On September 11–12, 2014 the VIII Samara Interregional Economic Forum “Cluster Policy – the Basis for Innovative Development of the National Economy” took place in Samara, Russia.

The forum represents an efficient form of a dialogue between representatives of the government, businesses and the public on the matters of implementation of the cluster policy and cluster initiatives at the federal and regional level. This year the global topic of the forum is “Cluster policy of the country and management of cluster development in the new economic environment”.

The president of the National Cluster Association, Pavla Břusková, participated in the event and presented there the current issues and the best practices of the cluster management and cluster policy in the Czech Republic and EU.