Ireland†s enterprise policy is focused on the core planks of productivity and innovation delivering on an agenda of enterprise transformation †to create a competitive and
manufacturing, including software development, medical devices, food, clean 4 Making It Happen †Growing Enterprise for Ireland, Forfã¡
6 http://www. djei. ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy. pdf 7 http://www. forfas. ie/media/icsti990430 technology foresight overview. pdf
9 •To enhance the environment for the creation of new technology-based firms Science Foundation Ireland was established to administer this fund and build research
and clustering to achieve benefits of scale will increase regional research competitiveness. This should serve to increase regional
majority of the Government†s core STI budget would be focused on the priority areas but
Technology, Social media Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital
content, e-learning; Creative and cultural enterprise Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services
Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;
B Data Analytics, Management, Security & Privacy I Sustainable Food Production & Processing C Digital Platforms, Content & Applications J Marine Renewable Energy
•Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
and •Ongoing investment in the ICT/â€oee-infrastructure†that underpins all research endeavours in the country
bodies, representatives of civil society and research users and beneficiaries, regulators, etc 19 7. Implementation of Research Prioritisation
http://www. forfas. ie/publications/2012/title, 9545, en. php recommended that the Government should set a new overriding national objective to accelerate the delivery of
http://www. forfas. ie/media/25072013-Implementation of research prioritisation. pdf It is envisaged that the action plans are living documents
of the wider research and innovation agenda, including issues such as open data shared infrastructures, and the development of ecosystems within the public sector
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable
requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation
Companies must continually innovate so that they have the •Core competencies required to be energy and resource efficient,
ICT enabled, and a leader in quality •Ability to capture customer centric innovation (whether business-to-business or
-Publication. pdf Priority areas are to be reviewed to ensure they remain current and relevant and that new
these was chosen based on guidance from both the European Commission†s High Level Panel on Measurement of Indicators (HLPMI
a core set of fundamental metrics is required that can be applied in each of the 14 PAS.
Foundation Ireland (SFI) and others and core funding via the Department of education and Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA
14 http://www. forfas. ie/media/22072013-Research prioritisation a framework for monitoring public investment in sti-Publication. pdf 27 Figure 4: GBAORD trend in current prices, â m. 2003-2012
Ireland†s enterprise policy is focused on the core planks of productivity and innovation delivering on an agenda of enterprise transformation †to create a competitive and
manufacturing, including software development, medical devices, food, clean 4 Making It Happen †Growing Enterprise for Ireland, Forfã¡
6 http://www. djei. ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy. pdf 7 http://www. forfas. ie/media/icsti990430 technology foresight overview. pdf
9 •To enhance the environment for the creation of new technology-based firms Science Foundation Ireland was established to administer this fund and build research
and clustering to achieve benefits of scale will increase regional research competitiveness. This should serve to increase regional
majority of the Government†s core STI budget would be focused on the priority areas but
Technology, Social media Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital
content, e-learning; Creative and cultural enterprise Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services
Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;
B Data Analytics, Management, Security & Privacy I Sustainable Food Production & Processing C Digital Platforms, Content & Applications J Marine Renewable Energy
•Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
and •Ongoing investment in the ICT/â€oee-infrastructure†that underpins all research endeavours in the country
bodies, representatives of civil society and research users and beneficiaries, regulators, etc 19 7. Implementation of Research Prioritisation
http://www. forfas. ie/publications/2012/title, 9545, en. php recommended that the Government should set a new overriding national objective to accelerate the delivery of
http://www. forfas. ie/media/25072013-Implementation of research prioritisation. pdf It is envisaged that the action plans are living documents
of the wider research and innovation agenda, including issues such as open data shared infrastructures, and the development of ecosystems within the public sector
The employment outlook for the sector depends critically on addressing domestic competitiveness factors and a favourable
requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation
Companies must continually innovate so that they have the •Core competencies required to be energy and resource efficient,
ICT enabled, and a leader in quality •Ability to capture customer centric innovation (whether business-to-business or
-Publication. pdf Priority areas are to be reviewed to ensure they remain current and relevant and that new
these was chosen based on guidance from both the European Commission†s High Level Panel on Measurement of Indicators (HLPMI
a core set of fundamental metrics is required that can be applied in each of the 14 PAS.
Foundation Ireland (SFI) and others and core funding via the Department of education and Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA
14 http://www. forfas. ie/media/22072013-Research prioritisation a framework for monitoring public investment in sti-Publication. pdf 27 Figure 4: GBAORD trend in current prices, â m. 2003-2012
In the IT&C field 2147 companies were operating in 2011 (software, telecommunications hardware), which positions the region on the 4th place among the eight development regions
in the country for IT activities, irrespectively on the 2nd place for telecommunication subsector, being evident a concentration of these activities in the area of producing
personalized softwares, especially in municipalities of Iaå i, Suceava, Botoå ani and Piatra -5 Neamå£.
In 2013, the regional inovatic cluster EURONEST IT&C Hub was established, which joints 14 companies, 4 universities and research institutes, as well as cathalist organizations
school inside the Authomatics and Computer Faculty of the †Gheorghe Asachi†University another one inside the Electronics, Telecommunications and Information technology
Faculty, a Research and Tecvhnology Transfer Center †POLYTECH, a National Research and Development Institute for Technical Fizics, a Research center for Fuzzy Systems, Inteligent
telecommunications and software, computer programming, mecatronics, security, e-health, ITC for transport, new media, irrespectively
networks of the future, internet services, software and visualization, media network and 3d internet, integrated systems design, personal health systems, ITC for energy efficience and
accessibility, informatics and artificial inteligence. The region†s specialization niches in the ITC sector, which represents directirons for reconfiguring the industry concern:
artificial intelligence, WEB technologies (web mining), robotics, integrated systems, producing systems and planning production systems, calculation systems, voice recognition, imagesâ€
processing, graphics processing, telemonitoring, medical education, analises for sets of medical data, telemedicine, nano-electronics, opto-electronics, industrial software, Big data
GPS, ERP data systems, cloud computing, intelligent wireless networks, cybernetic security safe software systems, mobile applications design, etc
Horizontal priorities The Northeast regional Smart Specialization Strategy is designed to operate at 4 levels Horizontal Priority 1 †Development of young generations†innovation competences
This level is a basic one, foundamental, absolutly necesary for the success on a long term of
They are familiarized not with programming languages requestedand do not have the primary competences necessary to join an IT peoject team.
Development of the smrt phones games sector An example of relevant project comes from priority sector IT&C,
a explosion of games for smart phones, stimulated by the success of applications like Angry
the existence during the actual programming period of specific support measures for creating producers groups,
incorporates elements related to nano-technologies, software, special fibres and yarns 11 Horizontal priority 4: Technical assistance Measure 4. 1:
IT&C Telecommunication and Software/Computer programming, Mechatronics, New Media, Application Development Automotive Industry and Other Transport Equipment
IT&C Networks of the future, internet and services, software and visualization, networked media and 3d internet, flexible organic and large area electronics, embedded system
design, personal health system, ICT for energy efficiency and accessible and assistive ICT, Computer science and artificial intelligence
Engineering and Technology Electrical and electronic engineering, nanotechnology, materials (specifically electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, materials science and
ï Shortlisting of 13 fields by large panel after consultations with key actors ï Panel work (13 panels) to flesh out the shortlisted fields †elaboration of 6-8 R&i
program fiches per field according to smart specialization-specific criteria ï Large-scale online consultation of experts and stakeholders on the 90 R&i
budget over programming period •5 •Exploration and discovery Aerospace Agro Food Water Arts & humanities
Mathematics Materials (new Veterinarian Environment Nanotech Naval Optics Patrimony Health Security Socioeconomic Space Textiles Agro-Food
13 Panels 90 Micro-visions 29 domains +Exploratory Online consultation Argumentative online consultation Knowledge maps
UEFISCDI, based on NIS data Knowledge maps Example: Export and import countries for pharmaceuticals Exploratory online
•An R&i program fiche (ICT/Big data) in the online real-time Delphi consultations •Exploration and discovery
•Analysis, management and security of big data •Future internet •Software development technologies, instruments, and methods
•High performance computing and new computational models A3. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT •Increasing end-use energy efficiency
•Optimizing the use of conventional and nonconventional water resources •Substitution of critical materials and functional covering
•The intelligent city A4. ECO-TECHNOLOGIES •New-generation vehicles and ecological and energy-efficient technologies
panels fleshing out the shortlisted smart specialization fields were analyses of global drivers of change
criteria for panels selecting and describing the most promising R&i programs •17 o Strategy supports measures for
The panels working on candidate smart specialization fields followed a set of criteria in choosing the most promising R&i programs
Chemistry, Mathematics. Also, ERA. Nets (such as ERA. Net RUS •What are advantages and disadvantages of collaboration?
analysis of data at local and national level †Given the RDI-focus of the Strategy, the latter
13 panels elaborateed 90 microvisions/fiches Second online consultation •44,000+invited •4, 091 respondents
•Actors were identified through †knowledge maps†(social network analyses of the Romanian RDI ecosystem based on data collected from projects, publications
patents); ) the list was extended further through nomination and co-nomination •Although there was no official interministerial collaboration in designing the
work in relatively large and diverse panels to participative online consultations •At key junctures, proposals were debated with an extended group of key actors
Big data, future internet etc. Advanced and nano-materials The R&i program fiches in the smart specializations fields provide †where pertinent â€
•The proposals made ††in the panels working on the draft strategy (July 2013
-Jaspers Report (http://www. poscce. research. ro/uploads/programare-2014-2020/final-report-12-aprilie. pdf
-2020/jaspersrecommendations. pdf -Maps of knowledge (http://www. cdi2020. ro/pachete-de-lucru/panel-prioritati
/Foresight -Expert pannels (http://www. cdi2020. ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Componenta-paneluri-prioritati. pdf
-Methodology (http://www. cdi2020. ro/pachete-de-lucru/panel-prioritati /-â€oeonline†questionnaire (http://www. cdi2020. ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Raportul-chestionarului
-identificare-expertilor-si-prioritatilor-candidate. pdf -Refining (fiches on: Agro-food; Biotechnology; Energy; ICT; Materials;
Environment; Health; Security Intelligent Systems; Socioeconomics; Space medicine Science; Transport -Prioritization and version Dec. 2013 Public debate
is driven efficiency and displays low business sophistication. It specializes in medium-and low -innovation sectors and is separated from the average national economy in Europe by a
chemistry and chemical engineering, mathematics, physics and astronomy, and material science On the other hand, Romanian researchers continue to be cited less than the average European
end, a broad range of data was put together and analyzed with an eye to determining fields
In the second stage, 13 panels of 15-25 experts and stakeholders worked from this input as well
as a large selection of data on the economic value added, on scientific collaborations and results, on societal needs, global trends etc. in the shortlisted smart specialization fields.
chief goal of the panels was to explore the most promising R&i programs in their field and to
consultations, this time even more extensive, assessing the panel proposals quantitatively and adducing arguments for and against.
an optimistic estimate of the RDI budget over the programming period) were selected †with some minor clustering †as the smart specialization priorities of the strategy
As a whole, the selection process briefly described above -pursued an evidence-based approach, making use of
competences assembled in a format styled †knowledge maps†(social network analyses with a visual and geographical (GIS) component
Data on all publicly-funded competitive Romanian RDI projects over the last 7-8 years (over 6, 000;
+and data on more than half a million business firms
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analysis by correlating the data collected by Eurostat with the data collected at the Center for
studies, we processed the available data from 1995 to 2012 for the following EU states:
"The Atlas of Economic Complexity"data, own calculations A fist glimpse of a certain dynamic that is counterintuitive
"The Atlas of Economic Complexity"data, own calculations 1, 35 1, 34 1, 29 1, 25
Eurostat data,"The Atlas of Economic Complexity"data, own calculations FI SE DK DE AT
2014-2020 programming period...11 III. Key strenghts and challenges of West region economy...16
sciences, mathematics, computer science, food science, agriculture, and medical and veterinary sciences. A favorable geographic location, a largely pristine natural environment and unexploited
internationally competitive in software development, design and engineering-the main challenge is to expand the current set of activities and overall productive capacity.
In the tourism cluster, promotion and management of archaeological sites, promotion of regional spas as cross-border medical tourism destinations,
programming period can be leveraged to achieve horizontal and sector specific objectives in line with a â€oesmart specialization†strategy for the West region.
(http://ec. europa. eu/regional policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/smart specialisation en. pdf 9 ahead in these industries.
instruments to be financed in the 2014-2020 programming period from EU structural funds and other
Cohesion Policy and the 2014-2020 programming period 12. Smart specialization has been highlighted by the European commission as a central pillar of
for joint programming, transnational cooperation and joint leverage of EU instruments 13. To reach the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and, inclusive growth, the full
The data refers to 2011 indicators 4 Economic activity rate (2011; Source: Eurostat 5 Data for 2010;
Source: Eurostat 6 Persons aged 25-64 with tertiary education attainment(%;%Source: Eurostat 7 Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union COM (2010) 546
single market based on fast internet applications and to liberalize access to content on line g) Public procurement.
Two main programming documents are then envisaged: the Partnership Agreement and Operational Programmes. In this regard, each Member
harmonization of programming processes allows for better combination of funds for stronger impact and coherence of EU action
Framework provides strategic orientation to the programming process and to the facilitation of the sectoral and
As part of the Cohesion Policy for the 2014-2020 programming period, smart specialization has been proposed as â€oeex-ante conditionalityâ€.
WB staff calculations based on WDI data 27. During this period, the convergence process has trickled down at the regional level, and the
World bank staff calculations based on Eurostat data; â€oepeer regionsâ€: aggregate peers as defined by ADR Vest PL 41,42, 43,51, 52;
Data Source: Eurostat 13.6 %12.1 %13.5 %12.7 %15.3 %13.2%12.7 %12.1 %14.3 %5. 8 %11.1
Calculations based on data from Eurostat: Gross fixed capital formation by NUTS 2 regions nama r e2gfcf; Employment (in 1000 persons) by NUTS 3 regions
Calculations based on data from Eurostat: Population on 1 january by broad age groups and sex-NUTS 3 regions demo r pjanaggr3
Calculations based on data from Eurostat: Population on 1 january by broad age groups and sex-NUTS 3 regions
particularly strong in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, food engineering, agriculture medical and veterinary sciences. Figure 6 confirms that the educational attainment of the region†s
Calculations based on data from Eurostat lfst r lfp2acedu. Note: Economically active population by sex, age, highest level of education attained and NUTS 2
Calculations based on data from Eurostat edat lfse 13. Note: Persons aged 25-64 and 20-24 with
Calculations based on data from INS: Activity, employment and ILO unemployment rates at territorial level, by educational level, by sex and area, in 2009;
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 40. Additionally, the West Region presents the second highest incidence of gazelles over total
In 2010, the last year for which firm level data from SBS dataset are available, gazelles
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Source: World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 41. The sectoral specialization of the â€oegazelles†is slightly different than the distribution of firms
overall. While Western firms in general are concentrated mainly in service activities such as wholesale trade (14%),retail trade (10),
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 42. The contribution of startups to productivity growth in West Romania is higher than the
Opportunities†this exercise is based on the final sample of the SBS survey data †as after excluding for outliers †in
exit firms (X). Considering the first and latest year of data (2005 and 2010) available in the SBS dataset, surviving
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Source: World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Figure 15:
TFP Growth Decomposition in Romania By Type of Firm And by Region: 2005-2010 Source:
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data The West Regions†export performance is very positive in overall terms
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Source: World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 44. Overall, the West Region export performance is very positive:
export growth is sustained Figure 18), particularly since 2009 and is driven by the performance of firms located in Arad and Timis
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Source: World bank staff calculation based on SBS data III. 2. Main challenges
Fruits of economic growth were distributed not evenly across the region 45. The fruits of economic growth and convergence with Europe were distributed not evenly
World bank staff calculations based on data from Eurostat: Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions †purchasing power standard per inhabitant nama r e3gdp
World bank staff calculations based on data from Eurostat: Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions †millions of Euro nama r e3gdp
World bank staff calculations based on data from Institute of National Statistics; Monthly gross wages at NACE 2
Calculations based on data from Structural Business Survey Note: In the Auto cluster, the index for Arad is 100 (equal to the regional average) â€
The only available relative price data are on food prices by municipality. Taking the average prices of a basket of
the core of Romania. Second, the ability to compete in export markets is an important proxy for
Calculations based on customs data from Institute of National Statistics As a result of the spatial effect of the transition of the economy and conditioned in part by
helped make this part of the region the most cosmopolitan in outlook and the most integrated with
Calculations based on data from Structural Business Survey Note: Basic sectors include those sectors which sell primarily outside the local area;
26 Computer, Electronic and Optical 2. 3 29 Motor vehicles 3. 1 NACE Description Location Quotient NACE Description
02 Forestry and Logging 19.9 26 Computer, Electronic and Optical 6. 1 05 Coal mining 17.1 27 Electrical Equipment 3. 5
Data shows that in 2011 the West Region had the third lowest number of students enrolled in
Opportunities†these numbers are based on the final sample of the SBS survey data †as after excluding for
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2. 1 3. 2 3. 0 3. 4
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 57. The auto industry is by far the biggest employer in the region among manufacturing
missing or lower/equal to zero are dropped from the panel. Second, observations with tangible fixed assets to
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data Table 11. Out of Region Plant Size of Firms Headquartered in the West Region (2010
World bank staff calculation based on SBS data 60. Sectorial, firm and geographical concentration may lead to high volatility of value added
Challenges and Opportunities†this exercise is based on the final sample of the SBS survey data †as after excluding
World bank staff calculations based on INS data Source: World bank staff calculations based on INS data 62. Moreover, export growth over the period 2005-2011 has been very reliant on the â€oeintensive
marginâ€, i e. 75%of export growth came from incumbent exporters going to markets they already served and with no innovation in terms of product range.
World bank staff calculations based on INS data 63. There is a shift in destination markets within the EU. While traditionally the main export
World bank staff calculations based on INS data 60 70 80 90 100 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
World bank staff calculations based on INS data 64. Overall, West Region exports are concentrated in relatively low-skill, low-sophistication
World bank staff calculations based on INS data Increasing integration with regional value chains, leading to low local value addition
the lack of export data for service sectors †which includes ICT services †prevents the use of the Taymaz et al (2011) methodology.
connected with the global networks. The majority of ICT firms interviewed as part of the World bank report â€oesmart Specialization Case Studies†develop software exclusively for the headquarters of
amother company or for a single foreign firm that outsources this task to the firm in the West Region
World bank staff elaboration based on INS customs level data 31 Taymaz, Erol, Ebru Voyvoda and Kamil YÃ lmaz (2011.
production for five industries (motor vehicles, textiles and apparel, food, TV, and machinery) but only the
data, it does not account for the domestic dimension of value chains thereby providing only a partial overview of
World bank staff calculations based on INS data 68. While declining value added at sector level is a global trend
Calculations based on data from Business Registry Note: Foreign firms include firms with any share of foreign participation, so
Calculations based on data from Business Registry Notes: â€oe2006 and 2007 Cohorts†refers to the firms that started (as evidenced by
main trends emerging from the (INS) data analysis. Specifically, the identification of specialization opportunities draws on the Structural Business Survey data (for the 2008-2010 period)
and follows a three step approach. First, the top 10 NACE 4 digit sectors in value added share are identified for each
summarizes the high growing subsectors (NACE 4 digit) that have emerged from data analysis for each one of the clusters
solutions for mechanical engineering, CAD or Computer-aided design, etc ICT Manufacture of Communication equipment; Manufacture of Computers and Peripheral Equipment;
Other Information technology and Computer Service Activities; Data processing, hosting and related activities; Computer programming activities; Web portals;
Computer programming activities networks of the future, networked marketing and media and 3d internet flexible organic and large area electronics, personal health and preventive
care systems, research and innovation IT network, etc Agro food Collection, Marketing, Processing and Preserving of Meat, Fruit and
Vegetables; Crop science and food biological science, food procession bio technologies, etc Construction Engineering and technology, energy efficiency materials, innovative
building materials, joining technologies, conversion of wood waste conversion of hard coal waste, environmental engineering, among others
Tourism 37 Spa & wellness tourism; Urban & MICE tourism; and Ecotourism and active tourism, Natural resources for anti-age and medical tourism, etc
79. It is worth emphasizing that the identification of specialization opportunities for each cluster is limited to the level of sector/activities.
It does not encompass products. Two main explanations lie behind this approach. First, the firm level data used for this analysis does not provide information
regarding the set of specific products that are produced by each firm. The SBS dataset provides only the
as the INS data covers 2008-2010 time horizon, the analysis reflects the immediate post crisis scenario and,
data (NACE 4 digit) sector analysis 49 80. In addition, whereas the firm-level data analysis has pointed to some high growth activities
the suggested areas for policy intervention will focus primarily on actions that can enhance growth
best way to upgrade for West Romania firms is to move upstream or downstream from central low
In the long term, the upgrade towards higher value added products should be accompanied by efforts in applied R&d as global experience shows that those countries which managed to obtain the
software development, the biggest challenge is to expand the current set of activities and overall
enhancing linkages and interactions with downstream (user) sectors; and improving the patenting policy 85. For the construction cluster, the challenge is to better explore the local availability of
programming period; it will propose investment priorities that best fit the specific development needs of
particularly software development, which is primarily a high-skill sector). Moreover, a number of companies complain that many of the training programs offered by human resource service providers
they had used European Structural Funds for the 2007-2013 programming period and expressed their intention to apply for this type of financing in the upcoming programming period.
However, the consultations highlighted a number of challenges regarding to access to EU funds. Some firms consider
an action plan to increase local competitiveness and monitor its implementation. In addition, it would ensure a close and ongoing cooperation with the national structures responsible for research
budget, monitors progress against organizational targets, and considers matters of corporate policy, including financial product guidelines, sectoral policies and strategies, regional
whereas the firm-level data analysis points to high growth sectors as well as subsectors (NACE 4 digit) in the region, the specific areas for
processors, lower food processing costs and help to provide more robust employment in rural areas 121.
The development of links with global customers and with downstream user sectors is also important.
downstream users and global customers would also be necessary IV. 3. 5. Construction 126. Policies to support the regional construction
The tourism cluster can act as a platform during the 2014-2020 programming period that can implement the smart specialization objectives by using policy tools to guide the European funds
mathematics, computer science food engineering, agriculture, as well as medical and veterinary sciences Important signs of entrepreneurial
mathematics and computer science which are areas of strength of the local universities, while enjoying the
downstream user sectors is also important ICT competitiveness pole (see chapter 5 and annex 2
and historical sites Develop integrated tourism packages Use of national resources and regional brand products
In 2010, the last year for which Eurostat provides data on regional R&d outlays, the total intramural R&d expenditures (considering business enterprise sector
Economic Outlook Database, April 2013. http://www. imf. org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/01/weodata/index. aspx
Eurostat data (rd e gerdreg 47 Although there are no dedicated financial means, the region can identify financing resources in specific cases
The regions represent the framework for programming, implementing and evaluating the regional development strategies. The RDC is the decision body at regional level, organized on the partnership principle of
For the programming period 2007-2013, the RDAS have been designated Intermediary Bodies for Regional Operational Program (integrated program at national level managed by the Ministry for Regional Development and
data.**Note: the latest available data for R&d over GDP indicator for the West region is for 2010;
2011 and 2012 levels are assumed to be the same Source: World bank staff simulations based on Eurostat and
IMF data 139. Building on the analysis conducted as part of this assessment, this chapter drafts
The important cultural and archeological sites located in this part of the country need to be included in a common integrated thematic itinerary
leverage the natural and cultural heritage of the region, including the historical urban centers and sites
and Politehnica Universities and the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz.
introduction of digital Marketing and Web 2. 0; and development of low cost software management systems of for small
166. The third investment priority under the current priority axis is to support SME growth
and management information systems, facilitate hiring and training of CFO); corporate governance (design of effective incentive structures, board of directors oversight, legal structure
assets, including mountainous regions and thermal waters as well as important historical sites and monuments. Targeted measures need to be implemented
can identify and promote projects to rehabilitate the historical sites and to modernize medical facilities in spa resorts.
4. Upgrade of the existing industrial parks and industrial areas to regional industrial and technology parks
Improvement of natural sites with tourism potential Valorization of touristic potential in mountainous areas by construction of the
supported sites 3. 1 Investing in education skills and lifetime learning by developing education and
the 2014-2020 programming period Table 21-Overall outline and time frame for the development of smart specialization strategy in the West region
The local universities are especially strong in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, food engineering, agriculture, as well as medical and veterinary sciences.
which is regarded generally as an internationally competitive player in the areas of software development activities as well as design and engineering, the biggest challenge is to expand this entire
) and support for the development of links with global customers and with downstream user sectors.
design of the instruments to be financed in the 2014-2020 programming period from EU structural funds
over the next programming period (2014-2020. The region has a dynamic economy, and stands out among the other regions of Romania as result of a high level of economic development, solid export
available only for the 2008-2010 period, all cluster analysis is restricted to this time period Table A1. 4. ICT cluster:
information systems 2. An ICT competitiveness pole Modern software applications and new â€oee -west region products†could be designed in
order to accelerate competitiveness in areas such as marketing of agro-food products management of natural resources, education
innovative data base of the region (such as an E-Regional Market) which could be used to identify investors, co-operation partners and
Innovative software applications would greatly also enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector Note: an example of e-market for innovationâ€
The renowned High tech Grã nderfonds in Germany is a valuable example of a fund that
Daimler, Deutsche Post DHL, Deutsche telekom, Evonik, Qiagen, RWE Innogy, Tengelmann and Carl Zeiss. Its main
4. Upgrade of the existing regional industrial parks and industrial areas to regional industrial and technology parks
one village, are presented at the following link. http://www. upt. ro/pfe7. php 100 implemented, which would encompass the
and iii) significant number of archeological sites. In order to exploit their potential with a view of
sites are located o Draft of strategies for the two types of clusters and promoting investments under
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