CLUJ IT Cluj IT Cluster Mission Founded in octomber 2012, Cluj IT is an innovation based value chain network of Romanian IT companies and related organizations with the purpose of increasing the competitiveness and growth of IT services and products on international markets and of forging a strong sustainable public – private partnership in order to improve the life quality of the community we are part of. Cluj IT Cluster also strives towards the enhancement of innovation capabilities of our members, in particular, and of the Romanian IT industry in general. Our focus is on: • Creating a collaborative culture based on trust and reliability • Fostering entrepreneurship • Promoting Romanian IT solutions and services abroad and become known as a centre of excellence in IT • Forging strong and long lasting partnerships for the mutual benefit of our members and society in general • Support and create opportunities for Cluj IT members to work on large international projects. Vision Until the end of 2017 Cluj IT Cluster envisions becoming one of the most credible suppliers from Central and Eastern Europe for innovative IT services and products as well as of organizational support systems, with the majority of its members able to be competitive on national and international markets. Objectives • Working Group for Open Education – focused on providing an open platform for continuous education and • Strengthen member companies’ market position and training for IT professionals. stimulate exports by shifting the focus from software • Working Group for Business Projects – focused on development and outsourcing towards building innovative creating a platform for joint large scale business projects products developed by members of Cluj IT • Build a chain of structures oriented towards a market vertical • Working Group for Publicly Funded Projects – which allows the development of complex products dedicated to developing and implementing innovative • Develop instruments that can support efficient processes for projects through public-private partnerships. resource sharing amongst cluster members • Facilitate financing of R&D projects for technological transfer, either through private investments or private & public Main Projects partnerships • Cluj Innovation City: links together the local authorities, • Increase the number of highly skilled human resources by the universities and the business community to foster strengthening the collaboration with educational institutions the development of our city, our region and our country. and achieve higher Return on investment for training Cluj Innovation City is planned as collaborative network activities of business and research relying on an integrated urban • Increase the involvement of Cluj IT member companies in development project based on education, innovation large international projects by expanding the network of and entrepreneurship, with the main goal to create a partners sustainable community in years to come. http://www. clujinnovationcity.com • Brained City (Information Technology based Members Innovative Development of Cluj-Napoca Fully Integrated Urban Ecosystem), Project financed by the • 32 companies, 4000+ employees with a cumulative turnover Operational Sectorial Program “Growth of Economic of more than 178 mil. Euro (of which more than 70% Competitiveness- Investment for your future”, and generated by exported services) co-financed by the European Fund for Regional • 5 Public Universities (75.000+ students enrolled in all levels Development through the Sectoral Operational of study) Programme for Competitiveness. Through the • 1 Public National Research Institute development of this project, the companies involved in • 10 Public Institutions and Catalyst Organizations the implementation have the opportunity to generate IP based innovative products for the smart city software component market. Working Groups • Pract-IT, Creating a Framework for relevant work experience Our key activities are driven by our thematic Working Groups for 400 students, Project co-financed by the European Fund (WG). By implementing the WG structure we are able to provide for Regional Development through Sectoral Operational an ecosystem where organizations and individuals with interests Programme for Human Resources Development in a certain area come together and develop common projects. • Cluj Innovation Days is an annual regional forum organized Therefore diversity in the range of activities, an innovative to consolidate the IT community and to facilitate the approach and focus on collaboration are the concepts which interaction with business partners as well as the public steer group activities. With interests ranging from business sector. Participants: 400+ representatives from a wide range development, professional reconversion or long life learning, to of sectors such as the Romanian Government and the local entrepreneurship or close collaboration between the IT industry public institutions, members from the Academia, as well as and other industries, the current working groups which operate delegates from foreign Embassies and international business under the Cluj IT Cluster umbrella are: networks, businesses and practioners. • Working Group for Human Resources – focused on (www.clujinnovationdays.com) supporting all efforts to improve the availability and • IT Executives Club has been setup as a platform for quality of human resource in IT. communication among executives in the IT industry. The • Working Group for Cluj European Culture Capital 2021 project brings together, on a monthly basis, most of the – focused on creating a strong portfolio of projects in the decision-makers in member companies of Cluj IT Cluster area of creative industries that will be part of the CECC where they have the chance to discuss important topics 2021 official program. related to their professional and business interests. Cluj IT • Working Group for Brained City - focused on identifying Cluster invites, whenever possible, experts from various fields smart city solutions with the contribution of business and that are related to the industry either through their services or research capacities within the local R&D system their activity to share relevant experiences and knowledge. ADDRESS Cluj-Napoca: Sigma Center, Republicii St., No. 109 Targu-Mures: Multinvest Business Center, Aurel Filimon St. No 19A WEB www.accenture.com PHONE +40 372 664 800 | +40 372 626 800 CONTacT [email protected] PERSON János Égly, executive director Accenture Industrial Software Solutions SA Annual Turnover No. of employees/collaborators 470 Certifications ISO 9001 Other Oracle Diamond Partner etc. company description: All numbers should reflect 2015 results. Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions - underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network - Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. The main focus of Accenture Industrial Software Solutions Romania is embedded and industrial software development across device and machinery control, shop floor process control, automation and connectivity. With our unique software development and engineering mix, our clients can achieve faster innovation, quicker time to market and more reliability at a lower cost. services & products: business domains: • capacity based support of R&D and • Industrial Equipment implementation work • Infrastructure and Transportation • full takeover of product SW lifecycle • Communications (requirements management to market • Electronics and High Tech introduction to decommissioning) • testing and system testing • legacy take over and freeing up client core technology expertise resources for innovation • technology refresh / multiplatform • C++, Java, .NET, iOS, Android etc. development • SW development benchmarking and transformation ADDRESS Cotita 9, 400104, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Innsbrucker Ring 15, 81673, Munich, Germany WEB www.accesa.eu | www.accesa.eu/de PHONE +40 364 115 115 | +49 89 2154 851 15 CONTacT [email protected] Paul Hrimiuc PERSON Annual Turnover 10.170.000 Euro No. of employees/collaborators 320 Certifications ISO 9001, ISO 27001 Other Microsoft Gold Partner Application Development, Microsoft Gold Partner Collaboration & Content, Microsoft Silver Mobility, SAP Edge Partner, Nintex Partner All numbers should reflect 2015 results. company description: Established in 2004, we’ve evolved and grew as a full IT services provider by assisting important shifts in our clients’ strategies and businesses. Today, our partners see us as managers of change: we fit IT strategies for middle and large-size organizations by providing them top functional expertise and technological know-how - in a flexible way. We work with industry-leading clients from our five offices in Germany, Switzerland and Romania. We have eight functional-based competence centers: Digital Workplace Solutions, Scientific and Medical Software Solutions (IoT), Commerce Solutions, Business Integration & Reporting, SAP Consulting, Business Quality & Processes, Cloud and Mobile Business,