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Cluj County Super-SME Kick-Off Meeting: Empowering Local Innovation and Research

The Super-SME Kick-Off Meeting took place in Cluj County on March 6-7, 2006, focusing on enhancing regional innovation and cooperation between SMEs and universities. With a population of 703,269 and significant industrial sectors including food, beverage, and technology, Cluj County aims to foster R&D financing, technology transfer, and venture capital opportunities. The region boasts 43 public universities and advanced research laboratories, positioning it as a key educational and industrial hub in Eastern Europe. The meeting set the stage for developing a robust regional innovation strategy.

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Cluj County Super-SME Kick-Off Meeting: Empowering Local Innovation and Research

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  1. EWE - Cluj County SUPER-SME KICK OFF MEETING Metz – 6th and 7th March 2006

  2. Cluj County and North West Region N-W Region Population: 2. 744.000 GDP/capita growth: 6,2% GDP/capita (%EU25=100): 27% Cluj County Population: 703.269 Number of jobs 298.400 Unemployment rate: 5%

  3. Food and Beverage Non metal and metal Chemical and synthetic and artificial fibers cellulose, paper Machines and equipment industry Chemistry Footwear, textiles and clothing, electronics Cluj County Main Industrial Sectors

  4. Cluj CountyOne of the most important University Centre in Eastern Europe • N° of Public Universities: 43 • N° of Private Universities: 15 • N° of students Public Universities: 43448 • N° of students Private Universities: 7036 National rather than Regional Policy

  5. More than 40 Laboratories and Research centres only at the Technical University Cluj-Napoca “Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj-Napoca Tetarom Industrial Park Research laboratories: Microprocessors Systems Medical Image Processing and Databases Distributed Systems and Web-based Education Computer Networks Artificial Intelligence Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Distributed Systems Computer Architecture Computer Graphics and Operating Systems Logic Programming Cisco Technologies Microsoft Technologies S&T intermediation systems

  6. SMEs needs • Finding ways to finance R&D; • Fostering the cooperation between SMEs and Universities; • Incentives for Innovative SMEs • Technology Transfer • Venture Capital • Increasing the participation in R&D programmes • Regional Innovation Strategy

  7. Expectations • 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 Innovation policy

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