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    more  Organization address address: Bismarckstr 28 city: MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR postcode: 45470 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Claudia Cognome: Mühlenfeld Email: send email Telefono: -30196 Fax: -30226
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ZENIT ZENTRUM FUER INNOVATION UND TECHNIK  Organization address address: Bismarckstr 28 city: MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR postcode: 45470 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Claudia Cognome: Mühlenfeld Email: send email Telefono: -30196 Fax: -30226	DE (MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR)	coordinator	0.00
2	Asociatia antreprinzatorilor Mici si Mijlocii Covasna - ASIMCOV  Organization address address: strada Martinovics Ignac, 2 city: Sfantu Gheorghe postcode: 520009 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bela Cognome: Kato Email: send email Telefono: 0040-267-352425 Fax: 0040-267-352425	RO (Sfantu Gheorghe)	participant	0.00
3	Consiliul Judetean Covasna  Organization address address: Piata Libertatii 4 city: Sfantu Gheorghe postcode: 520008 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Sandor Cognome: Tamas Email: send email Telefono: 0040-267-311190 Fax: 0040-267-351228	RO (Sfantu Gheorghe)	participant	0.00
4	CRITT BOIS  Organization address address: 27 rue du Merle Blanc city: EPINAL postcode: 88051 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marc Cognome: Lemaitre Email: send email Telefono: 33329812612 Fax: 33329340122	FR (EPINAL)	participant	0.00
5	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Andrea Cognome: Zeumann Email: send email Telefono: -3968 Fax: -8779	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	0.00
6	INNO CONSULT SRL  Organization address address: Aleea Valea Florilor, 8 city: BUCHAREST postcode: 61576 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Daniel Alexandru Cognome: Cosnita Email: send email Telefono: 0040-21-3190176 Fax: 0040-21-3190181	RO (BUCHAREST)	participant	0.00
7	TYOETENHOSEURA RY  Organization address address: MelkonKatu 16A city: HELSINKI postcode: 211 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Liisa Cognome: Lahdensaari-Nätt Email: send email Telefono: +358-44 714 3680 Fax: +358-9-2904 1285	FI (HELSINKI)	participant	0.00
8	UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRASOV  Organization address address: Bd Eroilor 29 city: Brasov postcode: 500036 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gavril Cognome: Budau Email: send email Telefono: 0040-268-419581 Fax: 0040-268-419581	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.