1. Supporting innovation in companies by promoting the concept of collaboration and knowledge sharing, in iTech Transilvania Cluster by ARIES Transilvania Bianca Muntean Cluster Manager

2. About us The Romanian Association for Software and Electronic Industry (ARIES) is a professional association that supports the Romanian ITC industry and the interests of the domain in the country and abroad. The biggest and most influential association of its kind for the IT industry in Romania, having more than 250 companies all over the country. ARIES Transilvania was founded more than 11 years ago Keywords: entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, clustering, open communication.

3. Members ARIES Transilvania has has over 50 members from North-West region: Cluj, S ă laj, Satu-Mare, Maramureș, Bistrița and Bihor Counties with a wide range of competences. MEMBER COMPANIES - over 4000 employees. Software, hardware and electronic industries.

4. iTech Transilvania Cluster by ARIES Transilvania Enterprise Europe Network - Bisnet Transylvania Regional contact point for SMEs in Horizon 2020 Major Ongoing Projects

5. iTech Transilvania Cluster by ARIES Transilvania A Romanian cluster focused on developing human resources in the field of advanced technologies, promoting professional and commercial interests for its members from North-West region of Romania, in order to increase their competitiveness on the global market.

6. MEMBER COMPANIES

7. Educational institutions Support organizations and local adminstration

8. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship: we try to identify collaborative innovative projects for our members; Activities

9. Organization of workshops on SME Instrument and coaching sessions with evaluators from the European Commission for our innovative companies. Activities

10. Matchmaking sessions for our member companies and participation at B2B sessions during which we try to develop trans-sectorial innovative projects; Participation in national and international fairs; Activities

11. We search and indicate various funding programs for innovative companies; We support start-ups and partners from Transylvania business eco-system; Activities

12. Resource center to facilitate the access of companies to new and better training programs, cost effectiveness and advanced training of personnel. Activities

13. Participation at events European Cluster Conference Brussels, 20-21 October2014 5th Balkan Black Sea Conference-DAYS OF CLUSTERS Tekirdag, Turkey, 30 - 31 October 2014

14. Participation at events ICT Proposers' Day Florence, 9-10 October 2014 National Cluster Conference Cluj-Napoca, 4-5 June 2015

15. Participation at events International Cluster Conference Covasna, 4-5 September 2015 Cluster-to-cluster conference and matchmaking – innovation by combination, Copenhaga, 17-18 September 2015

16. Espresso with iTech Transilvania A meeting that is organized with a monthly frequency between representatives of human resources departments of cluster members, where are discussed issues of common interest.

17. Examples of innovative - collaborative projects Innovative solutions for monitoring elderly treatments- in partnership with BrainsBusiness ICT North Cluster, Denmark Innovative project with Transylvania furniture cluster, Cluj-Napoca

18. Cluster achievements: More than 30 trainings technical and soft skills; More than 400 trained participants; 43 organizations participating in our activities; More than 10 collaborative innovative projects. iTech Transilvania Cluster

19. iTech Transilvania Cluster by ARIES Transilvania: ITC Community - open, collaborative We invite you to join our innitiatives!

20. Thank you! B-dul. N. Titulescu, nr. 4 400420 Cluj-Napoca România BIANCA MUNTEAN Tel.: +4-0742-225405 Fax: +4-0264-430520 bianca.muntean@aries-transilvania.ro www.itech.aries-transilvania.ro