Cluster im Baskenland
The specified aim of the Basque cluster policy is the improvement of the competitiveness of firms and the region through cooperation in strategic projects related to three main areas: technology, quality management and internationalisation. This was operationalised by the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (DITT) with the establishment of Cluster Associations (CAs). The CAs are institutions for collaboration whose main objective is to improve each cluster's competitiveness by facilitating and fostering cooperation/collaboration among their members; these include firms, R&D centres, universities, government and so on.