Clusters – Regional / Transnational Networking Good Practice Danka Milojković, M.Sc. (Manag.) Director of the Cluster House, Serbia, Nis City President of the Serbian Chamber of Economy Clusters Council Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Clusters in Serbia 43 clusters in Serbia South-East Serbian clusters in agriculture, construction, textile, recycling, IT, furniture production, business services and medicine South-West Serbian clusters in textile industry Central Serbian clusters in automotive industry, agriculture – horticulture, construction and furniture production and tourism Vojvodina clusters in agriculture, metal industry, IT, creative industries, old crafts, tourism and medicine Belgrade clusters in automotive industry, old crafts, textile, car industry, IT, mechanical engineering industry, medical tourism, wood industry, recycling, cinematography, real-estate and agriculture – horticulture Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Bronze Labelled Clusters in Serbia certified by the European Cluster Excellence: BIPOM Cluster - Balkan Black Sea Farm Machinery Cluster, Belgrade ICT Network, Belgrade Vojvodina ICT Cluster, Novi Sad Vojvodina Metal Cluster, Temerin Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Institutional Framework in Serbia Institutional framework for cluster development Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Serbia Secretariat of Economy of Vojvodina Serbian Chamber of Economy Clusters Council Clusters networks (Automotive industry, ICT) Cluster House South East Serbia Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House, South East Serbia founded upon the initiative of seven clusters from South-East Serbia and with technical support of the Danish Programme LEDIB, in January 2011 unique business development organization for support to clusters, associations and SMEs coordinator of the Balkan Clusters Network The CLUSTER HOUSE objective: support cluster initiatives, inform clusters and their members, and motivate development, networking and promotion of clusters in Serbia and in the Balkan Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House, South East Serbia Monitoring and Evaluation 2013   SUCCESS INDICATORS BASELINE (2011) OUTCOME (2013) Cluster member satisfaction 56.22% 79,38% Cluster House database (No. of clusters) 7 43 (No. of network members) 315 2.457 Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House good practice Nisava District Agro Cluster, Serbia Member Slavica Igic, Igic Vitomir farm: “As individual farmers we seldom have the time or the possibility to get information on or seek new knowledge. We are very closed and tend to keep doing things they way we always have. When I realized that through clusters I could get this possibility of acquiring information on I decided to join.” Construction Cluster Opeka-Brick, Serbia Member Slobodan Nikolić, Al Motors company “On one of the fairs I visited with the cluster I saw that every window had a detailed list of specific standards that it fulfilled and I have now implemented these standards for my products. With these standards my products are now at the level of other European products.” Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House good practice Medical Cluster, Serbia Cluster manager Sladjana Vuckovic, Neolab “As a cluster we have been invited to participate in the workgroup on health for the municipal local action plan. It is a small but significant step and the first time ever that private practitioners voice have been heard in local politics.” Furniture Producers Cluster, Nis Cluster member Vladan Djordjevic, Trend Stil “The good thing for me is that I have hired 2 more people and I didn't have to reduce my production even though the crisis. These are two very good indicators. Without the work I have gotten through the tenders we have won as a cluster this would not have been the case.” Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House good practice Nis Region Services Cluster, Serbia Cluster member Branislav Jovanovic, Interactive “The most important thing you can get from a cluster is networking.” “Without the Services Cluster I wouldn't know how to go and find new clients in Belgrade or other cities. And now around 60% of my clients are from outside Nis, so it has definitely helped me reach new markets.” Nisava District Agro Cluster, Serbia Mentor company Milovan Kocic, YUMIS “Clusters are also important for a big company like mine because through working with and supporting the smaller companies in the cluster I get better sub-suppliers that can deliver better quality and so we all benefit from this.” Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House good practice Support institution for construction clusters PhD Slavisa Trajkovic, Civil Engineering and Architectural Faculty Nis “The university's participation in clusters is a much more efficient way to establish contacts with the private sector and it ensures that both we and our students have a better understanding of the real challenges that the companies face.” Nisava District Textile Cluster, Serbia CEO Slavica Milovanovic, Hajdi baby company Aleksinac “Only through cooperating in the cluster will we have a chance to get ready for entering the EU and competing in that market.” Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

Cluster House – transnational networking The objective of the Conference is to provoke the public interest and present the clusters from the Balkan and the Black Sea region as a driving force for economic growth   For more information, please visit www.daniklastera.clusterhouse.rs   THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. Cluster House was founded upon the initiative of clusters from South-East Serbia and with support of the Danish Programme for Local Economic Development in the Balkans LEDIB.

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