Clustering

What are Clusters?

Why Clusters?

The success of these regions largely depend on the formal and informal networks, intense collaboration and competition that exists between the firms, their suppliers, service providers, support agencies, institutions, research bodies, training providers and other players in the supply chain.

What's so good about Clusters?

Clusters increase Efficiency, spur Innovation, facilitate new Business Formation and provide a means for a continuum of collaborative activity for members where they can:

• Jointly inform ( newsletters, electronic links, cluster directories)
• Jointly learn ( seminars, conferences, training)
• Jointly market ( strategic plans for exports, cluster brochures)
• Jointly purchase( buyer-supplier linkages)
• Jointly produce ( bid on projects, joint ventures, federal labs)
• Jointly build economic foundations (centers of excellence, telecom, tech transfer)
  

Clusters and innovation

The National Cluster Leadership Group

Since its inception, the NPCC has been active in promoting the need for a renewal of our Industrial fabric- moving from traditional pillars to clusters. Chaired by the NPCC, a Productivity Implementation Committee (PIC) on Clusters-Incubators-Science Parks has been set up to address policy issues related clustering.

To date, three clusters have emerged in Mauritius:
• A Textile Cluster
• A Footwear Cluster
• A Knitwear Cluster

With the collaboration of members of the PIC, potential clusters are emerging in the following areas: language, agribusiness, environment, women entrepreneurs, co-operatives etc.

If you want to form a cluster or be a member of any of the above clusters, contact NPCC

For more information on Clustering, visit the following links: