Starting in April and for five months, the Strategic Management Program for Cluster Teams will have experts who will provide a broad overview of good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of the cluster strategy in the country.
This program, designed and implemented by the Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce – Confecámaras and its Colombia Cluster Network, has the main objective of providing the management teams of the clusters with the knowledge and tools necessary to strengthen their capacities, promote the transfer of good practices and identify opportunities for collaboration, which allow them to develop strategies and execute projects that promote sustainable economic growth.
Through the Platform of Cluster Initiatives and Other Initiatives for Territorial Productive Articulation (IATP), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) seeks to give visibility and strengthen these initiatives to diversify and sophisticate the productive apparatus of the region. In one of its lines of work, the Platform focuses on providing spaces for the dissemination of knowledge and training through training courses for the different professionals who lead the cluster or IATP initiatives, in addition to forging the joint work of these operators.
Colombia stands out as one of the countries with the greatest participation in this Platform and Community of Cluster Initiatives and other IATPs, with more than 88 initiatives at the regional level and the participation of 25,887 companies.
The program began in April and will last five months, in which 22 hybrid sessions (virtual and in-person) will be held, which will feature, depending on the specific topic, Colombian and international experts who will provide an overview. comprehensive on good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of the cluster strategy.
During the course of the program, analysis methodologies for the strategic review of clusters are addressed, as well as tools to identify competitiveness factors and actors. Nearly 90 professionals from Chambers of Commerce, Universities and companies participate in these sessions, as well as other entities that coordinate cluster strategies in the regions.
Among the topics addressed in the program are:
- Cluster introspection
- Strategic analysis of competitive advantages
- Tools for identifying cluster actors and strategies to promote their collaboration
- Cluster leadership
- Tools for decision-making
- Strategies for resource and financing management
- Identification of opportunities for joint intercluster projects
- Measurement of results and impact
The launch of the Strategic Management Program for Cluster Teams represents an important step in strengthening public-private collaboration and promoting more equitable and sustainable economic development at the regional level. In addition, the cluster managers who are part of the Community of Cluster Initiatives and other IATPs, participate in a space conducive to the meeting of different initiatives from different territories in order to promote joint actions.
It is expected that this initiative will not only strengthen the competitiveness of the companies that are part of the clusters, but also contribute to the socioeconomic development of the regions in which they operate, promoting job creation and business growth.
For ECLAC, it is important that both the promoters and operators of the different cluster initiatives are trained in order to be able to guide, strengthen and lead the development of new initiatives.
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