1. Cluster Mapping in Romania
Daniel Coşniţă
Vukovar,

2. General remarks 47 clusters Romanian Cluster Association (23)
”Four leaves clover” Model – Industry, R&D, public authorities, Catalysts
Bottom up approach (driven mainly by industry)
Public financing has just begun; innovative financing means; low level of financing
Weak cooperation between R&D and industry

3. Cluster Mapping
Started in 2009 performed by gtz on behalf of the Ministry of Economy, based on a qualitative assessment
Re-maping in 2011 in the process of elaborating the financing scheme for clusters, both quantitative and qaulitative analysis
Latest mapping in 2012 by CLUSTERO

5. Quantitative and qualitative analysis Instruments
Methodology
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Instruments
Questionnaire
Hard data (Statistic Reports, Sectorial studies, European Trendchart of Innovation etc)
In depth interviews with stakeholders

6. Analysis Vectors Quantitative Analysis Contribution to GDP Employment
Export
Innovation
Qualitative Analysis
Geographical Concentration
R&D
Labour Force
Cooperation
Internationalisation
Catalyst Institutions

7. Remarks Different results at national, regional and cluster level
National: quantitative analysis shows the clusterisation potential of industrial sectors
Competiveness Index (P)
Star method: star awarded for each vector passing a threshold of 10%
Regional level: qualitative analysis shows the existing clusters
Cluster level: quantitative analysis allows evaluation and benchmarking
Cluster index (C )

8. IT, water, geothermal, renewable energy, furniture,
Region North West
IT, water, geothermal, renewable energy, furniture,
Region North East
Textile, Tourism, IT New Media, creative industries, health
Region Center
wood (CV), wood (MS), renewable energy (CV), electrical engineering, renewable energy (AB), wood (HR), aerospace, textile (CV), prinintg-design (CV), agrofood, tourism (BV), tourism (CV), metal, construction,
Region South East
ship building, textile, renewable energy, tourism
Region South
automotive
Region Bucharest Ilfov
textile, Machine Building, Electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, automation, aerospace, furniture,
Region South West
automotive, tourism (MH), tourism (DJ), ICT, agro, construction
Region West
Automotive, ICT, Agro Food, renewable energy

10. Cluster evaluation Cluster Ranking TURINN (tourism SW)
ACAROM (automotive)
***, P*=1, C=24.71
Automotive Vest
***, P*=1, C=16.16
ICT Vest
**, P*=0.60, C=20.75
ICT Oltenia
**, P*=0.60, C=N/A
Electrotehnica ETREC
**, P*=0.57, C=19.99
ELINCLUS Bucureşti
**, P*=0.57, C=N/A
TURINN (tourism SW)
**, P*=0.38, C=21.12
Textile NE
**, P*=0.38, C=18.62
Cluster
Ranking
Romanian Textile Concept
**, P*=0.38, C=17.61
IND-AGRO-POL (machine building)
**, P*=0.17, C=18.76
Agro Food Vest
**, P*=0.17, C=16.66
Pro Wood
**, P*=0.16, C=18.77
Geotermal NV
*, P*=0.21, C=18.52
Energy Centru
*, P*=0.21, C=16.37
New Media Iaşi
*, P*=0.67,
C=21.28

11. Thank you Daniel Coşniţă CLUSTERO T. +40 21 2693297