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The cluster offers its members

  • Strategic monitoring and the shaping of a shared vision for the future
  • Documentation (market study, technology watch report, etc) specified by the cluster or selected subcontractor in line with needs.
  • The organisation of networking opportunities and thematic meetings
  • The identification of strategic skills that need to be developed and the implementation of joint training initiatives
  • Consultancy services and support methods and tools for the setting up and management of collaborative innovation projects
  • The securing of funding from public and private operators
  • The development of common technological platforms responding to shared needs
  • The international visibility of their skills and projects
 

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Membership status

The cluster was set up as a not-for-profit organisation and comprises Full members and Associate members. The rationale behind this is to ensure that all parties involved in the development of the cluster can be brought together, regardless of whether they have paid a subscription fee or not, as this should not deter anyone from approaching the cluster.

Full members only enjoy full rights granted to members by the law and the cluster’s articles of association, in particular the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting. Associate members may benefit from certain advantages offered to them by the organisation but they do not have the right to vote. These advantages include the following:

  • The right to participate in certain activities laid on by the organisation and to enjoy, in return for a reasonable sum, its services.
  • The right to be heard by the Board of Directors, with its prior agreement.
  • The right to attend Annual General Meetings as an observer, without the right to take part in debates or vote.

Approval of applications for membership

The Board of Directors has the sole authority to accept or refuse new members. Its decision is final and no explanations shall be provided, unless the Board is required to do so by law. Applicants are notified of the Board’s decision by ordinary mail.

Obligation

In joining the organisation members agree to adhere to its articles of association and internal regulations. They are also bound by the statutes, internal regulations and decisions of the Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors.

Membership fee

Members agree to pay a fee that is set on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting, upon recommendation by the Board of Directors. The fee varies according to the type of membership, and members are required to provide the organisation with all the information required for the setting and payment of their fee.

Only members who have paid their fees may submit projects to the Walloon government for its certification.

Full members in the “business” category shall pay an annual fee in line with the total active workforce (N) in Wallonia and Brussels of the company (or the group if the company is not financially independent in the terms defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004) and according to the following scale:

  • N ≤ 100 : 500 €
  • 101 < N ≤ 250 : 1.000 €
  • 251 < N ≤ 500 : 2.000 €
  • 501 < N ≤ 1000 : 5.000 €
  • N ≥ 1001 : 10.000 €

Annual fees for full members in the categories of “scientific bodies”, “training centres” and “institutional stakeholders” are set on a fixed-rate basis, as follows:

  • Regional education authorities: 2,500 € per academy (fees for universities are covered by the fee paid by the regional education authority to which they are attached)
  • ADISIF: 750 € (fees for advanced educational institutions (hautes écoles) are covered by the fee paid by ADISIF)
  • ACCORD Wallonie: 2,500 € (fees for approved research centres are covered by the fee paid by ACCORD Wallonie)
  • Training centres: 500 € per member
  • Industry federations: 500 € per member
  • Other members: 500 € per member

The annual fee for associate members is 100 &euro.