PRO-WOOD
Promoting and linking Wood Industry and Research in Romanian Regions using good practice from acknowledged wood clusters in the EU
| Coordinatore | ZENIT ZENTRUM FUER INNOVATION UND TECHNIK
Organization address
address: Bismarckstr 28 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Totale costo | 241˙096 € |
| EC contributo | 199˙620 € |
| 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) | 2008-05-01 - 2010-04-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ZENIT ZENTRUM FUER INNOVATION UND TECHNIK
Organization address
address: Bismarckstr 28 contact info |
DE (MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
Asociatia antreprinzatorilor Mici si Mijlocii Covasna - ASIMCOV
Organization address
address: strada Martinovics Ignac, 2 contact info |
RO (Sfantu Gheorghe) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
Consiliul Judetean Covasna
Organization address
address: Piata Libertatii 4 contact info |
RO (Sfantu Gheorghe) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
CRITT BOIS
Organization address
address: 27 rue du Merle Blanc contact info |
FR (EPINAL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
INNO CONSULT SRL
Organization address
address: Aleea Valea Florilor, 8 contact info |
RO (BUCHAREST) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
TYOETENHOSEURA RY
Organization address
address: MelkonKatu 16A contact info |
FI (HELSINKI) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRASOV
Organization address
address: Bd Eroilor 29 contact info |
RO (Brasov) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
PRO-WOOD is a project designed to support an emerging wood cluster in the County of Brasov-Covasna in Romania. The wood sector has a long tradition in business and R&D, and an economic potential that needs to be developed. A very successful tool to trigger such economic and knowledge-based environments are cluster initiatives (CIs). However CIs do not have a long tradition in Eastern European, so called transition countries. Therefore it is the challenge of PRO-WOOD to initiate a know how-transfer in order to structure the existing cluster elements. The know how-transfer will be based upon a fact finding analysis and will be harmonized with the special needs of the wood sector in Brasov-Covasna. The project resolves to achieve four objectives: (1) Establish an infrastructure for regular co-operation between the stakeholders of the wood sector in Brasov-Covasna. (2) Trigger and increase the role of R&D within the future cluster work. (3) Formulate a vision for the wood cluster, that indicates objectives and measurable results. (4) Release a web-based network platform. Beside the economic effects that an established wood cluster will have for the region Brasov-Covasna, it will support the integration of the region into the European Research Area. Eight partners from Romania, Finland, France and Germany have formed a consortium. This partnership comprises the needed stakeholders on the Romanian side and the knowledge about cluster policy tools, wood research and business on the other side.
Introduzione (Teaser)
Economic potential in Romania can be boosted with the help of an EU-funded project for developing cluster initiatives in the local wood industry.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
A fact-finding analysis was conducted at the beginning of the Pro-wood project to determine the needs of the wood sector in the Brasov-Covasna area in Romania. Findings revealed insufficient cooperation between research and business, and a minimal company presence online.
Additional problems included a need for qualified marketing staff, poor collaboration between education institutions and business, and no suitable vocational training. There was also a lack of awareness of the benefits to be gained from research activities.
The Pro-wood project addressed these challenges by involving experts and local stakeholders. Partners visited schools to talk about their work and a competition was organised to raise pupils' awareness of employment opportunities within the wood industry.
Training seminars on e-commerce and marketing have been conducted for consortium members and the sharing of machinery know-how has been organised in the region. A workshop on the subject of 'Increasing the efficiency and performance of woodworking companies' has also been held.
Furthermore, project partners have developed a vision for acknowledged wood clusters that includes objectives and measurable results. A framework for improving online services has also been created.
Pro-wood has brought together existing elements to strengthen stakeholder collaboration in the wood sector. It has successfully raised awareness of the concept of cooperation and the benefits it can bring. The initiative can be regarded as a model project for Romania's national cluster policy.