

6. Research
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
6
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
Cluster Mapping
2014

7. Research
“Cluster and Economic
Policy” White Paper (2009)
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
“EU-10
Cluster Mapping” (2006)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
“European Cluster
Memorandum” (2008)
7
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
Cluster Mapping
2014

8. Research
“Cluster and Economic
Policy” White Paper (2009)
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
“European Cluster
Memorandum” (2008)
Canadian
Cluster Data
(2005)
European
Cluster
Observatory
(2007)
“EU-10
Cluster Mapping” (2006)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
International
Cluster
Competitiveness
Profiles (2005)
European
Cluster Policy
Group (2009)
8
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
Cluster Mapping
2014

9. Research
“Cluster and Economic
Policy” White Paper (2009)
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
“European Cluster
Memorandum” (2008)
Canadian
Cluster Data
(2005)
European
Cluster
Observatory
(2007)
“EU-10
Cluster Mapping” (2006)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
International
Cluster
Competitiveness
Profiles (2005)
European
Cluster Policy
Group (2009)
European
Cluster
Observatory
v2.0 (2010)
9
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
Mexico Cluster
Data with UPAEP
& Sintonia (2012)
Cluster Mapping
2014

10. Research
“Cluster and Economic
Policy” White Paper (2009)
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
“European Cluster
Memorandum” (2008)
Canadian
Cluster Data
(2005)
European
Cluster
Observatory
(2007)
“EU-10
Cluster Mapping” (2006)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
International
Cluster
Competitiveness
Profiles (2005)
European
Cluster Policy
Group (2009)
“Clusters and
Entrepreneurship” (2010)
“Clusters, Convergence and
Economic Performance” (2012)
European
Cluster
Observatory
v2.0 (2010)
10
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
“Defining Clusters of
Related Industries” (2014)
Mexico Cluster
Data with UPAEP
& Sintonia (2012)
Cluster Mapping
2014

11. Research
“Cluster and Economic
Policy” White Paper (2009)
2010
“Competitiveness in
Rural Regions” (2004)
2000 2005
U.S. Cluster Mapping
Project website (2003)
“European Cluster
Memorandum” (2008)
Canadian
Cluster Data
(2005)
European
Cluster
Observatory
(2007)
“EU-10
Cluster Mapping” (2006)
“The Economic Performance
of Regions” (2003)
International
Cluster
Competitiveness
Profiles (2005)
European
Cluster Policy
Group (2009)
“Clusters and
Entrepreneurship” (2010)
“Clusters, Convergence and
Economic Performance” (2012)
Launch of the
EDA-sponsored
U.S. Cluster
Mapping Portal
(2014)
European
Cluster
Observatory
v2.0 (2010)
11
Clusters of
Innovation
Initiative (2001)
“Defining Clusters of
Related Industries” (2014)
Mexico Cluster
Data with UPAEP
& Sintonia (2012)
Cluster Mapping
2014

12. U.S. Cluster
Mapping
Project
Research &
Data
Insight &
Action
• Better cluster definitions
• New cluster data
• New regional data
• New cluster initiative data
• Next phase of comprehensive,
action-oriented analysis
• New interface
• New tools
• Step change in scope and quality
of public and private efforts
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13. www.clustermapping.us