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IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness pole |
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ROMANIA, Bucharest, 013813, Ion Ionescu de la Brad blv,
no. 6, sector 1, room 57, floor 1 (INMA Central Pavilion Buiding)
Tel. +40742226193; Email: indagropol1@gmail.com; cornelia.muraru.ionel@gmail.com;
http:\\www.inma.ro/indagropol; http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/web/indagro-pol
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The IND-AGRO-POL pole of competitiveness is
an innovation cluster (a national network with international vocation) of the
main actors in the agro-industry sector and in the related sectors. The
cluster has 134 members (including SMEs, Big enterprises, Professional
Association, RDI institutes, Universities, Regional Authorities, Catalysts)
from all Romanian regions, linked on the specific value chains. The mission of IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness
pole (innovation cluster) is to stimulate the innovation and collaboration in
the agro-industrial sector (technologies and technical equipment
construction for agriculture and food industry) and in related sectors
(Bio-economy, renewable energy, environment and climate changes,
eco-technologies and advanced materials, information technology and
communications), in order to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainable
development of these sectors, of regional development
and intelligent growth, sustainable and favorable to
social inclusion. |
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The main
sector addressed: - Agro-industry (technologies and technical
equipment for agriculture and food industry) Related sectors addressed: - Bio-economy - Renewable energy - Environment and climate changes - Eco-technologies and advanced materials - Information technology and communications. The IND-AGRO-POL profile is registered on
the NEW ECCP http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/cluster-organisations/ind-agro-pol IND-AGRO-POL
is affiliated entity within the “Future materials and products
for advanced smart packaging” (AdPack) project (Call
COS–CLUSTER-2014-3-03 Cluster Go International). The
Partnership agreement was signed
on March 2016 between BalticNet-PlasmaTec (BNPT) and
IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness pole. According to this Partnership agreement,
IND-AGRO-POL Association would like to be part of the future European
Strategic Cluster Partnership (ESCP) AdPack. Starting on 2012, IND-AGRO-POL has its own
Development Strategy. |
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Objectives of
IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness pole: Ø Harmonization and representation of all
members; Ø Creating and commercialization of innovative
products and services in the field of technologies and
technical equipment for agriculture and food industry and also in
related fields; Ø Increasing the competitiveness of cluster
members by tangible and intangible investments, financed from own resources
and from national and European funds; Ø Creating conditions to ensure sustainable
development of the regions from the geographical area of IND-AGRO-POL; Ø Creating the regional clusters as
regional pillars of IND-AGRO-POL. The first one was created in 2013 (Indagro Vest cluster). Ø Identifying the opportunities for
cross-sectoral collaboration between IND-AGRO-POL members and also between
another Romanian, European and international clusters. One useful tool on
this way is the "Competence mapping" methodology developed by Lower
Austria. This tool was already applied in INMA (member of IND-AGRO-POL) as a
pilot action. |
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The key activities of your cluster
organisation: 1. Cooperation: Ø Implementing and monitoring of IND-AGRO-POL
development strategy; Ø Initiation and development of actions and common
projects between business environment, RDI environment, authorities and
catalytic entities, including the cross-sectoral ones; Ø Establishment of common databases and
know-how, with the corresponding protection of intellectual property; Ø Optimization of non - technological
resources, common acquisitions, common processes. 2. RDI: Ø Initiation and development of joint RDI
projects, including the inter-disciplinary ones; Ø Development of joint innovative prototypes
and products; Ø Optimization of technological processes; Ø Development of innovative business of
common interest. 3. Training
/ Vocational human resources: Ø Identification of common necessary for
training and human resources forming; Ø Organization of information and training seminars,
training courses of human resources; Ø Elaboration of proposals for adapting the
university curricula and of the pre and postgraduate, accordingly to
specialized human resource needs of the cluster members; Ø Supporting jointly of doctoral and postdoctoral
programs from the field of activity of the cluster. 4. Marketing
and PR: Ø PR and common communication, common website,
common newsletters; Ø Editing of publications of common interest; Ø Joint organization of regional events, national
and international; Ø Development of common databases; Ø Organization of jointly participation in the
regional fairs, national and international; Ø Organizing joint campaigns for
attracting of young professionals. 5. Networking
and Internationalization: Ø Organization of events, study visits,
exchanges of experience, economical missions, brokerages, company missions,
in the common interest of members; Ø Collaboration with other innovation
clusters/ competitiveness poles of the country and abroad in order to achieve
of strategic partnerships. 6. Transfer
of knowledge: Ø Common Market Studies; Ø Technological audits, diagnosis and
prognosis audits; Ø Organization of technology brokerages; Ø Development of
start-ups and spin-offs, appropriate to development necessary of cluster. |
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Activities are carried out by a team of
specialists having an extensive and demonstrated experience in domain. The cluster organization (entity for cluster
management) of IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness pole (innovation cluster) is
“ASOCIATIA IND-AGRO-POL” (IND-AGRO-POL Association). Cluster
organisation’ international activities: 1.
IND-AGRO-POL is affiliated entity within the “Future materials and products for advanced smart packaging” (AdPack) project (Call COS–CLUSTER-2014-3-03 Cluster Go
International). The Partnership agreement was signed between BalticNet-PlasmaTec (BNPT) and
IND-AGRO-POL competitiveness pole. According to
this Partnership agreement, IND-AGRO-POL Association would like to be part of
the future European Strategic Cluster Partnership
(ESCP) AdPack. 2.
IND-AGRO-POL is member of the specific international networks: 2.1 “biomastec Danube Network” http://www.biomastec-danube.de/partner/romania.html The aim of biomastecDanube Network co-financed 2.2
“Balkan&Black Sea
Cluster Network” http://www.clusterhouse.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=580&Itemid=98&lang=en 2.3
Meta-Network of Clusters in the
Framework of ClusterPolisee Project · Innovat&Match Brokerage Event 2023,
Bologna, Italy (08 - 09 June 2023); · Austrian World Summit 2023 - Online B2B Matchmaking
(16 – 17 May 2023); · Horizon Europe Cluster 1: Health Brokerage Event16 March 2023 -
17 March 2023 Istanbul, Turkey; · Innovent Forum 2023 – Matchmaking
Event), Larissa Grece. (10 - 12 February
2023); · W4RES-GREENET Joint Virtual B2B: HE Energy supply/use calls for proposals (29 September 2022); · Med2Meet 2022
- virtual healthcare cooperation
day (18 May 2022); · SIVAL - VIBE
2022 - plant and crop productions business meetings
(15 – 18 March
2022); · Qatar Matchmaking & Exhibition
Event 2022 ( 22 Feb 2022 to 24 Feb 2022 ) · “INDAGRA
Brokerage Event 2017” brokerage
event organized in Bucharest,
Romania, on 27.10.2017; ·
Italy-Romania b2b event organized in Bucharest and Iasi,
Romania, on 22-23.06.2015; ·
Romania-France fact finding event organized in
Lyon, France, on 20.05.2015. In 2016
IND-AGRO-POL participated at “Cluster Managers Training” organized by Innovation Norway. Starting on 6.05.2016 IND-AGRO-POL is member
of the Clusters Consortium from Bucharest-Ilfov Region; |
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