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EXTRACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY OF THE INNOVATIVE

STRATEGIC CLUSTER FOR THE

SMART SPECIALIZATION FIELD OF

MECHATRONICS - MECHATREC - date:

15.05.2017

MANAGEMENT BODY: APROMECA ASSOCIATION

INNOVATIVE STRATEGIC CLUSTER FOR THE SMART SPECIALIZATION FIELD

OF MECHATRONICS

Regional Context

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/facts-figures/scoreboards/files/ius-2015_en.pdf

Bucharest-Ilfov - moderate innovator

Regional Context Bucharest-Ilfov

The largest university and research centre Share of the population with higher education - over 120% of the EU average Public R & D expenditure as a percentage of GDP - 90-120% of the EU average. Employment in the medium / high-tech sectors - 90-120% of the EU average R&D and non-R&D spending in the business sector is well below 50% of the EU average, which is reflected in the low innovation performance in the region: the scores of some indicators, such as in-house SMEs, and Collaboration in the innovation process, EPO patent applications and SMEs introducing product or process innovations are well below 50% of the EU average

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regional-innovation-monitor/base-profile/bucharest-ilfov#

Motivation for the creation of the Cluster

The sustainable development of the Bucharest - Ilfov region and, in particular, the intelligent specialized subdomains of the cluster; Developing and increasing the visibility of the advanced high-tech field - MECHATRONICS at regional and national level and in perspective INTEGRONICS & ADAPTRONICS; Shaping and developing the market specific to the new smart domain, both at national and European and international level; Ensuring and completing the human resources requirements in the field; Increasing the technical and technological capacity of the member entities; Developing international collaborations and partnerships.

Structura Clusterului*

R&D

13 Authorities

9

Catalyzer

information

22 Industry

100 * Information

updated at

05/15/2017

Visual Identity

• Name: MECHATREC - represents the merging of the key smart domain names of the cluster: mechatronics, integronics and adaptronics

• Logo: This is built from the cluster name associated with a graphic drawing that represents a character combination and cluster name:

• Slogan: "Mechatronics for the future" expresses the Mechatrec cluster's mission, to promote the smart specialized mecatronic field and to ensure sustainable economic growth by promoting high-tech products and services. Being expressed in an international English language, the slogan places the cluster in the European and international cluster environment

Visual Identity • The visual system (brand, logotype, typographic system, colour palette, and

symbolism in the associated image): Will catch the attention (!) The Cluster will be easily recognized (!)

Partnerships • on the national level:

– The Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Education; – Regional Development Agency Bucharest-Ilfov; A.D.R. South-Muntenia; A.D.R.

Center; A.D.R. South-West Oltenia; – Chambers of Commerce and Industry: CCIB; CCI - Calarasi; CCI - Covasna; – APROMECA, APREL, ARIES, CONPIROM, PATROROM, SROMECA, FLUIDAS; – MANUFUTURE, EUROP - Romania; – CLUSTERO, INDAGRO POL, ELINCLUS, MHTC etc.

• on the international level: – MECHATREC Cluster – Belgiu,; – PLASTIC Cluster, Lowe – Austria; – MECHATRONIC CLUSTER – Austria; – CLUSTER 55 – Sweden; – International Mechatronic Centre, Linz – Austria; – Fundatione Bruno Kessler-FBK, Irst Trento -Italy. – Clusterul PIMURMANGET – Hungary – Clusterul FUTURA INTERNATIONAL – Hungary

SWOT Analisys STRONG POINTS WEEK POINTS

Permanent and regular organization of the exchange of information between the members and the decision makers in the cluster;

Intelligent mechatronic products are identified;

Optimal training environment for consortia; Develop cluster promotion on new

international platform structures The development of value chains for the

launching and realization of joint projects and products;

The existence of a brand (SMART MECHATRON);

Positioning of the cluster in the Bucharest - Ilfov region (moderate innovation according to the Innovation Scoreboard as compared to the modest innovation position in the country as a whole), a relatively developed region for mechatronics:

Specialized human resources Possibility to promote, through cluster force,

developed products;

Lack of packages of activities focused on the common objectives of the cluster;

Lack of a newsletter specializing in collaborative opportunities of the cluster;

Poor organization of cooperation between interested entities (including those outside the cluster);

Reduced, first and foremost, financial opportunities to develop new, innovative products;

Insufficient infrastructure to create a coherent schooling system;

Administrative and financial difficulties in patenting innovative solutions;

Small number SME productive in the field, with R&D activities;

Cluster emerging with insufficient visibility at national level;

Poor visibility of SMEs capable of absorbing technology transfer from the cluster;

SWOT Analysis

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS Sustainable development of inter-relationship

between cluster members; International cluster promotion; Big volume of project ideas Supporting investment in innovative solutions; Support from Romanian diaspora working in

universities and in the technical environment; Clustering tendency by regions and inclusion in

regional development strategies Supporting government and local authorities Reuniting innovative, forward-looking areas and

in agreement with the EU; A common future strategy; The possibility of collaboration between

members for carrying out national and international projects and the execution of complex works;

Developing the field of mechatronics through the exchange of experience and good practices;

Develop collaboration between SMEs, research institutes, universities, administrative units;

Collaboration with other national and international clusters;

Legislative changes in short periods of time with unfavourable effects to predict the development of cluster members;

The sharp decrease and even the lack of budgetary and private equity funds for clusters;

The lack of brain-drain (migration of labour); Fluctuations in the exchange rate make

prices unpredictable for importers and exporters;

The lack of culture of continuous training; Insufficient funding for research, but also a

diminution of the allocated amounts along the way

Low predictability of economic and financial evolution;

Different value chains, whose interests need to be uniform;

The instability of the political and economic environment.

Mission • Developing the cooperation of science and research with

the business environment, creating conditions conducive to innovation and advanced technology transfer, enhancing the competitiveness of cluster members, supporting innovation to gain a profitable position within the value chains of regional, national and international research in the field of high-tech smart and integrative mechatronics, the internationalization of businesses under a strong common brand, and the promotion of an appropriate research and production environment, attracting young people seeking a career in research; optimizing resources and encouraging the attraction of skilled labour force.

Vision • The vision of Mechatrec Cluster is to become one of the

most credible suppliers of high-tech innovative products and services in Romania, Europe and the world. The motto of the "Mechatronics for the Future!" Cluster demonstrates the importance of high-tech, human capital formation in excellence and innovation research, as well as in the actual R & D, knowledge-producing, innovation and smart products and advanced technologies coupled with smart economic growth, but above all the importance of cluster focusing with national and international vocation to develop this innovative field.

Main Objective • Developing the institutional capacity of the

MECHATREC Cluster, increasing the competitiveness of the SME member states both nationally and internationally and improving the international competitive position of both the cluster and its members; attracting public, private, national and international investments in the Bucharest-Ilfov region and other regions of Romania, and increasing the number of employees in the innovative research and business sector in the region and in Romania.

Specific Objectives • Concentrating resources on key priorities and creating opportunities for

developing the institutional capacity of the MECHATREC Cluster, as well as improving the competitiveness both nationally and internationally of member SMEs;

• Increasing the volume of investments made by cluster companies;

• The increase in exports made by productive SMEs / high-tech services based on the intensive use of cluster knowledge;

• Increasing intelligent professional skills in advanced areas;

• Increase labour productivity;

• Increasing the number of jobs in the cluster;

• Increasing trade relations between cluster members;

• Development of cross-sectoral networks for Mechatrec Cluster and other clusters from Romania and U.E .;

Measures taken / Actions •Making (tangible / intangible) investment by cluster members, funded from own resources or from national or community funds and attracting foreign direct investment •Designing, testing, prototyping facilities •Facilitating the opening of new production and innovation lines

Focusing resources and investments in field areas

•Support for the training of qualified human resources

•Support for the implementation of new quality standards

•Support for the protection of intellectual property and technology transfer

•Support for the acquisition of new technologies (patents and licenses) and equipment

Increasing economic efficiency of member SMEs

• Internationalization of Cluster Members' Business by Diversifying External Portfolio to Reduce Vulnerability to International Market Shocks • Implement a common marketing policy to increase customer portfolio, diversify product range and take an active market position •branding •Participating of cluster management in "fact finding" events abroad •Participating in experience exchanges and coaching sessions

Increasing international competitiveness of the cluster and of the approached fields

•Supporting market research, opening up new markets and implementing the business plan

•Facilitating the creation of startups and spinoffs

•Facilitating the creation of new innovative SMEs

Extending, attracting and creating new SMEs

•Facilitating the generation of new products or technological processes by stimulating research and innovation

•Enhancing RDI cooperation with technical universities and other RDI providers to identify innovative high-tech solutions to optimize intelligent production processe

Increasing the innovation capacity

•Participation and initiation of the initiation of joint national and international RDI projects of several cluster members and participation with other clusters in projects, strategies, investments, developments and modernizations

•Pilot Project 1: Excellence Center for CDI in the Design, Execution and Control of Precision Gears with Evolutionary Dentition - POC, Priority Axis 1, Action 1.1.1;

•Pilot Project 2: Technological and Innovative Infrastructures for Intelligent Manufacturing and Micro-Nanotechnologies - HORIZONT 2020;

Identifying projects proposed for funding

Actions– Objectives - Needs Actions Objectives Needs

Making investment (tangible /

intangible) by cluster members,

funded from own resources or from

national or community funds and

attracting foreign direct investment

Concentrating resources and

investments in areas that provide

competitive advantages and high

added value

Development of the high-tech

domain and Economic growth in

Bucharest Ilfov region and other

Development Regions of Romania

Designing, testing, prototyping

facilities




added value





Facilitating the opening of new

production lines




added value





Supporting for the training of

qualified human resources

Increasing the economic efficiency of

cluster member SMEs

Development of high-tech domain,

Economic growth in Bucharest Ilfov

region and other regions and

increase of employment in the region

and other regions


Support for the implementation of

new quality standards Increasing the economic efficiency of

cluster member SMEs Development of high-tech domain

and economic growth in Bucharest

Ilfov region Support for the protection of

intellectual property Increasing the economic efficiency of



Ilfov region and other Development

Regions of Romania Support for the acquisition of new

technologies (patents and licenses)

and equipment

Increasing the economic efficiency of



Ilfov region and other Development

Regions of Romania Internationalization of cluster

members' business by diversifying

external portfolio to reduce

vulnerability to international market

shocks

Increasing the international

competitiveness of the cluster and

the areas addressed

Support for entrepreneurship,

development of high-tech field and

economic growth in Bucharest Ilfov

region and Other Development

Regions of Romania

Implementing a common marketing

policy to increase customer portfolio,

diversify product range and take an

active market position

Increasing the international

competitiveness of the cluster and

the areas addressed

Support for entrepreneurship,

development of high-tech field and

economic growth in Bucharest Ilfov

region and Other Development

Regions of Romania, cluster

promotion at national and

international level


Creating brands for each SME and cluster as well as promoting them, the brand's book, and the

mix of communication

Increasing the international competitiveness of the cluster

and the areas addressed

Support for entrepreneurship, development of the high-tech field and economic growth in Bucharest Ilfov Region and other regions of Romania

Participation of cluster management in "fact finding"

events abroad



Support for entrepreneurship, development of the high-tech field and economic growth in Bucharest Ilfov Region and other regions of Romania

Participating in experience exchanges and coaching

sessions



Improving communication between cluster members,

between clusters, micromedium and macromedium

Supporting market research, opening up new markets and

implementing the business plan

Expanding, attracting and creating new SMEs as cluster

members

Increasing regional cohesion between companies, creating an environment conducive to

sustainable company development

Facilitating the creation of startups and spinoffs

Expanding, attracting and creating new SMEs as cluster

members

Creating an environment conducive to sustainable business development


Facilitate the generation of

new products and

technological processes by

stimulating research

Increasing cluster innovation

capability Support for entrepreneurship,

development of the high-tech field and economic growth in

Bucharest Ilfov Region and other regions of Romania

Enhancing RDI cooperation

with technical universities and

other RDI providers in order to

identify innovative solutions

for optimizing production

processes

Increasing cluster innovation

capability Increasing research development

capacity, stimulate cooperation

between research and

development institutions and

innovation (RDI), universities and

enterprises, and increasing the

access of enterprises to RDI Participating and initiating the

initiation of joint RDI projects

of several cluster members

and participating with other

clusters in projects

Identification of the projects

proposed for funding, to

increase the impact of initiatives

and their consistency with the

cluster development strategy,

the national and European

strategy

Increasing research development

capacity, stimulate cooperation

between research and

development institutions and

innovation (RDI), universities and

enterprises, and increasing the

access of enterprises to RDI

Foreseen Result Indicators (2014-2020)

Indicator Measurement

unit

Baseline number/value Baseline year

(2014) Target (2020)

Cluster appearances in the media # 4 35 Organised national events # 6 30 Organised international events # 2 10 Participation in national fairs and exhibitions # 2 10 Participation in international fairs and exhibitions # 2 10 Commonly implemented projects # 5 20 Cooperation in production # 2 15 R&D activities (projects) # 6 30 Innovation activities (projects) # 5 25 Technology transfer # 4 20 Partenerships with EU clusters # 3 20 Funding applications submitted with a cluster abroad under Horizon 2020

# - 15

Number of projects that create or implement new technologies

# 4 20

Number of projects that sustain SMEs # 3 25 Number of projects that increase the visibility of cluster members

# 3 25

Meetings with relevant public authorities for supporting cluster interests

# 10 30

Impact indicators (2014-2020)

Indicator Measurement unit Baseline number/value

Baseline year (2014)

Target (2020)

Value of investments made by cluster

members million lei 185 462

Increase in the number of employees % 100% 108%

Number of higher education graduates who have got engaged

# 54 143

Number of SMEs attracted in the cluster % 100% 122%

Increasing the aggregate turnover of

cluster enterprises within 5 years from

the date of completion of the project

% 100% 138%

Impact of Actions on Innovation Capacity

• Increasing the innovative capacity of the research institutes materialized by capitalizing their own research in the industry towards high-tech components producers in the Bucharest Ilfov region and other Development Regions

• Concluding partnerships between research-development-faculty-SMEs for the joint development of innovative applications for the high-tech field.

• Increasing the interaction between producers, research and education centers, investors and consultants, non-governmental organizations and public authorities, so that research topics have a stronger link to the concrete requirements of the moment, and on the other hand a shorter time Implementation of products / technologies put into practice.

• Recognizing the results of R & D & I activities achieved by cluster members in the national and international scientific community.

Indicators (2014-2020):

Indicators Measure-

ment unit

Baseline

value

Baseline

year

Target

(2020)

No. of projects submitted

for patenting

# 105 million

lei

2014 790 million lei

No. of persons involved in

research activities

# 850 2014 980

Increasing total RDI

expenditures of cluster

member enterprises

% 20% 2014 35%

Impact of Actions on International Competitiveness

• Creating a viable SME network with high-tech activities in the region, linked to existing technologies at international level and to the major EU 2020 targets;

• Increased exports of cluster members;

• Increasing the degree of interaction of high-tech foreign investments made in the Bucharest Ilfov region with the local business environment, cluster member enterprises;

• Developing partnerships with leading universities that cooperate with research institutes and other EU Member States in RDI activities for new technologies.

Indicators (2014-2020)

Indicators Measure-

ment unit

Baseline

value

Baseline

year

Target

(2020)

Increasing the number of

exports of cluster members in

a time horizon of 5 years from

the date of ending the project

% 5% 2014 12.5%

Number of international

partnerships in which the

cluster is involved (projects,

networks and so on)

# 3 2014 15

Number of participations in

international events / fairs of

cluster members

# 2 2014 10

Impact in Terms of Job Creation

• A substantial increase in the number of new jobs created in the region in high technology, given the multiplier effect of a newly created job in this sector.

Indicators Measure-

ment unit

Baseline

value

Baseline

year

Target

(2020)

Jobs created /

maintained in cluster

member enterprises

# 100% 2014 108%

Indicators (2014-2020)

Institutional Sustainability

• Co-opting new members (research-development institutes, SMEs, profile associations, consultancy firms, chambers of commerce that through their activities can support medium-term and long-term partnerships within the cluster and can support actions designed to lead To increase the competitiveness of the area in the high-tech field).

• Concluding partnerships with other clusters in the country and abroad, in particular regarding cooperation in the field of research on development and innovation

Financial Sustainability

• Funding opportunities through programs directly promoted by the European Commission, which is addressed through association with other EU member states / clusters

• Through national R & D programs funded from the public budget.

• Through regional development programs funded with structural funds.

• By using the financial resources of the cluster members.

Projects Proponsed for Funding

• Projects proposed for funding are projects from SMEs and cluster research organizations – identifying possible development projects – the internal and international consistency of the submitted

projects – the consistency of the projects with the cluster development

strategy, the national and European strategy – the justification for choosing the list of proposed projects to be

financed.

• General conditions for accepting / selecting / promoting projects – to have a profoundly innovative character; – to have a higher degree of originality; – to have a generalized cluster and regional character; – to target applicability by transferring results to SMEs;

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