# Commission Decision of 22 October 2008 setting up a European Cluster Policy Group (2008/824/EC), Article 2: Tasks

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Group shall have the following tasks:
(a) to improve the Commission’s and the Member States’ understanding of modern policy responses in support of cluster excellence;
(b) to identify and further analyse successful and unsuccessful practices in support of clusters, and make recommendations on how to better design cluster policies in the Community;
(c) to assess international trends in cluster development and identify future challenges for cluster policies in response to globalisation;
(d) to explore tools for removing existing barriers to trans-national cluster cooperation;
(e) to analyse complementarities among the main policies and financial instruments at Community level that support clusters, draw conclusions and formulate recommendations;
(f) to liaise with the European Cluster Alliance and where appropriate with other initiatives in support of clusters and cluster policies, and draw from their practical experiences;
(g) to conduct up to a maximum of three exploratory study visits within the term of office of the members, with a view to learning from international experience;
(h) to collaborate with a view to communicating the discussion and common findings to the public;
(i) to provide the Commission with a mid-term report nine months after its launch and a final report at the end of its term summarising progress on the tasks and recommendations. The final report should be made publicly available.
The Chairperson shall participate in relevant conferences and events presenting the key findings of the Group.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/824/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-824/article-2
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