I would still like to see a qualification stating that R16 private and public initiative often interacts in cluster development, and that the degree of private and public sector involvement usually differs from case to case.
Page 15, line 24: Here and elsewhere, universities are attributed with the term ‘famous’. This should be backed up with evidence (data) and preferably rephrased, such as ‘recognised research universities’, or ‘elite’ with reference to the German federal government’s programme of university excellence (Exzellenzinitiative).