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Technology Cluster

The region's Technology industry is a priority of WSTPA. This initiative requires up-to-date, accurate and accessible information, valued by the industry, local buyers of technology products & services, as well as to firms looking for partners and contractors.

Our association brings together the demand for quality technology-related products and services, with locally based, commercially proven capabilities, resources and expertise.

Prime contractors, state and federal agencies, and commercial and industrial firms are then able to use this website and association via membership and participation in our initiatives and events, to further aggregate and locate solutions.

To assure that we maximize potential, we encourage every regional and local company - large or small - to actively upkeep its profile and involvement.

Parties contemplating entry into transactions with each other must rely upon their own due diligence, business acumen and review of the terms and conditions of such transactions. West Sound Technology Professionals Association does not verify the accuracy of the information provided by members and representative companies.

To join WSTPA, click here to submit an online application. To renew your membership, click here.

What's a Cluster?

Clusters are a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies, universities, and associated institutions in a particular field, including product producers, service providers, suppliers, universities, and trade associations. They arise out of linkages or externalities across industries, per regions and clusters analyzed at various geographic levels including states, economic areas, and metropolitan areas. Many of the most important influences on competitiveness are found at the regional level. Regional economies are specialized, with each region exhibiting competitiveness in a different mix of industry clusters.

Measuring the performance and competitive strength of regional economies has been difficult because clusters have not been systematically identified and mapped across all U.S. regions. To address this challenge, Harvard Professor Michael E. Porter (the father of cluster theory and strategy) and his team launched the Cluster Mapping Project to define clusters statistically and create objective, detailed profile of regional economies across the United States. The data presented is divided into three broad categories: overall regional economic performance, composition of the regional economy, and cluster competitiveness. In 2001, Harvard Business School and Harvard University jointly created the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, led by Professor Porter, to further his work.

Some examples of cluster industries include Technology, Hospitality and Tourism, Agricultural Products, and Education & Knowledge Creation.

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