WESTEER

Support Actions for the Emergence of a Research Driven Automotive Cluster in West Romania

Coordinatore	REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE WEST REGION ROMANIA    more  Organization address address: ST PROCLAMATIA DE LA TIMISOARA 5 city: TIMISOARA postcode: 300554 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Raluca Cognome: Cibu Buzac Email: send email Telefono: +40 256 491923 Fax: +40 256 491981
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Romania [RO]
Totale costo	189˙840 €
EC contributo	169˙924 €
Programma	FP7-REGIONS Specific Programme "Capacities": Regions of knowledge and support for regional research-driven clusters
Code Call	FP7-REGIONS-2007-2
Funding Scheme	CSA-SA
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-03-01   -   2010-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE WEST REGION ROMANIA  Organization address address: ST PROCLAMATIA DE LA TIMISOARA 5 city: TIMISOARA postcode: 300554 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Raluca Cognome: Cibu Buzac Email: send email Telefono: +40 256 491923 Fax: +40 256 491981	RO (TIMISOARA)	coordinator	0.00
2	ASOCIATIA TEHIMPULS  Organization address address: Proclamatia de la Timisoara 5 city: TIMISOARA postcode: 300054 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Aurora Cognome: Lakatos Email: send email Telefono: +40 256 491923 Fax: +40 256 491923	RO (TIMISOARA)	participant	0.00
3	Interpart Production  Organization address address: Str. Plautius Andronescu 10 city: Timisoara postcode: 300224 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bogdan Cognome: Purcherea Email: send email Telefono: +40 256 296054 Fax: +40 256 296059	RO (Timisoara)	participant	0.00
4	UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN TIMISOARA  Organization address address: PIATA VICTORIEI 2 city: TIMISOARA postcode: 300006 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ioan Cognome: Silea Email: send email Telefono: +40 256 403247 Fax: +40 256 403214	RO (TIMISOARA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The main objective of this project is to put in place a set of tailor-made support activities and to create an appropriate institutional framework which will help catalyze the emergence of a research-driven automotive cluster in West Region Romania. Starting from the promising evolution of the rapidly growing agglomeration of automotive enterprises in West Romania, the project will promote the co-operation among various players in this field, and will activate the growth potential of this agglomeration • by mobilizing high-level scientific resources for the benefits for automotive SMEs and • by establishing a supporting cluster management unit. This will help to facilitate its evolution towards a competitive European cluster.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Romania's western region may soon emerge as a strong hub for the automotive industry, thanks to the efforts of an enterprising EU project.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Romania, particularly its western region, has exhibited strong potential in the auto industry over the last few decades. By creating the right conditions and expertise, this potential has been transformed into establishing a formidable auto-industry cluster in the region.

The EU-funded WeSteer ('Support actions for the emergence of a research driven automotive cluster in west Romania') project has promoted co-operation among regional development promoters, universities, research centres, enterprises and other stakeholders in the automotive sector, laying the foundations for promoting sustainable development based on stronger collaboration between research and regional policies.

To achieve this, the project team established a cluster management unit (CMU) to promote research-industry co-operation in the automotive industry. It set up databases on research and development and supported the transfer of research results towards local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Mentoring of the newly established cluster by experienced European partners has also taken place, and involved the exchange of information and transfer of good practices in cluster development. In addition, WeSteer implemented a complex set of activities in support of a research-industry pilot project on fostering co-operation between research entities and SMEs.

Project deliverables included a comprehensive report on the sector, relevant databases, a roadmap on future stakeholder co-operation, and marketing initiatives including a newsletter. Communication and co-operation among regional and international stakeholders was further enhanced via a virtual communication platform and through other communication tools.

All this has resulted in improved understanding and greater capacity for policy actions concerning the dynamics of the automotive sector at regional level. It also led to region-wide consensus in support of the cluster development initiative. The resulting multi-annual action and business plan for the cluster is evidence of the project's success, as is the significantly increased capacity at regional level to enhance science and technology-based development, with a special focus on the automotive sector.

WeSteer has had a substantial impact on the policy and socio-economic environment in Romania's western region which is bound to have a long-term effect on the pattern of economic development, the region's overall economic performance and its integration into relevant European structures and networks.