This was assessed at the ABCEurope Cluster Manager SIG 'Building cluster culture' in Stockholm, September 2nd 2011.
The service
This forum takes places once per year in Barcelona, bringing together 500 actors from across the sectors in healthcare for Catalunya.
It is not intended as an external showcase, rather to celebrate internal players and have a reunion each year.
It is a 1 day meeting, with the aim to meet and understand the role of different actors. The event is free of charge, aside from a small fee for poster display and each year an 'Ambassador' is awarded - a Calatan person who is working on a global level.
Assessment of service
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Criteria
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Evaluation
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Value to cluster actors
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High: for actors within the cluster not normally meeting each other
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Value to cluster as a whole
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High: Creates a very strong identify for cluster actors
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Impact on quality of services in cluster
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Not applicable
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Cost
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High: Events are not cheap and this is a free meeting
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Ease of implementation
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High: BUT it needs budgets and personnel to deliver successfully
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Size of cluster
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All
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Suitable for...
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All: would be very beneficial for diverse clusters
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Skills required
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Medium: needs event management
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Value for cluster management
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High: Confirms 'ownership' of the cluster
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Value in wider networking
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Low
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Barrier to entry
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Money and time
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