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pole de competitivite

English translation: competitive cluster

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French term or phrase:pole de competitivite
English translation:competitive cluster
Entered by: Laura Robertson

10:11 Aug 8, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: pole de competitivite
Description of a specialist business and research hub
Laura Robertson
France
Local time: 00:20
competitive cluster
Explanation:
i just did the research for this same term yesterday - the new strategic 'competitive clusters' were issued just recently ...

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Note added at 1 hr 56 mins (2005-08-08 12:08:01 GMT)
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see the french government website specifically for this - http://www.competitivite.gouv.fr/
There is an englishversion of the site too - called WEBSITE FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS IN FRANCE

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2005-08-08 12:09:04 GMT)
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over 600 hits on google too - i can\'t go back and put \'5\' for confidence level, but i would if i could! ;-)
Selected response from:

Glen McCulley
Local time: 00:20
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4competitiveness center / pole
Philippe Maillard
4 +2competitive cluster
Glen McCulley
4 +1competitiveness hub
Allan Jeffs
3 +1centre of excellence
Connor
4competitiveness cluster
Flo in London
4Leading edge centre
Kalyani Menon


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
competitiveness center / pole


Explanation:
sug

Philippe Maillard
Brazil
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmwilliams (X): center, centre(UK) - or Centre for Competitiveness www.cforc.org/ www.luton.ac.uk/cfc
54 mins
  -> yes ! Thank you !
agree  DocteurPC: competitiveness center
2 hrs
  -> merci !
agree  Flo in London: I think it's actually 'competitiveness cluster' See: http://oemagazine.com/newscast/2005/072505_newscast01.html
3 hrs
  -> with DocteurPC. Thank you !
agree  Karim Oualladi
1 day 4 hrs
  -> merci ! shukran !
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
competitiveness hub


Explanation:
Try it on Google!

Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  French Foodie: yes, you see this in examples of trade capacity-building efforts. Sometimes they're simply referred to as trade hubs.
14 mins
  -> Yes, I've seen that quite often too Mara. THX
disagree  Glen McCulley: but in france the 'pole de competitivité' is designated by the government, since there's public (not 'trade hub' = private) funding involved
48 mins
agree  DocteurPC: it depends on Laura's market (for her client), but I like hub (OK it's overused in IT, but that's not the case here)
2 hrs
  -> THX Doc
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
centre of excellence


Explanation:
another possibility in the world of business parks...

Connor
Local time: 00:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Thqt's what I would put ... probably also to find they also talk about "centres d'excellence"!!!
27 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
competitive cluster


Explanation:
i just did the research for this same term yesterday - the new strategic 'competitive clusters' were issued just recently ...

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Note added at 1 hr 56 mins (2005-08-08 12:08:01 GMT)
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see the french government website specifically for this - http://www.competitivite.gouv.fr/
There is an englishversion of the site too - called WEBSITE FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS IN FRANCE

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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2005-08-08 12:09:04 GMT)
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over 600 hits on google too - i can\'t go back and put \'5\' for confidence level, but i would if i could! ;-)


Glen McCulley
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DocteurPC: cluster is not bad either - again it depends where the Asker's market is located
1 hr
agree  Flo in London: I think it's actually 'competitiveness cluster' See: http://oemagazine.com/newscast/2005/072505_newscast01.html
1 hr
  -> lot more hits for 'competitive', plsu that's what they use at the FR gov's website on the issue!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
competitiveness cluster


Explanation:
I think both previous answers could be right (competitive cluster & competitiveness centre) but this is what I found.

As in:

French competitiveness clusters unveiled

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has announced the six industrial clusters and 61 competitiveness clusters or 'pôles de compétitivité' that will receive funding 'in an effort to redraw and modernise the industrial map of this country'.


http://oemagazine.com/newscast/2005/072505_newscast01.html

Flo in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Leading edge centre


Explanation:
"The vision of a leading edge centre for engineering teaching and research motivated"
"encs.concordia.ca/Quarterly/winter2005/Text/main.htm"

"This leading-edge centre will also attract national and international researchers
who will utilize the dedicated space for collaborative research"
";www.icord.org/about-more.html"

"and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to establish a leading edge
centre for fabricating high tech devices in partnership with the NRC"
";www.nanovip.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676"

Kalyani Menon
India
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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