Industry clusters are groups of competing and collaborating industries in a region, networked into horizontal and vertical relationships, involving strong buyer-supplier linkages and relying on a shared foundation of specialized economic institutions. Through a collaborative effort involving the government and academia, these groups unite for common innovation and R&D. Because they are built around core export-oriented firms, industry clusters bring new wealth into a region and help drive the region’s economic growth and innovation.

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PRIDCO’s Office of Science and Technology promotes the creation of industry clusters in order to benefit industry growth and support services throughout the Island. It also provides support to both existing and developing clusters for the following industries:

For more information, please write to ost@pridco.com.