EWE - Cluj CountyEWE - Cluj County

SUPER-SME KICK OFF MEETINGSUPER-SME KICK OFF MEETING

Metz – 6th and 7th March 2006Metz – 6th and 7th March 2006

Cluj County and North West Cluj County and North West RegionRegion

N-W Region

Population: 2. 744.000GDP/capita growth: 6,2%GDP/capita (%EU25=100): 27%

Cluj County

Population: 703.269Number of jobs 298.400

Unemployment rate: 5%

Cluj County Main Industrial Cluj County Main Industrial SectorsSectors

Food and Beverage Food and Beverage Non metal and metalNon metal and metal Chemical and synthetic and artificial fibers Chemical and synthetic and artificial fibers

cellulose, paper cellulose, paper Machines and equipment industryMachines and equipment industry ChemistryChemistry Footwear, textiles and clothing, Footwear, textiles and clothing,

electronicselectronics

Cluj CountyCluj CountyOne of the most important University Centre in Eastern EuropeOne of the most important University Centre in Eastern Europe

N° of Public Universities: N° of Public Universities: 4343 N° of Private Universities: N° of Private Universities:

1515 N° of students Public Universities: 43448N° of students Public Universities: 43448 N° of students Private Universities: 7036N° of students Private Universities: 7036

National rather than Regional Policy

S&T intermediation S&T intermediation systemssystems

More than 40 Laboratories More than 40 Laboratories and Research centres only at and Research centres only at the Technical University Cluj-the Technical University Cluj-NapocaNapoca

““Babes-Bolyai” University Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca

Tetarom Industrial ParkTetarom Industrial Park

Research laboratories:Research laboratories: Microprocessors Systems Microprocessors Systems Medical Image Processing and Medical Image Processing and

Databases Databases Distributed Systems and Web-Distributed Systems and Web-

based Education based Education Computer Networks Computer Networks Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Image Processing and Pattern Image Processing and Pattern

Recognition Recognition Distributed Systems Distributed Systems Computer Architecture Computer Architecture Computer Graphics and Computer Graphics and

Operating Systems Operating Systems Logic Programming Logic Programming Cisco Technologies Cisco Technologies Microsoft Technologies Microsoft Technologies

SMEs needs SMEs needs

Finding ways to finance R&D;Finding ways to finance R&D; Fostering the cooperation between SMEs Fostering the cooperation between SMEs

and Universities;and Universities; Incentives for Innovative SMEsIncentives for Innovative SMEs Technology TransferTechnology Transfer Venture CapitalVenture Capital Increasing the participation in R&D Increasing the participation in R&D

programmesprogrammes Regional Innovation StrategyRegional Innovation Strategy

ExpectationsExpectations Increase in the level of contract research

contracts Increase in the participation of regional

SMEs to nationally funded R&D programmes and to the EU RTD Framework Programme;

Contribution to the implementation and updating of specific regional research, technological development and innovation policies;

Transfer of S&T intermediation methodology Shaping the national and regional R&D and Shaping the national and regional R&D and

Innovation policyInnovation policy